Factors impacting construction project duration: A comparison between France, Germany and the u.k.

Building and Environment

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 197-204

  Proverbs, D G ^a   Holt, G D ^a   Olomolaiye, P O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENGINEERS; SURVEYS;

CONTRACTORS; PROJECT DURATION;

CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0033102025     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0360-1323(98)00004-3     Document Type: Article

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