Research Article
Sep 1977
Forecasting Construction Costs with Commodity Futures
Authors: Benjamin E. Lazar, M.ASCE, and Philip GetsonAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 103, Issue 3
Abstract
The writers are suggesting the possibility of forecasting the future cost of construction projects by employing commodity future quotes. The Construction Industry with its over −100 billion construction volume per year is highly volatile and future markets for materials employed in construction would contribute to the stability of construction costs. The time has come when commodity quotes can and will be employed more and more for estimating future construction costs.
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Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 103 • Issue 3 • September 1977
Pages: 381 - 386
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© 1977 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Sep 1977
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Benjamin E. Lazar, M.ASCE
Assoc. Prof. and Head, Construction Program, Coll. of Tech., Univ. of Houston, Houston, Tex.
Philip Getson
Commodity Specialist, Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc., Chicago, Ill
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