Design error costs in construction projects

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 585-593

  Lopez, Robert ^a   Love, Peter E D ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construction costs; Design; Errors; Procurement

Indexed keywords

ACTUAL COST; BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING; CONSTRUCTION COSTS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONTRACT VALUES; DESIGN ERRORS; DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS; GOVERNMENT REPORTS; LOSS OF LIFE; PROCUREMENT; PROCUREMENT METHODS; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COSTS; DESIGN; ERRORS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84862065021     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000454     Document Type: Article

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