Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreward by Frank Duffy; Acknowledgements; About the Authors; Introduction; I Basic Issues in the Design and Economics of Building; II The Economic Context: Materials, Labour and Physical Capital; III Economic Aspects of Design Decisions; IV Relating Design Choices to Building and its Management; V Cost Limits and Values; 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
Summary
A textbook on design economics for students of architecture, building and quantity surveying, it examines the links between design and the costs of building as well as more general economic issues and their significance for designers and builders
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-412) and index
