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Handbooks

Means Estimating Handbook. Kingston, MA: R.S. Means, 2003. (REF TH435.M425 2003). The best general guide to cost estimating. Considers the types of estimates, materials, and labor rates.

Means Man-hour Standards For Construction . Kingston, MA: R.S. Means, 1988. (REF TH435.M434 1988). Organizes crew information, daily and man-hour output by type of construction activity.

Means Scheduling Manual, F. William Horsely. Kingston, MA: R.S. Means, 1991. (REF TH437.H67 1991). Though technically not a cost estimating source, included here because scheduling and costs are linked.

Means Structural Steel Estimating, S. Paul Bunea. Kingston, MA: R.S. Means, 1987.(REF Th1619.B86 1987). Used for estimating engineering aspects of the construction job.

Square Foot Estimating Methods, 2nd ed., Billy Cox and F. William Horsely. Kingston, MA: R.S. Means Co., 1996. (REF TH435.C84 1996)

Walker's Building Estimator's Reference Book. Lisle, IL: Frank R. Walker Co.: 1995. (REF TH435.F828 1995). Both a handbook and a source of data.

Costing Data

Rotch Library subscribes to the following cost data sources, having carefully selected the most cost-effective sources that meet the requirements for all construction coursework. Examples of other sources from earlier years may be found in the stacks in the TH435 section.

Dodge Building Cost Calculator and Valuation Guide. New York: McGraw-Hill. Updated quarterly. (REF TH435.D744 1981)

Building Construction Cost Data. Kingston, MA: R.S. Means, 1995. (TH435.B932)

Means Construction Cost Indexes. Kingston, MA: R.S. Means. Issued quarterly, covering 209 U.S. cities. (REF TH435.M4)

Means Historical Cost Indexes. Kingston, MA: R.S. Means, 1988. (REF TH435.M43)

Interior Cost Data. Kingston, MA: R.S. Means, 2006. (REF TH435.I576)

Site Work and Landscape Cost Data. Kingston, MA: R.S. Means, 2006. (REF TH435.M437)

Mechanical Cost Data. Kingston, MA: R.S. Means, 2006. (REF TH435.M435)

Residential Cost Data. Kingston, MA: R.S. Means, 2006. (REF TH4815.8.M43)

Square Foot Costs. Kingston, MA: R.S. Means, 1998. (CIRC TH435.M44)

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