Core Subscription

This comprehensive option contains every individual dataset we have to offer. The Full Library package provides all unit cost data for new Commercial construction, Civil construction, Residential construction and Facilities Construction. No matter the size of the project, Full Library will include the industry’s most expansive and accurate dataset for construction cost estimating. Here are the modules you’ll receive with this subscription:

Commercial

• Building Construction Costs – Our flagship title for commercial new construction includes data for all divisions of construction
• Commercial Renovation – Aimed at the renovation market for commercial projects
• Concrete and Masonry – Specifically designed for concrete and masonry contractors
• Electrical Costs – Includes data for all facets of electrical cost estimating including green building, communications, electronic safety and security, power generation and more
• Green Building – Provides a wide array of green building products and systems such as high efficiency HVAC and plumbing, photovoltaic panels, green roofs, wind power, high performance glass and more
• Heavy Construction – Data for site prep, roads and bridges, earthwork, and utilities costs
• Interior – Aimed primarily at estimating interior construction for commercial and industrial projects or multi-family housing projects
• Mechanical Costs – Detailed costs for even the most complex mechanical construction estimating
• Plumbing – Includes costs for piping, fittings, fixtures, water distribution, drainage, thermal and moisture protection, valve cabinets and other plumbing jobs.
• Site Work and Landscape – Designed for estimating all your site and landscaping related construction projects

Facilities Construction: Geared towards the construction and renovation of commercial, industrial, municipal and institutional properties

Residential Costs

Designed specifically to cater to the needs of professionals responsible for the maintenance, construction and renovation of commercial, industrial, municipal and institutional properties.

This package includes:

• Building Construction Costs – Our flagship title for commercial new construction that includes data for all divisions of construction
• Facilities Construction Costs – Geared towards the construction and renovation of properties and facilities
• Commercial Renovation – Aimed at the renovation market for commercial projects

Level of Costs Detail: Unit Costs

The Master Union package is our most comprehensive collection of commercial new construction unit costs and union wages.

This package includes:

• Building Construction Costs – Our flagship title for commercial new construction includes data for all divisions of construction
• Commercial Renovation – Aimed at the renovation market for commercial projects
• Concrete and Masonry – Specifically designed for concrete and masonry contractors
• Electrical Costs – Includes data for all facets of electrical cost estimating including green building, communications, electronic safety and security, power generation and more
• Green Building – Provides a wide array of green building products and systems such as high efficiency HVAC and plumbing, photovoltaic panels, green roofs, wind power, high performance glass and more
• Heavy Construction – Data for site prep, roads and bridges, earthwork, and utilities costs
• Interior – Aimed primarily at estimating interior construction for commercial and industrial projects or multi-family housing projects
• Mechanical Costs – Detailed costs for even the most complex mechanical construction estimating
• Plumbing – Includes costs for piping, fittings, fixtures, water distribution, drainage, thermal and moisture protection, valve cabinets and other plumbing jobs.
• Site Work and Landscape – Designed for estimating all your site and landscaping related construction projects

Level of Costs Detail: Unit Costs

The Commercial Construction package includes detailed unit cost data including materials, labor and equipment for commercial construction projects featuring our MEP cost data.

This package includes:

• Building Construction Costs – Our flagship title for commercial new construction includes data for all divisions of construction
• Electrical Costs – Includes data for all facets of electrical cost estimating including green building, communications, electronic safety and security, power generation and more
• Mechanical Costs – Detailed costs for even the most complex mechanical construction estimating
• Plumbing – Includes costs for piping, fittings, fixtures, water distribution, drainage, thermal and moisture protection, valve cabinets and other plumbing jobs.

Level of Costs Detail: Unit Costs

The Civil package provides you with materials, labor (open shop & union wages) and equipment unit costs, for small and large-scale civil construction projects.

