Private housing design customization through house type substitution

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149-158

  Leishman, Chris ^a   Warren, Fran ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer choice; Customization; House building; Planning and building regulations; Standardized house types

Indexed keywords

BUILDING COMPONENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HOUSING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANNING; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

BUILDING REGULATIONS; CONSUMER CHOICE; CUSTOMIZATION; HOUSE BUILDING; PLANNING REGULATIONS; STANDARDIZED HOUSE TYPES;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

HOUSING;

EID: 32144433154     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190500204754     Document Type: Article

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