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ABudgeting
System

The systems works with two independent inputs: US Dollars and the local currency (in this case, SUCRES, the Ecuadorian official currency).

This double information in dollars and local currency permits an effective comparison with the same or other projects through time and in different geographical contexts. This kind of system is particularly important for countries with high inflation rates.

Input
Spreadsheet
This receives the general information, available for the rest of the system: Project title; Construction Technology; Date; Building; Budgeting Items; and the US Dollar rate.

Main
Workbook

General Items
The first difficulty is elaborating a construction budget. The confusion lies in the variety of different building items.

In this budgeting system, this difficulty is addressed by a rational ordering of the different parts of the construction. This gives a perfectly clear and valid budgeting structure that can be utilized in any type of construction and/or construction system.

In this particular case we have eleven general interdepend

Input
Spreadsheet
This receives the general information, available for the rest of the system: Project title; Construction Technology; Date; Building; Budgeting Items; and the US Dollar rate.

Main
Workbook

General Items
The first difficulty is elaborating a construction budget. The confusion lies in the variety of different building items.

In this budgeting system, this difficulty is addressed by a rational ordering of the different parts of the construction. This gives a perfectly clear and valid budgeting structure that can be utilized in any type of construction and/or construction system.

In this particular case we have eleven general interdependent but disctinct items.

 

 

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Contents | Preface | Acknowledgements | Abstract | Introduction
Objective | Methodology | Conclusions | Bibliography

Trade-off Methodology for Low-Cost Housing Construction Technologies
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