Building Economic

Building Economic QSB 3214

Lecturer :

Ms. Dianne Kok Hui Wen

Mr. Ho June Khai

Learning Outcome:

Throughout the process of learning of course of Building Economics, I will be able to evaluate the role and responsibilities of Quantity Surveyors in the overall development process ,match the relationship between cost and design to a value outcome, illustrate various method of pre-tender estimating,enhance the role of Quantity Surveyor by outlining the importance of cost studies in the development process and carry out Elemental Cost Analysis to estimate building cost. I also learn how to prepare an estimate at pre-tender stage to a proposed project, cost plan based on historical data and S-curve for financial planning

Objective :

This subject enable me to study and explore an awareness of the nature, content and significance of cost control, cost planning and understand the roles of project teams towards fulfilling client’s requirements

Besides that it provides me a chance to study and explore awareness of the effect of design variables in obtaining an economical design and to appreciate the role of the quantity surveyor in pre and post contract stage

Module and Topic 

1. Introduction of Building economic

2. Concept of Cost Control

3. Detailed Cost Planning and Cost Control

4. Cost Modelling

5. Investment and Development Appraisals

6. Life Cycle Costing

7.Cost Analysis, Indices and Data

8. IT and Cost Planning

9. Building Morphology 

10. Design Economics

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