Making a case for offsite construction in China

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 536-548

  Arif, Mohammed ^a   Egbu, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Construction industry; Construction operations; Housing

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS; COST-EFFICIENT; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; FUTURE DIRECTIONS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY; MANUFACTURING SECTOR; OFF-SITE CONSTRUCTION; RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES; STRATEGIC DIRECTION; TAX BENEFITS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURE; RESEARCH;

HOUSING;

EID: 78649348198     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699981011090170     Document Type: Article

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