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Autodesk and AWS are Helping Construction Firms Gain Useful Insights from Their Data 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

And in today’s competitive and uncertain environment, getting your hands on the correct information at the right time is more critical than ever. Amazon Forecast allows you to combine time series data with additional variables to build better forecasts. The data you and your teams need, when you need it.

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Monitoring Your Financial Position to Succeed in the Construction Industry

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Over the course of a project, cost increases that may seem marginal at the time, end up having flow on effects, or adding up with other overheads resulting in total project expenditure which is far from the amount originally estimated. With JobPac, all financial and project information is stored in a secure environment.

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How to Select a JOC Unit Price Book

Building Information Management

A Common Data Environment in the form of a locally researched detailed Unit Price Book, UPB, significantly improves renovation, repair, maintenance, and new construction outcomes. Detailed cost estimate – A forecast of construction cost, prepared on the basis of a detailed analysis of materials and labor for all items of work.”–

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How to Select a JOC Unit Price Book

Building Information Management

A Common Data Environment in the form of a locally researched detailed Unit Price Book, UPB, significantly improves renovation, repair, maintenance, and new construction outcomes. Detailed cost estimate – A forecast of construction cost, prepared on the basis of a detailed analysis of materials and labor for all items of work.”–

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3 Decisions that Keep Construction Owners Up at Night 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Utilize cost and estimation data Tap into historical and actual data to forecast and plan for expansion, repairs, and rehab. To achieve the optimal results, consider using tools that make data gathering, estimating, and forecasting easier. That way, you alleviate unplanned costs and expensive overheads in aftercare management.

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LEAN Collaborative Construction Practices Construction Cost Estimating

Job Order Contracting

Indirect Cost – Overhead items or costs incurred for the benefit of more than one project are indirect costs. Cumulative CPI (CPI^c) – The cumulative CPI is widely used to forecast project costs at completion. As the project progresses, the forecasts are adjusted. Example: Corporate Tax, Fringe Benefit Tax.

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Viewpoint: The Case for Neutral, Third-Party Schedulers | ENR.

ENR Construction

Environment. To reduce overhead costs, contractors often give scheduling short shrift—assigning inexperienced or junior-level personnel to schedule complex, multimillion-dollar projects. Get a first-hand view of industry trends and the economic forecast that will affect the construction industry in 2012. Transportation.