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Building Square Foot Cost Analysis by DCD Magazine

Design Cost Data, published since 1958, is the industry resource for buildings and their actual cost to build. DCD maintains a massive database of hundreds of different types of buildings and costs, cost factors, and other valuable information. This database is the DCD Archives.

Following are cost analysis by building type using the project data in the DCD Archives. Buildings were grouped by size, floors, and construction materials and averaged to determine a square foot cost by location. The costs do not include architectural or engineering fees.

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January/February 2012 Issue
	• The DCD Square Foot Cost Analysis for Concrete Buildings DCD highlights different types of Tilt-Up and Precast Concrete projects. The cost per square foot does not include architectural and engineering fees. All projects were escalated to February 2012 and then to selected cities. These projects are housed in the DCD Archives™ at DCD.COM. The DCD Archives include over 1,400 projects as published in DCD for cost modeling. For more information or to subscribe to DCD login at www.dcdarchives.com.
November/December 2011 Issue
	• DCD Sq. Ft. Cost Analysis Sustainable Housing The projects highlighted here show a variety of environmentally friendly home building methods along with their different ratings attained from NAHB, LEED® and Energy Star® and their projected cost to build across the nation.
September/October 2011 Issue
	• DCD Square Foot Cost Analysis Metal Exterior & Roof The Building Cost Per Square Foot Analysis is compiled from actual new construction projects published by Design Cost Data™ magazine. This guide provides DCD readers a quick comparison of building construction costs on similar size projects.
July/August 2011 Issue
	• The DCD Industrial Building Cost Per Square Foot Analysis The Building Cost Per Square Foot Analysis is compiled from actual new industrial construction projects published by Design Cost Data™ magazine. This guide will provide DCD readers a quick comparison of industrial building construction costs on similar size projects.
May/June 2011 Issue
	• The DCD Building Cost Per Square Foot Analysis The Building Cost Per Square Foot Analysis is compiled from actual medical new construction projects published by Design Cost Data™ magazine. This guide will provide DCD readers a quick comparison of building construction costs on similar size projects.
March/April 2011 Issue
	• The DCD Medical Building Cost Per Square Foot Analysis The Medical Building Cost Per Square Foot Analysis is compiled from actual medical new construction projects published by Design Cost Data™ magazine. This guide will provide DCD readers a quick comparison of medical building construction costs on similar size projects.
January/February 2011 Issue
	• The DCD Educational Cost Per Square Foot Analysis This cost per square foot analysis reflects a masonry exterior with common design features throughout the U.S. and does not include architectural and engineering fees or furnishing and equipment costs. All projects were escalated to February 2011 and then to select cities that are present on each case study data page featured in DCD.