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Beeston, D (1986) Combining risks in estimating. Construction Management and Economics, 4(01), 75-9.

Bowlby, R L and Schriver, W R (1986) Observations on productivity and composition of building output in the United States, 1972-82. Construction Management and Economics, 4(01), 1-18.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: industry composition; productivity
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446198600000001
  • Abstract:

    Analysis of US productivity data indicates seven compositional changes in building. These are (a) a shift toward more and higher multi-storey buildings, (b) a shift toward smaller buildings, measured by floor area, (c) a shift toward rural areas and away from metropolitan ones, (d) a shift toward starts during the seasonal construction peak and away from winter, (e) a shift toward expensive end-user types, most notably office buildings, schools, hospitals and government buildings, and away from factories and warehouses, (f) a shift toward steel, concrete or reinforced concrete, and load bearing construction away from prefabricated or wall bearing construction, or (g) a shift toward Northern or (less clearly) Western states.

Bresnen, M J, Ford, J R, Bryman, A E and Keil, E T (1986) Labour recruitment strategies and selection practices on construction sites. Construction Management and Economics, 4(01), 37-55.

Lansley, P R (1986) Modelling construction organizations. Construction Management and Economics, 4(01), 19-36.

Walker, A and Hughes, W (1986) A conventionally-managed project: A systems-based case study. Construction Management and Economics, 4(01), 47-74.