Value Engineering - (Rsmeans) by Alphonse Dell'isola (Paperback)

About the Book

Written by the design and construction industry's most celebrated Value Engineering Practitioner, here is a a complete system for understanding and conducting Value Engineering and Life Cycle Costing Studies--for design, construction, and facilities operation. Along with step-by-step instructional chapters, readers get seven case studies on major facility types, with currently applicable data and examples.

Book Synopsis

Whether you are interested in enhancing your own applications of VE and LCC - or you need to understand the current methodology in order to hire a practitioner and oversee the process - this unique publication will provide the information you are seeking.

The book shows you:

• How to organize and apply VE and life cycle costing for maximum benefit
• Real-life VE demonstration projects - professionally organized reports, with recommendations you can apply right now
• Project workbook with forms to conduct a complete VE study

About the Author

Alphonse Dell'Isola, PE, RICS, FCVS, has been working full-time in construction management and value engineering since 1963, conducting over 1,000 contracts for various organizations and agencies on projects totalling more than $50 billion in construction, and resulting in implemented savings of some $3.5 billion. The author has also conducted workshops, seminars, and briefings on value engineering, construction management and project cost control for over 15,000 professionals. Mr. Dell'Isola is currently President of Projacs USA, a consulting firm for project management, value engineering, life cycle costing and cost control. Prior to this position, he served as Director of Value Management for Smith, Hinchman & Grylls, a design firm in Washington, D.C. Mr. Dell'Isola received his engineering degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.