NUS: Libraries: Bibliographies: Building and Real Estate

Building and Real Estate: A Select Guide to Reference Sources

Bibliographies

Statistics on Singapore

Contents

LC Classification Interpreting a Citation Literature Guides Dictionaries and Encycopedias Building Materials Building Studies Building Costs and Estimate Fire Protection/Safety Real Estate Appraisal Real Estate Business and Finance Environment and Quality Management Project Management Property Management Law Survey Research and Writing Internet CD-ROMs Digital Library Statistical Sources Singapore Statistics on the Web Singapore Libraries on the Web Theses

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Listed here are some general reference sources for building and real estate. You should use LINC to look for other materials. Instructions on how to use LINC available at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/l/.

Library of Congress Classification for Building & Real Estate

Library materials are arranged on the shelves in classified order and readings on this subject are usually classified as follows:

HD 101-1395 Land use including public lands, real estate, land tenure
HF Commerce
HG Finance
HT 51-65 Human settlements
101-395 Urban sociology
390-395 Regional planning
TA 501-625 Surveying
630-695 Structural engineering (General)
TH 1-9745 Building engineering
845-895 Architectural and structural engineering
1000-1727 Systems of building construction

2031-3000 Details of foundations, walls, roofs, floors

4021-4977 Buildings

5011-5701 Construction by phase of work

6014-7975 Environmental engineering

9025-9745 Protection of buildings

Interpreting a Citation

Guide to quality management & ISO 9000 certification (property firms) / [produced by CIDB and Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore]. Singapore : CIDB, 1993.
HD62.15 Gui (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Main Shelves)

Order of information given:

Title / Author. Publisher, Year of publication.
Call number (Location Collection)

Locations codes
CL Central Library
HL Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library at the School of Business
LW C J Koh Law Library
MD Medical Library
Info Resource Ctr Information Resource Centre (IRC) at the School of Design & Environment
Collection codes
Bnd Periodical Bound Periodicals
Cur Periodical Current Periodicals
RBR Reserve Books/Readings kept at Loan Counter
Sing/Mal Coll Singapore/Malaysia Collection (SMC)
Sing/Mal Off SMC Office
Sing/Mal NUS NUS publications inside SMC

Literature Guides

Information sources in architecture and construction / Valerie J. Nurcombe, ed. 2nd ed. London: Bowker-Saur, 1996.
TH216 Inf (CL Reference 8)

Information sources in urban and regional planning: a directory and guide to reference materials / Edward E. Duensing. New Brunswick, NJ: Center for Urban Policy Research, 1994.
Z5942 Due (CL Reference 9)

Dictionaries and Encyclopaedias

Barron's real estate handbook. 5th ed. Hauppauge, NY: Barron, 2001.
HD1375 Har (CL Reference 8)

Dictionary of architectural and building technology. 3rd ed. New York: Spon, 1998.
NA31 Cow (CL Reference 1, Info Resource Ctr)

Dictionary of real estate. New York: Wiley, 1996.
HD1365 Shi (CL Reference 1)

The Dictionary of real estate appraisal. 3rd ed. Chicago, IL : Appraisal Institute, 1993.
HD1387 Dic (CL Reference 1)

Encyclopedia of real estate terms. London: Delta Alpha, 2000. 2nd ed.
HD1365 Abb (CL Reference 1, LW Reference 2)

Encyclopedia of mortgage and real estate finance. Chicago: Probus, 1991.
HG2040 New (CL Reference 1)

Illustrated building glossary. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999.
TH9 Mcdo (CL Reference 1)

Multilingual dictionary of real estate: a guide for the property professional in a single European market. London: Spon, 1993.
HD1365 Mul (CL Reference 1, Info Resource Ctr)

Project planning, scheduling, and control in construction: an encyclopedia of terms and applications. New York: Wiley, 1995.
TA190 Pop (CL Main Shelves, HL Main Shelves)

Wiley dictionary of civil engineering and construction. New York: Wiley, 1997.
TA9 Web (CL Reference 1)

Building Materials

Glass construction manual / Dieter Balkow [et al.]. Boston, MA: Birkhauser, 1999.
TH1560 Gla (CL Main Shelves)

