Offsite production in the UK: The construction industry and academia

Architectural Engineering and Design Management

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 136-152

  Nadim, Wafaa ^a   Goulding, Jack S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academia; Education; Modern methods of construction; Offsite production; Skills requirements; Training; UK construction industry

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIA; MODERN METHODS OF CONSTRUCTIONS; OFF-SITE PRODUCTION; SKILLS REQUIREMENTS; UK CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EDUCATION; PERSONNEL TRAINING; RESEARCH; SURVEYS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 73549101984     PISSN: 17452007     EISSN: 17527589     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/aedm.2008.0094     Document Type: Article

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