Interpersonal communication in cost planning during the building design phase

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 395-404

  Bowen, Paul A ^a,b   Edwards, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Cost planning; Quantity surveyors

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; INFORMATION THEORY; SURVEYING;

BUILDING DESIGN; BUILDING PROJECTS; COST PLANNING; DESIGN BRIEF; DESIGN PHASE; INTER-PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS; INTERVIEW SURVEY; QUANTITY SURVEYORS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0011128728     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014461996373269     Document Type: Article

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