Building materials: dangerous properties of products in MASTERFORMAT divisions 7 and 9 / H. Leslie Simmons and Richard Lewis. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1997.
RA1229.3 Sim (CL Reference 8)

Handbook of sustainable building: an environmental preference method for selection of materials for use in construction and refurbishment / David Anink, Chiel Boonstra and John Mak. London: James & James, 1996.
TA403.6 Ani (CL Reference 8)

Building Studies

Concrete construction engineering handbook / Edward G. Nawy, ed.
Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1997.
TA681 Con (CL Reference 8)

Concrete construction manual / Friedbert Kind-Barkauskas [et al.].
Basel, Switzerland: Birkhauser, 2002.
NA4125 Con 2002 (CL Main Shelves)
TA681 Wad (CL Main Shelves)

A simple guide to controlling risk.
London: CIRIA, 2002. Special publication; 125.
HD9715 *Gre.S 2002 (CL Main Shelves)

Guidelines for good indoor air quality in office premises. Singapore: Institute of Environmental Epidemiology, Ministry of the Environment, 1996.
TD883.712 Gui (CL Reference 12, CL Sing/Mal)

Handbook of dilapidations / Del W. Williams, [et al.]. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 1992-
KB169.8 Lan.Hd (LW Main Shelves)

Construction specifications writing: principles and procedures / Harold J. Rosen. 4th ed. New York: John Wiley, 1998.
TH425 Ros (CL Reference 8)

Metric handbook [electronic resource] : planning and design data / Architectural Press. Jordan Hill. Oxford: Architectural Press, 1999.
TH435 Met (CL Loan Counter)

Building Costs & Estimates

Estimating in building construction / Frank R. Dagostino, Leslie Feigenbaum. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003.
TH435 Dag 2003 (CL Main Shelves)

Laxton's building price book. West Sussex: Reed Information Services. Latest ed.
(Estimates for the UK industry).
TH435 LBP (CL Reference 6)

SMM7: Standard method of measurement of building works. 7th ed. rev. London: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, 1998.
TH435 Smm (CL Reference 12, Info Resource Ctr)

Spon's construction resource handbook / Bryan Spain. London: Spon, 1998.
TH437 Spa (CL Reference 6)

Spon's Asia Pacific construction costs handbook / David Langdon and Seah International, ed. 3rd ed. London: Spon, 2000.
TH435 Spo (CL Reference 6)

Spon's European construction costs handbook / Davis Langdon and Everest, ed. 3rd ed. London: Spon, 2000.
TH438 Spo (CL Main Shelves)

Spon's first stage estimating handbook / Bryan Spain. New York: Spon, 2000.
TH435 Spa (CL Main Shelves)

Spon's Middle East construction price / Hunter Fleming Associates, ed. London: Spon, 1996-
TH435 Spon (CL Reference 6)

Fire Protection/Safety

Code of practice for fire precautions in buildings, 1997 / Fire Safety Bureau, Singapore Civil Defence Force. 4th ed. Singapore: Civil Defence Force, 1997.
TH9593.12 Scd (CL Reference 12)

Construction safety handbook / V.J. Davies and K. Tomasin. 2nd ed. London: Thomas Telford, 1996.
TH443 Dav (CL Reference 8)

Handbook on fire precautions in buildings 1997. Singapore: Fire Safety Bureau, Singapore Civil Defence Force, 1998-
TH9593.12 Scd (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal)

Managing health and safety in construction: Construction (design and management) Regulations 1994: approved code of practice and guidance. Sudbury, Suffolk: HSE Books, 2002.
TH242 Gre.Gr (CL Main Shelves)

Real Estate Appraisal

The appraisal of real estate. Chicago: Appraisal Institute, 2001. 12th ed.
HD1387 Ame 2001 (CL RBR)

Environmental site assessments and their impact on property value: the appraiser's role / Robert V. Colangelo and Ronald D. Miller. Chicago: Appraisal Institute, 1995.
HD1389.5 Uni.Co (CL Main Shelves)

Historic properties: preservation and the valuation process / Judith Reynolds. 2nd ed. Chicago: Appraisal Institute, 1996.
HD1387 Rey (CL Main Shelves)

