WinQS is a construction cost estimating program for professional Quantity Surveyors, Estimators and Cost Engineers. Before the era of desktop estimating software, consulting firms used to prepare Bills of Quantities on Excel sheets, which was quite a tedious and time-consuming exercise. Nowadays, you have computer software like WinQS which can increase your productive output. The …
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Mar 30
QS Plus Estimating Software for Quantity Surveyors and Construction Cost Engineers
QS Plus or QS+ is cost estimating software for Quantity Surveyors and Consulting Construction Estimators. This advanced software is for professional estimators and it allows you to prepare detailed Bills of Quantities, Cost Plans (Estimates), Valuations and the Final Account. With this software, you will be able to enter take-off quantities in a convenient and …
Mar 26
Types of Residential Buildings – Homes to Build, Rent or Lease
There are many advantages to building and having your own house or residential property. In this regard, there are two types of property owners – the homeowner who wants to have their own custom designed home and the property developer who builds residential buildings for selling or renting. If you intend to build a house …
Mar 22
Building Costs Per Square Metre in South Africa 2024 – For New Residential, Commercial and Industrial Properties
[ez-toc] CONTENTS: Building Costs 2023 – 2024 Building Costs 2021 Building Costs 2015 BUILDING COSTS IN SOUTH AFRICA – 2023 to 2024 The latest building costs in South Africa based on STATSSA end-of-year statistical release P5041.1 October 2023 are shown below. This should give you an indication of building costs in 2024. For more detailed …
Mar 22
Building Costs Per Square Metre in South Africa 2024 – For New Residential, Commercial and Industrial Properties
[ez-toc] CONTENTS: Building Costs 2023 – 2024 Building Costs 2021 Building Costs 2015 BUILDING COSTS IN SOUTH AFRICA – 2023 to 2024 The latest building costs in South Africa based on STATSSA end-of-year statistical release P5041.1 October 2023 are shown below. This should give you an indication of building costs in 2024. For more detailed …
Mar 22
What is the Cost of Building a House & Other Types of Residential Units?
The cost to build a house depends on specific factors which may not be obvious to a client but clearly laid out by a construction estimator. Building a house is a complex process which takes into account the client needs to begin with, but during the planning stage, when feasibility studies are done, a …