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Chen, Q, Christy, A, Owens, M, Bortz, D, Greene, W and King, B (2012) Two-Plus-Two Construction Management Programs and Articulation Agreements. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 8(01), 4–25.

Glick, S, Porter, D and Smith, C (2012) Student Visualization: Using 3-D Models in Undergraduate Construction Management Education. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 8(01), 26–46.

Type: Journal Article
Keywords: case study, cost efficiency, multi family construction, project management, small and large developer
ISBN/ISSN: 1557-8771
URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/15578771.2011.608112
Abstract:
This article demonstrates that small developers can outcompete larger developers in terms of cost efficiency when the physical scale of a building project is not to large and that this efficiency can be achieved through a market of specialized subcontractors. In Sweden, small developers have trouble obtaining financing, acquiring land from municipalities and obtaining approval for land use plans. If attention is focused on facilitating market entry for small developers, markets could become more cost efficient. An exploratory case study of two developers, based on visits to two worksites to obtain information on construction processes, documentation, construction costs and the type of problems that arise during construction, is presented. One of the two developers was small, while the other was one of the four largest developers in Sweden and had international operations. Although housing production costs have received a considerable amount of attention, to the best of the author's knowledge, no studies on the competitiveness of small versus large developers have been conducted in Sweden or elsewhere.