The monetary cost to hire people and purchase materials to create an ecosystem on a cleared and levelled site.
Used to calculate:construction cost
Varies by: ecosystem
| Used | ecosystem | Reference | Location: Ecosystem (study period) |
Value | Units | Notes |
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| * | Agricultural field / vegetable garden | Long et al. 2013 Sample costs to grow organic alfalfa | CA: Agricultural Field (2013) | 473.77 | $CA 2013 / acre | |
| * | Airfield | Florida Department of Transportation 2011 Airport Costs | Florida: Airfield (2011) | 20 | $FL 2011 / ft2 | I assumed commercial ashphault runway. I divided the cost by the sqft to get the per foot cost. Price/(100)= |
| * | Airport terminal | Florida Department of Transportation 2011 Airport Costs | Florida: Airport terminal (2011) | 250 | $FL 2011 / ft2 | I assumed asphalt and commercial pricing. |
| * | Alley | BuildingJournal.com 2015 Asphalt Driveway Calculator | New York City: Alley (2015) | 3.11 | $NYC 2015 / ft2 | Assumed cost to asphalt a 1,000 sq. ft. alley in NYC, 2015 |
| * | Apartment building | RSMeans 2013 Square Foot Costs | United States: Apartment building (2014) | 230.45 | $US 2014 / ft2 | 6 story, 10'-4" story height, 60,000 sq. ft. |
| * | Beach | Weidle Corp. 2015 Sand Price List | OHIO: Beach (2015) | 5 | $NYC 2015 / ft2 | I assume a beach that is 100ft wide, 100ft long, and 5 ft deep. 50000/27=1852 cubic yards. By the formula from the website 1852 *1.5=2778 tons. I assume we fill with pool sand at 18$ a ton. 2778*$18=$50000. $50000/10000=5 ft2 |
| * | Bike lane | Bushell et al. 2013 Costs for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Infrastructure Improvements | USA: Bike Lane (2013) | 10.06 | $US 2013 / ft2 | Taking the average of the high and low cost per mile (200000+650000)/2. Then taking the aria calculated by W*L=(8 ft)*(5,280 feet)=42240. Then the cost per sqft is calculated by 425000/42240=10.06. It is assumed to be a simple bike lane with no signs or improvements. |
| * | Bioswale | Clark et al. 2008 Florida Field Guide to Low Impact Development | USA: Bioswale (2004) | 0.5 | $US 2005 / ft2 | 4 |
| * | Boulevard (arterial) | Florida Department of Transportation 2015 Transportation Costs | Florida: Boulevard (2015) | 12634475 | $FL 2014 / mile | I assume 6 lanes each that are 12 feet in a urban enviorment. |
| * | Bridge | Florida Department of Transportation, 2014, Bridge Costs | Florida: Bridge (2014) | 152.5 | $FL 2014 / ft2 | Assume average cost for Concrete Deck/ Steel Girder - Continuous Span of low($135) and high ($170) (from New Construction Table). |
| * | Camp | landscaping network 2015 Cost of Lawn and Artificial Turf | USA: Camp (2015) | 0.75 | $US 2015 / ft2 | |
| * | Cemetery | landscaping network 2015 Cost of Lawn and Artificial Turf | US: Lawn (2015) | 0.75 | $US 2015 / ft2 | It is assumed that there are no structures on the ground. |
| * | Cistern / rain barrels | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection 2009 Rain Barrels: Rainfall as a Resource | Connecticut: Cistern/Rain Barrels (2009) | 87.5 | $CT 2009 / unit | The parameter is an average of the high and low values. |
| * | Cliffs and rock outcrops | Rockwerx 2008 Rock Wall FAQ | United States: Cliffs and rock outcrops (2008) | 36.11 | $US 2008 / ft2 | According to the reference "the average start-up cost (to create a climbing rock wall) ranges between $400,000 - $600,000. This assumes a climbing wall size of 6,000 to 12,000 square feet. The cost of the climbing wall in this scenario will be approximately 60 to 70 percent of the total start up cost." Value is calculated by assuming a rock wall start up cost of $500,000 for a wall of 9000 sq feet (the averages of the ranges), which gives $500,000/9000 sq ft.=$55.55 per sq. ft. Rock wall cost is assumed to be 65% of 55.55. |
