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Asiedu, R O, Adaku, E and Owusu-Manu, D-G (2017) Beyond the causes: Rethinking mitigating measures to avert cost and time overruns in construction projects. Construction Innovation, 17(03), 363-80.

• Type: Journal Article
• Keywords: construction industry,cost overruns,factor analysis,focus group,mitigating measures,time overruns
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• URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-01-2016-0003
• Abstract:
  An analysis of the critical failure factors of cost and time overruns in construction projects reveals that several short to medium term key strategies and mitigating measures are recommended to avert the occurrence of the overruns.

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Babatunde, S O and Ekundayo, D (2019) Barriers to the incorporation of BIM into quantity surveying undergraduate curriculum in the Nigerian universities. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 17(03), 629–48.

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Bellifa, S and Boumechra, N (2019) Effects of calcium leaching on the physical and mechanical properties of aerial lime-cement mortars. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology , 17(03), 649–66.

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van Rensburg, R, Mellado, B and Augusto Marin Tobon, C (2019) Wireless mesh network data communications and reliability analysis for anti-theft application deployment in educational institutions. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 17(03), 474–89.

Vaz-Serra, P and Mitcheltree, H (2021) Understanding the Key Master of Construction Project Management Graduate Competencies Required to Meet Industry Needs in Australia. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 17(03), 222–41.

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Zaeri, F, Rotimi, J O B, Hosseini, M R and Cox, J (2017) Implementation of the LPS using an excel spreadsheet: A case study from the New Zealand construction industry. Construction Innovation, 17(03), 324-39.