CBRE CostLab
CBRE CostLab is a web application for comparing operating costs across more than 400 locations and 75+ asset types worldwide.
What CBRE CostLab is
CBRE CostLab is a web application for comparing operating costs across more than 400 locations and 75+ asset types worldwide. It creates equipment-level estimates for maintenance and repair, custodial work, energy, grounds management, and pest control. Its Cost Library covers labor, utility, and inflation rates, maintenance tasks, operating details, recapitalization assumptions, and national indexes. The Building Wizard asks seven questions to generate a component-level estimate, while Project Builder groups maintenance and repair tasks into projects and estimates materials, labor, and equipment needs. For capital planning, CostLab estimates equipment failure probability and prioritizes replacements according to portfolio risk and budget. Users can tailor building models and calibrate labor, utility, maintenance, operations, and inflation assumptions. It also itemizes deferred maintenance and provides deferred-cost reports and Facility Condition Index estimates for portfolios or individual assets. Mass Data Export sends cost and inventory data to Excel. A 7-day trial is listed; there is no free plan.
Good
- Compares costs across 400+ locations and 75+ asset types.
- Builds estimates down to the component level.
- Supports replacement prioritization by risk and budget.
- Exports cost and inventory data to Excel.
- Includes a 7-day trial.
Watch out
- No free plan is available.
- Plans are priced per contact.
Who it suits
CostLab suits facility and portfolio teams estimating operating costs, deferred maintenance, and equipment replacement needs across buildings. It is accessible through a browser on laptops, tablets, and smartphones.
Verdict
CostLab combines operating-cost estimates, deferred maintenance reporting, and capital planning in a web application. Its listed plans vary by included users, buildings, and capabilities, so buyers should match a plan to their portfolio needs.
Plans and prices
From CBRE CostLab's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Cost Library | Priced on request | Full searchable cost database · 400+ markets |
| CostLab Basic | Priced on request | 2 users · 50 buildings · 400+ global cost locations |
| CostLab Pro | Priced on request | 5 users · 100 buildings · 400+ global cost locations |
| CostLab Expert | Priced on request | 10 users · 200 buildings · 400+ global cost locations · capital planning |
| CostLab Executive | Priced on request | 25 users · 1000 buildings · 400+ global cost locations · capital planning |
The facts
Each one read from CBRE CostLab's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access and security
- Teams can access CostLab through a web browser on a laptop, tablet or smartphone, and the page says its security protects information and manages user access.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Building Wizard
- The Building Wizard asks seven questions to produce a tailored cost estimate down to the component level.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Deferred maintenance
- CostLab itemizes deferred maintenance by equipment and provides deferred cost reports and Facility Condition Index estimates for portfolios or individual assets.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Exports
- Mass Data Export can export asset-level annual and average costs, yearly task costs, deferred costs and inventory to Excel.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Market updates
- CBRE says it updates utility rates, labor rates and benefits, equipment material costs and building replacement values to current market rates.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Model calibration
- Users can customize building models and calibrate labor rates, utility rates, maintenance and operations tasks, and inflation rates.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Project Builder
- Project Builder groups maintenance and repair tasks into projects and estimates material, labor and equipment requirements.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- CostLab is a proprietary web-based application for comparing operating costs across more than 400 locations and 75+ asset types worldwide.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security practices
- CBRE says it uses controls intended to reduce unauthorized access, monitors for threats, and regularly evaluates its security practices.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- Plan descriptions say customer support can answer questions about CostLab methodology, data, features and application navigation.checked 7 Oct 2026
Money
- Capital planning
- Capital Planning estimates equipment failure probability and prioritizes replacements according to portfolio risk and budget.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Cost estimates
- It generates equipment-level estimates for facility costs including maintenance and repair, custodial, energy, grounds management and pest control.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Cost library
- The Cost Library covers labor, utility and inflation rates, maintenance tasks, operations details, recapitalization assumptions and national indexes.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Free trial
- The CostLab page offers a free 7-day trial with access to every CostLab feature.checked 7 Oct 2026