| * | Cogeneration plant | Covanta 2015 cogeneration:Albany Medical Center | NY: Cogeneration (2011) | 1000 | $NY 2011 / ft2 | To calculate cost I divide the total cost by the square foot of the building =23*10^6/23000=1000 |
| * | Compost bin | NYC Compost project 2014 Low-Cost Composting Equipment | NYC: Compost Bin (2014) | 65 | $NYC 2014 / compost bin | Assumed a GARDEN GOURMET COMPOST BIN |
| * | Computer data center | RSMeans 2013 Square Foot Costs | United States: Computer data center (2014) | 305.1 | $US 2014 / ft2 | Computer Data Center, 1 story, with 16'-6" story height, 22,500 sq. ft. |
| * | Cottages / Mobile home | U.S. Census Bureau 2014 Manufactured Homes Survey | United States: Cottages / Mobile home (2013) | 38.36 | $US 2013 / ft2 | Avg. Cost per Sq. Ft. for a single in 2013 |
| * | Deep water estuary | Evergreen Funding Consultants 2003 estuary:A Primer on Habitat Project Costs | USA: Deep water Estuary (2003) | 442000 | $US 2003 / acre | It currently assumed to be the same value as estuary |
| * | Derelict structures | RSMeans 2013 Square Foot Costs | United States: Warehouse (2014) | 108 | $US 2014 / ft2 | Assume same cost as a warehouse, 1 story, 30,000 sq. ft. |
| * | Diesel power plant | EIA 2013 Capital Cost for Electricity Plants | Texas: Natural Gas Power Plant (2013) | 282.42 | $TX 2013 / ft2 | I estimated diesel power plants with coal power plants since they have similar capital needs. I assumed that if I were to build a coal power plant that could produce 758 megawatts and is on 200 acres in texas, this is what it would cost per sqft. |
| * | Disturbed Land | Homewyse 2015 Cost to Grade Lot | Upper West Side: Disturbed land (2015) | 4.2 | $NYC 2015 / ft2 | Assume cost is cost to grade, average of high ($5.98) and low ($2.41) values |
| * | Eelgrass meadow | Habitat Restoration The Costs of Environmental Restoration Projects | USA: Eelgrass meadow (2001) | 45000 | $US 2001 / acre | The cost represents the construction costs only |
| * | Elevated train | San José State 2012 University CASE STUDY REPORT: JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIRTRAIN | NYC: Elevated Train (1991) | 888.51 | $NYC 1991 / mile of elevated train | |
| * | Estuary | Evergreen Funding Consultants 2003 estuary:A Primer on Habitat Project Costs | US: Estuary (2003) | 300000 | $US 2003 / acre | We assumed that construction is in a somewhat developed site and needs moderate earth moving. Then by taking the averages of the price range we get an average price. |
| * | Factory | RSMeans 2013 Square Foot Costs | United States: Factory (2014) | 135.3 | $US 2014 / ft2 | 3 story. 12' story height, 90,000 sq. ft. |
| * | Freshwater marsh | Habitat Restoration The Costs of Environmental Restoration Projects | USA: Salt Marsh (2001) | 16115 | $US 2001 / acre | |
| * | Fuel storage tank | Florida Department of Transportation 2011 Airport Costs | Florida: Fuel storage tank (2011) | 401.81 | $FL 2011 / ft2 | I assumed the dimensions of the tank to have a diameter of 39 feet. I then converted it using the formula pi*(39/2)^2=A. I then divided the price by the footprint of the tank to get a per foot cost. The hight is assumed to be 24 inches. then divided by the aria of the tank. 480,000/(pi*(39/2)^2)=401.81 |
| * | Garage | RSMeans 2013 Square Foot Costs | United States: Garage (2014) | 64.9 | $US 2014 / ft2 | 5 story, 10' story height, 145,000 sq. ft. |
| * | Gas station | RSMeans 2013 Square Foot Costs | United States: Gas Station (2014) | 227.05 | $US 2014 / ft2 | Garage, Service Station, 1 story with 12' story height, 1400 sq. ft. |
| * | Geothermal pump | Energy Environmental: solar,geothermal, radiant, wind 2008 Installation | US: Geothermal pump (2008) | 9 | $US 2008 / ft2 | This is assuming that the building is 2500 ft2. To get the cost I take the average of the high cost (25000) and low cost (20000). |
