Table ES.4 – Additional Costs for Individual Facilities


Facility
Additional Costs as Percentage of Total Construction Costs Compared to Current Guidelines Upper Bound International Building Code
Lower Bound
Office Buildings
Current Guidelines
Upper Bound 0.02 to 0.10   %
International Building Code
Lower Bound 0.01 to 0.08  %
Hotels
Current Guidelines
Upper Bound 0.06 to 0.50   %
International Building Code
Lower Bound 0.04 to 0.30  %
Hospitals & Nursing Homes
Current Guidelines
Upper Bound 0.02   %
International Building Code
Lower Bound 0.00  %
Government Housing
Current Guidelines
Upper Bound 0.01  %
International Building Code
Lower Bound 0.01 %