The book provides rich insights into building procurement process, new house building process, productivity measurement in construction, building life cycle phases, and the key role players in the building development process and their influences on productivity at their respective phases of operation in the residential building life cycle. Key beneficiaries of the practical and theoretical knowledge provided in the book include industry practitioners, researchers, teachers and students in tertiary education in the field of building construction and property development. Building Control Officers, property consultants, property researchers, project managers, building contractors, quantity surveyors, architects, teachers and students involved in the practice or study of construction management, quantity surveying, real estate, building science, architecture and town and regional planning will benefit from this work.