


Many cost comparisons aren’t great because they don’t do much for this market.īonus would be anything that has useful green design or universal design principles and guidelines, design adjustments, etc. Something particularly good at estimating mid-country costs - Kansas City metro area. At least calculating rough material requirements ( I’d like to evaluate doing the whole building in concrete, even hollow core flooring and roofing I expect to need to go to suppliers/contractors with plans and material requirement estimates)ģ. Compare rough costs for different material types, particularly for the walls, floors, roofing, foundation, insulation, etc. Allow me to explore large building, multi-family options and layouts for investment property (renting, selling townhome units, but not necessarily row-style townhomes…)Ģ. 3D interior and exterior move through would be nice.ġ. Must have: At least something quick and easy to use for floor plans and shells, to then take to an architect and engineer, get the process started on better than me with grid paper.Īlmost a must: Exterior architectural elements to conceptualize at least 2d Exterior view and styles. Anyone have any recommendations for home design software, and what to look for?
