Job Pulse · Builder Kit

Example numbers. Rates and costs are planning assumptions for a Boise-area custom build. Change any field to match the builder's real pricing. Your entries stay in this browser.

Price a build the way the builder already does it: by square footage. The tool splits the total into trade budgets that feed the job pulse, so the quote and the tracking come from the same numbers.

The house

Living spacefinished, heated sq ft

Garagesq ft

Unfinished spacestorage loft, bonus room shell

Wall systemchanges the structure and insulation lines

The builder's pricing

Base rate$ per living sq ft, before site work

Garage rate% of base rate

Unfinished rate% of base rate

ICF premium% added to house cost

Site work & utilitiesgrading, well, septic, power

Contingency% of construction cost

Builder markup% on cost

Contract price

Trade budgets

These become the budget lines on the Job pulse tab.

Quote summary for the client

Every change gets priced, approved and checked against the permit before anyone picks up a hammer. Each change is tied to a trade, so you can see what it does to that trade's budget, the finish date and the cash the job needs.

How change orders are priced

Cost-plus percentageadded on top of the builder's cost

Bill for schedule time

Ripple effect of approved changes

Change order log

Permitted living spacesq ft on the approved permit

Approval message for the newest change

The base schedule, with every approved change pushing its trade and everything that starts after it. The funding chart shows how much money goes out each month before and after the changes, so draw requests and client payments can be lined up ahead of time.

Schedule by trade

Planned work Added by approved changes Original timing If pending changes are approved

Assumes a change delays every trade that starts after its trade. Real schedules can sometimes absorb part of a delay by overlapping trades.

Money going out each month

Original plan With approved changes

Show as a table

Construction cost only (trade budgets, approved change costs and delay carry). Contingency and markup are not cash out the door.

Timing and payment settings

Construction start

Cost of each week of delaysupervision, rentals, insurance, loan interest

Client pays change orders

Base schedule

Adjust start week and length for each trade

Each week, enter what's been spent and how far along each trade is. The pulse projects where each line will finish and flags trouble while there's still time to act.

Budget vs. spent by trade

ICF costs more up front and less to live in. This tab puts both sides in the client's terms, using the house from the estimate tab.

Assumptions

Wood frame energy cost$ per sq ft per month

ICF energy cost$ per sq ft per month

Years in the homefor the lifetime comparison

The default energy costs come from an ICF manufacturer's published averages ($0.10 vs $0.03 per sq ft per month). Swap in real utility bills from the builder's past ICF homes before showing a client. They make a far stronger case.

Talking points

Planning tool built by Aluminé Consulting. Default rates are planning assumptions, not quotes: Boise custom builds are commonly cited at about $200–$350 per sq ft for standard to mid-range and $400+ for high-end (Block Renovation, Feb 2026); ICF is commonly cited at 3–5% over a code-built wood frame (Fox Blocks).