Quantity Surveying
Life Cycle Costing in Construction
Looking beyond capital cost. Covers the components of a life cycle cost, discounting and net present value, whole-life carbon and…
Knowledge Hub
Ashley
Practical knowledge for the modern Quantity Surveyor — from measurement to commercial strategy.
Commercial Management
From Cost Estimate to Construction Project Budget
Part 1. Why so many budgets fail before work starts. Takes you through the estimating process stage by stage, the…
Performance Reporting
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in Construction
Turning project goals into numbers you can track. Covers the main KPI categories, how to calculate the big four, a…
Performance Reporting
Earned Value Management (EVM)
Measuring performance by combining scope, time and cost. Explains the core earned value measures and formulae, and how QSs use…
Career Path and Progression
Professional Ethics for Quantity Surveyors
Professional ethics for quantity surveyors is not an abstract subject. A QS handles a client’s budget, a contractor’s prices and…
Commercial Management
What is Financial Management in Construction?
Budgets, cash flow, cost reports, retention, CIS and the VAT reverse charge for QSs. Includes a worked cash flow example…
Measurement & Quantification
Digital Tools for Measurement
From scale rule to laser scan. Covers on-screen take-off, BIM extraction, specialist QS software, site surveying, drones, reality capture and…
Digital + Tools
Construction Data Management for Quantity Surveyors
Capturing, organising and reusing project data well. Covers the essential digital tools, data analytics, interoperability, good data practice and the…
Project Management
Construction Scheduling Software and the QS
Using programme data as commercial information. Compares scheduling software, shows how to check a programme can be relied on, and…
Project Management
Construction Project Management basics
Project management through a QS lens. Covers the iron triangle, core knowledge areas, UK frameworks and earned value, with a…