Standardisation in Construction Cost Control (A Method of Approach)

Authors

Charles Mitchell, Technological University DublinFollow

Document Type

Other

Rights

Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence

Disciplines

2. ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, Construction engineering

Publication Details

School of Surveying and Construction Management Research and Industry Forum, 27th March 2019

Abstract

As construction projects became larger and more complex the need to control their costs became greater. As a result, cost control professions such as the cost manager and the quantity surveyor emerged. Cost control mechanisms have evolved with changes in the construction sectors. It is now apparent that the output of the construction sector plays an important part in the economic stability and growth of both national and international economies. Recently a coalition was formed to produce an international construction measurement standard (ICMS). All member organisations of the ICMS have pledged to mandate the standard amongst their membership and seek to have the standard incorporated by governments worldwide. This poster gives an overview of cost control and the need for a globalised standard.

Recommended Citation

Mitchell, C. (2019), Standardisation of Construction Cost Control (A Method of Approach), Technical University of Dublin, School of Surveying and Construction Management Research and Enterprise Forum, 27th March 2019.