Morton, Ralph.
Design and the economics of building / Ralph Morton and David Jaggar. - London : E & FN Spon, c1995. - xviii, 418 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword by Frank Duffy. - Acknowledgements. - About the authors. - Introduction: Synopsis and reader's guide. - Pt. 1. Basic issues in the design and economics of building. 1. The economic significance of building design. 2. Value for money - whose responsibility? 3. The structure of building costs - a first approach. - Pt. II. The economic context: materials, labour and physical capital. 4 Materials: markets and prices. 5. Human resources for building. 6. Technology: from steampower to robots. 7. Construction - a unique industry? - Pt. III. Economic aspects of design decision. 8. Costs and choices - the short-term and the long-term. 9 Concept, shape, plan: morphology and cost. 10. Structure and envelope. 11. Energy and services. - Pt. IV. Relating design choices to building and its management. 12. Programme, cash flow and buildability. 13. Cost prediction - science or guesswork? 14. The procurement of buildings. Pt. V. Cost limits and values. 15. Commercial values and the property market. 16. Values, cost limits and prices: the case of housing. 17. The value of architecture. - Appendix 1. Introduction to the tender price and building cost indices. - Appendix 2. SfB Classification System: basic tables. - Appendix 3. Example of a cost plan. - Bibliography. - Index.
041919200X
Architecture--Economic aspects.
Building--Economic aspects.
Building--Estimates.
690.0681 / MOR
Design and the economics of building / Ralph Morton and David Jaggar. - London : E & FN Spon, c1995. - xviii, 418 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword by Frank Duffy. - Acknowledgements. - About the authors. - Introduction: Synopsis and reader's guide. - Pt. 1. Basic issues in the design and economics of building. 1. The economic significance of building design. 2. Value for money - whose responsibility? 3. The structure of building costs - a first approach. - Pt. II. The economic context: materials, labour and physical capital. 4 Materials: markets and prices. 5. Human resources for building. 6. Technology: from steampower to robots. 7. Construction - a unique industry? - Pt. III. Economic aspects of design decision. 8. Costs and choices - the short-term and the long-term. 9 Concept, shape, plan: morphology and cost. 10. Structure and envelope. 11. Energy and services. - Pt. IV. Relating design choices to building and its management. 12. Programme, cash flow and buildability. 13. Cost prediction - science or guesswork? 14. The procurement of buildings. Pt. V. Cost limits and values. 15. Commercial values and the property market. 16. Values, cost limits and prices: the case of housing. 17. The value of architecture. - Appendix 1. Introduction to the tender price and building cost indices. - Appendix 2. SfB Classification System: basic tables. - Appendix 3. Example of a cost plan. - Bibliography. - Index.
041919200X
Architecture--Economic aspects.
Building--Economic aspects.
Building--Estimates.
690.0681 / MOR