diff --git a/idaes/core/base/costing_base.py b/idaes/core/base/costing_base.py
index a7ad809ccd..d143c09aaa 100644
--- a/idaes/core/base/costing_base.py
+++ b/idaes/core/base/costing_base.py
@@ -19,10 +19,14 @@
 # This plays with some private attributes - most are necessary
 # pylint: disable=protected-access
 
+import json
+import os
+
 from functools import partial
 
 import pyomo.environ as pyo
 from pyomo.common.config import ConfigBlock, ConfigValue
+from pyomo.common.fileutils import this_file_dir
 from pyomo.util.calc_var_value import calculate_variable_from_constraint
 from pyomo.contrib.fbbt.fbbt import compute_bounds_on_expr
 
@@ -98,6 +102,41 @@ def register_idaes_currency_units():
         )
 
 
+def load_location_factor():
+    """
+    Estimate the cost of constructing the same plant in different global locations using location factors.
+
+    This method uses a location (or investment site) factor to adjust the total permanent investment (TPI)
+    based on regional differences in labor costs, workforce efficiency, local regulations and customs,
+    union status, and other local economic conditions.
+
+    Reference:
+    Seider, Warren D., et al. *Product and Process Design Principles: Synthesis, Analysis, and Evaluation.*
+    John Wiley & Sons, 2016.
+
+    The conversion equation is given by:
+
+    .. math::
+        C_{TPI, corrected} = F_{ISF} \times C_{TPI}
+
+    where:
+    - :math:`C` represents cost,
+    - :math:`F` represents a factor,
+    - :math:`TPI` is the total plant investment, and
+    - :math:`ISF` is the investment site factor (i.e., location factor).
+
+    Location factors for 139 countries are sourced from Compass International (2017):
+    https://www.compassinternational.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Worldwide-Industrial.pdf
+
+    Note: For some countries, multiple city-specific location factors are provided.
+    The benchmark location is Washington, D.C., USA.
+    """
+    directory = this_file_dir()
+    with open(os.path.join(directory, "location_factors.json"), "r") as file:
+        location_factors = json.load(file)
+    return location_factors
+
+
 class DefaultCostingComponents(StrEnum):
     """
     Costing components Enum
@@ -169,6 +208,9 @@ def build(self):
         self.base_currency = None
         self.base_period = pyo.units.year
 
