How to Add Value to Your Cost Estimates with Value Engineering
Learn what value engineering is and is not, an approach and 3 stages of good value engineering in construction, and tips for adding value to your estimates.
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5 Ways Paper-based Construction Files Are Costing You
General contractors are losing money relying on paper-based construction files. Learn the 5 ways paper-based construction files are costing money, and how digital cost-estimating can help.
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7 Deadly Sins of Spreadsheets: Are Your Construction Estimates at Risk?
While basic spreadsheets were once the de facto standard, they’re no longer the best solution. They lack critical features and functionality that could be putting your profits in danger.
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How to Compete for Bigger Construction Projects
Experts estimate that most construction companies only win between 10-20% of the projects they bid. Estimating is often considered to be a numbers game. Here's how to compete for bigger projects.
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Your Best Estimator Just Quit - Now What?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job growth for cost estimators is projected to increase by 11% by 2024. Here are 3 tips to minimize the impact should your top estimator quit.
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4 Margin-killing Construction Estimating Errors—and How to Avoid Them
When you underestimate, you eat into your margins, which are already tight. When you overestimate, your high bid may be the reason you lose the job to a competitor. Here's how to avoid construction.
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You Should Be Training Your Estimators - Here's Why
In the construction industry, it’s important to provide training and professional development opportunities for your estimators. Here’s why.
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How to Find Talented Estimators During the Labor Shortage
Many essential roles in construction don’t physically involve getting your hands dirty. In addition to skilled labor, estimators are becoming harder to find during the labor shortage.
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How to Master the Takeoff In Construction Estimating
Takeoff in construction — or material takeoff (MTO) — is an essential part of the estimating process. Before an estimator can bid for a project, they need to know the types and quantities of materials
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[WEBINAR] How Pricing Data Can Give You an Edge on Electrical Estimates
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4 Ways Contractors Can Use Business Intelligence
How many of your employees help you qualify for a tax credit this year? Can you keep up overall contract values with a bunch of small jobs? If you're using BI correctly, you will know the answers.
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14 Best Construction Podcasts to Listen to in 2021
Grab your headphones, fire up the bluetooth, or get ready for an uplifting commute. These are the podcasts every architect, engineer, contractor, and construction professional should list to this year
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9 Construction Industry Trends That Define the Next Normal
From McKinsey's 2020 report: How disruption is reshaping the world's largest ecosystem.
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WEBINAR: How Technology is Helping Contractors Thrive in the New Normal
What does the digital transformation look like in practice? In this webinar, a panel of industry experts explore the different ways contractors are using technology to thrive in the new normal.
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Are Your Electrical Estimates at Risk of These 3 Costly Problems?
Takeoff and estimating for electrical projects can be time-consuming, but, your estimates still might be more tedious than is necessary. Read the blog for how to streamline your estimates, accurately.
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3 Sneaky Problems that Hurt the Profitability of Plumbing and Piping Projects
Protect your profit your margins on plumbing and piping projects by knowing three problems that could be to blame––and how to produce estimates that ensure you’re staying profitable. Read the blog.
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How to Upgrade Your Electrical & ICT Estimating Tools – Without the IT Hassles
Cloud-hosted solutions for takeoff and estimating are helping contractors alleviate the upfront cost and complexity of owning and maintaining their own IT infrastructure. Read the blog to learn how.
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Increased Bid Accuracy and a True Competitive Advantage with Model-based Estimating
From bidding a project every 10 days to bidding three projects every week.
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How to create successful construction bids using 3D modeling
Frostburg State University Education & Health Science Center construction sequence created from a Barton Malow SketchUp model. Executing fast-paced construction projects requires expertise,...
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How Constructible Are You? [Free Assessment]
Constructible is the future of building construction. Find out where you sit in the Constructible continuum by taking this free 2-minute assessment.
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The U.S. States with the Highest Paying Construction Jobs
Where in the United States are the highest paying construction jobs? The numbers might surprise you.
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