Assessment of Constructability Practices among General Contractors

Journal of Architectural Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 113-123

  Uhlik, Felix T ^a   Lores, Georgina V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

CONSTRUCTABILITY; GENERAL CONTRACTORS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 0032164958     PISSN: 10760431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1076-0431(1998)4:3(113)     Document Type: Article

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