+        # Set the location factor
+        self.location_factor = ("United States", "Washington DC")
+
         # Register unit mapping
         self._costing_methods_map = {}
         self._build_costing_methods_map()
diff --git a/idaes/core/base/location_factors.json b/idaes/core/base/location_factors.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f0f2be13a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idaes/core/base/location_factors.json
@@ -0,0 +1,1694 @@
+[
+    {
+        "country": "Afghanistan",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.91,
+            "max": 0.96,
+            "average": 0.935
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Albania",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.89,
+            "max": 0.93,
+            "average": 0.91
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Algeria",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.9,
+            "max": 0.95,
+            "average": 0.925
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Angola",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.92,
+            "max": 0.97,
+            "average": 0.945
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Argentina",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.92,
+            "max": 0.95,
+            "average": 0.935
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Armenia",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.9,
+            "max": 0.94,
+            "average": 0.92
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Australia",
+        "city": "Melbourne",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 1.02,
+            "max": 1.02,
+            "average": 1.02
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Australia",
+        "city": "Perth",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 1.03,
+            "max": 1.03,
+            "average": 1.03
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Australia",
+        "city": "Sydney",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 1.03,
+            "max": 1.03,
+            "average": 1.03
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Austria",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 1.04,
+            "max": 1.04,
+            "average": 1.04
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Azerbaijan",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.92,
+            "max": 0.97,
+            "average": 0.945
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Bahrain",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.92,
+            "max": 0.95,
+            "average": 0.935
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Bangladesh",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.9,
+            "max": 0.92,
+            "average": 0.91
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Belarus",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.93,
+            "max": 0.96,
+            "average": 0.945
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Belgium",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 1.01,
+            "max": 1.04,
+            "average": 1.025
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Belize",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.91,
+            "max": 0.95,
+            "average": 0.93
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Benin",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.9,
+            "max": 0.95,
+            "average": 0.925
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Bhutan",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.9,
+            "max": 0.95,
+            "average": 0.925
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Bolivia",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.9,
+            "max": 0.94,
+            "average": 0.92
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Bosnia and Herzegovina",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.9,
+            "max": 0.95,
+            "average": 0.925
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Botswana",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.9,
+            "max": 0.95,
+            "average": 0.925
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Brazil",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.88,
+            "max": 0.96,
+            "average": 0.92
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Bulgaria",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.9,
+            "max": 0.95,
+            "average": 0.925
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Burkina Faso",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.88,
+            "max": 0.95,
+            "average": 0.915
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Burundi",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.88,
+            "max": 0.95,
+            "average": 0.915
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Cambodia",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.84,
+            "max": 0.94,
+            "average": 0.89
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Cameroon",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.9,
+            "max": 0.95,
+            "average": 0.925
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Canada",
+        "city": "Calgary AB",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 1.05,
+            "max": 1.1,
+            "average": 1.075
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Canada",
+        "city": "Charlottetown PEI",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.96,
+            "max": 0.99,
+            "average": 0.975
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Canada",
+        "city": "Edmonton AB",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 1.04,
+            "max": 1.13,
+            "average": 1.085
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Canada",
+        "city": "Fort McMurray AB",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 1.4,
+            "max": 1.55,
+            "average": 1.475
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Canada",
+        "city": "Halifax NS",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.96,
+            "max": 0.99,
+            "average": 0.975
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Canada",
+        "city": "Hamilton ON",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.95,
+            "max": 0.98,
+            "average": 0.965
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Canada",
+        "city": "Laval QC",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.95,
+            "max": 0.97,
+            "average": 0.96
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Canada",
+        "city": "Lethbridge AB",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.97,
+            "max": 0.99,
+            "average": 0.98
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Canada",
+        "city": "London ONT",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.95,
+            "max": 0.98,
+            "average": 0.965
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Canada",
+        "city": "Moncton NB",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.94,
+            "max": 0.97,
+            "average": 0.955
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Canada",
+        "city": "Montreal QC",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.96,
+            "max": 0.98,
+            "average": 0.97
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Canada",
+        "city": "Québec City QC",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.96,
+            "max": 0.98,
+            "average": 0.97
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Canada",
+        "city": "Regina SK",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.96,
+            "max": 0.98,
+            "average": 0.97
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Canada",
+        "city": "Sarnia ON",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.95,
+            "max": 0.98,
+            "average": 0.965
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Canada",
+        "city": "St John's NL",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.96,
+            "max": 0.98,
+            "average": 0.97
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Canada",
+        "city": "Toronto ON",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.97,
+            "max": 0.99,
+            "average": 0.98
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Canada",
+        "city": "Whitehorse YT",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.98,
+            "max": 1.00,
+            "average": 0.99
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Canada",
+        "city": "Winnipeg MB",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.95,
+            "max": 0.97,
+            "average": 0.96
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Canada",
+        "city": "Windsor ON",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.95,
+            "max": 0.98,
+            "average": 0.965
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Canada",
+        "city": "Vancouver BC",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 1.0,
+            "max": 1.03,
+            "average": 1.015
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Canada",
+        "city": "Victoria BC",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.97,
+            "max": 1.0,
+            "average": 0.985
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Central African Republic",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
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+            "max": 0.94,
+            "average": 0.92
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Chad",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
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+            "average": 0.91
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Chile",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
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+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "China",
+        "city": "Beijing",
+        "location_factor": {
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+            "average": 0.925
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "China",
+        "city": "Chengdu",
+        "location_factor": {
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+            "max": 0.93,
+            "average": 0.905
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "China",
+        "city": "Harbin",
+        "location_factor": {
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+            "max": 0.93,
+            "average": 0.905
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "China",
+        "city": "Guangzhou",
+        "location_factor": {
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+            "max": 0.95,
+            "average": 0.925
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "China",
+        "city": "Shanghai",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 0.9,
+            "max": 0.95,
+            "average": 0.925
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Colombia",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
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+            "max": 0.93,
+            "average": 0.915
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Democratic Republic of the Congo",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
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+            "max": 0.94,
+            "average": 0.92
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Costa Rica",
+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
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+            "max": 0.94,
+            "average": 0.93
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Côte d'Ivoire",
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+    {
+        "country": "Croatia",
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+        }
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+        "city": null,
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+        "country": "Denmark",
+        "city": null,
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+        }
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+        "city": null,
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+    },
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+        "country": "Finland",
+        "city": null,
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+            "average": 1.08
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "France",
+        "city": "Bordeaux",
+        "location_factor": {
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+            "max": 1.02,
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+        }
+    },
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+        "country": "France",
+        "city": "Lyon",
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+    },
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+        "city": "Marseille / Fos",
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+            "max": 1.01,
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+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "France",
+        "city": "Nice",
+        "location_factor": {
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+            "max": 1.02,
+            "average": 1.0
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "France",
+        "city": "Paris",
+        "location_factor": {
+            "min": 1.0,
+            "max": 1.05,
+            "average": 1.025
+        }
+    },
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+        "city": "Berlin",
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+            "max": 1.04,
+            "average": 1.025
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Germany",
+        "city": "Hamburg",
+        "location_factor": {
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+            "max": 1.04,
+            "average": 1.025
+        }
+    },
+    {
+        "country": "Germany",
+        "city": "Munich",
+        "location_factor": {
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+            "max": 1.05,
+            "average": 1.035
+        }
+    },
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+        "location_factor": {
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+            "average": 0.925
+        }
+    },
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+        "location_factor": {
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+            "average": 0.915
+        }
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+        "city": null,
+        "location_factor": {
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+            "max": 0.92,
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diff --git a/idaes/core/base/tests/test_costing_base.py b/idaes/core/base/tests/test_costing_base.py
index ab4533e7e8..bb60d72102 100644
--- a/idaes/core/base/tests/test_costing_base.py
+++ b/idaes/core/base/tests/test_costing_base.py
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
     register_idaes_currency_units,
 )
 
