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Industry-Grade Cost Models
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Kpex brings together Equipment Cost Models, Facilities Benchmarks, Location Factors and Construction Labor Rates — all aligned to AACE methodology and updated annually.

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196
Countries covered
12
LF Indices
5
Estimate Classes
5,000+
Cost Data Points
Module A

Process Equipment
Cost Models

Equipment purchase cost curves for all major process equipment families — from rotating machinery to pressure vessels. Sized by capacity, material and design conditions.

A.1.1 · B1000
Compressors, Fans & Blowers
Centrifugal, reciprocating and axial compressors. Fan and blower cost curves by capacity and pressure class.
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A.1.1 · C1000
Drivers & Turbines
Steam turbines, gas turbines, electric motors and diesel engines — sized by shaft power (kW / HP).
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A.1.3 · D1000
Heat Transfer Equipment
Shell & tube, air coolers, plate heat exchangers, fired heaters. Area-based cost models with material factors.
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A.1.1 · F1000
Pumping Equipment
Centrifugal, positive displacement and specialty pumps. Cost by flow, head and material of construction.
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A.1.2 · G1000
Process Columns
Distillation, absorption and stripping columns — diameter, height and tray/packing cost models.
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A.1.2 · I1000
Pressure Vessels & Tanks
Horizontal and vertical pressure vessels, API storage tanks. Volume, pressure class and material-based curves.
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A.1.5 · J1000
Agitators & Mixers
Power-based cost models for mixing equipment.
A.1.5 · L1000
Drying Equipment
Spray, rotary and fluidized bed dryers.
A.1.5 · M1000
Filtration Systems
Membrane, pressure and vacuum filtration.
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Module C

Facilities Cost Models

Parametric cost models for complete industrial plants, infrastructure and buildings — from early feasibility through Class 3 estimates.

C.1
Industrial Process Plants
Oil & Gas production, refineries, chemical plants, power plants, pharmaceutical, paper mills, water treatment and more.
Oil & GasRefineries ChemicalPower+7 more
C.2
Infrastructure Projects
Highways, railroads, tunnels, pipelines, electrical transmission, substations, airports and water/wastewater networks.
HighwaysPipelines SubstationsTunnels+8 more
C.3
Building Projects
Offices, schools, hospitals, hotels, warehouses, parking structures, retail and government facilities — all building types.
OfficesMedical HotelsWarehouses+16 more
C.4
Renewable Energy Facilities
Solar PV, wind power, green hydrogen, CSP, hydropower, battery storage, geothermal and hybrid systems.
Solar PVWind Green H₂BESS+6 more
Module Z

Cost Estimation
Support Tools

Everything you need to adjust, escalate and validate your estimates — from location factors to labor crew rates.

Z.4 · LFI
Location Factor Index
CAF LFI covers 196 countries across 6 continents. Adjust USGC-based estimates to any worldwide location with 12 sub-indices: labor, procurement, freight, duties, VAT and more.
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Z.2 · CLR
Construction Labor Rates
Crew composition, hourly rates, productivity factors and burden costs. Fully structured by trade, geography and project type for direct field cost estimation.
Explore Labor Rates
B.1 / B.2 · KPIs
Historical Benchmarks
Cost curves and ratio ranges from real EPC projects. Validate your early-phase estimate against historical KPIs before committing to a project class.
Explore Benchmarks
Z.5 · CAI
Cost Adjustment Index
CAF CAI tracks material, labor and equipment cost trends quarterly. Escalate historical project data to current or future dates with confidence.
Coming soon
Z.6 · PDRI
Assessment Tools
PDRI, LFI Assessment and PEI tools help you rate project definition, productivity efficiency and location readiness before front-end design is complete.
Coming soon
Z.1 · EHO
Engineering & Home Office
Parametric models for engineering, procurement and construction management costs — expressed as percentages of direct field cost by project type and complexity.
Coming soon
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