Construction Estimating Using Excel

In Construction Estimating Using Excel, you'll learn ...

• How to use built-in functions, SUM and PRODUCT in Excel
• Know the order of precedence of arithmetic operators
• How to apply a border and fill color to a cell
• Become familiar with different construction material

Overview

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Credit: 2 CPD

Length: 20 pages

Construction Estimating Using Excel This course is of particular interest anybody involved with construction. Very little knowledge of Excel is needed. This course covers many different spreadsheets needed to do a quantity take-off on many different construction materials:

• Concrete
• Earthwork
• Finishes
• Masonry
• Metals
• Openings
• Paving
• Thermal & Moisture Protection
• Wood

The take-off is performed using many different units:

• Cubic feet, cf, ft³, cu ft
• Cubic yards, cu yd, yd³
• Feet, ft
• Square feet, sf, ft², sq ft
• Tons
• Pounds, lbs, #
• Linear feet, lf
• Square, sq
• Foot board measure, fbm
• Gallons, gal

We will use only a few commands, like border and fill color. We will use only a few built-in functions like SUM and PRODUCT. I have included an installation program that will install all the files covered in the course plus some additional blank forms.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Use the built-in SUM and PRODUCT functions in Excel.
• Explain the order of precedence for arithmetic operators.
• Apply a border and fill color to a cell in Excel.
• Identify different construction materials used in estimating.
• Recognize common construction units, including cubic feet, cubic yards, feet, square feet, tons, pounds, linear feet, squares, board feet, and gallons.
• Convert between selected construction units, such as cubic feet and cubic yards.
• Describe the CSI MasterFormat system.
• Specify ranges of adjacent and nonadjacent cells in Excel.

Certificate of Completion

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 10 questions. CPD credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.