Innovations in Building Materials. An economic study

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Scholarly account dealing with the nature, process, rate, etc, of product and process innovation in the building materials production industry, the impact on it of industrial structure, market conditions, etc. Structured in four parts: 1] 'Introductory'; 2] 'Innovations before the First World War - 'Expanding and changing markets for building materials' / 'Industrialisation of the brick industry' / 'Invention of Portland Cement and the cement industry' / 'Innovations in methods of making glass and new uses for glass in building' / 'Claddings and linings'; 3] 'The economic background' - 'Bricks - Flettons and others' / 'Innovations in cement and concrete'' / 'Concrete as a walling material' / 'Concrete tiles with an addendum on asphalt floor tiles' / 'Glass and other claddings - asbestos cement sheet and aluminium' / 'Linings and partitions'; 3] 'Innovations in materials and methods of production since the early nineteenth century - conclusions' - 'Innovations and changing requirements and innovations in methods of production' / 'Innovations in materials and innovations in the structure of industries'