Design Cost Data is the cost estimating magazine for design and construction, and is the largest provider of historical construction cost for the purpose of preliminary cost estimating in America. Established in 1958, DCD is unique among publications servicing the architectural marketplace. Architects, specifiers, builders and developers use DCD as a working tool to provide the data for historical cost estimates on future projects.
DCD subscribers receive 6 issues per year via the U.S. Postal Service; each issue packed with actual construction projects that have been built around the nation.
All current and paid DCD subscribers have unlimited access to the National Historical Building Cost Database (NHBCdb™) of over 1,000 actual building cost models of almost every conceivable building type across the nation. All features that are available in DCD magazine – including the ability to cost escalate and to adjust for local conditions – are located at the password-protected subscriber section of DCD.COM.
DCD subscribers can apply DCD’s proprietary cost indices to escalate project costs to another time and place, online. All case studies are available in Adobe Acrobat® format to include with the reports that can be printed of the subscriber’s new cost model.
Access to the NHBCdb is available to DCD paid subscribers via their unique password – the DCD subscriber number that appears on the DCD mailing label (DCXXXX) or subscribers can call 800-533-5680 to receive their subscriber number. DCD also offers trial subscriptions to industry professionals however trial subscribers cannot access the online service.
Click here to subscribe to DCD and have immediate access to the NHBCdb, the online archive of over 1,000 actual building cost models or call 800-533-5680.
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