UO Construction Cost Planning

Course aim

To develop the students’ knowledge of construction cost planning including economic building design evaluation and cost modelling techniques.

Course content

Building Morphology and design economics; approximate estimating; elemental analysis; cost planning and control;  the use of cost data and cost indices; engineering services cost planning and control, functional area analysis,computing and building information cost modelling; basics of life cycle costing.

Textbooks

Jayawickrama, T., Jayasinghe, R., Kahandawa, R., Rameezdeen, R., Leelarathne, D., & Gamage, I. W. 2024, Building cost planning: best practices and insights, University of South Australia, https://doi.org/10.25954/0hvb-v077

Prerequisites

Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
Group 1 Students must have completed one of the following courses:
BUIL 1025	UO Construction Communication
BUIL 1021	Construction Communication
Group 2 Students must also have completed one of the following courses:
BUIL 1022	Quantity Surveying Practice 1
BUIL 1028	UO Quantity Surveying Practice 1

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching Method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, ONLINE ACTIVITY
Online	10 weeks x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Project, Test/Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation