Estimating Building Costs
Estimating Building Costs, available at $34.99, has an average rating of 3.55, with 27 lectures, based on 17 reviews, and has 162 subscribers.
You will learn about Understand the steps involved in cost estimation Understand the basic skills required to become cost estimator Distinguish the different classes of cost estimates. Identify the main players in a building projects Distinguish building systems Explain the main types of project delivery methods Understand the concepts of resources, materials, labour and equipment as applied to building construction Understand sources of valuable information for a cost estimator Understand the common types of partitions in a building Perform a quantity takeoff of building interior’s systems as a general contractor. Discover some useful references for a cost estimator. This course is ideal for individuals who are Students in Construction Technology who aspire to learn the fundamentals in Cost Estimation or Professionals in the Real Estates and Construction Industry who need to learn the basics in Cost Estimation or Managers interested in understanding the fundamentals concept in Cost Engineering or Engineers who think of developing their skills in Cost Engineering It is particularly useful for Students in Construction Technology who aspire to learn the fundamentals in Cost Estimation or Professionals in the Real Estates and Construction Industry who need to learn the basics in Cost Estimation or Managers interested in understanding the fundamentals concept in Cost Engineering or Engineers who think of developing their skills in Cost Engineering.
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Title: Estimating Building Costs
Price: $34.99
Average Rating: 3.55
Number of Lectures: 27
Number of Published Lectures: 27
Number of Curriculum Items: 27
Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 27
Original Price: $89.99
Quality Status: approved
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What You Will Learn
- Understand the steps involved in cost estimation
- Understand the basic skills required to become cost estimator
- Distinguish the different classes of cost estimates.
- Identify the main players in a building projects
- Distinguish building systems
- Explain the main types of project delivery methods
- Understand the concepts of resources, materials, labour and equipment as applied to building construction
- Understand sources of valuable information for a cost estimator
- Understand the common types of partitions in a building
- Perform a quantity takeoff of building interior’s systems as a general contractor.
- Discover some useful references for a cost estimator.
Who Should Attend
- Students in Construction Technology who aspire to learn the fundamentals in Cost Estimation
- Professionals in the Real Estates and Construction Industry who need to learn the basics in Cost Estimation
- Managers interested in understanding the fundamentals concept in Cost Engineering
- Engineers who think of developing their skills in Cost Engineering
Target Audiences
- Students in Construction Technology who aspire to learn the fundamentals in Cost Estimation
- Professionals in the Real Estates and Construction Industry who need to learn the basics in Cost Estimation
- Managers interested in understanding the fundamentals concept in Cost Engineering
- Engineers who think of developing their skills in Cost Engineering
This course is intended to provide key fundamental concepts required to understand Building Cost estimation. All materials and statements made in this course are for educational purpose only. Below are the main concepts covered in this course.
1. Define Cost estimation; this is a key to becoming successful as cost estimator
2. Understand the steps involved in cost estimation; these are applicable to most projects
3. Understand the basic skills required to become cost estimator
4. Define the different classes of cost estimates; This is critical as it help to pick the right estimating methodology and provide the expected accuracy
5. Identify the main players in a building project
6. Distinguish building systems; You need to know them to be able to cost them
7. Explain the main types of project delivery methods. This would affect your cost estimate.
8. Understand the concepts of resources, materials, labour and equipment as applied to building construction
9. Understand sources of valuable information for a cost estimator. This is critical and very helpful
10. Understand the common types of partitions in a buildings
11. Perform a quantity takeoff of building interior’s systems as a general contractor.
12. Understand the fundamental and application of costbooks such as RsMeans in Cost estimation (Bonus!)
Not all projects would have drawings and specifications required. In some projects, the cost estimator would have to develop preliminary design and preliminary cost estimation. Moreover, knowing how to develop a project schedule and how measure cost risks are essential skills. These are covered in separate courses.
Course Curriculum
Chapter 1: Fundamental definitions
Lecture 1: What you will learn
Lecture 2: Philosophical perspective
Lecture 3: What is Cost Estimation?
Lecture 4: Basic steps in Cost Estimation
Lecture 5: Becoming a Cost Estimator
Lecture 6: Fair Value
Lecture 7: Classes of Estimates
Chapter 2: Project Delivery Processes
Lecture 1: Communicating Ideas and Laws
Lecture 2: What systems are in a Building?
Lecture 3: Project Delivery Systems
Lecture 4: Construction Documents
Lecture 5: MasterFormat
Chapter 3: Material, Labour and Equipment for Building Construction
Lecture 1: Resources
Lecture 2: Materials
Lecture 3: Labour
Lecture 4: Equipment
Lecture 5: Sources for information
Chapter 4: Practical Case Study: Cost Estimate for Interior Construction
Lecture 1: Quantity Take-Off: Drywalls
Lecture 2: Pricing: Drywalls
Lecture 3: Ceilings' Quantity Take-off and Pricing
Lecture 4: Painting's Quantity Take-off and Pricing
Lecture 5: Flooring's Quantity Take-off and Pricing
Lecture 6: Casworks and Millworks' Quantity Take-off and Pricing
Lecture 7: Doors' Quantity Take-off and Pricing
Lecture 8: Lecture 18: Summary
Chapter 5: Estimating with Cost book
Lecture 1: Fundamentals
Lecture 2: Application
Instructors
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Martial M
Building and Cost Engineer
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