The economies of the Asia Pacific region make up one of world's fastest growing construction markets. For this new edition of Spon's Asia Pacific Construction Costs Handbook the coverage has been extended to include Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Vietnam. The UK is also included, to facilitate comparison with construction costs in Europe. The following information is given, in the same way, for each country: * key data on the main economic and construction indicators.
* an outline of the national construction industry, covering structure, tendering and materials cost data * labour and materials cost data * Measured rates for a range of standard construction work items * costs per unit area for a range of building types * price index data and exchange rate movements against u sterling, USD and Japenese Yen * addresses of public and private construction related organizations To facilitate country-to-country comparisions the book also includes a Comparitive Data section, where figures from the national sections are grouped in tables according to national indicators, construction output, input costs and costs per square metre for factories, offices, warehouses, hospitals, schools, theatres, sports halls, hotels and housing. Figures here are given in national currency, u sterling, USD and Japanese Yen. This unique handbook will be an essential reference for all construction professionals involved in work outside their own country and for all developers or multinational companies assessing comparative development costs.
- ISBN10 0419220402
- ISBN13 9780419220404
- Publish Date 27 December 1996
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 6 January 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint Spon Press
- Edition 2nd Revised edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 432
- Language English