CSI 16 Division and Concrete & Formwork Takeoff

This walkthrough covers the TRAC 2 Concrete & Formwork Takeoff Program, built for the traditional CSI 16-Division format, working in both Imperial and Metric in the same workbook. Built over 40 years on real high-rise and multi-story projects — not in a software lab.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• Macro buttons for every concrete element — footings, walls, slabs, columns, beams, stairs and edge forming. One click adds the correct row with all formulas built in.
• A full stair calculator — the most underestimated item in concrete takeoff, given its own line, geometry, and labor rate.
• Automatic dual-unit conversions on every line — cubic yards and cubic meters, square feet and square meters, from the same inputs.
• Floor multiplier (Column A) for repetitive high-rise floor cycles — enter one typical floor, multiply across the tower.
• Sort and filter by element type, then copy the sorted total straight into your CSI estimate. Filter, total, copy, paste.

WHY EXCEL

No subscription. No monthly login. No proprietary file format that locks you out. An Excel file from the 1990s still opens today — the same can't be said for software you rent by the month. Buy it once and it's yours for good. Permanence beats features.