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<p>Preface ix</p> <p>Acknowledgements xi</p> <p>List of Drawings xiii</p> <p>List of Tables xv</p> <p>List of Diagrams xix</p> <p>Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations xxi</p> <p><b>1 Introduction 1</b></p> <p>1.1 Introduction 1</p> <p>1.2 Standard methods of measurement 4</p> <p>1.3 Contract documentation 7</p> <p><b>2 A Practical Introduction to Measurement 9</b></p> <p>2.1 A practical introduction to measurement 9</p> <p>2.2 Measurement procedure 14</p> <p>2.3 Self-assessment exercise: Protocols 18</p> <p><b>3 Corners 19</b></p> <p>3.1 Measurement information 19</p> <p>3.2 Methodology 20</p> <p>3.3 Practical application: Corners 21</p> <p>3.4 Self-assessment exercise: Internal and external dimensions 27</p> <p><b>4 Substructure 29</b></p> <p>4.1 Measurement information 29</p> <p>4.2 Technology 33</p> <p>4.3 Practical application: Substructure to doctors’ surgery 36</p> <p>4.4 Self-assessment exercise: Trench foundations 50</p> <p><b>5 Basement 51</b></p> <p>5.1 Measurement information 52</p> <p>5.2 Technology 55</p> <p>5.3 Practical application: Brick basement to adjacent building 56</p> <p>5.4 Self-assessment exercise: Basement to offi ce building 65</p> <p><b>6 Sloping Site 67</b></p> <p>6.1 Measurement information 67</p> <p>6.2 Technology 71</p> <p>6.3 Practical application: Pair of houses 72</p> <p>6.4 Self-assessment exercise: Grid of levels 88</p> <p><b>7 Underpinning 89</b></p> <p>7.1 Measurement information 90</p> <p>7.2 Technology 93</p> <p>7.3 Practical application: Underpinning to basement 95</p> <p>7.4 Self-assessment exercise: Trench excavation 104</p> <p><b>8 Reinforced Concrete Frame 105</b></p> <p>8.1 Measurement information 105</p> <p>8.2 Technology 108</p> <p>8.3 Practical application: Reinforced concrete frame 109</p> <p>8.4 Self-assessment exercise: Formwork 124</p> <p><b>9 Brickwork 125</b></p> <p>9.1 Measurement information 125</p> <p>9.2 Technology 132</p> <p>9.3 Practical application: Brickwork 133</p> <p>9.4 Self-assessment exercise: Structural openings in brickwork 148</p> <p><b>10 Openings, Doors and Windows 149</b></p> <p>10.1 Measurement information 150</p> <p>10.2 Technology 153</p> <p>10.3 Practical application: Openings, doors and windows 154</p> <p>10.4 Self-assessment exercise: Openings and doors 161</p> <p><b>11 Flat Roofs 163</b></p> <p>11.1 Measurement information 164</p> <p>11.2 Technology 167</p> <p>11.3 Practical application: Flat roof 168</p> <p>11.4 Self-assessment exercise: Gutters 172</p> <p><b>12 Pitched Roofs 173</b></p> <p>12.1 Measurement information 174</p> <p>12.2 Technology 176</p> <p>12.3 Practical application: Pitched roof 177</p> <p>12.4 Self-assessment exercise: Tiling to roof 185</p> <p><b>13 Steelwork 187</b></p> <p>13.1 Measurement information 187</p> <p>13.2 Technology 189</p> <p>13.3 Practical application: Agricultural building 190</p> <p>13.4 Self-assessment exercise: Steelwork to pergola 196</p> <p><b>14 Partitions 197</b></p> <p>14.1 Measurement information 198</p> <p>13.2 Technology 203</p> <p>14.3 Practical application: Hostel first floor 205</p> <p>14.4 Self-assessment exercise: Hostel ground floor 210</p> <p><b>15 Curtain Walling 211</b></p> <p>15.1 Measurement information 211</p> <p>15.2 Technology 215</p> <p>15.3 Practical application: Aircraft showroom gridline 1 216</p> <p>15.4 Self-assessment exercise: Gridline A 218</p> <p><b>16 Finishes 219</b></p> <p>16.1 Measurement information 219</p> <p>16.2 Technology 223</p> <p>16.3 Practical application: Medical centre 223</p> <p>16.4 Self-assessment exercise: Floor, wall and ceiling finishes 235</p> <p><b>17 Drainage 237</b></p> <p>17.1 Measurement information 237</p> <p>17.2 Technology 240</p> <p>17.3 Practical application: West wing 241</p> <p>17.4 Self-assessment exercise: Drainage to patio and drive 254</p> <p><b>18 Domestic Plumbing 255</b></p> <p>18.1 Measurement information 255</p> <p>18.2 Technology 261</p> <p>18.3 Practical application: Penthouse hot and cold water and soil and waste pipework 262</p> <p>18.4 Self-assessment exercise: Two bed house 274</p> <p><b>19 Mechanical Services 275</b></p> <p>19.1 Measurement information 275</p> <p>19.2 Technology: Air conditioning 279</p> <p>19.3 Practical application: Penthouse air conditioning 280</p> <p>19.4 Self-assessment exercise: Ventilation 284</p> <p><b>20 Electrical Services 285</b></p> <p>20.1 Measurement information 285</p> <p>20.2 Technology 288</p> <p>20.3 Practical application: Penthouse small power 289</p> <p>20.4 Self-assessment exercise: Lighting 292</p> <p><b>21 External Works 293</b></p> <p>21.1 Measurement information 294</p> <p>21.2 Technology 297</p> <p>21.3 Practical application: Retaining walls 298</p> <p>21.4 Self-assessment exercise: Fencing 304</p> <p><b>22 Preliminaries 305</b></p> <p>22.1 Introduction 305</p> <p>22.2 Overheads and profi t 314</p> <p>22.3 Practical application: Schedule of preliminaries 314</p> <p>22.4 Self-assessment exercise: Weekly costs 316</p> <p><b>23 Computer Aided Taking Off 317</b></p> <p>23.1 Introduction 317</p> <p>23.2 Screen based learning 317</p> <p>23.3 Practical application: Click by click guide to CATO 319</p> <p>23.4 Self-assessment exercise: CATO 327</p> <p><b>24 Preparation of Bills of Quantities 329</b></p> <p>24.1 BQ preparation 329</p> <p>24.2 Practical application: Abstract and BQ for reinforced concrete frame 331</p> <p>24.3 Self-assessment exercise: Abstract and BQ for substructure 338</p> <p>References 339</p> <p>Index 341</p>

