Building Construction Costs with RSMeans Data 2026 Paperback – November 3, 2025

The 2026 Building Construction Costs Book continues to be the most used, quoted and respected unit price guide for building construction estimators across North America. The Building Construction unit price book with RSMeans Data contains over 23,000 lines of costing data across 29 CSI MasterFormat Divisions that have been fully refreshed with the latest construction costs from our proprietary construction estimating database. The data contained in this book is meticulously assembled by industry-leading teams of cost researchers, project engineers and data scientists. This publication has been the building construction estimators' first choice for reliable commercial construction price data for more than 80 years. Organized in CSI MasterFormat 2018. Best for estimating commercial and industrial new construction, as well as large multi-family housing projects. Covers general construction areas from groundworks to finishing, including site surveying, excavation and framing, to interior finishes like furnishings, paint and toilets. Supplemental Information Included: City Cost Index, Historical Cost Index, localization factors, equipment rental costs, crew listings, change order best practices, labor trade rates including overhead and profit, reference tables and common abbreviations. Level of Costs Detail: Unit Costs Labor Type: Standard Union Read more