Estimating and Costing for Interior Designers

Estimating and Costing for Interior Designers, Third Edition, provides interior design students with a systematic method to calculate accurately, correctly, and on budget for everything from floor-to-ceiling materials. With introductory, intermediate, and advanced level exercises this text teaches readers at all levels a logical process for calculating materials and estimating the costs of installed products based on their math calculations. Utilizing step-by-step examples and worksheets, this text simplifies the math used in the interior design field. Sample problems and exercises take the calculations of quantities needed and apply material and labor costs, to discover the installed costs of the specified products. Covering wall and ceiling treatments, window treatments, soft fabrications, upholstery, flooring, and cabinetry and countertops, this book is applicable to both commercial and residential design projects.

New to This Edition: – Metric measurements included in all step-by-step examples, activity worksheets, tables, exercises, and exercise answers – A solid understanding of referencing appropriate codes when working is specified, especially the commercial field -A variety of interior design disciplines (such as commercial, office, healthcare, and hospitality) with examples incorporated throughout the text -Addressing sustainable materials and how costs may vary according to materials selected, utilized, and installed – New images, floorplans, and tables are included for accuracy and currency Estimating and Costing STUDIO: -Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips -Review concepts with flashcards of essential vocabulary -Utilize downloadable spreadsheets for costing schedules and calculating worksheets to put theory into practice Instructor Resources: -Instructor’s Guide provides suggestions for planning the course and using the text in the classroom, a test bank for every chapter, supplemental assignments, and lecture notes -PowerPoint® presentations include images from the book and provide a framework for lecture and discussion -Additional practice exercises and answer key to help solidify key concepts into reality

Author Biography

Diana Allison, PhD, ASID, NCIDQ, is a San Antonio, Texas-based interior designer operating her own company, Allison & Associates Interiors, and has spent over 20 years teaching in the interior design departments at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, KS, Texas State University in San Marcos, TX, the University of New Haven, CT, and most recently University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, TX, where she is the program director for the CIDA accredited interior design program. She received her doctorate from the University of Missouri, Columbia – Architectural Studies Department. Allison has over 25 years experience as an interior designer.