Calibrating Unit Costs

These instructions will help you to calibrate the MacNail construction estimating software and the Hyper•Estimators so they will come as close as possible to your own construction costs.

Why calibrate?
Calibrating basics
Previous Projects (what you need)
Comparison Estimates (HyperEstimator, MacNail)
Calibrating HyperEstimator (basics, quality factor, fudge factor, unit costs)
Calibrating MacNail (basics, quick, unit costs)
Special adjustments (not using unit costs, regional differences, construction types, economy)
Pricing Quirks