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Three Easy Steps to Building a Commercial Building

Wolgast Corporation

Three-Phases to Design-Build Construction: Preliminary Design and Estimating Detailed Construction Drawings and Bidding Construction Step One/Phase I – Preliminary Design and Estimating In this First Step or Phase our Architect develops plans based on a needs analysis meeting with the building owner and representatives for a nominal fee.

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Choosing the Best Construction Project Scheduling Methods

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Improve Your Construction Schedule. Today, there exist many technology platforms and tools that are designed to streamline construction project scheduling without necessitating that you create new workflows from scratch. Choosing a Construction Scheduling Tool. Better overview of clashes. Nor is one tool necessarily enough.

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BIM Dimensions 101: 3D, 4D, 5D,6D, 7D, 8D, & Beyond

Autodesk Construction Cloud

These components include schedule, cost, operations, and more. Essentially, 3D BIM lets you create and visualize the building's design. Scheduling 4D BIM adds the dimension of time to the 3D BIM model. Estimating & Cost Data 5D BIM builds upon 3D and 4D BIM by incorporating estimating and cost data into the model.

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The New Preconstruction Advantage: Connected Quantification & Model Coordination in a Common Data Environment

Construction Business Owner

Staying on budget and on time while producing quality work is of utmost importance to all builders — but not all projects are created equally. For example, if each clash costs $3,500 per instance (PWC, 2018), it’s difficult for estimators and project managers to ensure each project is profitable during the planning phases of a project.

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Collaborative LEAN Construction Software

Job Order Contracting

The innovate and exclusive Collaborative LEAN Construction Software for the Enterprise or Single Organization offering all of these features. The innovate and exclusive Collaborative LEAN Construction Software for the Enterprise or Single Organization offering all of these features.

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A Guide to Construction Takeoff Software   

Autodesk Construction Cloud

A missing “ingredient” can mean lost revenue, ruined relationships, stalled projects, and blown budgets. Construction takeoff software is a type of technology that helps digitize and streamline your takeoffs to provide more accurate construction estimates and create more competitive bids.

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Improve Cash Flow Forecasting with Autodesk Construction Cloud

Autodesk Construction Cloud

For example, some teams lean on reports from their ERP system, then look at buy-out logs and compare against schedule projections. Others rely on their scheduling team to resource load the schedule, then use the scheduling tools bell curve for analysis. Teams can then use the pricing in the estimate submission.