Estimating Building Costs

1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-8247-4086-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc

Buch, Englisch, 768 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 279 mm, Gewicht: 1130 g

Reihe: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Companies live or die on the basis of estimating their costs. Preparing estimates and bidding for new jobs is a complex and often costly process. There is no substitute for on the job training -- until now. Drawing on the authors' combined experience of more than 70 years, Estimating Building Costs presents state-of-the-art principles, practices, and techniques for assessing these expenditures that can be applied regardless of changes in the costs of materials, equipment, and labor. The book is an efficient and practical tool for developing contracts or controlling project costs.

The authors cover the major components of the direct cost: estimating procedures and cost trends related to materials, construction equipment, and skilled and unskilled labor. They describe various types of building estimates encountered during the lifecycle of a project, as well as the role and accuracy of each. The book provides an overview of the industry, cost indexes in use, approaches to preparing a detailed estimate, and an in-depth description of the organization and function of the estimating group. Including CSI Master Format and UniFormat codes, estimating forms, a list of available estimating software packages, a detailed construction site and investigation report, the book provides a cost estimating methodology that readers can tailor to their own organizational needs.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Professional, and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Popescu, Calin M.

Phaobunjong, Kan

Ovararin, Nuntapong

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Kostenmanagement, Budgetierung
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Mathematische Methoden, Computeranwendungen (Bauingenieurwesen)
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Konstruktiver Ingenieurbau, Baustatik
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Massenermittlung, Aufmaß, Kostenplanung
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Baukonstruktion, Baufachmaterialien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. Types of Estimates. Estimating the Cost of Materials. Estimating the Cost of Labor. Estimating the Cost of Construction Equipment. The Bidding Process. Site Work. Concrete. Masonry. Metals. Wood. Thermal and Moisture Protection. Doors and Windows. Finishes. MECHANICAL WORK. Electrical Work. Jobsite Overhead. Surety Bonds, Insurance, and Taxes. Appendices. References. Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Calin M.Popescu (University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.), Kan Phaobunjong (Turner Construction Company Houston, Texas, U.S.A.) and Nuntapong Ovararin (King Mongkut’s University of Technology, Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand)