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  2. Glossary of construction cost estimating - Wikipedia

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    Quantity is a property that can exist as a magnitude or multitude. For example 1200 mm or 10 each. Quantity surveyor (QS) is a professional working within the construction industry concerned with building costs, in the U.K. and some other areas. A QS employs standard methods of measurement to develop a bill of quantities.

  3. Building estimator - Wikipedia

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    A building estimator or cost estimator is an individual that quantifies the materials, labor, and equipment needed to complete a construction project. Building cost estimating can concern diverse forms of construction from residential properties to hi-rise and civil works.

  4. Cost engineering - Wikipedia

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    The International Cost Engineering Congress (ICEC) was founded in 1976 as a Worldwide Confederation of Cost Engineering, Quantity Surveying and Project Management Societies. In 2006, AACE published the Total Cost Management (TCM) Framework, which outlines an integrated process for applying the skills and knowledge of cost engineering (see ...

  5. Quantity surveyor - Wikipedia

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    A quantity surveyor (QS) is a construction industry professional with expert knowledge on construction costs and contracts.Qualified professional quantity surveyors can be known as Chartered Surveyors (Members and Fellows of RICS) in the UK and Certified Quantity Surveyors (a designation of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors) in Australia and other countries.

  6. Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors - Wikipedia

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    The Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors or CICES is a professional association in the field of civil engineering surveying, headquartered in the United Kingdom. CICES members consist mainly of commercial managers, quantity surveyors , and geospatial engineers working and studying within civil engineering surveying.

  7. Teen escapes 12 years after abduction; school bus driver arrested

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    A Colombian school bus driver has been arrested on rape and kidnapping charges after a girl he allegedly snatched over a decade ago managed to escape, authorities said Thursday.

  8. Surveying - Wikipedia

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    Quantity surveying is a profession that deals with the costs and contracts of construction projects. A quantity surveyor is an expert in estimating the costs of materials, labor, and time needed for a project, as well as managing the financial and legal aspects of the project. A quantity surveyor can work for either the client or the contractor ...

  9. Car thief jailed for killing man with single punch - AOL

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    A car thief has been jailed for manslaughter after killing a 68-year-old man in east London with a single punch. Evaldas Simanaitis was found seriously injured outside his home in Leytonstone just ...