Construction Estimating

1.5 Credits · Level: Graduate

The goal of the course is to provide students with an in-depth understanding of how to prepare a basic line item budget for a development project. This will strengthen skills students can apply to their Capstone projects. The course will cover pre-construction analysis of basic site planning and design to maximize efficiencies for gross building area, parking, and net rentable areas. [Visibility, accessibility, green space, stormwater management, and solar opportunities will also be discussed and considered]. Course Objectives: Upon completion of the course, students should be able to evaluate the maximum buildable area for a site and calculate the basic construction costs for different options on the mix of uses including parking and amenities that could be accommodated on a given site. Having completed this analysis, students should be able to determine the best option from a construction standpoint for the most efficient type(s) of construction that would create the greatest potential value.