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This edited volume is about finding a possible way through the inconsistencies between national construction data sets to devise a consistent approach to national construction data to further the global sustainability agenda and inform policy making.
List of contents
1
Measuring Construction Activity in the UK
Noble Francis, UCL
2
Construction Output as Gross Fixed Capital Formation
Gerard de Valence
Jim Meikle
3
Benchmarking International Construction Costs
Craig Langston
4
Measuring high rise building stock: survival and redevelopment, the case of Hong Kong
Dr. Wai Kin Lau
Dr. Yung Yau
5
Deep renovation in different business environments
Terttu Vainio
Eero Nippala
6
Activities causing cost overruns on construction projects in South Africa
Abimbola Windapo
Alireza Moghayedi
7
The adoption of Building Information Modelling as a measure of international construction innovation
David Greenwood
8
The contribution of architectural services
Peter Raisbeck
9
Make/buy decisions in international construction industry firms
Alex Murray
Alexandr Kulakov
10
A comparison of the construction output of the G7 countries.
Stephen Gruneberg, UCL
About the author
Stephen Gruneberg is an Honorary Professor in the Bartlett School of Construction and Project Management at University Collage London (UCL).
Summary
This edited volume is about finding a possible way through the inconsistencies between national construction data sets to devise a consistent approach to national construction data to further the global sustainability agenda and inform policy making.
