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Building Cost Planning

  • SRQ462
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This unit considers the principles of design economics applied to buildings and the role of cost planning during design development. Topics include the origins and purpose of cost planning and control, various techniques for estimating prices based on area, function, element, sub-element and composite work items, the effect of design constraints and variables on total building costs, the stages of design development, adjustment of historical prices and the accuracy of different estimating approaches. Life cycle costing, including the use of discounting in comparative situations, and its importance in the assessment of environmental sustainability are discussed in detail.Assessment -- Course Website

Instructor: E Chan

Prerequisites: SRT351, SRE272 (students enrolled in S346, D364, D365)



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