+from idaes.core.base.costing_base import load_location_factor
+
 # TODO : Tests for cases with multiple costing packages
 pyunits.load_definitions_from_strings(["USD_test = [test_currency]"])
 
@@ -84,6 +86,70 @@ def test_register_idaes_currency_units():
         )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_all_valid_locations_have_factors():
+    location_data = load_location_factor()
+    for entry in location_data:
+        location = (entry["country"], entry["city"])
+        factor = entry.get("location_factor", {}).get("average")
+        assert factor is not None, f"No factor found for location: {location}"
+        assert isinstance(
+            factor, (int, float)
+        ), f"Invalid factor type for {location}: {factor}"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_invalid_country_raises_keyerror():
+    location_data = load_location_factor()
+    valid_locations = {(entry["country"], entry["city"]) for entry in location_data}
+    invalid_country = ("Brunei", None)
+    assert (
+        invalid_country not in valid_locations
+    ), f"Test assumption failed: {invalid_country} unexpectedly exists in data"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_fallback_to_country_without_city():
+    location_data = load_location_factor()
+    test_location = ("Austria", "Vienna")
+    fallback_location = ("Austria", None)
+
+    available_locations = {(entry["country"], entry["city"]) for entry in location_data}
+    if (
+        fallback_location in available_locations
+        and test_location not in available_locations
+    ):
+        fallback_factor = next(
+            entry["location_factor"]["average"]
+            for entry in location_data
+            if (entry["country"], entry["city"]) == fallback_location
+        )
+        assert isinstance(fallback_factor, (int, float))
+    else:
+        pytest.skip("Test conditions not met for fallback check.")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_invalid_city_without_fallback_raises_keyerror():
+    location_data = load_location_factor()
+    test_location = ("United States", "Boston")
+    locations = {(entry["country"], entry["city"]) for entry in location_data}
+
+    country_exists = any(loc[0] == test_location[0] for loc in locations)
+    no_city_match = test_location not in locations
+    no_country_fallback = (test_location[0], None) not in locations
+
+    if country_exists and no_city_match and no_country_fallback:
+        with pytest.raises(StopIteration):
+            _ = next(
+                entry
+                for entry in location_data
+                if (entry["country"], entry["city"]) == test_location
+            )
+    else:
+        pytest.skip("Test assumptions not satisfied for invalid city test.")
+
+
 class TestFlowsheetCostingBlock:
     @pytest.mark.unit
     def test_basic_attributes(self):
diff --git a/idaes/models/costing/SSLW.py b/idaes/models/costing/SSLW.py
index 3bde0af207..ed45a42f22 100644
--- a/idaes/models/costing/SSLW.py
+++ b/idaes/models/costing/SSLW.py
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
     register_idaes_currency_units,
 )
 
+from idaes.core.base.costing_base import load_location_factor
+
 import idaes.logger as idaeslog
 
 _log = idaeslog.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -208,6 +210,7 @@ class BlowerMaterial(StrEnum):
 class SSLWCostingData(FlowsheetCostingBlockData):
     # Register currency and conversion rates based on CE Index
     register_idaes_currency_units()
+    load_location_factor()
 
     def build_global_params(self):
         """
@@ -222,6 +225,8 @@ def build_global_params(self):
         self.base_currency = pyo.units.USD_2018
         # Set a base period for all operating costs
         self.base_period = pyo.units.year
+        # Chose location and set location factor
+        self.location_factor = ("United States", "Washington DC")
 
     def build_process_costs(self):
         """