| * | Graywater recycling | Univ. of California 2014 Cost-Benefit Analysis of Onsite Residential Graywater Recycling | CALIFORNIA: Graywater recycling (2014) | 3.97 | $CA 2014 / ft2 | I got this by taking the average level of water recycling and the average install cost of the graywater system. Then I related it to the average water usage in the country for 2015. I then got the average square footage of a house inn 2010 assuming that it has remained constant since that time. I then related them to arrive at the cost per square foot. |
| * | Greenhouse / vertical farm | University of Kentucky 2011 Greenhouses and Similar Structures an Overview | USA: Green house (2011) | 19 | $US 2011 / ft2 | I took the average of the high and low costs in the paper for a conventional green house. |
| * | Green roof | EPA 2013 Green Roofs | USA: Green Roof (2013) | 17.5 | $US 2013 / ft2 | |
| * | Hardwood swamp | Michigan State University 2014 Michigan's Natural Communities: Northern Hardwood Swamp | Michigan: Hardwood swamp (2014) | 6630 | $US 2015 / acre | I assumed the spacing is 8 by 8 feet which means that there are 680 trees per acre. The cost is derived from the market value of a young green Ash tree. I chose the green ash tree because they are similar in to the trees normally found in the ecosystem. |
| * | Heavy rail line | reconnectingamerica 2006 Transit Technologies Worksheet | USA: Heavy rail line (2006) | 150000000 | $US 2006 / mile of railway | I took the average of the high and low value estimates per-mile |
| * | Hemlock – northern hardwood forest | New York Natural Heritage Program 2015 Hemlock-Northern Hardwood Forest | US: Hemlock-northern hardwood forest (2015) | 21360.5 | $US 2015 / acre | I assumed the spacing is 8 by 8 feet which means that there are 680 trees per acre. The cost is a composite of the several tree types that are associated with the ecosystem market value that are between 3 to 6 ft tall. The distribution is considered consistent across the forest so that each tree is represented equally.(1/n) |
| * | High salt marsh | Habitat Restoration The Costs of Environmental Restoration Projects | USA: Salt Marsh (2001) | 16115 | $US 2001 / acre | I took the value of the salt marsh. Will revisit later with new value. |
| * | Highway | Florida Department of Transportation 2015 Transportation Costs | Florida: Street (2015) | 8242976 | $FL 2014 / mile | |
| * | Hospital | RSMeans 2013 Square Foot Costs | United States: Hospital (2014) | 340.8 | $US 2014 / ft2 | Hospital 3 story, 12' story height, 55,000 sq. ft. |
| * | Hotel | RSMeans 2013 Square Foot Costs | United States: Hotel (2014) | 204.7 | $US 2014 / ft2 | 15 story, 10' story height, 450,000 sq. ft. |
| * | Landfill | ForesterDailyNews 2015 Landfill Economics Part 2: Getting Down to Business | USA: Landfill (2015) | 350000 | $US 2015 / acre | |
| * | Lawn | landscaping network 2015 Cost of Lawn and Artificial Turf | US: Lawn (2015) | 0.75 | $US 2015 / ft2 | |
| * | Light rail line | reconnectingamerica 2006 Transit Technologies Worksheet | USA: Light rail line (2006) | 40000000 | $US 2006 / mile of railway | I took the average of the high and low value estimates |
| * | Low salt marsh | Habitat Restoration The Costs of Environmental Restoration Projects | USA: Salt Marsh (2001) | 16115 | $US 2001 / acre | I took the value of the salt marsh. Will revisit later with new higher value. |
| * | Meadow | Stillwater Sciences 2012 An Economic Analysis of Sierra Meadow Restoration | Nevada: Meadow (2012) | 2777.777778 | $NV 2012 / acre | |
| * | Mixed use: office / residential building | RSMeans 2013 Square Foot Costs | United States: Mixed use: office / residential building (2014) | 202.95 | $US 2014 / ft2 | Assume average of 16 story office costs (175.45) and 15 story apartment costs (230.45) |
| * | Mixed use: restaurant / office building | RSMeans 2013 Square Foot Costs | United States: Mixed use: restaurant / office building (2014) | 192.2125 | $US 2014 / ft2 | Assume 3 story building, 20,000 sq. ft., with 5,000 square foot restaurant. Square foot cost of 192.2125 =.25*(219.85)+.75*(183), where 219.85 is restaurant cost, and 183 is office cost. |
