The 2026 International Construction Benchmark Database is the first-ever publication to focus on Construction Benchmarking costs and labor production rates, the 100’s of benchmark models are specifically targeted at Industrial, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Mining, Infrastructure, Institutional and Commercial type projects.
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This database provides historical cost, performance metrics & benchmark cost data, cost / man-hour models & close out information that covers the following topics listed below. These benchmarks & cost metrics have been gathered over two decades from 100s of Oil & Gas, Power, Industrial, Process Projects, Infrastructure & General Buildings & Facilities. The database focuses on the following construction categories:
2026 INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION BENCHMARK DATABASE
1.1 What is Benchmarking
1.2 Benchmarking Advantages
1.3 Benchmarking covered in this Database
1.4 Benchmarking topics to consider
1.5 Benchmarking Imperial to Metric Conversion table
2.1 Process Related Facilities (oil & gas, petro-chemicals, LNG, Ethylene)
2.2 Fluid Catalytic Cracker
2.3 Refinery EPC CAPEX Unit
2.4 Petro-Chemical & Gas Facilities EPC
2.5 Sulfur Recovery Unit (SRU)
2.6 Ethylene Production EPC Benchmarks
2.7 Distillation Production Unit
2.8 Hydrogen Facility (2)
2.9 Air Separation Unit (ASU)
2.10 Ammonia Fertilizer Production Facility
2.11 Refinery and Petro-Chemical Factors & Offsite Values
2.12 Chlor – Alkali Chemical Production Facility
2.13 LNG Export Facility
2.14 Hydrogen Production Facility
2.15 Ethylene Facility (2)
2.16 Canadian Oil EPC CAPEX unit Benchmarks
2.17 Atmospheric Distillation Unit
2.18 Reformer – 35k barrels per day
2.19 LNG Export Facility EPC Cost Metrics
2.20 CAPEX & OPEX Oil Processing Refinery
2.21 Hydrogen Facilities – Europe
2.22 Canada Oil Construction Productivity
2.23 Oxygen Production Facility
2.24 Refinery Equipment Factors / Multiplier Method
2.25 Bio-Diesel Processing Facility
2.26 Natural Gas Production Facility
3.1 Power Plants, Pipelines & Onshore / Offshore Wind Facilities
3.2 Powerplant
3.3 Powerplant – Simple Cycle
3.4 Powerplant – Coal
3.5 Powerplant – Geothermal
3.6 Powerplant – Hydro-Electric (2)
3.7 Powerplant – Solar Electric Facility
3.8 Powerplant Cost Metrics
3.9 Pipeline – Cost / Man-hour Model
3.10 Pipeline – Crude Oil Transfer Line – Middle East
3.11 Pipeline – US Gulf Offshore Pipeline Benchmarks
3.12 Pipeline – Overland Pipeline (3)
3.13 Pipeline – Pumping Stations
3.14 Pipeline – Water Injection / Transfer / Main Oil Line
3.15 Pipeline – Benchmarks Misc.
3.16 High Voltage Cable – Buried vs Overhead
3.17 Overhead Electrical Transmission Line Benchmarks
3.18 Windfarm EPC Benchmarks
3.19 Windfarm Offshore (2)
3.20 Windfarm Onshore
3.21 Windfarm Onshore vs. Offshore
4.1 Modules, Offshore FPSO & SPM Facilities
4.2 Loading & Offloading Benchmarks
4.3 Module Shipping Metrics – USA
4.4 Offshore Jackets, Pre-assembly Fabrication, Single Point Moorings Benchmarks (3)
4.5 Offshore Oil & Gas Facility (2)
4.6 FPSO – Offshore W. Africa
4.7 FPSO Cost / Man-Hour Model
4.8 FPSO Cost / Man-Hour Model
4.9 FPSO Cost / Man-Hour Model
4.10 Topside Pre-Assemblies
4.11 Crude Oil Tanker OOM
4.12 Onshore / Offshore Drilling Wellhead
4.13 Onshore / Offshore Wellhead Costs
5.1 Pharmaceutical, Food & Bev., Manufacturing Facilities
5.2 Food & Beverage – Brewery
5.3 Food & Beverage – Facilities OOM
5.4 Food & Beverage – Frozen Prepared Food
5.5 Food & Beverage – Chocolate / Candy Snacks
5.6 Food & Beverage – Dairy Production Facility
5.7 Food & Beverage – Meat Processing & Packaging
5.8 Manufacturing – Automobile Tires
