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Bird, B (1987) Costs-in-use: principles in the context of building procurement. Construction Management and Economics, 5(04), S23-S30.

Bromilow, F J and Pawsey, M R (1987) Life cycle cost of university buildings. Construction Management and Economics, 5(04), S3-S22.

Flanagan, R, Kendell, A, Norman, G and Robinson, G D (1987) Life cycle costing and risk management. Construction Management and Economics, 5(04), S53-S71.

Johnson, R E, Sherif, A and Becker, F D (1987) Economics of university research laboratories: policy considerations. Construction Management and Economics, 5(04), S31-S42.

Marshall, H E (1987) Building economics in the United States. Construction Management and Economics, 5(04), S43-S52.

Wallace, W A (1987) Capital costs versus costs-in-use: a content analysis of design team member communication patterns. Construction Management and Economics, 5(04), S73-S92.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: content analysis; capital costs; cost in use
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.1987.10462094
  • Abstract:

    The verbal interaction of a number of building design teams was observed, recorded and analysed using content analysis. A pilot and main study design team were observed on a longitudinal basis, while a range of validation design teams were observed on a cross-sectional basis. Variations in the communication content of individual design team members were recorded and measured in relation to a number of specific interest areas. One interest area was the measurement of the reconciliation between capital costs and expected costs-in-use, as a function of design team communication content in the pre-contract design stages. This paper considers the development of design team communication, particularly conflict development, in relation to the essential incompatibilities between capital cost minimization and cost-in-use optimization objectives and how this relates to design team development.