<b>Sean D.C. Ostrowski</b> (BSc PhD PGCHE FRICS FCIOB FCIArb) is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and has practised in the full range of quantity surveying services for over 30 years, specialising in the field of dispute resolution for both the professional and contracting sectors and continues to lecture on quantity surveying subjects.

<p>The RICS New Rules of Measurement mean that the construction industry now has a way of allowing a more consistent approach to the measurement and estimating of buildings from the start of a project, right through until the end, and beyond.</p> <p><i>Measurement using the New Rules of Measurement</i> offers comprehensive guidance on all the technical competencies concerned with measurement throughout the precontract stages and provides a full commentary to the NRM, with detailed and comprehensive examples of how to measure in accordance with this new prescriptive approach.</p> <p>For both students and practitioners, the acquisition of technical competencies is by practice so this book offers step-by-step worked examples to follow as well as an exercise on each topic.<br /> <br /> </p> <ul> <li>helps dispel anxieties about using a new method in an important area of fee generation</li> <li>based on the author’s successful Roadshows, organised by the RICS to promote the NRM</li> <li>companion websites provide support for learning: <a href="http://ostrowskiquantities.com/">http://ostrowskiquantities.com</a> and <a href="http://www.wiley.com/go/ostrowski/estimating">www.wiley.com/go/ostrowski/estimating</a></li> </ul>

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