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For planning and design stage estimatingUpdated reference information on building codes, estimating guidelines, and selection criteria.Means Assemblies Cost Data 1997 takes the guesswork out of preliminary or conceptual estimates. Now you don't have to try to calculate the assembled cost by working up individual components costs. We've done all the work for you.Means Assemblies Cost Data presents detailed illustrations, descriptions, specifications and costs for every conceivable building assembly -- 240 types in all arranged in the easy-to-use UniFormat system. Each illustrated assembled cost includes a complete grouping of materials and associated installation costs including the installing contractor's overhead and profit. What could be simpler?No need to guess at what the engineers didn't show in preliminary conceptual plans. Just use our charts and tables to fill in gaps where detail data is not provided. A fast and almost foolproof way to price preliminary designs, evaluate and check unit price estimates, conduct in-depth value engineering services, and complete schedules of values.What you'll find in the new 1997 edition: -- Assembled cost data for 14,500 assemblies. -- Detailed illustrations, descriptions, specifications, and costs for every conceivable building assembly. -- Energy use and conservation data including heat loss for roof and wall assemblies, recommended insulation levels, climatic condition charts. -- Easy-to-use loading criteria for help in quickly choosing the right structural systems. -- Fire rating, protection, and suppression information. HVAC assemblies costs. -- Space-planning guides for various building uses. -- Design ideas with related costs. -- Current code data for planning purposes. -- Square foot and cubic foot costs for initial planning. -- Explicit directions, worked-out examples, discussion of how to use the manual most effectively.