Cost Planning of Buildings
6th Edition
Published on 15. November 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
383 pages
978-0-632-02367-7 (ISBN)
Description
This volume reflects the wide understanding of the construction process and techniques which is required by today's cost planner in his increasingly important role as the client's financial manager. The new edition has been substantially revised to reflect the growing importance of cost modelling and the use of expert systems, risk simulation and cost planning for refurbishment work as well as new buildings. This book is intended for Higher diploma and undergraduate students of quantity surveying in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Hong Kong, Singapore.
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Edition
6th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Adult education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
50 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Weight
588 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-632-02367-7 (9780632023677)
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Peter S. Brandon
Cost Planning of Buildings
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07/1999
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Blackwell Science Ltd
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Content
The starting point - developer's motivation and needs; framing the developer's budget; life-cycle costs; cash flow; building costs: product or resources; methods of procurement; methods of building design; introduction to cost modelling; cost indices; product-based cost models; resource-based cost models; a cost planning strategy; cost planning the brief; cost planning at scheme development stage; cost planning at production design stage; real-time cost control; cost planning of refurbishment and repair work; further cost modelling techniques; models for optimization; information technology and cost planning.