<p style="text-align:justify"><em>Building Construction and Cost Estimation</em> provides a comprehensive understanding of building materials, construction techniques, planning, estimation, and economic evaluation of buildings with special emphasis on agricultural and rural infrastructure. The book explains the properties, manufacturing, and applications of construction materials such as stones, bricks, tiles, lime, cement, concrete, timber, metals, sand, and aggregates used in modern construction practices.</p> <p style="text-align:justify">Detailed discussions on foundations, superstructure elements, roofs, floors, staircases, and finishing works help readers understand the principles and methods of building construction. The text also highlights agricultural building planning including storage structures, livestock buildings, and farm infrastructure development.</p> <p style="text-align:justify">Special emphasis is given to estimating and costing methods, schedule of rates, rate analysis, measurement techniques, cost economics, benefit-cost ratio, and payback period for evaluating construction projects. Designed for students, engineers, construction professionals, and agricultural infrastructure planners, this book serves as a valuable resource for understanding construction technology, project planning, material selection, and economic analysis in civil and agricultural engineering.</p>