Estimating and Cost Planning Using the New Rules of Measurement

<p>The 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.</p> <p><i>Estimating and cost planning using the New Rules of Measurement</i> offers comprehensive guidance on all the technical competencies concerned with estimating throughout the precontract stages. It 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.</p> <p>For 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.</p> <p>Key Features </p> <p>• helps dispel anxieties about using a new method in an important area of fee generation<br /> • based on the author’s successful Roadshows, organised by the RICS to promote the NRM<br /> • companion websites provide support for learning: <a href=”http://ostrowskiquantities.com/”>http://ostrowskiquantities.com</a> and <a href=”http://www.wiley.com/go/ostrowski/estimating”>www.wiley.com/go/ostrowski/estimating</a></p>