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Is the budget right? This is the book with the answers.The One Nationally Recognized Standard -- Costing models to assess the feasibility of almost any project -commercial/residential / industrial / institutional. -- Based on the most current construction cost database in North America. -- Complete new price information for 1997.Better Than Ever -- Exceptional new graphics. -- Definitive list of common additives and modifications -- for informed, accurate project planning. -- Expert information on using cost data - sample estimates, alternate pricing methods.Time-Savers Location Factors & Historical Cost IndexMeans Square Foot Costs 1997 provides a Quick Location Index to adjust estimates to the specific cost conditions of more than 930 zip code locations in the U.S. and selected locations in Canada. The Historical Cost Index, covering 300 construction-active communities, facilitates updating of 50 years of past projects to today's cost scales.User-Friendly - Means Square Foot Costs 1997 contains detailed How to Use sections plus new, expert advice on increasing estimating accuracy. Also included are sample and blank commercial and residential estimating forms. Tabs help identify commercial and residential pricing sections. There is a complete Table of Contents, Glossary, and List of Abbreviations.Estimating Hotline Service Don't understand something? This book comes with a link to Means cost engineers for one-on-one assistance.