5.9 Manufacturing – Bus & Heavy Truck Tire
5.10 Manufacturing – Lithium Brine Hydroxide
5.11 Manufacturing – Electric Vehicle Battery
5.12 Manufacturing – Electric Vehicle
5.13 Manufacturing – Light Industrial / Manufacturing Facility
5.14 Manufacturing – Various Facility Type Benchmarks
5.15 Manufacturing – Conceptual / Budget Estimating HVAC Systems Benchmarks
5.16 Manufacturing – Call Data Center
5.17 Pharma – Bio / Pharma Manufacturing Facilities
5.18 Pharma – Cell Therapy Production
5.19 Pharma – Pharma Manufacturing Facility
5.20 Pharma – Medical Device Production Facility (2)
5.21 Pharma – Cell Culture Manufacturing
5.22 Pharma – Pharma / Bio Cleanroom Facility Benchmarks
5.23 Pharma – Animal Testing
6.1 Infrastructure Facilities – Airports, Highways & Railroads
6.2 Airport – New Regional USA Airport
6.3 Highways / Roads – Conversion
6.4 Highways / Roads – Construction OOM Cost
6.5 Highways / Roads – Bridge Extension / Modification
6.6 Highways / Roads – Highway
6.7 Highways – $ Cost per Mile
6.8 Highways – Highways Roads OOM Benchmarks (2)
6.9 Highways – Highway Rural Cost Benchmark
6.10 Railroads – Regional and Urban Construction
7.1 Mines & Metals Facilities
7.2 Mines – Open Cast
7.3 Metals – Steel Mill
7.4 Metals – Mini Steel Mill
7.5 Metals – MTPA Alumina – Bauxite Mine & Refinery
8.1 General Buildings and Facilities
8.2 Manufacturing Facility
8.3 R & D Laboratory
8.4 Square Foot Benchmark Various Facility Types
8.5 Hotel & Resort
8.6 Warehouse / Logistics Center
8.7 Apartment Building
8.8 Convert Shopping Mall to Apartments
8.9 Sports Stadium
8.10 Golf Cart Production Facility
9.1 Location Factors, Cost Adjust Factors & Productivity Values
9.2 Puerto Rico vs USA Productivity
9.3 USA Productivity Factors
9.4 USA City Location Factors
10.1 Architectural, Engineering, Construction Management Benchmark Costs
10.2 Global Architectural & Engineering Fees
10.3 Architectural / Engineering / Construction Management Fees
10.4 Detailed Design / Engineering / Architectural and CM fees
10.5 Detailed Design / EPC Man Hours (3)
11.1 Architectural, Engineering, Construction Management Benchmark Costs
11.2 Global Architectural & Engineering Fees
11.3 Architectural / Engineering / Construction Management Fees
11.4 Detailed Design / Engineering / Architectural and CM fees
11.5 Detailed Design / EPC Man Hours (3)
11.15 The Positive Impact of International Contracting
12.1 Labor Production & Machine Hour Benchmarks
12.2 Site Work / Site Construction
12.3 Demolition Work
12.4 Concrete Work
12.5 Masonry Work
12.6 Metals
12.7 Carpentry / Roofing / Doors & Windows / Finishes
12.8 Mechanical Systems
12.9 Electrical & Instrumentation Systems
12.10 Construction Benchmarks for Concrete and Process Piping
13.1 Additional Miscellaneous Benchmark Data
13.2 USA Construction Material & Labor Inflation
13.3 USA Skilled and Unskilled Worker Rates – Non-Union(2)
13.4 Cost Capacity Equations
13.5 Ratio / Percentage Estimating Factors
13.6 Major Equipment Multipliers – Industrial / Chemical type facilities
13.7 Shipping Ocean Freight Costs OOM
13.8 Issues that can influence a CAPEX cost budget
13.9 Types of CAPEX Estimates
13.10 Key Capital (CAPEX) – Cost Estimating Industry Nomenclature
13.11 Estimate Accuracy %
13.12 Man-Hours – Major Equipment
13.13 Man-Hours – Drawings
13.14 Piping – Average # of fittings / valves
13.16 Information / Data Gathering
13.17 Staffing Overseas Construction Projects
13.18 International Estimating and Bidding Activities
13.19 Production of the Estimate – Checklist
13.20 Tariffs / VAT / Import Duties / Cost of doing business in another Country
13.21 International Contracts
13.22 Metric Considerations
13.23 Professional Associations and Societies
