Special Rates on Historical Building Cost Database (NHBCdb™) from Design Cost Data Magazine.

Ever need a ‘Go To’ resource for square foot cost? Or need to put your hands on a library of actual projects and their cost to build? How about a tool to provide quick answers to ‘how much will this cost’ or a source to validate one of your estimates?

For over 50 years, DCD has been the #1 resource for actual construction cost data and we have amassed thousands and thousands of projects and their data. Several years ago we opened up our archives for subscriber use and released the National Historical Building Cost Database (NHBCdb™) on DCD.COM.

The NHBCdb includes over 1,200 projects as featured in DCD. Projects are separated by project type: hospitals, schools, jails, etc. making it easy to find just the right project. The NHBCdb is a slick database with cost escalators through 2011 and regional modifiers to take these projects and target them to your new bid date and locations - quickly creating a new preliminary cost for that building.

• Select a project that is similar to what you are working on
• Select the month, year and location
• Hit target and a new cost model is generated

You can print a report of your new cost model and also include a copy of the original article as it appeared in DCD to accompany your new cost model. The NHBCdb is a quick, easy and reliable tool for cost modeling, project bid validations, preliminary estimating and the only resource for actual building cost research.

Create On-Line Preliminary Estimates as an ASPE Member

ASPE National has negotiated an 80% discount on a subscription to DCD for their members. A one-year subscription to DCD is regularly $94.20 but now with your ASPE membership, you can subscribe to DCD for $18.95 annually.

Your subscription for $18.95 includes access to the NHBCdb plus you will receive DCD delivered to your desk. Each issue of DCD is packed with valuable cost data, industry cost trends, building square foot cost guides and pertinent industry articles. After publication of each issue the NHBCdb is updated to include the newest projects.

To take advantage of this great offer you have to be a member in good standing with ASPE and provide your membership number to process your subscription.

Call DCD today at 800-533-5680 to start your subscription or fill out the posted form and fax to us at 888-533-5680 or drop in the mail to DCD, P.O. Box 948, Valrico, FL 33595-0948.

PLEASE NOTE: the form was not attached to this e-mail to avoid the message being blocked by firewalls. If you don't want to call DCD and would prefer to have the pdf order form e-mailed to you, please send a note to Ed Walsh and he will send you the form. Ed's email is: edwalsh@aspenational.org. Thank you.