The measurement of building elements is a core subject for quantity surveying
students. Responding to the recently published second volume of the New Rules of
Measurement (NRM2) by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the 12th
edition of Willis's Elements of Quantity Surveying explains, from first
principles and to NRM2 standards, the measurement process for all the key
building elements.
This edition begins with an overview of the need for measurement and the
differing rules governing measurement at different stages of the design or
project cycle. As in previous editions the focus remains the detailed
measurement of building elements, but the text has been fully revised in line
with