Costing
The CFC: the common language of construction costs
In Switzerland, the costs of a building are described in a common language: the construction cost classification, or CFC.
What is the CFC?
The CFC is a classification of project costs published by the CRB, the Swiss Centre for Rationalisation in Building. Costs are divided into main groups, notably the land, preparatory work, the building, operating equipment, external works and secondary costs, then broken down item by item.
Why cost by CFC?
- Everyone talks about the same items: client (project owner), architect, engineers, contractors.
- An estimate, a quotation and a final account can be compared item by item.
- You see immediately where a gap lies, instead of discovering it in the total.
From the CFC to budget management
A project modelled and costed by CFC makes it possible to track the budget at every stage. At Oïkos GPI, all CFC are costed with our own database in Attic+, alongside compliance with SIA standards, which allows us to keep a financial plan up to date from the first sketch to handover.
Key takeawayCosting by CFC gives the project a common language, which makes it possible to compare estimates, tenders and final accounts on the same basis.
Sources
The information is summarised as at the date of publication. Always check the text or scale currently in force before deciding.