SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CURRENT REPLACEMENT VALUESFOR NEW OR EXISTING LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL OBJECTS

摘要

Disclosed is a system and method for determining the current replacement val ue of plants, trees, shrubs, and other landscape architectural objects by identifying the object; uploading information about the object and its location to a relational database which is used to construct average current replacement values; using the database to compare identified landscape architectural objects of a specific type and at a specific size against know n wholesale pricing information from nurseries across the country to select valid nursery prices ; averaging all valid prices for landscape architectural objects at a single nursery to derive a nursery average; extrapolating and interpolating price points at sizes not being sold by the nursery to create a complete size/price curve for a nursery; averaging that nursery curve with a ll other valid nursery prices to construct a national, and regional, average; and applying a market - based multiplier against the derived average wholesale prices to accommodate for the professional installation of the landscape architectural object.