McGraw-Hill handbook of financial tables for real estate / Dennis R. Kelley. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1992.
HF5695.5 Rea.Ke (CL Reference)

Property investment appraisal / Andrew Baum and Neil Crosby. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 1995.
HD1382.5 Bau (CL Main Shelves, HL Main Shelves)

Residential real estate appraisal / George H. Miller and Katy R. Gallagher. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 1998.
HD1387 Mil (CL Main Shelves)

Uniform standards of professional appraisal practice: applying the standards / Dennis S. Tosh and William B. Rayburn. 4th ed. Chicago: Real Estate Education, 1996.
HD1387 Tos (CL Main Shelves)

Real Estate Business & Finance

The handbook of real estate portfolio management / Joseph L. Pagliari, ed. Chicago: Irwin Professional, 1995.
HD1382.5 Han (CL Main Shelves)

Investment analysis for real estate decisions / Gaylon E. Greer. 4th ed. Chicago: Dearborn Financial, 1997.
HD1382.5 Gre (CL Main Shelves)

Malaysian property investment handbook / Elvin Fernandez. Singapore: CCH Asia Ltd, 1997-
KPG658 Fer (CL Sing/Mal Off)
KE5169 Fer (LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Real estate valuation in global markets / Howard C. Gelbtuch and David Mackmin, eds. Chicago: Appraisal Institute, 1997.
HD1387 Rea (CL Main Shelves)

Real estate investment / John P. Wiedemer, Joseph E. Goeters. Mason, OH: Thomson/South-Western, 2003.
HD1381.5 Wie 2003 (CL Main Shelves)

Real estate investment trusts: structure, performance, and investment opportunities / Su Han Chan, John Erickson, Ko Wang. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.
HG5095 Cha 2003 (CL Main Shelves)

Environment and Quality Management

Code of practice on buildable design. Singapore: Building and Construction Authority, 2002.
HD9715.12 Cod 2002 (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Environmental handbook for building and civil engineering projects / Roger Venables. London: CIRIA; Thomas Telford, 1994.
TH6021 Env (CL Main Shelves)

Environmental impact of building and construction materials. London: Construction Industry Research and Information Association. 5 v. 1995-
(Vol.A Summary, v.B Mineral products, v.C Metals, v.D Plastics and elastomers, v.E Timber and timber products, v.F Paints and coatings, adhesives and sealants)
TA403.6 Env (CL Main Shelves)

Environmental management in Asia: a guide to ISO 14000, 1997 / RIET with Asia Environmental Trading. Singapore: Regional Institute of Environmental Technology (RIET), 1997.
TS156.6 Env (CL Reference)

Environmental law for the construction industry / Amanda Stubbs and Christopher Dering, eds. London: Thomas Telford, 1998.
TD171.5 Gre.St (CL Main Shelves)

The green guide to specification: an environmental profiling system for building materials and components / by Jane Anderson, David Shiers with Mike Sinclair. London: Blackwell Science, 2002. 3rd ed.
TA403.6 And 2002 (CL Main Shelves)

Guide to quality management & ISO 9000 certification (property firms) / CIDB and Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore]. Singapore: CIDB, 1993.
HD62.15 Gui (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal, HL Main Shelves)

ISO 14000: a guide to the new environmental management standards / Tom Tibor with Ira Feldman. Chicago: Irwin Professional, 1996.
TS156.6 Tib (CL Reference 12)

Project Management

Code of Practice for project management for construction and development. Malden: Blackwell, 2002. 3rd ed.
TH438 Cha (CL Reference 12)

Construction inspection handbook: total quality management / James J. O'Brien. 4th ed. New York: Chapman & Hall, 1997.
TH439 Obr (CL Reference)

Construction management : new directions / Denny McGeorge and Angela Palmer. 2nd ed. Oxford: Blackwell Science, 2002.
HD9715 Macg 2002 (CL Main Shelves, Info Resource Ctr)

Construction management standards of practice. McLean, VA: Construction Management Association of America, 2002.
TH438 Con 2002 (CL Main Shelves)

