Estimating and Costing in Civil Engineering

An industry wide look at why construction productivity has stalled and which technologies and management changes could move it. Useful context for anyone thinking about where the sector is heading.

World Economic Forum

An open textbook covering project delivery methods, contracts, scheduling, estimating, safety and closeout across the full life of a construction project. Structured as a course, with each chapter building on the last.

Carolyn McGary

The twelve step method for building a cost estimate that holds up, covering work breakdown structures, data collection, risk and uncertainty analysis and how estimates get audited. Rigorous and applicable well beyond construction.

U.S. Government Accountability Office