CURT
The Construction Users Roundtable was formed in the summer of 2000 by construction and engineering executives representing major corporations that are among the largest consumers in the construction industry. The formation of the association was prompted by a desire to continue the thirty-year effort of the Construction Committee of the Business Roundtable. The objective in the new organization is to have broader owner representation and increased owner input on industry issues.CURT is an autonomous organization that provides a forum for the exchange of information, views, practices and policies of various owners at the national level. Similar groups, called Local User Councils, function at the local level and seek to address problems of cost, quality, safety and overall cost effectiveness in their respective area.
CURT stands for improvement. It stands for improving overall cost effectiveness. It stands for improving the way construction is
planned, managed, accounted for, regulated and executed. It stands for improving the way workers are motivated, supervised and
work. CURT also stands for change; changing and improving what owners permit, require and accept responsibility for.