A number of building damage surveys were carried out for different purposes after the 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu Earthquake. The damage surveys by local governments intended their use for property tax reduction while the survey by AIJ & CPIJ group aimed to get technical records. Quick inspections by many engineers were also conducted to mitigate secondary damage. This paper compares items of 11 surveys. The purpose of this study is to clarify the relationship between the methods of building damage evaluation and to discuss its difference in order to propose a new damage survey sheet based on the actual construction cost.