Dr Andrew Ebekozien is a Senior Research Associate at the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is also a Lecturer at the Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Nigeria. Prof Clinton Aigbavboa is the Director of the NRF/DSI Research Chair in Sustainable Construction Management and Leadership in the Built Environment and of the cidb Centre of Excellence at the University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.

• Chapter 1. The Construction Industry and EconomicsChapter 2. Approximate Estimating and Design Variables in the Construction IndustryChapter 3. Cost Planning, Control and Analysis of Construction ProjectChapter 4. Life Cycle Costing for Building ProjectsChapter 5. Cost Indices in the Construction IndustryChapter 6. Property Valuation and Developer’s BudgetChapter 7. Economics of Sustainable ConstructionChapter 8. Economics of Smart Construction

Dr Andrew Ebekozien is a Senior Research Associate at the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is also a Lecturer at the Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Nigeria. Prof Clinton Aigbavboa is the Director of the NRF/DSI Research Chair in Sustainable Construction Management and Leadership in the Built Environment and of the cidb Centre of Excellence at the University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.

• Chapter 1. The Construction Industry and EconomicsChapter 2. Approximate Estimating and Design Variables in the Construction IndustryChapter 3. Cost Planning, Control and Analysis of Construction ProjectChapter 4. Life Cycle Costing for Building ProjectsChapter 5. Cost Indices in the Construction IndustryChapter 6. Property Valuation and Developer’s BudgetChapter 7. Economics of Sustainable ConstructionChapter 8. Economics of Smart Construction

Dr Andrew Ebekozien is a Senior Research Associate at the Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is also a Lecturer at the Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Nigeria. Prof Clinton Aigbavboa is the Director of the NRF/DSI Research Chair in Sustainable Construction Management and Leadership in the Built Environment and of the cidb Centre of Excellence at the University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.

• Chapter 1. The Construction Industry and EconomicsChapter 2. Approximate Estimating and Design Variables in the Construction IndustryChapter 3. Cost Planning, Control and Analysis of Construction ProjectChapter 4. Life Cycle Costing for Building ProjectsChapter 5. Cost Indices in the Construction IndustryChapter 6. Property Valuation and Developer’s BudgetChapter 7. Economics of Sustainable ConstructionChapter 8. Economics of Smart Construction