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Construction Collaboration: PDF Secrets Part 1 – Estimating Takeoff

Carol Hagen

Even with the Microsoft Office 2010 release that gives you the ability to convert documents to PDF built-in, it’s lacking when it comes to collaboration for the AEC Industry. To help change that I’ll share some best practices and features that contractors, architects and estimators perhaps weren’t aware of.

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4 Steps to Hiring a Commercial Roof Repair Professional

Construction Marketing

You should double check this aspect given that commercial roofing and installation in comparison to residential roofing are two different things. Most of the self-proclaimed roofing companies have no central location or office and instead work out of a truck. 4) Get A Detailed Written Estimate From The Company.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud Now Supports Over 235 Integrations  

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Between the challenges of working remotely, connecting the office and field, and collaborating with external stakeholders, teams need tools to keep them on the same page at every stage of the project. . Now actual hours and quantities can be compared to original estimates. Collaboration takes hard work—especially on complex projects.

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6 Intelligent Approaches to Cleverly Influence your Order Value and Increase the Sales Volume of Construction Projects

Building Radar

Your product may be more expensive in the first comparison, but it will fit the characteristics of the planned building better. As soon as you have filtered out enough information to estimate the contract value of the objects, the only thing missing is the knowledge of the right contact person.

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Construction Estimation is must for recent competitive era

Construction Cost Estimating

One of the fastest moving jobs around now is that of Construction Cost Estimating. Construction is the largest industry to use cost estimators; but the manufacturing industry also employs cost estimators. Now the question is what Construction Estimation is Simply we can say Construction Estimation is just like a “budget”.

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Common Types of Construction Contracts And Their Use

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For the examples I’ll be using a 10 storey office tower as the example building. Competitive Value – if the drawings are complete, having competitively tendered the project can create value as people try to beat each other for the project. These are great for usage on simple residential and commercial construction projects.

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5 Current Construction Industry Challenges and How Technology Can Help

Fieldwire

Being available both offline and online, there are no more trips to the trailer or the office in the middle of your work day. Field management software solutions can streamline the process even further: overlaying newer drawing versions on top of old ones provides real-time insight into changes.