Integrated models for construction planning: Object flow and relationship

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 197-212

  Alshawi, M ^a   Hassan, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Building life cycle; Conceptual model; Construction planning; Data and process models; Integrated construction environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993008447     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb021112     Document Type: Review

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