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ajceb-2898	Xiao, Hong; Proverbs, David	An Investigation into Factors Influencing Construction Costs Based on Japanese, UK and US Contractor Practice	2012	9	.pdf	application/pdf	4862	266	53	AN INVESTIGATION INTO FACTORS INFLUENCING CONSTRUCTION COSTS BASED ON JAPANESE, UK AND US CONTRACTOR PRACTICE THE AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS AND BUILDING VOL.2 NO.2 27 AN INVESTIGATION INTO FACTORS INFLUENCING CONSTRUCTION COSTS BASED ON JAPANESE, UK AND US CONTRACTOR PRACTICE Hong Xiao and David Proverbs University of Wolverhampton INTRODUCTION Construction cost is known to be the top priority for construction clients (Davenport, 1997) because it determines the return on their investments. It is also a major concern to contractors as construction cost relates closely to their competitiveness and profit- ability.	cache/ajceb-2898.pdf	txt/ajceb-2898.txt