Walker Software License Agreement for Educators

Walker is proud to partner with zzTakeoff an amazing innovator in construction cost estimating software 

For classroom adoption, Walker’s newest title is Building Cost Estimating: Principles and Practices. Built for higher education, continuing education, and trade school programs, the book covers 16 topics—each with clear learning objectives and end-of-chapter questions to reinforce comprehension. Instructors also receive an answer key, a classroom slide deck, and additional teaching resources.

To support instruction and lab use, students who purchase the Walker textbook can use zzTakeoff’s fully functional software free of charge for 30 days. Institutions with construction education programs may also qualify for free academic access to zzTakeoff for instructional use.

By bringing Walker’s estimating techniques, reference materials, cost data, and instructional methodology into the zzTakeoff platform, you can offer students a seamless learning experience that connects course concepts to real-world estimating practice using modern takeoff technology—creating a program that is academically rigorous and professionally relevant.