The Construction Users Roundtable (CURT) was formed in the summer of 2000 by construction and engineering executives representing major corporations that are among the largest construction consumers in the construction industry. The formation of the association was prompted by a desire to continue the thirty-year effort of The Business Roundtable's Construction Committee. The objective in the new organization is to have a 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 issues of cost, quality, safety and overall effectiveness in their respective area.

CURT stands for improving:
• overall cost effectiveness
• the way construction is planned, managed, accounted for, regulated and executed
• the way workers are motivated, supervised and work

CURT also stands for change; changing and improving what owners permit, require and accept responsibility for.

For more information, contact the CURT office at (513) 563-4131 or visit their website at www.curt.org