An estimate for any construction work may be defined as the process of calculating the quantities and costs of the various items required in connection with the work. Before the start of any work for its execution, the owner of ...
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Estimating and costing in construction management is the calculation of quantities of materials, tools, equipments, labors etc. and cost associated with them.
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What is Activity-Based Costing (ABC)? [PDF]
Activity-based costing or ABC is a costing approach for optimizing cost and time. Besides measuring the performance of an activity, this cost accounting technique helps to identify all the costs related to every unique activity. The activity can be placed ...
Why is Plan Cost Management Necessary? [PDF]
Plan cost management is a system for handling the costs of a project throughout its lifecycle. With the help of a cost management plan, standard procedures, policies, and documents can be put in place. This makes planning, managing, and controlling ...
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The construction industry is one of the largest consumers of natural resources. It primarily uses 60 percent of the world’s natural resources directly or indirectly as construction materials for developing buildings and infrastructure. The issues that develop after having these ...
How to Make Deductions in Masonry Construction Estimation?
Deduction is necessary in certain cases while estimations are carried out for masonry constructions. For instance, the presence of openings in masonry walls, bearings, doors, windows, segmental arch openings, and semi-circular arch openings. Deductions for these conditions shall be conducted ...
What are the Requirements of Good Building Construction Estimator?
Construction estimator plays essential role in the success of building construction projects. There are several requirements that each construction estimator need to have in order to produce proper estimation. For instance, he/ she needs to have sufficient knowledge about drawings ...
Degree of Accuracy in Estimating Construction Works
The degree of accuracy used in the estimation of various material quantities used in the construction is crucial. This is to prevent cost estimate errors due to lack of proper accuracy and time consuming because of considering great accuracy which ...
Valuation of Building – Methods and Calculation of Valuation
Valuation of building or property is the method of calculating the present marketable cost of a building. Valuation of a building depends on the sort of building, its structure, durability, location, size, shape, the width of roads, frontage, types and ...