Written by a cost-control expert with more than thirty years of design and building expertise, this volume in the Professional Practice Essentials Series gives you practical, user-friendly guidance on how to better manager costs through all phases of a project. Dell'Isola first explains the basics of cost management-from estimating costs during the design phase to managing costs during construction and even after occupancy. He then covers all of the tools and techniques available to architects/designers and explains how best to use them. A number of useful case studies clearly show how the author's principles work in real-life situations.
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Easy access to crucial business information for design professionals
Find the concise, practical business information you need right now in the Architect’s Essentials of Professional Practice Series. These authoritative guides quickly make you an instant expert on the best business practices crucial for success in today’s design and construction professions. Each portable, affordable, user-friendly volume gives you:
- Authoritative advice from leading national figures
- Flip-and-find access to critical business information
- Bulleted lists and callout boxes for quick reference
- Clear, insightful explanations of complex business topics
Architect’s Essentials of Cost Management presents a complete, organized approach to cost management that includes both underlying concepts and practical techniques. First, it helps you understand today’s building economics and the industry trends that can significantly affect cost. Then, it equips you with the cost-estimating methods and tools–both print and computer-based–to do the job effectively. Finally, you’ll learn how to use cost management techniques for best results, whether it’s budgeting and planning effectively at the outset of a project, successfully managing costs during design and construction, or even assessing the potential cost management impact of alternate delivery systems.
Written by a leading expert in the field, Architect’s Essentials of Cost Management is an indispensable resource for architects, landscape architects, interior designers, construction professionals, and others whose work involves cost management.
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MICHAEL D. DELL'ISOLA, PE, CVS, Senior Vice President of the Alexandria, Virginia, office of Hanscomb, Inc., has thirty years of experience in technical and management areas specializing in cost control, value engineering, technical facilitation/partnering, life-cycle costing, and project management. He serves as a member of the board of directors of the Construction Sciences Research Foundation, the Construction Management Association of America, and SAVE, the Value Society, and is an internationally recognized speaker on cost, value, construction economics, and project delivery.
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Owners are demanding that designers and builders relate more strongly to their financial and economic objectives and demonstrate more effective cost management in the delivery of projects. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
functional area method, functional use costs, cost management process, building height increases, effective cost management, cost management approach, historical cost information, exterior closure, owning costs, value engineering study, basement construction, facility cycle, gross square foot, exterior enclosure, present worth method, installing contractor, bid date, cost manager, escalating amount, range estimating, gross floor area, foot method, cost plan, interior construction, documents phase Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gross Bldg, Ground Floor Area, Gross Site Area, Conveying Systems, Special Construction, United States, Protected Area, Roof Surface Area, Sub-Contractor Quotes, Cost-Estimating Methodology, Electrical Service, Other Electrical Systems, Other Site Construction, Site Electrical Utilities, Means Company, Other Foundations, Site Mechanical Utilities, Collateral Costs, Normalized Cost, General Storage, Judicial Chambers, Annualized Savings, Light Industrial, Material Item, Overseas Location New!
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Owners are demanding that designers and builders relate more strongly to their financial and economic objectives and demonstrate more effective cost management in the delivery of projects. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
functional area method, functional use costs, cost management process, building height increases, effective cost management, cost management approach, historical cost information, exterior closure, owning costs, value engineering study, basement construction, facility cycle, gross square foot, exterior enclosure, present worth method, installing contractor, bid date, cost manager, escalating amount, range estimating, gross floor area, foot method, cost plan, interior construction, documents phase Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gross Bldg, Ground Floor Area, Gross Site Area, Conveying Systems, Special Construction, United States, Protected Area, Roof Surface Area, Sub-Contractor Quotes, Cost-Estimating Methodology, Electrical Service, Other Electrical Systems, Other Site Construction, Site Electrical Utilities, Means Company, Other Foundations, Site Mechanical Utilities, Collateral Costs, Normalized Cost, General Storage, Judicial Chambers, Annualized Savings, Light Industrial, Material Item, Overseas Location New!
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- Construction Databook by Sidney Levy in Back Matter
- Design Cost Analysis for Architects and Engineers by Hebert Swinburne in Back Matter
- Means Scheduling Manual by F.William Horsley in Back Matter
- Life Cycle Costing for Design Professionals by Stephen J. Kirk in Back Matter
- Architect's Essentials of Starting, Assessing and Transitioning a Design Firm (The Architect's Essentials of Professional Practice) by Peter Piven in Front Matter
- The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice: Update 2003 by The American Institute of Architects on page 141
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