The influence of the building shape on the costs of its construction

Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 90-102

  Belniak, Stanisław ^a   Leśniak, Agnieszka ^b   Plebankiewicz, Edyta ^b   Zima, Krzysztof ^b  

^a CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Poland)

^b CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Building shape; Building surface; Buildings; Construction industry; Cost of building; Cost effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993029133     PISSN: 13664387     EISSN: 17598443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13664381311305096     Document Type: Article

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