Estimating Building Costs

This volume analyzes the principles, practices, and techniques involved in estimating building costs. The content answers the needs of students or busy professionals adapting to metrication in the U.S. as a result of direct involvement in international and governmental projects. The first domestic book on the estimation of building costs to be completely written in metric units, it meets a variety of professional and academic objectives. Estimating Building Costs provides an introduction to the metric system and its applications in quantity measurements in building construction projects. This book also offers techniques to estimate job overhead costs, tips for bid preparation, and more.