Patterns of structural changes in construction?

The changing role of construction at various stages of development has been at the core of debate in the field of construction economics. It has been argued that the construction industry should follow the pattern of manufacturing, its primary supplier, rather than services, even if early studies suggested an S-shaped relationship with GDP per...

Multi-criteria bid evaluation of public projects

Local and national Governments must deliver the public facilities that citizens need and, at the same time, select private firms that are able to build these facilities according to the best possible compromise between available resources (money, time...) and the quality of the required work/service. Consequently, multi-criteria evaluation...