| * | Mixed use: restaurant / residential building | RSMeans 2013 Square Foot Costs | United States: Mixed use: restaurant / retail building (2014) | 230.45 | $US 2014 / ft2 | Assume a 15 story apartment building, 10'-6'' story height, 145,000 sq ft. Assume costs are same with restaurant on ground floor. |
| * | Mixed use: restaurant / retail building | RSMeans 2013 Square Foot Costs | United States: Mixed use: restaurant / retail building (2014) | 148.5605 | $US 2014 / ft2 | Assume 3 story department story building, 95,000 sq. ft., with 5,000 square foot restaurant. Square foot cost of =(5/95)*(219.85)+(90/95)*(144.6), where 219.85 is restaurant cost, and 144.6 is department store cost. |
| * | Mixed use: retail / office building | RSMeans 2013 Square Foot Costs | United States: Mixed use: retail / office building (2014) | 183 | $US 2014 / ft2 | 3 story office, 12' story height, 20,000 sq. ft. |
| * | Mixed use: retail / residential building | RSMeans 2013 Square Foot Costs | United States: Mixed use: retail / residential building (2014) | 230.45 | $US 2014 / ft2 | Assume 15 story apartment with 10'-f""story height, 145,000 square feet. Assume retail part costs same as residential part. |
| * | Natural gas power plant | EIA 2013 Capital Cost for Electricity Plants | Texas: Natural Gas Power Plant (2013) | 84.4 | $TX 2013 / ft2 | I took the square foot dimensions and power production of a natural power plant. Then I used the overnight capital cost per kilowatt to estimate what a plant of equivalent power production and dimensions would cost in 2013 dollars. I then took that cost and divided it by the facility dimensions to get the square foot cost. |
| * | Oak hickory forest | Michigan State University 2013 oak hickory forest types | Michigan: oak- hickory forest types (2013) | 102838.67 | $US 2015 / acre | I assumed the spacing is 8 by 8 feet which means that there are 680 trees per acre. The cost is a composite of the several tree types that are associated with the ecosystem market value that are between to 6 to 10 ft tall. The distribution is considered consistent across the forest so that each tree is represented equally.(1/n) |
| * | Office building | RSMeans 2013 Square Foot Costs | United States: Office building (2014) | 183 | $US 2014 / ft2 | 3 story, 12' story height, 20,000 sq. ft. |
| * | Orchard | Caprile et al. 2001 Sample Costs to Establish an Apple Orchard | CA: Orchard (2001) | 0.098324 | $CA 2001 / ft2 | From assumed cost per acre converted to cost per sqft. |
| * | Ornamental garden | Texas A & M 2012 Stormwater Management: Rain Gardens | Texas: Garden (2012) | 6 | $TX 2012 / ft2 | |
| * | Parking lot | BuildingJournal.com 2015 Asphalt Driveway Calculator | New York City: Parking lot (2015) | 3.11 | $NYC 2015 / ft2 | Cost per square foot to lay down 10,000 foot lot with asphalt in NYC 2015 |
| * | Park savanna | landscaping network 2015 Cost of Lawn and Artificial Turf | US: Lawn (2015) | 0.75 | $US 2015 / ft2 | Took the average of the cost to install a Hydroseed lawn. (.50+1)/2=.75 |
| * | Paved ball field/court | RPI Consulting inc. 2003 STATE OF COLORADO Small Community Park & Recreation Planning Standards | COLORADO: Park (2003) | 5.68 | $CA 2003 / ft2 | I took the average cost of a basketball court and divided by the facility size required. =37500/(6600) |
| * | Pedestrian bridge | Florida Department of Transportation, 2014, Bridge Costs | Florida: Pedestrian bridge (2014) | 137.5 | $FL 2014 / ft2 | Short span bridge, reinforced concrete flat slab simple span. Average of low ($115) and high ($160) costs. |
| * | Pedestrian street / plaza | LOTT Clean Water Alliance 2012 East Bay Public Plaza | Washington: Plaza (2011) | 5066666.667 | $WA 2012 / acre | |
| * | Permeable pavers | University of Maryland 2016 Permeable Pavement Fact Sheet | USA: Permeable pavers (2014) | 7.33 | $US 2010 / ft2 | Took the average price of a Porous Concrete paver from the 2nd to last table. This is drawn from the epa website. (71.21+60.75)/(9*2)=7.33 In 2009 values |
