Why Construction Projects Always Go Over Budget

Not just megaprojects suffer from our inability to accurately anticipate the expense and complexity of construction... From preconstruction costs to inflation to unexpected site conditions, there are a lot of reasons construction budgets rarely align with construction costs. Let's talk about it!...

19 min - Engineering & Megastructures - Practical Engineering

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