Where is web site to estimate cost of gas, electricity, and water usage per square foot?
Trying to figure cost to build a 44,000 squre foot private school in Chicago. Would like to estimate cost for budget planning projections. The 2 level facility will include a banquette room on 2 levels of roughly 8,000 square feet and cooking kitchen with a 15 inch fryer (2) 36 inch ranges, and (3) 24 inch dishwashers. that will serve approximately 160 chilren 5 days a week. Electric forced air heating and cooling, plus 2 showers. Also planned is an elevator and dumbwaiter. And a total of 5 bathrooms with 12 toilets and 9 sinks. If nayone knows of a way to help estimate this utility cost; gas, water, electricity
Make some phone calls and try to get historical data from a facility of similar size and usage.
If you just have to do it by hand, it can be done but it will be painful and take quite a bit of time if you have never done this, which I suppose you haven't if you don't know the resources to estimate these numbers. Water usage is pretty easy to estimate. Power usage of units by tonnage shold be pretty easy to find. Gas usage is same idea as power. Once you know size of unit, duration of usage per day, etc. you need the cost the utility companies' will charge for each utility. I have only ever done a water usage estimate which was required by the Town so they would know how much to charge for Impact fee. The book I have used to estimate is "Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings". These are analysis that will be performed by Mechanical and Electrical Engineers that are hired by you Architect to design the building. If this is a "real" project you might be able to get some help from a helpful engineering company.
