General
The KPEX Ecosystem: From First-Generation Estimating to a Connected Cost Intelligence Network
The capital project industry is shifting from spreadsheets to integrated platforms and fully connected KPEX ecosystems. This transformation is redefining how cost estimates are…
AACE Methodology
The four KAPEX Estimate Classes
An estimate is not worth what it costs to prepare. It is worth what was known about the project when it was prepared. A…
Equipment Costs
Rest in Peace, Hand Factors (1958–2026)
The equipment-factor method served estimators faithfully for almost seven decades. It has earned its retirement — and Kpex’s ISBL...
General
The Kpex Cost Index
A next-generation plant cost index — same rigorous methodology as the established benchmarks, but automated from the primary publi...
General
Where a Cost Curve Comes From
Every estimator eventually asks where a parametric cost number actually comes from. This article takes a cost curve apart: how a s...
General
Module Z: the calibration layer behind every Kpex estimate
Labor rates, location and time-adjustment indices, and a full set of project assessment tools, integrated into a single ecosystem....
AACE Methodology
Kpex · Module C: A Cost Model for Every Facility, in One Platform
Module C is the only place an estimator can put a credible, defensible number on a refinery, a rail line, a hospital, a solar…
AACE Methodology
Kpex Exchange: The Intelligence Flywheel
How a closed-loop data architecture connecting estimators, vendors, and executed project cost data is redefining cost intelligence...
General
The Intelligence Behind Every Cost Estimate
In every estimate — regardless of class — there is a moment where the quotes run out. A vendor hasn't responded. A specialty item...
AACE Methodology
Class 3 vs. Class 2: The FID Line That Transforms Your CAPEX Estimate
A Class 3 and a Class 2 estimate are not just different levels of accuracy — they operate in fundamentally different data environm...