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Hogg, K (2003) The role of the quantity surveying profession in accommodating client risk. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 8(01), 49–56.

Lum, S K (2003) Market efficiency and technical analysis in the Singapore property market. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 8(01), 29–39.

Odusami, K T (2003) Criteria for measuring project performance by construction professionals in Nigerian construction industry. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 8(01), 39–48.

Ssegawa, J K (2003) A building price index: A case for Botswana. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 8(01), 17–28.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: construction industry; building costs and prices; building price index; Laspeyre and Paasche inices
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1366-4387
  • URL: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=1366-4387
  • Abstract:
    Stakeholders of the construction industry need cost or price information to be able to plan and execute their services. In most developing countries, and in Botswana in particular, no organisation has endeavoured to compile and publish any construction or building data. However, previous studies have suggested that the unavailability of such information has rendered planning of projects and pricing during tendering very difficult. This paper reports an investigation into the possibility of establishing a price database of commonly used building items for public projects. Arising from the building price database, a building price index is constructed and a forecasting model formulated.

Tait, P D and Swaffield, L M (2003) Construction site waste: the real cost and benefits available from waste reduction. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 8(01), 3–16.