{"product_id":"estimating-and-cost-planning-using-the-new-rules-of-measurement-isbn-9781118332658","title":"Estimating and Cost Planning Using the New Rules of Measurement","description":"\u003cb\u003eEstimating and Cost Planning Using the New Rules of Measurement\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe RICS New Rules of Measurement mean that the construction industry now has a way of allowing a more consistent approach to the measurement and estimating of buildings from the start of a project, right through until the end, and beyond. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEstimating and Cost Planning Using the New Rules of Measurement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e offers comprehensive guidance on all the technical competencies concerned with estimating throughout the precontract stages.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt provides a full commentary to the NRM, with detailed and comprehensive examples of how to measure estimates and cost plans in accordance with this new prescriptive approach.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor both students and practitioners, the acquisition of technical competencies is by practice so this book offers step-by-step worked examples to follow as well as an exercise on each topic.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContents\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA Practical Introduction to Measurement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCode of Measuring Practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to Use the New Rules of Measurement 1\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNRM 1 Estimates\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNRM 1 Cost Plans\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInformation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Preliminaries, Risk, Overheads and Profit\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnit Rates\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCost Analyses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelps dispel anxieties about using a new method in an important area of fee   generation.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBased on the author’s successful Roadshows, organised by the RICS to promote the NRM.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompanion websites provide support for learning: \u003cb\u003ehttp:\/\/ostrowskiquantities.com and www.wiley.com\/go\/ostrowski\/estimating\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword by \u003ci\u003eAllan Ashworth\u003c\/i\u003e ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables and Diagrams xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary of Terms xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Standard methods of measurement 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Pricing 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 A Practical Introduction to Measurement 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 A practical introduction to measurement 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Measurement procedure 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Code of Measuring Practice 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 The purpose of the Code 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Measurement 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Good practice 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Practical application: GIFA London Road 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Self-assessment exercise: GIFA London Road 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 How to Use the New Rules of Measurement 1 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Framework 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Estimates 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Cost plans 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Information 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Practical application: Included and excluded 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Self-assessment exercise: Conversion to NRM 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 NRM 1 Estimates 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Practice and procedure 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Method of measurement 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Practical application: Estimate London Road Basement 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Self-assessment exercise: Estimate London Road RC Frame 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 NRM 1 Cost Plans 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Practice and procedure 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Elements 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Method of measurement for cost plans 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Cost plans 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Practical application: Cost Plan London Road Basement 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Self-assessment exercise: Cost Plan London Road RC Frame 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Information 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Information requirements for estimates 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Information required for the cost plans 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Progressive provision of information 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Preliminaries, Risk, Overheads and Profit 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Preliminaries 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Risk 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Overheads and profit 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Practical example: Site based preliminaries 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Self-assessment exercise: Weekly running costs 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Unit Rates 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Labour rates 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Labour constants 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Materials 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Plant 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Practical application: For concrete, brickwork, partitioning, roofing, windows 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Self-assessment exercise: Reinforcement 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Cost Analyses 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Types of indices 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Requirements of indices 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Problems with indices 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Using indices to adjust estimates 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Practical application: Cost adjustment for customer service centre 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Self-assessment exercise: Cost adjustment for educational building 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendices\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. London Road drawing: No. SDCO\/1\/01 Site Layout, Size A 1 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. London Road drawing: No. SDCO\/1\/02 Plan, Elevation and Section. Size A1 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 191\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSean D.C. Ostrowski (BSc PhD PGCHE FRICS FCIOB FCIArb) \u003c\/b\u003eis a Chartered Quantity Surveyor who has practised in the full range of quantity surveying services for over 30 years, specialising in the field of dispute resolution for both the professional and contracting sectors, and continues to lecture on quantity surveying subjects.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe RICS New Rules of Measurement mean that the construction industry now has a way of allowing a more consistent approach to the measurement and estimating of buildings from the start of a project, right through until the end, and beyond. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEstimating and Cost Planning Using the New Rules of Measurement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e offers comprehensive guidance on all the technical competencies concerned with estimating throughout the precontract stages.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt provides a full commentary to the NRM, with detailed and comprehensive examples of how to measure estimates and cost plans in accordance with this new prescriptive approach.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor both students and practitioners, the acquisition of technical competencies is by practice so this book offers step-by-step worked examples to follow as well as an exercise on each topic.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContents\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA Practical Introduction to Measurement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCode of Measuring Practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to Use the New Rules of Measurement 1\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNRM 1 Estimates\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNRM 1 Cost Plans\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInformation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Preliminaries, Risk, Overheads and Profit\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnit Rates\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCost Analyses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelps dispel anxieties about using a new method in an important area of fee   generation.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBased on the author’s successful Roadshows, organised by the RICS to promote the NRM.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompanion websites provide support for learning: \u003cb\u003ehttp:\/\/ostrowskiquantities.com and www.wiley.com\/go\/ostrowski\/estimating\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989165195493,"sku":"NP9781118332658","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118332658.jpg?v=1761783056","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/estimating-and-cost-planning-using-the-new-rules-of-measurement-isbn-9781118332658","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}