Paul Wilkinson is head of corporate communications at BIW Technologies, Europe's leading provider of web-based collaboration technologies to the construction and property sectors. Before joining BIW in 2000, he spent 11 years in construction professional services, firstly at Halcrow and then at Tarmac, before running his own consultancy, researching and writing about industry best practice and information technology.

• 1. Defining Collaboration 2. The Convergence of Culture and Technology 3. The Construction Collaboration Providers 4. Hosting Construction Collaboration Technologies 5. Features and Functionality of Construction Collaboration Technology 6. Connecting to a Construction Collaboration Service 7. Legal Issues Relating to Construction Collaboration Technology 8. Human Aspects of Collaboration 9. Benefits of Using Construction Collaboration Technologies 10. Where Next for Construction Collaboration Technologies?

'This book is an invaluable guide for everyone from trade contractor to client, and an essential read for users of these technologies and those considering their use.' - Peter Dampier, Quantity Surveyor