Cost Control in Building Design

Cost control and cost planning are an integral part of quantity surveying and construction management courses. This new book on building design uses programmed learning to demonstrate the ideas of cost control and cost planning, from first principles through practice. Worked examples are used throughout the concise and easily accessible text.

The importance of control over expenditure; The purpose of cost control; The principles of cost control; Traditional costing procedure; Cost control during inception, feasibility, outline proposals; Cost control during scheme design; During detail design; Test