| * | Photovoltaic panels | NREL 2013 Distributed Generation Renewable Energy Estimate of Costs | USA: Photovoltaic Panels (2013) | 7.794 | $US 2013 / ft2 | I used the cost for <10 kilowatt, then I found the ft2 necessary to produce a 10 kilowatt and got the per ft2 cost. Assuming maximum out put capacity. Assuming 20-watts per sqft of solar panal 10kil=10000 watts, 10000/20=500 ft. Cost to install: 3,897 sqft: 500 cost per sqft= 3,897/500=7.79 site used for Wats per sqft: http://www.lightsonsolar.com/solar-basics-kw-and-kwh/ |
| * | Pier | Moffatt & Nichol 2010 Pier Advisory Report | Florida: Pier (2010) | 210 | $FL 2010 / ft2 | Table on page 6, Pier Replacement - Open Pier (50-year design life). |
| * | Pond | EPA 2014 Pond cost | USA: Pond (2014) | 23200 | $US 1997 / acre | I assumed the cost to build a 10 Acre facility using the examples given on the EPA website. $232,000 for a 10 acre-foot facility. |
| * | Public assembly hall | RSMeans 2013 Square Foot Costs | United States: Public assembly hall (2014) | 184.9 | $US 2014 / ft2 | Auditorium, 1 story, 24' story height, 24,000 sq. ft. |
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| * | Restaurant | RSMeans 2013 Square Foot Costs | United States: Restaurant (2014) | 219.85 | $US 2014 / ft2 | 1 story, 12' story height, 5,000 sq. ft. |
| * | Retail building | RSMeans 2013 Square Foot Costs | United States: Retail building (2014) | 144.6 | $US 2014 / ft2 | department store, 3 story, 16' story height, 95,000 sq. ft. |
| * | School or university | RSMeans 2013 Square Foot Costs | United States: School or university (2014) | 189.6 | $US 2014 / ft2 | College Class Room, 2 story, 12' story height, 50,000 sq. ft. |
| * | Sewage treatment plant | McGood Williams & Yates 2008 Wastewater treatment | Arkansas: Waste Treatment Plant (2008) | 1452380.95 | $AK 2008 / acre | |
| * | Shrub land | department of energy and environmental protection 2014 Connecticuts Young Forest and Shrubland Initiative | Connecticut: Shrub land (2015) | 1010.93 | $US 2015 / acre | I used the first grant on the table cost and acre get the cost per acre estimate. |
| * | Sidewalk | Vermont Agency of Transportation 2010 Report on Shared and Sidewalk Unit Costs | VT: Sidewalk (2010) | 59 | $VT 2010 / ft2 | It is assumed that it is a Bituminous sidewalk with a concrete curb that is 5 feet wide. This is only the cost to buy the ingredients and build the side walk. |
| * | Single family home | RSMeans 2013 Square Foot Costs | United States: Single family home (2014) | 127.35 | $US 2014 / ft2 | Average 2 story house of solid masonry, 2000 sq feet with unfinished basement. Note cost is per square foot of living space. |
| * | Solar energy facility | CleanEnergy Action Project 2012 Solar PV| Photovoltaic Solar Power Case Studies | California: Solar Energy Facility (2013) | 340426 | $CA 2013 / acre | I took the California Valley Solar Ranch case study and got the Acre cost. |
| * | Solar heating panels | NREL 2013 Distributed Generation Renewable Energy Estimate of Costs | USA: Solar Heating Panels (2013) | 141 | $US 2013 / ft2 | |
| * | Solid waste transfer plant | Oklahoma State University 2015 Solid Waste Transfer Stations for Rural Oklahoma | Oklahoma: Solid Waste Transfer Plant ( 2015) | 42039.33 | $OK 2015 / acre | This is assuming that they are on a 3 acre facility and includes the cost of building the facility. I used the cost to construct the facility and Included in this is the cost to furnish the building. We ignored the land cost. |
| * | Stadium | University of Nevada 2014 Review of Stadium Tours, Estimated Building Costs | Texas: Stadium (2014) | 471.92 | $TX 2014 / ft2 | I used the McLane stadium and divided the cost by the footprint of the building. |
| * | Stream | Estimation and Analysis of Expenses of Design-Bid-Build Projects for Stream Mitigation in North Carolina | North Carolina: Stream (2008) | 246 | $NC 2008 / lf | |
