Career Path and Progression
Quantity Surveying in the Middle East: Complete Guide
Why the Gulf offers QSs scale and earning potential few markets match. Covers each country, the major sectors and projects,…
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Practical knowledge for the modern Quantity Surveyor — from measurement to commercial strategy.
Construction Contracts
Early Warning Under NEC4: The Quantity Surveyor’s Role in Managing Risk
Early warning as a commercial process. Covers the register and meetings, what happens when a warning isn't given, and the…
Quantity Surveying
Estimating as an M&E Quantity Surveyor: A Complete Guide
Services can be 25 to 45% of a project's cost. Covers the key M&E systems, the estimating method, a worked…
Quantity Surveying
CECA: The Civil Engineering Contractors Association — A Guide for QSs
What the Civil Engineering Contractors Association does and why it matters on infrastructure work. Covers its subcontract forms, workload data…
Construction Contracts
The Role of the Employer’s Agent
The Role of the Employer’s Agent Who protects the Employer in a Design and Build contract? On traditional JCT jobs,…
Measurement & Quantification
Measurement of Roofing Works
Why Roofing Measurement Matters Roofing is one of the most error-prone areas of quantity surveying measurement. The core difficulty is…
Measurement & Quantification
Measurement of Masonry
Why Masonry Measurement Matters Masonry — brickwork, blockwork, and their associated sundries — accounts for a significant proportion of the…
Measurement & Quantification
Unit Rate Pricing in Estimating
How to build a unit rate from labour, materials, plant, overheads and profit. Worked examples for foundation concrete, cavity brickwork…
Measurement & Quantification
Earthworks and Groundworks Measurement
Earthworks and Groundworks: What Is the Difference? These two terms are often used interchangeably, but they describe different scopes of…
Quantity Surveying
CDM Regulations and the Quantity Surveyor
How CDM 2015 affects the QS. Covers the five duty holders, when the QS counts as a designer, the key…