5 Critical Insights on Federal Cost Overruns
Here are five key talking points on Federal cost overruns given by Federal construction experts from the private, non-profit and government sectors.
Blog: Design And Estimating
Designing Flexible Medical Care Facilities
Medical care facilities were designed with “normal” care business in mind. They were certainly not designed with the flexibility needed to treat pandemic patients. So let’s examine a few ways healthcare facilities leaders can create facilities flexibility.
Materials Make the Difference: 5 Parameters to Help You Select Green Construction Materials
Selecting the right green construction materials can be difficult. It’s hard to know which ones truly follow sustainable practices from their raw state to the supply shelf. As you consider materials, examine the process required to get to that end-state material along these five parameters.
Using Cost Item Assemblies to Improve Estimating Accuracy
Developing accurate cost estimates is tough, but cost item assemblies simplify the process with vetted components for scope completeness and price accuracy.
Roads, Roofs and Rainwater: LEED’ing on the Path to Sustainable Construction and Design
Sustainable construction begins with innovative design that embeds resource utilization and responsibility in every part of the building and construction lifecycle.
To Stay or to Go: Weighing the Financial Impact of Agency Relocation with the City Cost Index
How can you build an estimate for a large, complex project and be confident that your figures reflect actual market costs for different locales? It’s a difficult task. Luckily, there are tools designed to address this exact problem: The City Cost Index and predictive cost data.
What Is a Construction Estimator: An Important Role in the Construction Process
It’s a construction estimator’s job to determine the cost of a building project. Construction estimating is an important role in the construction process.
Implementing GAO Best Practices for Cost Estimating with RSMeans Data Online
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently updated their Cost Estimating and Assessment Best Practices Guide. Read this to learn how RSMeans Data Online can help Federal estimators apply the new GAO recommendations to construction cost estimates.
COVID-19: 4 Disruptions to Public Construction
Read this blog post for an overview of four disruptions to public construction projects due to COVID-19 and one way to curb them.
Cost Breakdown: 4 Reasons Stainless Steel Costs Substantially More in 2020
Stainless steel prices grew 7% from 2019 to 2020. Here are four factors attributing to the recent rise in stainless steel costs.
