Top 20 articles June 2020
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Top 20 articles - June 2020
Below is a list of the top 20 articles for the month of June 2020.
| Title | Views 1st to 30th June 2020 |
| Bill of quantities BOQ | 10,352 |
| Types of drawings for building design | 10,163 |
| Megacity | 9,395 |
| Tender documentation for construction projects | 8,820 |
| Types of flooring | 7,691 |
| Preliminaries in construction | 6,906 |
| Brutalism | 6,823 |
| Variations in construction contracts | 6,296 |
| Strip foundation | 6,252 |
| Types of brick bonding | 5,881 |
| Brick sizes | 5,548 |
| Tender processes for construction contracts | 5,509 |
| Pile foundations | 5,063 |
| Design and build procurement route | 5,041 |
| U-values | 4,892 |
| Procurement route | 4,864 |
| Extension of time EOT in construction contracts | 4,860 |
| Types of stone | 4,709 |
| Specification for construction | 4,607 |
| Retention in construction contracts | 4,558 |
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