Michael D Dell'isola

Architect's Essentials of Cost Management

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Easy access to crucial business information for design professionals Find the concise, practical business information you need right now in the Architect's Essentials of Professional Practice Series. These authoritative guides quickly make you an instant expert on the best business practices crucial for success in today's design and construction professions. Each portable, affordable, user-friendly volume gives you: * Authoritative advice from leading national figures * Flip-and-find access to critical business information * Bulleted lists and callout boxes for quick reference * Clear, insightful explanations of complex business topics Architect's Essentials of Cost Management presents a complete, organized approach to cost management that includes both underlying concepts and practical techniques. First, it helps you understand today's building economics and the industry trends that can significantly affect cost. Then, it equips you with the cost-estimating methods and tools-both print and computer-based-to do the job effectively. Finally, you'll learn how to use cost management techniques for best results, whether it's budgeting and planning effectively at the outset of a project, successfully managing costs during design and construction, or even assessing the potential cost management impact of alternate delivery systems. Written by a leading expert in the field, Architect's Essentials of Cost Management is an indispensable resource for architects, landscape architects, interior designers, construction professionals, and others whose work involves cost management.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 407g
• ISBN-13: 9780471443599
• ISBN-10: 047144359X
• Artikelnr.: 10534108

Autorenporträt

MICHAEL D. DELL'ISOLA, PE, CVS, Senior Vice President of the Alexandria, Virginia, office of Hanscomb, Inc., has thirty years of experience in technical and management areas specializing in cost control, value engineering, technical facilitation/partnering, life-cycle costing, and project management. He serves as a member of the board of directors of the Construction Sciences Research Foundation, the Construction Management Association of America, and SAVE, the Value Society, and is an internationally recognized speaker on cost, value, construction economics, and project delivery.