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More About This Title How to Estimate with RSMeans Data: Basic Skills for Building Construction, Fifth Edition
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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.
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Dr. Saleh Mubarak, holds a Ph.D. in civil engineering, with specialization in construction management. He has over a decade of experience as a structural engineer, cost estimator, field engineer, scheduler, project manager, and instructor. In 2007 he was chosen as part of the PMI team to write the new Project Scheduling certification exam. Dr. Mubarak is currently Head of the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at the College of Engineering in Qatar University. He is the author of Construction Project Scheduling and Control, Third Edition, also published by Wiley.
RSMeans, a division of Reed Construction Data, has been the leading publisher of construction cost data for over 60 years. The company provides products and services to more than 250,000 construction professionals throughout the U.S. and Canada.
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Chapter 1: Basic Calculations
RSMeans Cost Data Format
Productivity and Activity Duration
Equipment Costs
City Cost Indexes and Location Factors
Chapter 2: Spreadsheet Types
Manual Spreadsheets
Electronic Spreadsheets
Using RSMeans CostWorks
Additional RSMeans CostWorks Features
Square Foot and Cubic Foot Costs
Chapter 2 Exercises—Set A
Chapter 2 Exercises—Set B
Chapter 3: Cost Estimating: An Introduction
Introduction
Definitions
Types and Purposes of Estimates
Types of Contract Award Methods
Types of Contract Agreements
Chapter 3 Exercises—Set A
Chapter 3 Exercises—Set B
Chapter 4: General Requirements
Estimating General Requirements
Project Duration
Architectural and Engineering Fees
Workers’ Compensation Insurance
Builder’s Risk Insurance
Sales Tax
Chapter 4 Exercises—Set A
Chapter 4 Exercises—Set B
Chapter 5: Adjusting RSMeans Data to Job Conditions
Markups on Labor Cost
Interpolation between RSMeans Items
Substituting Known Local Labor Rates
Overtime Productivity Loss and Extra Pay
Effect of Inflation/Cost Escalation
Unit Consistency
RSMeans CostWorks Estimator
Adding, Changing, or Deleting Costs
Chapter 5 Exercises—Set A
Chapter 5 Exercises—Set B
Chapter 6: Concrete
(Division 3)
Types of Concrete
Estimating Concrete
Additional Estimating Examples
Chapter 6 Exercises—Set A
Chapter 6 Exercises—Set B
Chapter 7: Masonry
(Division 4)
Types of Masonry
Estimating and Waste Allowances
Productivity Factors
Quantity Takeoff
Chapter 7 Exercises—Set A
Chapter 7 Exercises—Set B
Chapter 8: Metals
(Division 5)
Estimating Structural Steel
Chapter 8 Exercises—Set A
Chapter 8 Exercises—Set B
Chapter 9: Wood and Plastics, Thermal and Moisture Protection
(Divisions 6–7)
Wood and Wood Products
Nominal versus Real Dimensions
Thermal and Moisture Control
Estimating Wood-Framed Structure
Using Units of Quantity
Chapter 9 Exercises—Set A
Chapter 9 Exercises—Set B
Chapter 10: Doors and Windows, Interior Finish, and Equipment
(Divisions 8–14)
Using RSMeans Costs
Division 8: Openings
Division 9: Finishes
Division 10: Specialties
Division 11: Equipment
Division 12: Furnishings
Division 13: Special Construction
Division 14: Conveying Equipment
Chapter 10 Exercises—Set A
Chapter 10 Exercises—Set B
Chapter 11: Fire Suppression, Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electrical
(Divisions 21–28)
Fire Suppression
Plumbing
Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
Electrical
Communications
Electronic Safety and Security
Chapter 11 Exercises—Set A
Chapter 12: Earthwork
(Division 31)
Types of Earthwork
Soil Excavation
Truck Capacity
Excavate by Hand or Machine?
Optimum Number of Trucks per Loader
Equipment Rental Costs for Short or Long Periods
Renting versus Owning Equipment
Chapter 12 Exercises—Set A
Chapter 12 Exercises—Set B
Chapter 13: Equipment Analysis
Equipment Depreciation
Equipment Expenses
Equipment Rental
Chapter 13 Exercises—Set A
Chapter 13 Exercises—Set B
Chapter 14: Assemblies Estimating
Preliminary Cost Estimating
Assemblies Estimates
Combining Assemblies and Unit Costs
Chapter 14 Exercises—Set A
Chapter 14 Exercises—Set B
Chapter 15: Approximate Estimates
RSMeans Project Costs
Using RSMeans Project Costs
Chapter 15 Exercises—Set A
Chapter 15 Exercises—Set B
