This practical guide to cost studies of buildings has been updated and revised throughout for the 6th edition. New developments in RICS New Rules of Measurement (NRM) are incorporated throughout the book, in addition to new material on e-business, the internet, social media, building information modelling, sustainability, building resilience and carbon estimating.
This trusted and easy to use guide to the cost management role:
Focuses on the importance of costs of constructing projects during the different phases of the construction process
Features learning outcomes and self-assessment questions for each chapter
Addresses the requirements of international readers
From introductory data on the construction industry and the history of construction economics, to recommended methods for cost analysis and post-contract cost control, Cost Studies of Buildings is an ideal companion for anyone learning about cost management.
1. Introduction
2. History of Building Economics
3. The Construction Industry
4. Cost Data
5. Design Economics
6. The Economics of Quality
7. Indices and Trends
8. New Rules of Measurement
9. Cost Analysis
10. Procurement of Construction Projects
11. Taxation, Grants and Investment
12. Cost Research and Innovation
13. Development Appraisal
14. Pre-Tender Price Estimating
15. Cost Planning
16. Cost Modelling
17. Whole Life Costing 1: Factors to Consider
18. Whole Life Cycle Costing 2: Practice
19. Value Management
20. Risk Analysis and Management
21. Post-Contract Cost Control
22. Facilities Management
23. ICT in Construction
24. Economics of Sustainability and Carbon Estimating
25. The Future Directions of Cost Studies of Buildings
Allan Ashworth is a Visiting Professor in Quantity Surveying at the University of Malaya, Malaysia. He was recently a visiting professor at the University of Salford, UK, where he had been involved with the work of Centre for Education in the Built Environment.
Srinath Perera is the Chair and Professor of Construction Economics at the University of Northumbria, Newcastle, UK. He has over 25 years experience in the construction industry and academia, both nationally and internationally. He is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) North East regional board. He is also a member of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors.
