Construction Economics in the Single European Market

by B. Drake (Editor)

Overview

Construction Economics in the Single European Market is an edited selection of papers from the first European Construction Economics Conference. Experts give details on construction costs from many European countries including Denmark, Ireland, France, Sweden, Netherlands, Spain and the UK.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135824754
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	01/11/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

B. Drake

Table of Contents

Construction Economics European Committee: Directory of members. Construction Economics European Committee: List of members of delegations and commissions. List of contributors Preface. Introduction. Keynote address. Developing the role of the building surveyor within the European Community. The impact of the Single Market on construction. The construction economist in Europe: roles and remuneration. Methods of measurement: Community comparisons. A sample case study of building projects. Building as an investment process. La Naissance d'une directive RRGA? Exchange of data. Global costs (life-cycle costs). Facilities management. Cost planning and controlling the building costs. A model of professional training for a European construction economist. Total quality management in construction. Impact of information technology on the construction industry. Risk management and insurance. The evironmental equation: The impact of green issues on construction. A European cost data bank.

Editorial Reviews

Records aspects of the economics of construction at the dawn of the Single European Market, in 19 papers from a conference sponsored by the Committee of European Construction Economists in Paris, May 1993. Predicts the impact of the vanishing borders on the role of the surveyor, methods of measurement, investment, the exchange of data, facilities management, cost planning and control, risk management and insurance, environmental concerns, and other concerns. One paper is in French. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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