Construction project management: getting it right first time / John Woodward. London: Thomas Telford, 1997.
TH438 Wod (CL Main Shelves, HL Main Shelves)

Construction safety handbook / V. J. Davies, K. Tomasin. 2nd ed. London: Telford, 1996.
TH443 Dav (CL Reference 8)

Contract administration for the building team / The Aqua Group. 8th ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 1996.
TH425 Cot (CL Main Shelves, LW Main Shelves)

Estimating and project management for building contractors / Michael Kitchens. New York: American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996.
TH435 Kit (CL Main Shelves)

Managing project change : a best practice guide / D. Lazarus, R. Clifton. London: CIRIA, 2001.
HD9715 Laz 2001 (CL Main Shelves)

Management techniques applied to the construction industry / R. Oxley and J. Poskitt. 5th ed. Boston: Blackwell, 1996.
TH438 Oxl (CL Main Shelves)

Managing international operations: a guide for engineers, architects, and construction managers / Roozbeh Kangari, Chester L. Lucas. New York: ASCE Press, 1997.
TA190 Kan (CL Main Shelves, HL Main Shelves)

Principles of project management: collected handbooks from the Project Management Institute. Upper Darby, PA: Project Management Institute, 1996.
HD69 Pro.Pr (CL Main Shelves)

Project management in construction / Anthony Walker. Oxford: Blackwell, 2002.
HD9715 Wal 2002 (CL Main Shelves, Info Resource Ctr)

Site management / Claes-Axel Andersson [et al.]. Geneva: International Labour Office, 1996. 2 v.
HD9715 Sit (CL Main Shelves)

Site safety: a handbook for young construction professionals / S.C. Bielby. 2nd ed. London: Construction Industry Research and Information Association, 1997.
TH437 Bie (CL Main Shelves)

Standard handbook of heavy construction. 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996.
TA151 Sta (CL Reference 8)

Property Management

Handbook of property management / Howard Cooke, editor. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 1997.
HD1394 Hab (CL Reference Off)

Property management / Robert C. Kyle. Chicago: Real Estate Education Co, 2000. 6th ed.
HD1394 Kyl (CL Main Shelves)

Residential property management handbook / Kent Banning. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1992.
HD1394 Ban (CL Reference, Info Resource Ctr)

Strategic management of built facilities / Craig Langston and Rima Lauge-Kristensen. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann, 2002.
HD1394 Lan (CL Main Shelves)

Law

Compulsory land acquisition: Singapore and Malaysia / N. Khublall. 2nd ed. Singapore: Butterworths Asia, 1994.
HD1186.12 Khu (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll)
KE5169.8 Emi.K (LW Main Shelves, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Development control and planning law Singapore / N. Khublall and Belinda Yuen. Singapore: Longman, 1991.
NA9253.2 Khu (CL Main Shelves, CL RBR, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Development guide plans are also available in the library. CD-ROM of Master Plan 1998 at CL Information Desk.
Also available on the Web at URA homepage http://www.ura.gov.sg/

Land law in Malaysia: cases and commentary / Teo Keang Sood and Khaw Lake Tee. 2nd ed. Singapore: Butterworths Asia, 1995.
HD1167.1 Teo (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll, IRC, LW Main Shelves, LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Law of real property and conveyancing / N . Khublall. 3rd ed. Singapore: FT Law & Tax, 1996.
(First ed. published in 1986 as: Law of real property & conveyancing in Singapore.)
HD1167.12 Khu (CL RBR)

Principles of Singapore land law / Tan Sook Yee. 2nd ed. Singapore: Butterworths Asia, 2001
HD1167.12 Tan 2001 (CL RBR, CL Sing/Mal Coll)
KE5169 Tan (LW Main Shelves, LW Sing/Mal Coll, LW RBR)

Richard Ellis handbook on condominium and strata title property cases. Singapore: Heinemann SEA, 1996.
HD7287.6712 Ric (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Singapore real estate handbook / Amy Lee-Khor Lean Suan and Tay Kah Poh. Singapore: CCH Asia, 1995-
HD959.2 Lee (CL RBR, CL Reference, CL Sing/Mal Off)
KE5169 Lee (LW Sing/Mal Coll)

