Era 1, according to Todd Zabelle in Built To Fail, was all about rushing, pushing, and segregating workers. Era 2 is the era of administration where we have paperwork that monitors paperwork, managers that manage other managers, and reports that report on other reports. Era 3 will be about people, productivity, and profits. To get there we need a production system--we need a lean method of building projects. Elevating Pre-construction Planning is that book. If you implement the strategies in this book, you will firmly move into Era 3 of construction and escape the disrespect, stress, and inefficiency of what the industry currently accepts as common.