The mechanical and electrical portions of a building typically account for 30% or more of construction costs. This type of work is very specialized and includes many various types of materials and installations which require detailed pricing -- piping, valves, ducts, fans, chillers, condensers, conduit, transformers, etc. All of these technical areas are covered. All costs are organized according to the industry standard CSI MASTERFORMAT which allows even the non-specialist to estimate easily. Over 14,000 unit prices, broken down into material and labor costs, and complete man-hour tables provide maximum coverage and flexibility.
This costbook puts thousands of current, reliable mechanical and electrical costs at your fingertips, so you can estimate quickly and accurately. All of the data is organized according to the industry standard the CSI MASTERFORMAT so you can find everything you need fast. What's more, Geographic Modifiers allow you to tailor your estimates to specific areas of the country. Every cost item has been carefully researched and updated. The mechanical and electrical portions of a building typically account for 30% or more of construction costs. This type of work is very specialized and includes materials and installations which require detailed pricing -- such as piping, valves, ducts, fans, chillers, condensers, conduit, and transformers. All of these areas are thoroughly covered in this costbook. Over 14,000 unit prices are broken down into material and labor costs, and complete man-hour tables provide maximum coverage and flexibility.
The “green building revolution” is a worldwide movement for energy-efficient, environmentally aware architecture and design. Europe has been in the forefront of green building technology, and Green Building Trends: Europe provides an indispensable overview of these cutting edge ideas and applications. In order to write this book, well-known U.S. green building expert Jerry Yudelson interviewed a number of Europe’s leading architects and engineers and visited many exemplary projects. With the help of copious photographs and illustrations, Yudelson describes some of the leading contemporary green buildings in Europe, including the new Lufthansa headquarters in Frankfurt, the Norddeutsche Landesbank in Hannover, a new school at University College London, the Beaufort Court Zero-Emissions building, the Merck Serono headquarters in Geneva, and a zero-net-energy, all-glass house in Stuttgart. In clear, jargon-free prose, Yudelson provides profiles of progress in the journey towards sustainability, describes the current regulatory and business climates, and predicts what the near future may bring. He also provides a primer on new technologies, systems, and regulatory approaches in Western Europe that can be adopted in North America, including building-integrated solar technologies, radiant heating and cooling systems, dynamic façades that provide natural ventilation, innovative methods for combining climate control and water features in larger buildings, zero-netenergy homes built like Thermos bottles, and strict government timetables for achieving zero-carbon buildings. Green Building Trends: Europe is an essential resource for anyone interested in the latest developments in this rapidly growing field.
This costbook puts thousands of current, reliable mechanical and electrical costs at your fingertips, so you can estimate quickly and accurately. All of the data is organized according to the industry standard the CSI MASTERFORMAT so you can find everything you need fast.
* A single-source, on-the-job resource to help interior designers and architects solve any space planning problem * Simplifies code compliance (International Building Code, ADA, and more) * Includes hundreds of plans and details for every building type * Checklists and guidelines throughout
The 2022 BNi Home Remodeler's Costbook can help you take control of this chaos. It brings you up-to-date material costs and labor costs for every aspect of home remodeling work, from additions, new kitchens and baths, and landscaping, to tiling, roofing, HVAC, carpeting, painting and much more. It is the first place you should turn, whether you're preparing a preliminary estimate, evaluating a subcontractor's bid, or submitting a formal budget proposal. It puts at your fingertips accurate and up-to-date material and labor costs for thousands of cost items, based on the latest national averages and standard labor productivity rates. What's more, the 2022 BNi Home Remodeler's Costbook includes an expanded set of over 600 regional cost modifiers for adjusting your estimate to your local conditions. For 75 years BNi has been a trusted source of accurate pricing data, presented in an easy-access format. And this year the research staff at BNi has gone the extra mile to make sure that every cost item in this book is based on the latest and most authoritative information available. The BNi data doesn¿t just give you the costs for major commodities such as plywood and concrete, it presents you with precise detail for virtually every component used in home remodeling. For example, the costs of wood decking, floor sheathing, trusses and ornamental woodwork are all broken out separately, as are the costs of drywall, tile, roofing materials, railings, siding, and insulation. And you get this same level of detail for masonry, concrete, painting, plumbing, electrical, HVAC and more.
The Meeting of a Lifetime! A rush hour fender bender on a sweltering summer day is usually not a positive experience. But when Steve, depressed and miserable, literally runs into Len on an especially bad day, the stage is set for a life changing experience of the first magnitude -- Steve has unwittingly placed himself in the hands of a master motivator and attitude adjuster. As Steve begins to improve his outlook (and his life!), he starts to see the ways in which Len has touched the lives of countless others. Len waits in these pages, and he has a message for you, too. Read Freedom From Fear and let him change your life today.