| * | Streetcar line | reconnectingamerica 2006 Transit Technologies Worksheet | US: Streetcar line (2006) | 17500000 | $US 2006 / mile of railway | |
| * | Street (collector) | Florida Department of Transportation 2015 Transportation Costs | Florida: Street (2015) | 5069743 | $FL 2014 / mile | |
| * | Street trees | NYC Parks Dept. 2015 Tree Fund | New York City: Street trees (2015) | 0.38 | $NYC 2015 / ft2 | As per above reference, each street tree costs $1650 to install. Assume 10 street trees per acre, for a total cost of $16500 per acre, or 0.38 per square foot. |
| * | Subway | CNN Money 2012 Short subway line, $4.5 billion price tag | NYC: Subway (2012) | 3000000000 | $NYC 2012 / mile of subway | I used the figures in the article to create a per mile cost of constructing the subway: 4.5 billion/ 1.5 mile |
| * | Swimming pool | USA Swimming 2010 25 yard compared to 50 meter | United States: Swimming pool (2010) | 180 | $US 2010 / ft2 | From the reference, "The cost to build a pool will be around $180 a square foot." This is for a large, public pool used for swimming races. |
| * | Tidal energy facility | FERC 2012 ISSUING PILOT PROJECT LICENSE | NYC: Tidal energy facility (2012) | 1428571.43 | $NYC 2012 / acre | I took the cost and divided it by the number of acres for the project. |
| * | Traffic slowed street | Robert Peccia & Associates 2007 GREATER BOZEMAN AREA TRANSPORTATION PLAN | Montana: Traffic Slowed Street (2007) | 15.625 | $MT 2007 / ft2 | Taking the average width of a highway lane (12 feet) and multiplying it by the average length of a speed bump (12 feet) to get the square foot aria of the speed hump. Then taking the aria of a W*H=(12 ft*2)*12ft speed hump we arrived at the cost per square feet by dividing the average cost(8000+1000)/2=4500. THis gives 4500/288=15.625 |
| * | Trail | Chester County Board of Commissioners 2007 Trail & Path Planning: A Guide for Municipalities | Pennsylvania: Trail (2005) | 1.33 | $PA 2005 / ft2 | Took the average of the ranges for a Cinder trail, pg 101. Then divided it to get the per square foot cost. This assumes that the trail is six feet wide. |
| * | Tunnel | MTA 2014 East Side Access | New York City: Tunnel (2014) | 925272727.3 | $NYC 2014 / mile of tunnel | From source, East Side Access tunnel will be about 11 miles and is estimated to cost in 2014 to be $10.178 billion, which gives $925.27 million per mile. |
| * | Utility yard | BuildingJournal.com 2015 Asphalt Driveway Calculator | New York City: Utility yard (2015) | 3.11 | $NYC 2015 / ft2 | Assume cost to asphalt a 10,000 square foot lot, NYC 2015 |
| * | Warehouse | RSMeans 2013 Square Foot Costs | United States: Warehouse (2014) | 108 | $US 2014 / ft2 | 1 story, 24' story height, 30,000 sq. ft. |
| * | Waste energy power plant | EIA 2013 Capital Cost for Electricity Plants | Oklahoma: Waste Energy Power Plant (2013) | 6347345.46 | $OK 2013 / acre | |
| * | Water treatment plant | McGood Williams & Yates 2008 Wastewater treatment | Arkansas: Waste Treatment Plant (2008) | 1452380.95 | $AK 2008 / acre | I based the cost on the plant in Fayetteville, Arkansas. I took the total acres minus the acres used for wetland mitigation to come up with the land used by the facility. I then divided the cost of construction by the number of acres used by the facility to get the cost per-acre for just the facility. 61000000/(70-28)=1452380.95 |
| * | Water/wastewater storage tank | State of Michigan 2003 tanks | State of Michigan: Water/wastewater storage tank (2003) | 72.04 | $MI 2003 / ft2 | I assumed the hight of 20 feet and diameter of 26 feet. used the formula P/((D/2)^2*pi)= price per-foot |
| * | Wind farm | SFGATE 2006 New windmills near delta fuel state's global warming fight | CALIFORNIA: wind farm (2011) | 0.74 | $CA 2011 / ft2 | Cost: 220 Mil Acres: 6800 to sqft: 6800*43560=296208000 Cost per SQft=220 mil/296208000 =(220*10^6)/(6800*43560)=0.74 |