Investment, Procurement and Performance in Construction

Part 1 Investment: vehicles for property investment, Piers Venmore-Rowland; new methods of financing, J.A.Beveridge; methods of portfolio analysis, Vida Godson; property indices, Gerald R.Brown; the problems of forecasting rental growth at the local level; P.F.McNamara; single asset risk, Brian D.Waldy; property portfolio risk, B.D.MacGregor; property as a global asset, Andrew E.Baum. Part 2 Procurement and construction: computer aided design - research needs in quantity surveying and construction management, B.L.Atkin; modelling and expert systems in property and construction, P.S.Brandon; multi-media informing technologies to support building design and construction professionals, J.A.Powell; procurement and construction management, Alan Yates; construction management - delivery and discipline, Tim Cornick; construction management - the way forward, M.M.Cusack; risk, C.B.Chapman; which estimating techniques, Martin Skitmore. Part 3 Building performance: facilities management, Alan Speeding; building maintenance policy - nebulous nevertheless necessary, Trevor Mole; environmental issues facing construction professionals, Richard Lorch; interactive video - a surveyor's support tool, K.Bright and E.Finch; the intelligent home, L.G.Haddon; the diffusion of intelligent building technologies, David M.Gann; computerized surveys and computer aided design, John S.Kronenberg; construction information, B.O.Hall; durability and defects, J.M.Anderson; ground issues, Gordon S.Wood.