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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 and cost modeling in America. Established in 1958, DCD is unique among publications servicing the construction marketplace as architects, specifiers, builders, and developers use DCD and the actual construction costs it publishes as benchmarks for preliminary cost estimating.
DCD subscribers can access over 1,200 actual projects, as seen in DCD, in the NHBCdb™ (National Historical Building Cost Database™) for early construction budgets, cost modeling, estimate validation and more. Subscribers select a similar project to the one they are building and retarget to their new bid date and location. A new cost model is created reflecting an updated square foot cost broken out in the popular CSI MasterFormat™ divisions.
Design Cost Data magazine and the NHBCdb are construction cost references you need. The projects archived in the NHBCdb are separated in over 100 different building types (schools, medical offices, libraries, churches, assisted living, and more) to make it easy to find just the right project for your new cost model. The NHBCdb is updated with each issue of DCD and includes cost escalators through 2010 and regional modifiers to provide reliable cost models. The NHBCdb is unique to the industry as you are benchmarking your new projects on real, historical construction costs.
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NHBCdb
– Cost model on the National Historical Building Cost Database (NHBCdb™), a resource of over 1,000 actual projects seen in DCD. Subscribers have open access to the NHBCdb for online cost modeling to develop reliable preliminary sq. ft. cost estimates, conceptual sq. ft. costs, building cost feasibilities, cost budgets, and more.
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