Strata title in Singapore and Malaysia / Teo Keang Sood. Singapore: Butterworths Asia, 2001.
KPP66 Teo (CL Sing/Mal Coll, LW Main Shelves)

Surveys

How to conduct surveys: a step by step guide / Arlene Fink and Jacqueline Kosecoff. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1998.
HN29 Fin (CL Main Shelves)

An introduction to survey research, polling, and data analysis / Herbert F. Weisberg, Jon A. Krosnick and Bruce D. Bowen. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1996.
HN29 Wei (CL Main Shelves)

The survey kit. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2003.
HN29 Sur 2003 (CL Main Shelves)

Research and Writing

Chicago manual of style. 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.
Z253 Chi (CL Reference 8, CL Main Shelves)

Dissertation research and writing for construction students / S.G. Naoum. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998.
TH213.5 Nao (CL Main Shelves)

A manual for writers of term papers, theses and dissertations / Kate L. Turabian, rev. by John Grossman and Alice Bennett. 6th ed. Chicago: Univ of Chicago Press, 1996.
LB2369 Tur (CL Reference, CL RBR, SC Main Shelves)

Mastering APA style: student's workbook and training guide / Harold Gelfand and Charles J. Walker. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 1999.
BF76.7 Gel (CL Reference 8)

Practical research methods: with applications in building and real estate / Willie Tan. Singapore : Prentice Hall, 2001.
HD1381 Tan (CL Main Shelves)

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2001. 5th ed.
BF76.7 Pub (CL Reference 8, CL RBR)

Research methods for construction / Richard Fellows and Anita Liu. 2nd ed. Malden, MA: Blackwell Science, 2003.
TH213.5 Fel 2003 (CL Main Shelves, Info Resource Ctr)

Internet

The construction net: online information sources for construction industry / Alan H. Bridges. London: Spon, 1996.
TH153 Con (CL Reference 8, HL Reference)

Building the Web : the Internet and the property profession / Tim Dixon. Whiteknights, Reading: College of Estate Management, 1998.
HD255 Dix (CL Main Shelves)

CD-ROMs

CD-ROMs are commercially produced databases. These are usually indexes and abstracts which gives citations to journal articles, conference papers or book chapters. After you have found some citations, you always check LINC to ascertain if the source of the document require is in the Library. All CD-ROMs listed are available for use at Central Library Information Desk unless otherwise stated.

British Standards.
Includes standards documents issued by the British Standards Institution.

CA QuickSearch on CD-ROM. (Concrete Abstracts). 1982-1996.
Includes citations and abstracts on concrete and concrete technology.

Construction Information Services. (CIS)
An index to standards, regulatory and advisory documents for the UK construction industry plus full text images.

Environment Abstracts. 1975-
Includes literature on the environment; conservation of natural resources; acid rain; air pollution; urban ecology; land use; energy.

Geobase. 1980-
Includes developmental studies, human and physical geography.

ICONDA. 1976-
Architecture and construction index.

International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Includes standard documents issued by the International Organization for Standardization.

Specification. 1995
Contains technical information, specification clauses and tables of products plus information on manufacturers; indexes for the Architect's Journal covering from 1983-1994; and synopses of publications from the Energy Efficiency Office's Best Programme.

Digital Library

Besides using the CD-ROMs or printed indexes, selected databases are also accessible on the Web. Point your Web browser to the NUS Libraries Home Page (http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/) and click on Digital Library. Please note that you can access these databases only if you are logged in to NUSNET. The databases include:

ABI/INFORM. 1987-
Includes aspects of real estate-finance, business, appraisal and project management. Linked to some full text articles.

Compendex. 1967- (Engineering index)
Covers all fields in engineering, including construction and building. Linked to some full text articles.

Current Contents Connect.
Reproduces the table of contents of key journals, conferences, reports and books. Editions includes Agriculture, Biology and Environmental Sciences, Business, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences, Engineering, Computing and Technology.

International Civil Engineering Abstracts. 1972- (CL)
Includes literature in all aspects of civil engineering and building science.

