2009 National Building Cost Manual
Square Foot Costs for Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Farm Buildings

By Dave Ogershok

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.
Revised annually.

This purchased software program is guaranteed to run perfectly on your Windows Vista and XP computer. Unlimited phone support is free from 8 AM to 5 PM (Pacific) M-F.

Product Description:

2009 Total In-Place Costs for Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Agricultural and Military Structures

• Single Family Residences – With 4, 6, 8, or 10 Corners, Masonry or Wood Frame
• Multi-Family Residences – 2 or 3 Units, 4 or 9 Units, 10 or more Units
• Motels – 9 Units or Less, 10 to 24 Units, Over 24 Units, by Quality Class
• Cabins & Recreational Dwellings – With 4, 6, 8, or 10 Corners, by Quality Class
• A-Frame Cabins – With 4, 6, or 8 Corners, by Square Foot Area and Quality Class
• Urban Stores – Masonry, Concrete, or Wood Frame, by Size and Number of Floors
• Suburban Stores – Masonry, Concrete, or Wood Frame, by Shape, Size and Floors
• Supermarkets – Masonry, Concrete, Wood or Steel Frame, by Size and Quality
• Small Food Stores – Masonry or Wood Frame, by Size, Height and Quality Class
• Discount Houses – Masonry, Concrete or Wood Frame, by Size, Height and Quality
• Banks & Savings Offices – Masonry, Concrete or Wood Frame, by Number of Floors
• Department Stores – Masonry, Concrete or Wood Frame, by Area on each Floor
• Offices – Masonry, Concrete or Wood Frame, with Interior or Exterior Entrances
• Medical-Dental Buildings - Masonry, Concrete or Wood Frame, by Entrance Type
• Convalescent Hospitals – Wood Frame, by Quality Class and Square Foot Area
• Funeral Homes – Masonry or Wood Frame, by Quality Class and Square Foot Area
• Restaurants – Self-Service, Coffee Shops, Conventional, and A-Frame Types
• Theaters - Masonry, Concrete or Wood Frame, by Shape, Size, and Quality Class
• Mobile Home Parks – By Quality, Type of Facilities, and Square Feet per Space
• Service Stations – Wood, Masonry, or Steel, Conventional or Rustic Design
• Service Garages – Masonry, Concrete or Wood Frame, by Shape and Floor Area
• Industrial Buildings – Tilt-up Concrete Warehouses and Factory Buildings
• Steel Buildings – Prefabricated Steel Warehouse and Factory Buildings
• Farm Buildings – Barns, Shops, Sheds, Dairy Buildings, Poultry Houses and Camps
• Churches – Places of Worship and Sunday Schools by Square Foot and Quality Class
• Greenhouses – Steel Frame or Wood Frame by Square Foot and Quality Class
• Modular Building – by Square Footage and Quality Class

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 U.S. and Canada, and a construction cost index to adjust costs for buildings built in any given location and previous year to current costs.

The National (sq. ft.) Building Cost Estimator System Requirements:

• PC with 300 megahertz or higher Intel (or equivalent) processor recommended; 233 MHz minimum required.
• Operating Systems:
  Windows Vista and Windows XP.
• Requires up to 25 megabytes (MB) of hard disk space.
• Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor.
• Keyboard and Mouse or compatible pointing device.
• For Internet access:
  DSL or Cable recommended; 56 kilobytes per second (Kbps) or higher-speed modem minimum.
  Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 (or higher), Netscape 7.1, Firefox 1.0, or Mozilla 1.7 minimum

Paperback, 262 pages

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