Information and Data Sources in the Book “Worldwide Construction Labor Productivity”

The information in the book “Worldwide Construction Labor Productivity” was compiled from numerous sources including completed construction projects, personal data from professional cost engineers and project managers, published data, US and foreign government information agencies, and knowledge obtained by working with many organizations.

Herbert G. Blecker who compiled the information has developed and provided cost engineering software and services, developed and managed construction project cost estimates, construction schedules, and construction management plans and risk assessments during his career for many organizations including: A. G. McKee, Abbott Labs, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, AEC-OAK Ridge, Air Products, Al-Jubail Petrochemical, Allied Chemical Company, Amoco Chemicals, Amoco Oil Company, Amoco Production Company, Arabian American Oil Company, Aramco Overseas Company, Aramco Services Company, Badger Company, Bariven/Pequiven, Bechtel, Blaw Knox-Dravo, Brown and Root, Chem Systems, Inc., Chemico, Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Coalcon, Daniel Construction Company, Department of Energy, Department of Interior, E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, Environmental Protection Agency, Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA), Fluor, FMC Corporation, Foster Wheeler Corporation, GE Plastics, General Motors, General Services Administration, Hudson Engineering Corporation, Illinois Coal Gas, Intevep, Jet Propulsion Lab, John Brown BV, John Brown Ltd., Lummus, Maraven, Marriott, McDermott, Metropolitan Life, MITRE, Mobil Oil Company, Mobil Research and Development, Monsanto Company, NASA, Office of Coal Research, Petro Canada Products, Ralston Purina Company, Shell Chemical Company, Shell Oil Company, Solvay et Cie. S.A., St. Paul Metropolitan Sewer Board, Stanford Research Institute, Stearns Roger, Sun Oil Company, Sun Refining, Tata Chemicals Ltd., Tecsult, U. S. Bureau of Mines, U. S. Steel, Union Carbide Chemicals, University of Maryland, Weyerhaeuser Company, and Yanbu Petromin Refinery.