What Developers Need to Know
Prices keep moving—so your design might need to as well.
Whether it’s wood spiking, steel softening, or concrete shifting, these changes ripple through your entire project.
We guide developers through the Value Engineering process, helping you adapt intelligently—not reactively—so the design still works and the budget still holds.
Material costs can potentially swing 5–10% in a single quarter. That could mean hundreds of thousands lost—or saved—on a hotel or apartment build. 
~ Information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
2025 Construction Material Price Trends
(Data through April 2025, updated May 15, 2025)
If you’re considering value engineering, start with facts, not assumptions. Here’s how key construction materials are trending so far in 2025.
✅ Stop Guessing. Start Comparing.
We help developers evaluate material costs and timelines before locking in a construction system—saving both money and time.
Thank you,
Blair Hildahl
BASE4 Principal
608.304.5228
BlairH@base-4.com
