PROJECT PLANNING / DEMO

Test the project-builder experience.

Build an illustrative planning scenario using placeholder assumptions recovered from the earlier concept site. No result on this page is approved Lodestar pricing.

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STAGING PROTOTYPE

A transparent calculator—not a mystery number.

This version makes every placeholder assumption visible so Lodestar can review the experience and replace the inputs with approved rates later.

Demo purposes only — real Lodestar values have not been supplied. This planning tool uses provisional assumptions recovered from the earlier concept website. It is not a quotation, budget, offer, or statement of current Lodestar pricing.

01 / PROJECT

Describe the building.

Building type Total building area (sq. ft.) Number of storeys Recorded for project context; the recovered demo formula does not adjust its rate by storey count. Finish level

Optional demo allowances

Select only what is useful for demonstrating the interface. These are provisional adders, not Lodestar prices.

Rooftop amenities +$15/sq. ft. Enhanced insulation +$5/sq. ft. Solar pre-wiring +$3/sq. ft. Smart-building allowance +$8/sq. ft. Upgraded HVAC +$12/sq. ft. Custom exterior allowance +$10/sq. ft. Accessibility allowance +$15,000 Commercial electrical +$6/sq. ft. In-floor heating +$18/sq. ft.

View the provisional assumptions used by this demo

Structural/module rateRecovered range midpoint: $35–$52/sq. ft., depending on building type

Finishing rate$50/sq. ft. base, adjusted by finish level and displayed as a ±10% range

Delivery allowance$3,500 for each 2,000 sq. ft. or portion thereof

Crane allowance$11,111 for each 5,000 sq. ft. or portion thereof

Engineering allowance$16,666 fixed placeholder

Currency and dateCAD; effective date and geographic basis were not identified in the source prototype

WHAT NEEDS APPROVAL

The interface is ready. The commercial model is not.

Before this becomes a public estimating tool, Lodestar should approve the scope being priced, currency, geography, effective date, structural rates, delivery and crane logic, engineering allowance, finish ranges, exclusions, taxes, contingency and the wording of the result.

The approved version can keep this experience while replacing every provisional number.

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