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Vague talk of inefficiency in construction isn't really very informative. Has anyone ever done a study where they take two very similar projects — building a me

Vague talk of inefficiency in construction isn't really very informative. Has anyone ever done a study where they take two very similar projects — building a medium sized office building, for example — in the US and China, and following them both from beginning to end, auditing exactly how much money and time is spent on each stage? It seems like this would provide a useful basis for comparison.

post_break 9y ago
Wouldn't they vary wildly due to OSHA and other requirements like permits and bribes?
- tmh79 9y ago
  yes, the point of the experiment is to quantify the difference between the two settings
- shuntress 9y ago
  Probably. That is something that would be good to understand with precision, hence the study.
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WithHighProb 9y ago
Given the real estate bubble in China now, I guess it'll be 100 times faster
- WithHighProb 9y ago
  btw at 0.1-0.01 cost, because land is state-owned it's possible you could get the bid for the land at a very low price.
  - serhei 9y ago
    If you did a detailed audit, you could also price adjust for things like land and end up with a comparison that reflects how each project is being managed.