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Selected Handbooks and Dictionaries

Real Estate Handbook

HD1375 .H349 2013

Real Estate Economics: A Point-to-Point Handbook

E-Book, 2013

Quantity Surveyor's Pocket Book

E-Book, 2017

Butterworths Hong Kong Contract Law Handbook

KNR81 .B87 2013

Building Services Handbook

E-Book, 2016

Print book: TH151 .C58 2016

Building Construction Handbook

E-Book, 2016

Butterworths Hong Kong Building Law Handbook: Building Ordinance (Cap 123)

KNR255 .B87 2017

Concise Encyclopedia of Construction Terms and Phrases

E-Book, 2013

Code of Practice for Project Management for Construction and Development

E-Book, 2014

Land Development Handbook

TA549 .L29 2008

BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Designers, Engineers, Contractors, and Facility Managers

E-Book, 2018

Writing Built Environment Dissertations and Projects: Practical Guidance and Examples

TH213.5 .F37 2011