Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface to third edition -- Acknowledgements -- Building and construction industry characteristics -- The development process -- Design economics -- An overview of cost-planning stages -- Sources of building cost data -- Building information modelling -- Cost planning the predesign (briefing) stage -- Cost planning the concept design (outline proposals) stage -- Cost planning the developed design (sketch design) stage -- Cost planning the technical design (documentation) stage -- Postscript : a century of wisdomly used in cost planning -- Appendix A : glossary of terms -- Appendix B : template for elemental cost plan (based on level 1 codes) -- Appendix C : template for elemental cost plan (based on level 2 codes) -- Index.

The central thesis of this book defines cost planning as a team responsibility and it attempts to broaden the limited vision of conventional cost planning by considering such issues as value, use and effectiveness of the completed building.