NORWEST DESIGN-TO-BUDGET™

A big advantage for Norwest customers is our unique "Design-to-Budget™" methodology, or D2B™ for short. D2B is based on the premise that customers know what they can afford, but not what their budget buys.

A critical element of D2B is Norwest's Know Your Building evaluation to identify existing site conditions and their impact on costs and planned tenant occupancy. The Know Your Building assessment enables us to establish a Baseline Budget ("minimum project investment") that also defines and estimates the basic construction components necessary to meet the customer's space requirements, plus required non-construction project expenses.

Norwest's DesignLab also provides customers and design professionals an unmatched opportunity to make the most of their design, while still controlling costs. The Designlab presents an installed gallery of commercial finish options that enables visual comparisons, and gives customers the knowledge and confidence to select the features that fit their individual budgets and priorities. In addition, DesignLab is a perfect environment for those customers whose plans extend to architectural, sustainable and performance enhancements. These customer-driven options are separately priced in a Discretionary Budget that provides an additional and effective cost control tool.