Ferry and Brandon's Cost Planning of Buildings Revised Edition Contributor(s): Kirkham, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1118887611 ISBN-13: 9781118887615 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $40.61 Product Type: Other - Other Formats Published: September 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical - Technology & Engineering | Construction - General |
Dewey: 692 |
LCCN: 2014012441 |
Physical Information: 344 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This new edition of the classic quantity surveying textbook retains its basic structure but has been thoroughly updated to reflect recent changes in the industry, especially in procurement. Although over the last 20 years a number of new procurement methods have evolved and become adopted, the recession has seen many clients revert to established traditional methods of procurement so the fundamentals of cost planning still apply - and should not be ignored. The first edition of this leading textbook was published in 1964 and it continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to the practice and procedures of cost planning in the procurement of buildings. This 9th edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect changes that have occurred in the UK construction industry in the past six years. Whilst retaining its core structure of the three-phase cost planning process originally developed by Ferry and Brandon, the text provides a thorough grounding in contemporary issues including procurement innovation, whole life cycle costing and modelling techniques. This new edition:
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