This package includes:

• Building Construction Costs – Our flagship title for commercial new construction includes data for all divisions of construction
• Concrete and Masonry – Specifically designed for concrete and masonry contractors
• Heavy Construction – Data for site prep, roads and bridges, earthwork, and utilities costs
• Site Work and Landscape – Designed for estimating all your site and landscaping related construction projects

Level of Costs Detail: Unit Costs

The Design package helps design professionals understand material, labor and equipment unit costs, as well as  union and open shop wages, for commercial construction. (Square foot models and assemblies costs are not included with this subscription, see Complete tier)

This package includes:

• Building Construction Costs – Our flagship title for commercial new construction includes data for all divisions of construction
• Commercial Renovation – Aimed at the renovation market for commercial projects
• Interior – Aimed primarily at estimating interior construction for commercial and industrial projects or multi-family housing projects

Level of Costs Detail: Unit Costs

The Facilities Construction Costs RSMeans dataset is devoted specifically to the needs of professionals responsible for the maintenance, construction and renovation of commercial, industrial, municipal and institutional properties. This reference provides immediate access to every imaginable cost associated with facilities construction and renovation, plus many common maintenance items with more than 48,000 unit price line items.

• Reference section with more than 90 reference tables, estimating aids and technical data

Supplemental Information Included: Equipment Rentals, Crews, Historical Cost Indexes, City Cost Indexes, Location Factors, Refences Tables, Change Orders, Project Costs, Abbreviations

Level of Cost Detail: Unit Costs

The Building Construction Costs dataset continues to be the most used, quoted and respected unit price guide for building construction estimators across North America, as it has been for more than 75 years. The Building Construction dataset contains over 23,000 lines of data that has been fully refreshed with the latest construction costs from our proprietary construction estimating database. The data is meticulously assembled by industry-leading teams of cost researchers, project engineers and data scientists.

• Organized in CSI Masterformat 2018
• Best for estimating commercial, industrial new construction and large multi-family housing projects
• Includes City Cost Indexes, localization factors
• All materials, wages and equipment costs have been reviewed and updated

Supplemental Information Included: Equipment Rentals, Crews, Historical Cost Indexes, City Costs Indexes, Location Factors, Reference Tables, Change Orders, Project Costs, Abbreviations

Level of Costs Detail: Unit Costs

The Commercial Renovation & Interiors Costs dataset is aimed at the renovation market for commercial projects, from small projects in office spaces to large ones in manufacturing, retail, schools, hospitals and more. Although it captures data from each MasterFormat division, the divisions typically associated with exterior construction have been abbreviated, while divisions with interior focus have been expanded. Since the data includes unit prices, this dataset can be used to develop budget as well as detailed estimates.

Supplemental Information Included: Equipment Rentals, Crews, Historical Cost Indexes, City Cost Indexes, Location Factors, Reference Tables, Change Orders, Project Costs, Abbreviations

Level of Cost Detail: Unit Costs

The Electrical Cost Estimating RSMeans dataset provides resources for all types of estimators, including project managers, electricians, contractors, designers and engineers. This pricing guide provides the latest costs for a variety of building materials, including LED light fixtures, knob and tube wiring, light switches, circuit breakers, green materials, wind turbines, electrical meters, car charging stations and more.

• Electrical, communications and electronic safety and security divisions
• Power generation, integrated automation
• Electrical work project cost report
• Equipment rental prices
• Labor trade rates, including overhead and profit estimating total cost to install
• Location factors

Supplemental Information Included: Equipment Rentals, Crews, Historical Cost Indexes, City Cost Indexes, Location Factors, Reference Tables, Change Orders, Project Costs, Abbreviations

Level of Cost Detail: Unit Costs

Inside the Green Building Costs RSMeans dataset, you’ll find a wide array of green building products and systems – from high efficiency heating, cooling and electrical, plumbing, photovoltaic panels, green roofs, wind power, to high performance glass and more. Sustainability continues to have an impact in construction, making this cost guide is a must-have. The Green Building Costs dataset is designed to aid construction professionals estimate, plan and budget the costs of green construction for both new commercial construction and renovation work.

