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Functional Requirements and Cost Implications of Constructional Methods

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THIS CHAPTER IS concerned with the functional requirements and cost implications of alternative constructional techniques for different types of building and of building elements. A comparison of maintenance problems and costs associated with different materials and components is made in chapter 11.

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  1. Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham, UK

    Ivor H. Seeley BSc, MA, PhD, FRICS, CEng, FIMunE, FIQS, MIOB (Head of Department of Surveying and Dean of the School of Environmental Studies)

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Seeley, I.H. (1976). Functional Requirements and Cost Implications of Constructional Methods. In: Building Economics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03068-2_3

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