Building Research & Information, Volume 21, Issue 5 (1993)

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Real estate and housing in China
Pages: 244-247
Published online: 08 May 2007
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Research laboratories
Pages: 248-252
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Reviews

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Review
Pages: 253-259
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Energy
Pages: 260-261
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Information technology survey
Page: 262
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Single ply roofing
Page: 263
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Products
Page: 264
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Legal approval of building innovations in Australia — A key to deliverance from evil for the global village?
Dissatisfaction in Australia over the quality of building regulations and standards has resulted in good proposals for reform often being ignored
Hugh Knox
Pages: 265-268
Published online: 08 May 2007
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Factors affecting the relationship between contractors and their sub‐contractors in Saudi Arabia
About 70% of contract work is subcontracted in Saudi Arabia, this paper highlights literature search and pilot interview findings
Abdulmohsen Al‐Hammad
Pages: 269-273
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Calculating prices and final accounts for housing construction
Methodology for determining price of construction work by modern Yugoslav practice is described
Svetlana Vuković & Ivo Marinić
Pages: 274-279
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Thermal behaviour of masonry walls: Mathematical modelling and field monitoring
Finite element discretization procedure used to solve heat balance equation — results are in good agreement with field data
S. E. Chidiac, A. H. P. Maurenbrecher & W. Guan
Pages: 280-287
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The potential of lime‐stabilized murrain soil as a building material in Kenya
Increased cost of imported building materials have made it difficult to provide low cost durable housing in Kenya. Researchers are now finding ways of stabilizing soil to increase compressive strength and reduce linear shrinkage cracking
B. Waswa, S. Wild, G. I. Jones & D. J. T. Webb
Pages: 288-295
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Influence of management and labour on construction productivity in Singapore
Construction spending in Singapore during 1991 was 21 per cent of GDP and productivity is seen as an essential ingredient of Singapore's competitive position in the world economy
Ewe Chye Lim
Pages: 296-303
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Advisory board
Page: ebi
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