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Wood products continue to store carbon absorbed by the trees during their growing cycle, keeping it out of the atmosphere indefinitely. Using wood in place of fossil fuel-intensive materials such as steel and concrete also "avoids" greenhouse gases that would have been emitted during manufacturing. Now, with the
it is possible to quantify these benefits for wood buildings. The more detail you provide, the better the results. |
Cost Calculator
WoodWorks Cost Comparison Calculator - gives you a current comparison of building material costs using data from RSMeans Costworks data. Information used by RSMeans is based upon current city cost indexes calculated for each city/metro area included in the costing calculator. RSMeans uses index figures for both material and installation which are based upon the 30 major city average of 100 and is updated quarterly. The weighted-average index is calculated from about 66 materials and equipment types and 21 building trades. Click here for more information on RSMeans costing data.
Here's how the calculator works:
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STEP 1 – Select your criteria using the drop-down menus provided. Your options are:
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Building Type – Choose from 10 representative building types. |
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• Apartment |
• Restaurant/Fast Food |
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• Church |
• Rink |
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• Gymnasium |
• School |
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• Motel |
• Swimming Pool |
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• Office |
• Town Hall |
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Quarter – This option is input for you – the tool is updated quarterly with the most recent RSMeans Costworks data. |
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State – Select your state. |
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City/Metro – Select your city or metro area. |
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Graph Type – Choose to view results for shell costs or total costs. |
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STEP 2 – View your results which are presented over three tabs:
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Construction Costs Benchmark |
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Compare costs of six material choices for each building type, plus an average for wood and non-wood materials. |
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View cost index over time and cost variation over time. |
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Assembly Costs |
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Compare roof, wall, window and floor assemblies. |
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View assembly costs by share. |
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Assembly Cost Breakdown |
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See detailed costs broken-out for each assembly. |
Go to the WoodWorks Cost Comparison Calculator.
More Calculators
American Wood Council – Offers calculators for spans, connections, and heights & areas.
Span Tables
- American Wood Council – Offers a range of span tables.
- APA – The Engineered Wood Association – Includes span tables for APA structural use panels.
- Southern Pine Council – Includes a range of span tables for southern pine joists and rafters.
- Western Wood Products Association – Online Lumber Technical Guide includes Western lumber span tables for common loading conditions for floor and ceiling joists and rafters, with size and repetitive member adjustments built in. WWPA also offers the popular Lumber Design Suite and Lumber DesignEasy programs, which can enhance the lumber specification process. The programs, which work in concert with Microsoft Excel, assist in calculating horizontal framing (beams and joists), vertical framing (posts and studs) and wood-to-wood shear connections.
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