Viewpoint Construction Technology

JULY 19, 2018

Even as technology and modern processes are changing the way contractors have traditionally done business, the construction industry as a whole is still trying to shake off a big productivity gap. Construction organizations are relying on modern software for accounting, field management, project management, bid management, design and more.

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Cassell Construction Estimating

AUGUST 24, 2009

I’ve been asked by one of my industry software provider friends to write a piece on the current state of Building Information Modeling (BIM), as it relates to estimating in the here and now. Not found on the conventional (read archaic) low-bid project! So how does this relate to estimating? It’s truly amazing.

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Building Information Management

MAY 15, 2012

While the industry is currently fixated upon 3D visualization tools, aka Revit, Archicad, Bentely… they only represent components of a BIM solution. Here’s a list of BIM Construction Cost Estimating Requirements: 1. Proper allowances for local conditions – geographic, weather, productivity of labor, … 6.

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Construction Cost Estimating

JUNE 16, 2010

We provide model based Project Estimating service from schematic narratives through final construction documents including Construction Estimating & Scheduling for Architects at the concept stage to measure, count, and price best materials & building objects such as walls, doors, and windows, automatically or manually.

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Estimating Architecture Cash Flow Life Cycle 40

Building Information Management

MAY 23, 2012

Professional construction cost estimators are critical to any collaborative, transparent, and productive BIM solution. Experienced cost estimators who appropriately leverage technology and embrace collaboration will excel.

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Estimating BIM Life Cycle Renovating 45

Construction Cost Estimating

JULY 14, 2011

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. Sage include a new SQL Server database to its Sage Timberline Estimating software. Sage North America, a part of The Sage Group plc and a leading provider of business management software and services, just released a new estimating solution to aid contractors to win more jobs and maximize Profit.

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Construction Cost Estimating

JULY 13, 2011

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. BIM authorizing estimating software can enhance the estimating process to a great extent. Building Information Modeling (BIM) generates a complete digital model of the building that can produce exact bill of material and cost estimate along with coordinated drawings and details.

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Building Information Management

MARCH 31, 2015

Construction – A Track Record of Productivity Decline. Over 80% of construction contractors still use pen and paper (50%+) and/or spreadsheets (30%+) for critical tasks such as construction cost estimating and quantity takeoffs. Traditional design-bid-build and low-bid are inefficient and antagonistic.

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Contractors Products Estimating Software 40

Building Information Management

JULY 16, 2014

One thing is clear, the construction sector (architecture, engineering, contractors, owners, operators, users, suppliers) has been lagging virtually all other business sectors for decades with respect to productivity improvement. Also, stop with the focus upon BIM from a 3D visualization perspective! STOP reinventing the wheel.

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BIM Life Cycle Products Estimating 40

Construction Cost Estimating

OCTOBER 31, 2013

The tool consists of standard material and cost estimator as well as a complete set of tools to go with workflow and inspection practices for field application. The one of the most important features of Asphalt Pro app is the Balanced Production Tool. It facilitates to provide a persistent pour of mix to the paver.

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Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Interoperability is a common “buzzword” used whenever you here a discussion about improving productivity with the AECOO (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owners, Operations) industry sector. Even today, many view BIM as 3D visualization, vs. life-cycle building management supported by technology!

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 20, 2012

Collaboration/information-sharing early in the design cycle among all relevant stakeholders is one of the most cost-effective/productive practices that any Owner can adopt. . 4Clicks.com – Premier cost estimating and efficient project delivery software for JOC – Job Order Contracting, SABER, SATOC, IDIQ,MATOC, MACC, POCA, BOA.

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 20, 2012

Collaboration/information-sharing early in the design cycle among all relevant stakeholders is one of the most cost-effective/productive practices that any Owner can adopt. . 4Clicks.com – Premier cost estimating and efficient project delivery software for JOC – Job Order Contracting, SABER, SATOC, IDIQ,MATOC, MACC, POCA, BOA.

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Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

That said, BIM has been preoccupied with 3D visualization to the extent that many/most feel that Revit, Archicad, et al are all that’s needed to implement BIM. As as result advancements are slow and productivity gains remain elusive. BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 14, 2017

Traditional design-bid-build, and even design-build are not capable of meeting this threshold, not providing appropriate levels of collaboration and financial transparency. A detailed, full transparent line item construction cost estimate is critical for improving collaboration and reducing change orders. . CDE Players.

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Building Information Management

APRIL 10, 2015

What’s Wrong with Design Bid Build? Traditional design-bid-build,DBB, is costly, antagonistic, and simply inefficient. DBB is exclusively responsible for the construction sectors poor productivity versus all other business sectors. The estimating process therefore if very fast and efficient. JOC Fundamentals.

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 6, 2013

Design-Build has a spectrum, ranging from almost as dysfunctional as Design-Bid-Build all the way to almost as collaborative as Integrated Project Delivery. For owners who want intimate involvement in the process, Design-Build based on low bidding offers another disadvantage.

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Building Information Management

JANUARY 29, 2013

Cost estimates and construction bid requests should include materials quantities in addition to costs to evaluate and validate GHG impacts. Standard pricing and specification utilizing a published unit price book (UPB), typcially RSMeans-based, resulting in efficient and effective estimating, design, and fixed price construction.

