Spon’s Construction Cost and Price Indices Handbook

Abstract

Preface. Acknowledgements. Abbreviations and acronyms. Introduction. Part A: Construction indices: uses and methodology. Uses of construction indices. Problems and methods of measurements. Part B: Currently compiled construction indices. Introduction. Output price indices. Tender price indices. DOE public sector building tender price index, 1975 PSA QSSD index of building tender prices, 1968 BCIS tender price indices, 1974 DOE road construction tender price indices, 1970 DOE price index of public sector housebuilding (PIPSH), 1964 Scottish Office housing tender price index, 1970 D L & E tender price index, 1966 Cost indices. BCIS building cost indices, 1971. Spon's cost indices. Building cost index, 1966 Mechanical services cost index, 1966 Electrical services cost index, 1966 Constructed civil engineering cost index, 1970 Constructed landscaping cost index, 1976 'Building' housing costs index, 1973 Scottish Office building cost index, 1970 ABI/BCIS house rebuilding cost index, 1978 Association of Cost Engineers - erected plant cost indices, 1958 BMI maintenance cost indices, 1970 PSA APSAB cost indeices, 1970 Comparison and review of current indices. Part C: Historical construction indices. Introduction. Historical cost and price indices. Jones's selling price of building index, 1845-1922 Saville's selling price of building index, 1923-1939 Maiwald's indices of cost for building and other constuction, 1945-1938 Redern's indices of costs for building and works and for housing, 1839/1850-1953 CSO CCA index of costs for new building works, 1888-1956 Board of Inland Revenue (BIR) index of building costs, 1896-1956. Venning Hope cost of building index, 1914-1975 Banister Fletcher's index of the comparative cost of building, 1920-1939 BRS measured work index, London area, 1939-1969 Q2 DOE cost of new construction (CNC) index, 1949 Q1-1980 Q1. Comparison and reviw of historical indices. Bibliography. Appendices. Glossary. Index.