Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 1.464 (Spring 2004) 
• Course Title:
• E-Commerce and the Internet in Real Estate and Construction 
• Course Level:
• Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Civil and Environmental Engineering 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Dr. John Macomber 
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  1.464 E-Commerce and the Internet in Real Estate and Construction
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2004

  
  
  

  
  
  

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  1.464 examines the long term effects of information technology on business strategy in the real estate and construction industry. Considerations include: supply chain, allocation of risk, impact on contract obligations and security, trends toward consolidation, and the convergence of information transparency and personal effectiveness. Resources are drawn from the world of dot.com entrepreneurship and "old economy" responses.