EconLit. 1969- (Economics index)
Covers all areas of economics, including marketing and planning.

Proquest Digital Dissertations. 1861-
Has citations of Masters or PhD theses from major American or other international universities.

Web of Science includes:
Social Science Citation Index. 1988-
Science Citation Index Expanded. 1988-

Besides databases, Digital Library also gives access to electronic journals, ebooks and NUS exam papers.

Statistical Sources

TREND database. Singapore: Department of Statistics.
This database has many publicly available published Singapore time series. Consult the TREND directory to check the statistical time series available. As stipulated by the Department of Statistics, the Library can only download the data for NUS students. To obtain the data on diskette, fill a TREND request form, obtain approval from your supervisor and head of department. Request forms and Trend directory are available at the CL Information Desk.

Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific property digest: the market as at ... Hong Kong: JLW Research & Consultancy, 1994-
HD856 APDI (CL Cur Periodical, CL Bnd Periodical)

Asia Pacfic property trends: conditions and forecasts / Colliers Jardine Research. Sydney: McGraw-Hill. Semiannual.
HD856 APPT (CL Cur Periodical, CL Bnd Periodical)

Key indicators of developing Asian and Pacific countries. Manila: Asian Development Bank. Annual.
HA1664 KDA (CL Reference 3, HL Reference 7)
Has figures for population, GNP, GDP, domestic saving, agriculture, prices, trade, foreign direct investments and external debt with indicators for poverty, health, land use, environment and energy.

Statistical yearbook for Asia and the Pacific. Bangkok: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.
HA1661 SYA (CL Reference 3, HL Reference 7)
For data on the population, manpower, national accounts, agriculture, industry, energy, transport and communications, external trade, finance, education, medical facilities. Figures are given for the last ten years.

More references can be found at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/bib/ss/asiapac.html.

Singapore

Extracted from Statistics on Singapore: an annotated bibliography of sources / compiled and revised by Lim-Yeo Pin Pin. 2000. (http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/bib/ss/)

General

Yearbook of statistics, Singapore. Singapore: Department of Statistics. Annual. 1967-
HA1801 SYS (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Closed Stacks, CL RBR, CL Info Desk, CL Sing/Mal Coll)
Gives important statistical time series for the last ten years. Contains sections on demography, labour, national income, manufacturing, building and construction, commerce and services, external trade, transport and communications, banking & finance, public finance, prices, health and medical care, community services, culture and recreation.

Census of Population

Singapore Census of Population 2000. 6 v. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 2001.
HA1801 SCC 2000 (CL Main Shelves, CL Info Desk, CL RBR)

General household survey 1995. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1996.
HA1802 Gen (CL Main Shelves, CL Reference 3, CL RBR)
This mid-decade mini-census gives a snapshot of the population's characteristics after the 1990 census.

Building, Construction and Housing

Construction economics report. Singapore: Construction Industry Development Board. Quarterly. 1991-
HD9715.12 CCEQ (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Off, CL Sing/Mal Coll)
Gives value of contracts awarded, value of progress payments and demand, supply and average prices of basic construction materials. Includes daily wages of construction workers, building materials price index, construction cost indices, tender price index and unit rates for various construction work.

Construction industry manpower survey. Singapore: Construction Industry Development Board. Annual. 1993-1996.
HD9715.12 CIMS (CL Sing/Mal Coll)
Gives statistics on manpower situation (strength and shortfall) in the industry, on the number of foreign and local construction personnel in both private and public sectors as well as the renumeration packages.
Previously known as: Construction manpower update. HD9715.12 CMU (CL Sing/Mal Coll)

Construction price update. Singapore: Construction Industry Development Board. Monthly. 1997-
HD9715.12 CPU (CL Sing/Mal Off)

Tourism

Performance of the tourism sector. Singapore: Competitive Analysis Dept, Singapore Tourism Board. Monthly. 1997-
HD9999 Tou.PTS (CL Sing/Mal Off, CL Sing/Mal Coll)
Contains monthly data on tourist arrivals by country of residence and mode of transport. With data on hotel rooms occupancy rate & room rates, sales turnover & number of cessable establishments, and cess collection.

