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 Find Software of Cost Estimation
Read Books about Cost Estimation
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Web Sites
Building Cost Information Services
Although it is fee service, free information is available on the site.
Building-Cost.net
A site contains materials that can help you estimate the cost of home construction or replacement.
CFMA
Construction Financial Management Association web site.
Construction Costs Books at Amazon
Many books have reader review and rating.
Construction Market Data
Construction Market Data is part of the CMD Group, a dynamic international corporation involved in all aspects of information to the construction industry.
Contract Pricing Reference Guides
The five-volume searchable guide covers the technical details of price analysis, cost analysis and federal negotiation techniques.
DCD Construction Cost Estimating Tools
The Cost Estimating Magazine for Design & Construction.
Earned Value Management
Integrating Cost, Schedule and Technical Performance for Project Management. The site has many full text papers.
F.R.Walker: Estimating Resources and Construction Store
The online shopping center also has free-of-charge documents for download.
Get-A-Quote.net
It's the quickest, easiest way to find labor and material cost estimates for nearly any residential, commercial or industrial construction project. Just type the key word you're looking for and click on Get A Quote.
RSMeans.com
The site has useful online resources and tools for construction cost estimation and construction management.
The Blue Book of Building and Construction
The Blue Book of Building and Construction is the Industry's leading source of regional, categorized construction information. The Blue Book features over 800,000 company listings with over 46,000 display ads and company profiles.
Turner Building Cost Index
Determined by the following factors considered on a nationwide basis: labor rates and productivity, material prices and the competitive condition of the marketplace.
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Technical Articles
Cost-Effective Compliance With Life Safety Codes
This paper describes new software called ALARM, which is designed to help fire safty engineers and building managers at health care facilities achieve cost-effective fire code compliance.
Cost Estimation
A chapter from "Project Management for Construction: Fundamental Concepts for Owners, Engineers, Architects and Builders". by Chris Hendrickson, Carnegie Mellon University.
Cost Control During Design
Design Guide of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Construction Management Estimating Tips
Excerpted from R.S. Means Estimating Handbook.
Decision Support System Impact on Conceptual Cost Estimating and Risk Analysis
This paper summarizes the findings of a previous research project which examined the area of decision support as it relates to the generation of real estate conceptual cost estimates (Nobe, 1996).
Economical & Environmental Life Cycle Costs of Buildings
Australian Building and Construction Industries Action Agenda.
The Economics of Composites in Highway Bridges
Methodology and software developed by NIST evaluates life-cycle costs associated with composite building and construction materials. In PDF format.
Engineering and Design - Civil Works Construction Cost Index System (CWCCIS)
Engineer manual from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Guidelines for a Successful Construction Project
Formerly the Construction Industry Survival Kit. Prepared by the Associated General Contractors of America, American Subcontractors Association, Inc. and Associated Specialty Contractors.
Life-Cycle Costs of New Construction Materials
This paper provides a step-by-step, project-based approach based on life-cycle costing, minimum performance requirements, and a cost classification scheme that organizes a construction materials's life-cycly cost advantages and disadvantages. In PDF format.
Programming Cost Estimates for Military Construction
Technical manual of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Rating Mechanisms for AEC -bidding
Paper submitted to 2001 Ecce Conference in Finland
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