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Sustainability Life Cycle Procurement Estimating 45

Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Go to the session > Speakers: Josh Cheney, Senior Manager of Strategic Alliances at Autodesk – Michael Newland, Director of Product Management, hh2 Cloud Services – Sophat Sam, Integration Solutions Engineer for Autodesk Construction Cloud. Go to the session > Speaker: Angela Yee, Senior Product Manager at Autodesk.

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Building Information Management

APRIL 26, 2013

While a great deal of emphasis has been placed upon 3D visualization, this is just a component of BIM. Design-bid-build, the traditional construction delivery method for decades, is inherently flawed. As a lowest bid deployment it immediately sets up adversarial relationships for involved parties.

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BIM Life Cycle Construction Estimating 45

Pro Builder

JANUARY 3, 2022

In ratios—whether financial or in some other arena—so often the numerator, the denominator, or both are no better than estimates. That led to one of my personal mantras: “An estimate divided by an estimate … is bull*%#@.” . How many of you are like me, visually tuning out virtually every ad on every website I visit?

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Building Information Management

JANUARY 29, 2013

Cost estimates and construction bid requests should include materials quantities in addition to costs to evaluate and validate GHG impacts. Standard pricing and specification utilizing a published unit price book (UPB), typcially RSMeans-based, resulting in efficient and effective estimating, design, and fixed price construction.

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Sustainability Life Cycle Procurement Estimating 40

Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Carroll Estimating was established in 2019 to help and support main building contractors and developers better understand their tender and construction costs. Focusing on estimating services, the firm helps secure tenders and projects in a simple and effective way. Technology playing a key role in company growth.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 22, 2023

It’s the reason we are always adding more enhancements and new features across our products. New robust comparison workflows give estimators the ability to analyze and pinpoint quantity changes between different phases of their projects.

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Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

A sample list of stakeholders includes Owners, Architects, Engineers, Contractors, Subcontractors, Build Product Manufacturers, Technology Providers and Oversight Groups. BIM is seen a method to address low productivity and waste management commonly associated with the AECOO (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owner, Operations) sector.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 20, 2023

Whether you’ve started using them or not, all the features highlighted in this series have the same things in common – they will improve your user experience and enhance productivity for your team. Autodesk Takeoff is our cloud-based quantification software that allows estimators to create 2D and 3D takeoffs from a single platform.

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ENR Construction

AUGUST 20, 2012

Product Snapshot. The estimated construction cost is $600 million. Bids/Contracts/Proposals. Bid/Proposal Dates. Keywords: Bids ; Contracts ; Proposals ; Proposal Dates ; Army Corps of Engineers ; University of California ; James Madison University ; Georgia State University. -- Advertising --. Project Delivery.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Autodesk releases new product enhancements for quantity takeoff and design review workflows to increase collaboration and mitigate risk during preconstruction. The company also announced a series of product updates, doubling down on its commitment to unify the construction process and empower teams to build better.

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Cassell Construction Estimating

MARCH 28, 2016

CCi was part of the Partner Pavilion, a group of Procore partner companies displaying services and products to attendees. Our cohort included bid management and takeoff software from iSqFt , touchscreen workstation manufacturer iPlanTables , and data visualization firm Tableau. CCi Fusion: XL to Procore is an Excel add-on.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

“In this year alone, we’ve watched you start over half a million projects in Autodesk Construction products. Jim asked the audience if anyone grew up playing with LEGOS and mentioned how part of that experience was showing off the final product. There are critical elements of any SaaS product, but especially in construction.”

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Autodesk Industrial Construction Airports 98

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

A Comparison of Construction Cost Estimating Tools. Cost Estimating/Project Management Software – 4Clicks Project Estimator. Cloud Cost Estimating – Ceasel. Accurate, timely, and transparent cost estimating is critical to the success of any renovation, repair, sustainability, or new construction project.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

AI is making it easier to succeed across all three of these areas, resulting in greater productivity and profits. Newmetrix’s product, Vinnie , makes use of AI to ensure safety protocols are met on jobsites. “So for a maintenance task, we could analyse the use curve of a building and protect our products against future failures.

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Building Information Management

MAY 14, 2015

Plan, Contract, and or Bid JOB Project Efficiently. – Easy compare your estimates with Contractor estimates using automation – comment at a line item level! . – Easy compare your estimates with Contractor estimates using automation – comment at a line item level! Contractors.

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Revit Beginners

DECEMBER 7, 2006

Project Management Software (Primavera, Microsoft Project, Constructware, Buzzsaw) – Personal dashboard for reports, scheduling, cost control, storing and sharing data files, recording correspondence, bid management, submittal package tracking, rfi tracking, and other project management functions. Cost will do cost estimating.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 2, 2021

This can affect everything from the bidding process to change order management, your team’s efficiency, and ultimately, your bottom line. Effective cost management sets the standard for all project costs and affects all phases of a project including planning, design, estimation, change orders, and specialty contractors.

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Building Information Management

MARCH 19, 2013

Unfortunately, too much emphasis has been placed upon 3-D visualization and other technology components vs. the process of life-cycle management. Those ideas should be put aside for later discussions with interested manufacturers or vendors for productions or purchase (Dell’Isola, 1982) where possible. Value Management’s Job Plan.

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Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

The benefits include centralized and visual communication, early exploration of options, sustainability, efficient design, integration of disciplines, site control, as built documentation, etc.–effectively Forget design-bid-built, and even design-built. Visualization of information will be critical, not 3D pretty pictures.

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