Construction Cost Engineering Handbook

Construction Cost Engineering Handbook
Author: Anghel Patrascu
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 516
Release: 1988-03-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780824778279

Covering the life of a construction project from inception to completion, this useful reference explains basic and advanced aspects of engineering economics, cost estimating, cost control, cost forecasting, planning, and scheduling. It serves both as a comprehensive introduction to cost engineering and as a practical, on-the-job guide for any construction project where the object is economy. Construction Cost Engineering Handbook describes the responsibilities of each member of the construction team and defines their relationship to project control ... analyzes project economics before, during, and after a project's finish ... examines various types and methods of estimating ... distinguishes between cost reporting and cost forecasting, with valuable cost and scheduling integration examples ... considers planning and scheduling procedures such as the bar chart and sophisticated contemporary techniques ... highlights ways of avoiding common mistakes through data development ... and furnishes computer samples for estimating, cost control, cost forecasting, and scheduling. Illustrated with more than 180 excellent diagrams and drawings, and featuring convenient appendixes on foreign and remote projects, code of accounts and work breakdown structure, and typical project activities, Construction Cost Engineering Handbook is an indispensable reference for civil, cost, project, plant, design, construction, and industrial engineers and managers as well as architects, building contractors, and financial controllers involved with construction projects. Book jacket.

Handbook of Construction Management

Handbook of Construction Management
Author: Abdul Razzak Rumane
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 857
Release: 2016-08-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1482226650

The book is developed to provide significant information and guidelines to construction and project management professionals (owners, designers, consultants, construction managers, project managers, supervisors, contractors, builders, developers, and many others from the construction-related industry) involved in construction projects (mainly civil construction projects, commercial-A/E projects) and construction-related industries. It covers the importance of construction management principles, procedures, concepts, methods, and tools, and their applications to various activities/components/subsystems of different phases of the life cycle of a construction project. These applications will improve the construction process in order to conveniently manage the project and make the project most qualitative, competitive, and economical. It also discuss the interaction and/or combination among some of the activities/elements of management functions, management processes, and their effective implementation and applications that are essential throughout the life cycle of project to conveniently manage the project. This handbook will: Focus on the construction management system to manage construction projects Include a number of figures and tables which will enhance reader comprehension Provide all related topics/areas of construction management Be of interest to all those involved in construction management and project management Provide information about Building Information Modeling (BIM), and ISO Certification in Construction Industry Offer a chapter on Lean construction The construction project life cycle phases and its activities/elements/subsystems are comprehensively developed and take into consideration Henri Fayol's Management Function concept which was subsequently modified by Koontz and O'Donnel and Management Processes Knowledge Areas described in PMBOK® published by Project Management Institute (PMI). The information available in the book will also prove valuable for academics/instructors to provide construction management/project management students with in-depth knowledge and guidelines followed in the construction projects and familiarize them with construction management practices.

Spon's Construction Cost and Price Indices Handbook

Spon's Construction Cost and Price Indices Handbook
Author: M C Fleming
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1991-02-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780419153306

This unique handbook collects together a comprehensive and up-to-date range of indices measuring construction costs and price movements. The authors give guidance on the use of the data making this an essential aid to accurate estimating.

Building Design and Construction Handbook

Building Design and Construction Handbook
Author: Frederick S. Merritt
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Total Pages: 1512
Release: 1982
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

Provides updated, comprehensive, and practical information and guidelines on aspects of building design and construction, including materials, methods, structural types, components, and costs, and management techniques.

Cost Management of Construction Projects

Cost Management of Construction Projects
Author: Donald Towey
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2013-06-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1118473809

The cost manager/quantity surveyor plays a pivotal role in the financial and contract management of construction projects, although the exact nature of the service they provide depends on the project employer’s terms of engagement. This can mean acting as consultant in a range of roles including cost and advisory services for budget setting to initiate a project, cost management through the design and construction phases, contract administration and acting as the client side project manager to oversee the entire building process. Cost Management of Construction Projects focusses on the cost manager/quantity surveyor engaged by the project client, and discusses key elements that help drive project success including measurement (based on the New Rules of Measurement published by RICS), procurement, cost planning, contract administration and project cost management. With examples, it provides a thorough guide to the role in the workplace and in the field, directly addressing the day to day situations faced by the cost manager/quantity surveyor. Donald Towey MRICS has extensive experience of the construction industry. His experience began as an estimator with a glass/glazing contractor in Manchester. Following a number of positions with UK contractors he relocated to Australia and has worked with a number of developers and main contractors, as well as doing freelance work. He is currently working in contracts management in Sydney.

Construction Cost Analysis and Estimating

Construction Cost Analysis and Estimating
Author: Phillip F. Ostwald
Publisher: Pearson
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This work provides principles & techniques for the evaluation of construction design, emphasizing the importance of strong analysis skills & exploring estimation. It aims to provide readers with a balanced & cohesive overview of these two areas.

Handbook of Green Building Design and Construction

Handbook of Green Building Design and Construction
Author: Sam Kubba
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages: 1066
Release: 2016-10-15
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0128104430

Handbook of Green Building Design and Construction: LEED, BREEAM, and Green Globes, Second Edition directly addresses the needs of building professionals interested in the evolving principles, strategies, and concepts of green/sustainable design. Written in an easy to understand style, the book is updated to reflect new standards to LEED. In addition, readers will find sections that cover the new standards to BREEAM that involve new construction Infrastructure, data centers, warehouses, and existing buildings. - Provides vital information and penetrating insights into three of the top Green Building Codes and Standards applied Internationally - Includes the latest updates for complying with LEED v4 Practices and BREEAM - Presents case studies that draws on over 35 years of personal experience from across the world

Concrete Construction Engineering Handbook

Concrete Construction Engineering Handbook
Author: Edward G. Nawy
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1586
Release: 2008-06-24
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1420007653

The Concrete Construction Engineering Handbook, Second Edition provides in depth coverage of concrete construction engineering and technology. It features state-of-the-art discussions on what design engineers and constructors need to know about concrete, focusing on - The latest advances in engineered concrete materials Reinforced concrete construction Specialized construction techniques Design recommendations for high performance With the newly revised edition of this essential handbook, designers, constructors, educators, and field personnel will learn how to produce the best and most durably engineered constructed facilities.

Project Cost Control in Construction

Project Cost Control in Construction
Author: R. Pilcher
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages: 400
Release: 1994-08-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780632036370

This book examines a range of aspects concerning cost control, from financial feasibility studies, through the design, to cost control of the work on site. It considers all of these from the viewpoint of both owner/developer and contractor. The new edition has been updated to include a new chapter on financial control, and further material on data collection, site costing and cost control. Additional examples have also been added.

Successful Construction Cost Control

Successful Construction Cost Control
Author: H. N. Ahuja
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 424
Release: 1980-09-08
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

A comprehensive treatment of the fundamental concepts, methods and applications of cost control for a variety of construction project sizes and contract types. Begins with the preconstruction phase and continues through the construction and commissioning phases. Provides a detailed explanation of a cost plan and principles relating to conventional and CPM-based computerized control of progress, manhours, materials, equipment, subcontract costs, indirect costs and change orders. Treats the latest advances with network-based methods and computers, claims, cash flow forecasts and trends. Includes flow charts, tables, reports, glossary, bibliography, and an appendix that illustrates estimating and cost breakdown structure.