Evaluation of defect influencing factors in public housing in the UK

Structural Survey

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 170-178

  Olubodun, Femi ^a   Mole, Trevor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Property Tectronics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Building maintenance; Building surveyor; Construction; Defective premises; Standards; Vandalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986146465     PISSN: 0263080X     EISSN: 17586844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02630809910291352     Document Type: Article

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