Abstract: Housing deficit, which can be defined as the shortage of housing units, is a major problem in developing nations. In Latin American countries it affects a large proportion of the population. A number of factors hinder the ...

Abstract: This paper focuses on providing assistance to contractors in visualizing the effects of variations in quality of their work on the payment received under graduated unit price schedules. The methodology is developed by ...

Abstract: This paper describes and formalizes knowledge utilized by skilled schedulers for sequencing construction activities. Although it is recognized that construction scheduling involves many tasks (activity identification, ...

Abstract: Owner‐furnished Equipment (OFE) procurement is a contract administration technique utilized on many construction projects to save costs and time. Presently, little is known factually about the specific tactics that contribute ...