Foundation and structure in relation to the overall budget of the building

[Luis Fernando]

What percentage of the material execution budget do the systems related to the foundation and structure represent in relation to the overall budget of the building in general?

 

[Antonio Gomez Ochoa]

Good morning, regarding your question, the most common thing is that the systems related to the foundation and structure represent 30% of the total material execution budget.
I hope the answer is useful to you.

 

[SWComposites]

exactly 30% for every building? really?

 

[Alejandro Rodriguez]

It is not exactly 30% in all cases; it depends on the structure and the project being undertaken but yeah, we can make an estimation, and generally it tends to be 30% of the budget.

 

[BridgeSmith]

There is no general percentage. Depending on the foundation material and conditions, it could be anywhere from 5% to 90% of the total building cost. It's useless to try to generalize it.