Building Economics: Appraisal and Control of Building Design Cost and Efficiency

Preface - The Concept of Cost Control - Cost Implications of Design Variables - Functional Requirements and Cost Implications of Construction Methods - Influence of Site and Market Conditions and Economics of Prefabrication and Industrialised and System Building - Economics of Residential Development - Approximate Estimating - Cost Planning Theories and Techniques - Cost Modelling - Cost Analyses, Indices and Data - Practical Application of Cost Control Techniques - Value Management - Valuation Processes - Life Cycle Costing - Land Use and Value Determinants - Economics of Building Development - Environmental Economics and the Construction Industry - Appendices - References - Index