• Must-have data for a rebounding construction market with continual improvement to sustainable design

Supplemental Information Included: Equipment Rentals, Crews, Historical Cost Indexes, City Cost Indexes, Location actors, Reference Tables, Changes Orders, Project Costs, Abbreviations

Level of Costs Detail: Unit Costs

This dataset includes costs for all types of heavy construction, like highways, bridges, utilities, rails, marine projects, sanitary and storm sewer projects. Provides unit costs for over 15,000 work items, reference materials, crew tables and equipment rental tables to help you estimate new construction, demolition work, repairs, replacements and change orders.

• Existing conditions: assessment, surveying, underground tank removal, transportation and disposal of hazardous material
• Estimating excavation and site prep of the structures’ foundation, earthwork and grading
• Operation and maintenance of exterior improvements
• Concrete: structural, precast, cast-in-place and specialty. Construction and paving of curbs, gutters, sidewalks and driveways
• Facility septic and sanitary sewerage systems
• Utilities, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, metals and much more

Supplemental Information Included: Equipment Rentals, Crews, Historical Cost Indexes, City Cost Indexes, Locations Factors, Reference Tables, Change Orders, Project Costs, Abbreviations

Level of Cost Detail: Unit Costs

The Mechanical Costs RSMeans dataset gives you materials, equipment and labor costs to develop reliable cost estimates for even the most complex mechanical construction projects.

• Perform feasibility studies to make accurate price comparisons between various mechanical components or entire systems
• Access detailed labor cost, equipment and productivity information for project scheduling purposes
• Analyze costs for multiple functions, like designing, estimating and validating, and compare project costs in clear, easy-to-understand terms

Supplemental Information Included: Equipment Rentals, Crews, Historical Cost Indexes, City cost Indexes, Location Factors, Reference Tables, Changes Orders, Project Costs, Abbreviations

Level of Cost Detail: Unit Costs

The Plumbing Costs RSMeans dataset allows you to improve your plumbing estimating methods with the best-value cost database for fire protection and plumbing. Includes pricing for items typically used for a complete fire sprinkler system, many types of piping, fittings and fixtures for a variety of plumbing installations, plus a small quantity of related HVAC items. Great for fire protections and plumbing contractors, who will never install items such as doors or walls.

• Plumbing fixtures
• Thermal and moisture protection
• Domestic water distribution
• Rainwater drainage
• New water service assemblies
• Pre-action valve cabinets
• Several options for clean-agent fire extinguishing systems
• Labor trade rates, including overhead and profit
• Construction equipment rental costs

Supplemental Information Included: Equipment Rentals, Crews, Historical Cost Indexes, City cost Indexes, Location Factors, Reference Tables, Changes Orders, Project Costs, Abbreviations

Level of Cost Detail: Unit Costs

The Residential Costs RSMeans dataset let’s you estimate the cost of new single-family residential construction. The residential costs dataset is organized in unit costs.

• Contains information on a summary level for budget purposes
• Provides information for economy, average, custom and luxury homes
• Detailed cost information for each component in the entire project

Supplemental Information Included: Equipment Rentals, Crews, Location Factors, Reference Tables, Abbreviations

Level of Cost Detail: Unit Costs

In essence, the combination of the Site Work and Landscape Costs with the Concrete and Masonry Costs into one unified dataset. As such, you will find Site Work information designed for estimating infrastructure improvements, environment-oriented construction, hazardous waste, ADA-mandated handicapped access and more. Plus, you’ll find the Concrete and Masonry data ideal for quick-check pricing, cost comparisons, scheduling assistance and unit price estimating for everything from decorative concrete block to handicap access ramps.

• Includes costs for polyethylene pipe, insulated concrete forms, aerators, soil nailing, concrete curbs, demolition items, utilities, security items, etc.
• Exterior improvements, including pavement tasks and materials
• More than 19,800 unit costs for efficient site work estimating
• Specifically designed for Concrete and Masonry Sub-Contractors and General Contractors who want to check sub-contractor quotes
• Intended for new construction but, with reasonable judgement, can be used for any type of repairs and renovation work
• Completely updated to reflect current material, wage and equipment costs

Supplemental Information Included: Equipment Rentals, Crews, Historical Cost Indexes, City Cost Indexes, Location Factors, Reference Tables, Change Orders, Project Costs, Abbreviations

Level of Cost Detail: Unit Costs