Burns & McDonnell taps tradesworkers for preconstruction, AI vetting

Brett Poulos, national director of preconstruction and estimating at the firm said jobsite pros know when to push back on AI-generated suggestions.

Consigli CIO sees biggest AI impacts in estimating

The chief information officer at the Milford, Massachusetts-based construction company talks with Construction Dive on where artificial intelligence is delivering the most value.

How Much Is Your Time Worth? Here’s an Easy Way to Find Out!

In short: Time is contractors’ scarcest resource, often wasted on preconstruction tasks. On-Screen Takeoff® with Takeoff Boost™ cuts estimating time by up to 95%, saving labor costs. Multiply time and cost savings across monthly bids to reveal profit.

Why AI will become the backbone of preconstruction

Estimating capacity is the bottleneck. Why AI is becoming the backbone of modern precon.

How to Speed Up Construction Estimating and Win More Profitable Jobs

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Metroun - Cost Estimation Methods Explained - Analogous, Parametric & Bottom-up, 01022023

This video investigates the different estimation methods available, how they work, and when they should be used. As you would expect, the estimated cost for a project becomes more accurate as design becomes more detailed

Metroun - NRM1, Construction Method Of Measurement, 11082021

This particular video is going to provide a summary of what NRM1 is and what it was developed for

CIOB - An Introduction to Quantity Surveying,

With guest speaker Keith Stott, Member of the CIOB and Associate at Currie & Brown. Keith works on Infrastructure projects across the UK, and in this pre-recorded webinar covers what is Quantity Surveying, the types of Quantity Surveyor, why choose Quantity Surveying, and why the need for encouraging more into the role due to skills shortages

Capricious Learning - Estimating - Time & Cost, 07092019

This video looks at how we can start estimating the duration of our project, and the costs involved

Cost Benefit Analysis - Is [it] broken and how to fix it

SSRN Solutions - Thesis by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dirk Bester that highlights that Cost-Benefit Analyses can be inaccurate and bias and that reforms are required to improve this estimating process Reference is made to Public Investments and Projects

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