7 articles in this issue
Rick Best
For many reasons comparing construction productivity between countries is a difficult task. One key problem is that of converting construction costs to a common currency. This problem can be overcome relatively simply by using a basket of construction mat... see more
Junxiao Liu, Kerry London
Studies on market convergence are well considered in the literature. However, the majority of the previous research focused on housing markets and few studies have concentrated on construction markets. Owing to a simultaneously dramatic increase in the co... see more
Ehsan Gharaie, Ron Wakefield, Nick Blismas
The Australian house building industry has been facing an increase in the average house completion time in the last decade. This increase in some states is quite dramatic. For instance, Western Australia has faced a 70 percent increase in the average hous... see more
Geard de Valence
The implications for analysis of innovation in construction of theoretical developments in industrial organisation are considered in this research, as an attempt to outline a new approach to construction innovation incorporating the ideas found in knowled... see more
Harry M Karamujic
Residential mortgage products (also known as home loans) pricing has been long understood to be something of a ‘dark art’, requiring judgment and experience, rather than being an exact science. In the last decade, a lot has changed in this field and more ... see more
Denny McGeorge
Book ReviewManaging Construction LogisticsGary Sullivan; Stephen Barthorpe and Stephen Robbins Publishers : Wiley-Blackwell 2010, 304 pages, ISBN 978-1-4051-5124-5 (paperback), GBP 49.99, EUR 60.00, AUD 99.95, NZD 115.00.
Philip Davenport
Book ReviewPractical Guide to Engineering and Construction Contracts Philip Loots and Donald Charrett, CCH Australia Limited, Sydney 2009, 439 pages plus index, ISBN 9781921593529 (hardback) AUD 95