Architect Contractors Engineers Guide to Construction Costs 2024

The ACE Guide to Construction Costs breaks down all unit and summary costs for every type of structure, all organized in the 16-Division CSI Masterformat.

Whether the job involves general construction, remodeling, building maintenance, or repair, the 2024 Guide to Construction Costs provides the most accurate and up-to-date data for material and installation costs, labor and equipment rates, and even adjusted allowances for overhead and profit.

For ease of use, all data is presented in the traditional 16-Division CSI format, with labor and material costs clearly broken out.

A very popular feature of this reference are the Quick Estimating Sections for preliminary conceptual budget estimates. These sections combine labor and materials costs for widely used materials (including roofing materials, doors, windows, stone & woodwork and much more), enabling architects, engineers and contractors to come up with a reasonable rough estimate for many jobs in a matter of minutes.

• Square foot costs (adjusted to 2024) for hundreds of actual projects.
• Year-by-year inflation rates for materials and labor for the past 50 years.
• Newly-expanded regional cost modifiers for over 600 metro areas, so you can adjust the national average costs in the book to your local conditions.

Contents:

Preface

CSI MASTERFORMAT, vi
Sample Costbook Page, xxxvii

Costbook Pages,
Man-Hour Tables,
Supporting Construction Reference Data,
Geographic Cost Modifiers,
Square Foot Tables,

Index,

All data in the Costbook pages and Man-Hour tables is organized according to the CSI MASTERFORMAT - the industry standard numbering/classification system. The data is divided into the 16 divisions as shown below. The five digit numbers within each division correspond to the MASTERFORMAT Broadscope designations.

Each section is further broken down into MASTERFORMAT Mediumscope designations. These numbers, in most cases, are the same as those used in architectural and engineering specifications.

The construction estimating information in this book is divided into two main sections: Costbook Pages and Man-Hour Tables. Each is organized to the 16 divisions of the CSI MASTERFORMAT as shown below. In addition, there are extensive Construction Reference Tables, Geographic Cost Modifiers, Square Foot Tables and a detailed Index.

Sample pages with graphic explanations are included before the Costbook pages, Man-Hour Tables and Square Foot Tables. These explanations, along with the discussions below, will provide a good understanding of what is included in this book and how it can best be used for construction estimating.

Sample of CSI MASTERFORMAT: