Value Engineering 0188

Now, for the first time ever, owners, designers, and contractors can find out in one volume a proven method of reducing cost and increasing value. You'll find out the reasons why the Value Engineering (VE) program works - what influences the cost of a project, how VE fits into the Facility Life Cycle process, criteria used to staff VE studies, and how VE can be applied to save construction dollars, Guidelines on how to actually manage a value engineering effort from start to finish are also provided....You'll discover how initial costs have been reduced in actual projects by 20% to 40%! --- excerpts from book's dustjacket