Skip to content

Architect's Essentials of Cost Management

Best in textbook rentals since 2012!

ISBN-10: 047144359X

ISBN-13: 9780471443599

Edition: 2002

Authors: Michael D. Dell'Isola

List price: $45.00
Shipping box This item qualifies for FREE shipping.
Blue ribbon 30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!
what's this?
Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:
Carrot Coin icon
XP icon
You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

Effective cost management is crucial to the success of a construction project. This text offers important guidance on cost management through all phases of a project.
Customers also bought

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

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.

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Terminology
Cost Management Considerations
Cost Management Methodology
Building Economics
Breakdown of Construction Costs
Cost Components
Distribution of Hard Costs
Factors That Influence Building Costs
Conclusions
Cost-Estimating Methodology
Establishing Standard Formats
Identifying and Managing Cost Drivers
Estimate Preparation Principles
Cost-Estimating Methods
Dealing with Escalation and Contingencies
Risk Management and Range Estimating
Special Estimating Challenges
Value Management
Life-Cycle Costing
Conclusions
Cost-Estimating Tools
Interpreting Cost Information
Using Cost Indexes
Referencing Published Cost Information
Developing and Maintaining Cost Data Files
Doing Computer-Assisted Estimating
Conclusions
Cost Management Methodology
Integrating the Cost Management Process
Planning, Programming, and Budgeting
Budgeting Methods
Managing Costs during Design
Implementing Construction Phase Cost Management
Understanding the Impact of Delivery Methods on Cost Management
Conclusions
References
Index