Stop calling cost reconciliation value engineering and call it for what it is; good old fashioned q.s.cost cutting.

In a recent podcast on duncancartlidgeonline.com I pointed out that many of the Private Finance Initiative or PFI deals struck in the...

I've been reading the Laing O’Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology Review 2020-2023 which includes their vision of...

Review of entry and assessment for RICS membership A few months ago I wrote a blog voicing my concern about the state of education and...

Review of entry and assessment for RICS membership A few weeks ago I wrote a blog voicing my concern about the state of education and...

Sustainability and construction, let's face it, the numbers are undeniably poor.

"Whistle Blowing: Ethical Obligation or Career Risk?"

Whistle blowing – would you dare? In common with many sectors the construction industry has a poor record when it comes to looking after...

Like many of you I guess you received the RICS All Profession Update for April. The RICS seem to me a bit like the BBC: a top heavy...

June / July sees the publication of new editions of The Estimator's and The Construction Project Manager's Pocket Books.

Taking off quantities using NRM2

NRM3 is the final part of the NRM trilogy, released in 2016. A revision followed in 2021.

NRM2 Section 14 Special purpose blocks and stones How many of these are you able to identify without looking at Google? Springer Voussoir...

Did you know ? Window & door openings Openings in external walls for doors, windows, etc. are now measured as composite items when using...

Modern methods of construction (MMC) is one of the main planks of the UK Government's Construction Playbook to 'Build back better.'

In addition to all the other problems the construction is facing just now; high interest rates, labour shortages, rising material costs,...

Construction related insolvency rates Source:The Insolvency Service The graphs above paint a worrying picture. It has been forecast that...

NRM1 - a success story? NRM1 was the first part of the NRM suite to be released in 2009. Two revisions followed the last one in 2021....

Quantity Takeoffs or Taking off quantities is there a difference ? Quantity takeoffs (used as a noun) are not subjected to standard rules...

Did you know ? The RICS Guidelines on NRM 2: Detailed measurement of building works advises; Where appropriate, additional information...