Generating project estimates and monthly interim valuation certificates within an integrated construction environment

Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 275-304

  Underwood, Jason ^a   Alshawi, Mustafa ^a   Jowitt, Paul W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attributes; Integrated construction environment; Methods; Monthly interim valuation module; Objects; Project estimating module; Structured analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

INTEGRATED CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENT; VALUATION CERTIFICATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CONSTRUCTION; ENGINEERING; METHODOLOGY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032313418     PISSN: 10286608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02630259908970244     Document Type: Article

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