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035 _a(Sirsi) u130162
041 _aeng
100 _aBuchanan, Barbara
245 _aHigh and rising
260 _c2005
490 _aInside Housing
_v22(25) 24 June 2005, 50-52(3)
520 _aExamines the reasons for increasing construction costs with more government regulation now occurring alongside substantial rises in labour and material prices. Some construction firms argue that modern methods of construction can result in a lowering of costs and there are suggestions that the government is not doing enough to promote these. Mentions that Sovereign Housing Association has attempted to reduce building costs by collaborating with developers to benefit from their dominant purchasing power.
590 _aIKA040705
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING COSTS
942 _n0
999 _c75475
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