Additional Resources | Cost Estimation and Affordability

Online Resources
● CPWD Publications https://cpwd.gov.in/Documents/cpwd_publication.aspx
● Cost Estimating – Whole Building Design Guide https://www.wbdg.org/design-
disciplines/cost-estimating
● DSCR Fundamentals: https://youtu.be/2cFIwSgUOQM
● DSCR How to Calculate: https://youtu.be/Q_56BFfnRig
● Guidelines for Life Cycle Cost Analysis
https://sustainable.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/Guidelines_for_Life_Cycle_Cos
t_Analysis.pdf
● IRR Fundamentals: https://youtu.be/7w-UWuDi0fY
● IRR, how to calculate: https://youtu.be/3jY5o0Sl2L0
● IRR, how to calculate in Excel: https://youtu.be/OEwn__1Rl34
● NPV Fundamentals: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/n/npv.asp
● NPV How to calculate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-lN5xORIwc
● NPV, how to calculate in Excel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAhV3xG0i8s&t=260s
● Project Management for Construction: Cost Estimation
https://www.cmu.edu/cee/projects/PMbook/05_Cost_Estimation.html
● Rightsizing HVAC Systems https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ910316.pdf
● ROI: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/basics/11/calculate-roi-real-estate-
investments.asp

Publications – list references only, not links

● Dutta, B.N. (201). Estimating And Costing in Civil Engineering (Theory & Practice)
● Vaidya, P., Greden, L., Eijadi, D. et al. Integrated cost-estimation methodology to
support high-performance building design. Energy Efficiency 2, 69–85 (2009).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-008-9028-4