2010 National Building Cost Manual

Square-foot costs for residential, commercial, industrial, military, schools, greenhouses, churches, government offices and farm buildings. Includes important variables that can make any building unique from a cost standpoint.

Quickly work up a reliable budget estimate based on actual materials and design features, area, shape, wall height, number of floors, and support requirements. Now includes easy-to-use software that calculates total in-place cost estimates. Use the regional cost adjustment factors provided to tailor the estimate to any jobsite in the U.S. Then view, print, email or save the detailed PDF report as needed.

Free Estimating Disk Enclosed  Inside the back cover of this book you'll find a CD-ROM to help you quickly estimate or appraise the building types featured in this book. All you do is choose the building type, quality class, square feet, and other unique features. Includes modification factors for over 700 communities throughout the US and Canada, and a construction cost index to adjust costs for buildings built in any given location and previous year to current costs.