Construction owners build, not as a primary business but as a secondary objective. They stand alone in a complex changing construction process representing themselves in a major financial commitment. This process requires knowledge of an industry who's technology evolves and changes daily. It requires interfacing with all the groups involved in the construction process.
Timing becomes critical to the owner's bottom line.
Changes and decision making endlessly occur. Litigation becomes an issue. Owners, both private and public alike, have needed a forum. A meeting place to gather, share common goals, learn, discuss, survey the future and share a collective voice. These are the goals which fostered the founding of Construction Owners Association of America.