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Motivating small construction companies to adopt new technology

Martin Sexton Research Institute for the Built and Human Environment, Maxwell Building, University of Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 4WT, UK E-mail: [email protected]
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Peter Barrett And Research Institute for the Built and Human Environment, Maxwell Building, University of Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 4WT, UK E-mail: [email protected]
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Ghassan Aouad Research Institute for the Built and Human Environment, Maxwell Building, University of Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, M5 4WT, UK E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 11-22 | Published online: 08 Feb 2011

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