Shaping the Future of Construction: A Breakthrough in Mindset and Technology

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

Measurement of materials and works, types of estimates, detailed and abstract estimates for buildings, rate analysis and valuation. The subject that decides whether a project is priced right before it starts.

JNTUH Civil Engineering