Perspective of UK housebuilders on the use of offsite modern methods of construction

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 183-194

  Pan, Wei ^a   Gibb, Alistair F ^a   Dainty, Andrew R J ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction methods; House building; Offsite production; Strategy

Indexed keywords

HOUSES; PRODUCTIVITY; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

OFFSITE MODERN METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION (OFFSITE MMC);

CONSTRUCTION;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION METHOD; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; PLANNING PROCESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33847613820     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190600827058     Document Type: Article

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