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| Construction Costs | 1 |
| Construction Materials | 1 |
| Cost Effectiveness | 1 |
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| School Construction | 1 |
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| Monthly Labor Review | 1 |
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| Olsen, John G. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedOlsen, John G. – Monthly Labor Review, 1979
Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys since 1959 concerning school construction point toward a continued drop in employee hours required per constant dollar of construction cost; as a percentage of all costs, materials and supplies have fallen below 45 percent, while overhead and profits have increased dramatically. (BM)
Descriptors: Buildings, Construction Costs, Construction Materials, Cost Effectiveness
