How to Estimate with RSMeans Data: Basic Skills for Building Construction

RSMeans; Mubarak, Saleh A.

ISBN 10: 1118977963 / ISBN 13: 9781118977965

Published by RSMeans, 2020

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pp. 336.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How to Estimate with RSMeans Data: Basic Skills for Building Construction
• Publisher: RSMeans
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118977963
• ISBN 13: 9781118977965
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

A practical, hands-on guide to real-world construction estimating

How to Estimate with RSMeans Data is the only instructional book on construction cost estimating that uses the most popular source of construction cost data, RS Means. This updated fifth edition includes new coverage on the role of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the estimating process, and over 300 sample problems and exercises that show you how to apply cost data to your building project based on the RS Means 2015 Building Construction Cost Data. The companion website provides access to RS Means CostWorks data, allowing you to use real-world numbers in your practice estimates, and the included Instructor's Manual provides step-by-step solutions to problems in the book. Focused on the practical aspects of estimating, this book emphasizes the application of estimating techniques―which are transferable to any estimating software―through problem solving and the ground-up creation of complete construction project estimates.

Estimating skills are fundamental to the construction industry, and are applied by all parties at all levels throughout the industry. This book is a hands-on guide to the techniques and tools used to create a thorough estimate, with plenty of opportunities for practice.

• Apply cost data to all aspects of the building project
• Practice your skills on over 300 sample problems
• Construct a complete estimate using RSMeans

Besides being an essential construction skill, learning estimating helps you become familiar with reading and understanding construction blueprints and how construction assemblies are built. Mastery of these vital skills is important to your future career, and How to Estimate with RSMeans Data is your ideal guide to a solid foundation.

About the Author

Dr. Saleh A. Mubarak, is an independent consultant in the field of construction project management. He is a former professor of civil engineering and has over 25 years of diversified and international experience in the construction industry. He is also??the author of Construction Project Scheduling and Control, Third Edition.

RSMeans has been the most trusted source of construction data for over 60 years. A division of Reed Construction Data, the company serves more than 250,000 construction professionals in the U.S. and Canada.