Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book 2016

`An essential reference for everybody concerned with the calculation of costs of mechanical and electrical works.’ – Cost Engineer





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Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book 2016 continues to be the most comprehensive and best annual services engineering price book currently available, providing detailed pricing information across the full range of mechanical and electrical services, together with higher-level costs for a diverse range of systems and different building applications.





Use the access code inside the front cover of the book to get set up with internet access to this 2016 edition until the end of December 2016. We now provide SPON’S Online, a versatile and powerful online data viewing package -- online or offline on your PC/Mac, smartphone or tablet. You can browse and search the content across all the price books you own, make notes and highlights and share these notes with other users.


Using a combination of NRM1 and NRM2 as the measurement standards, this edition includes the following new and significantly developed items:





An improved valve section to reflect what is being used in modern construction including commissioning sets, the PICV valve, and the differential pressure control valve.


An enhanced LED lighting section to reflect falling production costs.





All the standard features you have come to expect from SPON'S MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES PRICE BOOK are also included, considered essential for today’s services cost professional:








detailed materials prices, labour constants, labour costs and measured work prices for mechanical and electrical works, from above ground drainage to automatic transfer switches, and circuit breakers to sprinkler systems







an extensive Approximate Estimating section for quick, rule-of-thumb pricing of mechanical or electrical installations, together with elemental services costs for different types and standard of buildings







full details of wage rates, daywork and cost indices on a national and Central London basis.







an overhauled index and guidance notes











updated, free of charge, two or three times a year – see inside for registration details. Updates are available online at www.pricebooks.co.uk








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