Parametric Cost Modeling for Buildings : Routledge : 9781138464599 : 1138464597 : 15 Aug 2017 : Successful cost management and value engineering in construction is based on accurate and early estimations of cost, and this book is the quickest route to creating a cost plan from scratch. The budgeting system described in this book will help the reader to: document project scope at a level that provides excellent cost control at design stageestablish the parameters of potential sites before selecting onedetermine the amount of financing needed before deciding to bid on a projectmake a detailed and robust building project budgetdetermine the rental rate necessary to see if a building project will be marketableThe technique used is a parametric cost system, not the square foot cost system used by most who quote an up-front building cost. To help calculate the parameter quantities and price them as quantified, this book comes with 5 electronic templates to calculate program scope; i.e. ? spa