Singapore annual report on tourism statistics. Singapore: Market Planning Department, Singapore Tourism Board. Annual. 1991-
HD9999 Tou.STS (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Closed Stacks, CL Sing/Mal Coll)
Gives data on visitor arrivals and departures, contribution of tourism to GDP, hotel rooms occupancy rate, availability and supply of hotel rooms, and flights and cruise ships passing through.

Industry

Business services & real estate. (Economic surveys series). Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1998-
HA1801 REB (CL Sing/Mal Coll)
Gives principal statistics of the sector including number of establishments and number employed by industry, legal organisation, employment size and size of operating receipts and details of operating receipts, expenditure & fixed assets by industry
Previously known as:
Real estate and business services. 1990-1997.
Report on the survey of services. 1972-1989.

Census of real estate and business services 1994. Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1996.
HA1801 CREB (CL Bnd Periodical, CL Sing/Mal Coll)
Gives principal statistics, selected averages, number of establishments, employment, operating receipts, expenditure and fixed assets of business services, including real estate services. Some figures are given from the 1984 census for comparison with the 1994 data.

Profile of growing small and medium enterprises in Singapore. (Occasional paper on business statistics, no.28). Singapore: Department of Statistics, 1997.
HA1802 Ops 28 (CL Main Shelves, CL Sing/Mal Coll)
Gives the characteristics of growing small and medium enterprises (GSMEs) such as legal organisation, source of capital, length of operation by sector. Shows the performance of GSMEs employment, value added and exports for 1984 and 1994.

Singapore Statistics on the Web

Construction InfoNet. Singapore: Building and Construction Authority.
Available at Digital Library

Realis. Singapore: Urban Redevelopment Authority.
Available at Digital Library

Building and Construction Authority. http://www.bca.gov.sg/
Building and Construction Authority was established on 1 April 1999 as a result of the merger between the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) and the Building Control Division of the Public Works Department (PWD). The Web site has information on building management, information about quality development and industry statistics.

Housing and Development Board. http://www.hdb.gov.sg/
Click on Corporate Information for data on public housing in Singapore from the HDB annual report. The HDB Web site also gives tender information and results, the policies pertaining to the lease, use of premises, financing and legal aspects of HDB properties, press releases.

Jurong Town Corporation. http://www.jtc.gov.sg/Corporate/reports-publications/index.asp
Industrial Facilities Report gives information on the supply and demand for industrial land, flatted factory and standard factory managed by JTC. Includes highlights of JTC Annual Report.

Urban Redevelopment Authority. http://www.ura.gov.sg/
Real Estate Information by URA gives the market trends for private and commercial property in Singapore. The URA Website also gives private property transactions in the market including such details as the date of contract, price, area of property, location and name of development, circulars to professional institutes as well as the Development Guide Plans issued by the Board

Statistics Singapore. http://www.singstat.gov.sg/
Statistics Singapore is the web site of the Dept of Statistics. It gives selected data on Singapore. Check Press Releases for the latest statistical information from the Dept.

Websites of Singapore Libraries

The catalogue of each library is accessible from their Web site.

National Library
http://www.lib.gov.sg/

National University of Singapore Libraries
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/
NUS Libraries Catalogue (LINC): http://linc.nus.edu.sg/

Nanyang Technological University Library
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/library/

Nanyang Polytechnic Library
http://www.nyp.edu.sg/lb/index.htm

Ngee Ann Polytechnic Library
http://www.np.edu.sg/library/

Singapore Polytechnic Library
http://www.sp.edu.sg/lib/libhome.html

Temasek Polytechnic Library
http://spark.tp.edu.sg/

Theses

To check what theses have been done abroad and in NUS.

Proquest Digital Dissertations [computer file].
Available at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/digital/

Index to Theses with Abstracts accepted for Higher Degrees by the Universities of Great Britain and Ireland [Web site].
Available at http://www.theses.com/

How to search LINC: Theses Collection.
Available at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/l/wtheses.html

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Last updated: 04-09-2003 Compiled for the NUS students of BSc (Building), BSc (Real Estate), MSc (Building Science), MSc (Real Estate), MSc (Project Management)