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What Is a Quantity Takeoff in Construction?

by InEight | Jun 21, 2021

Quantity takeoff refers to the process of estimating drawings, plans, materials, etc., to deliver an accurate forecast for construction costs. The quantity takeoff is the first step in arriving at a fully detailed estimate, with the second step...

Focus on APAC: A Maturing View on Construction Digitalization

The construction industry is changing how it thinks about and approaches its most essential processes. There is a clear demand for more accessible and actionable insights among employees, and digital transformation is now seen as the greatest opportunity for future growth. A year ago, in the InEight Global Capital Projects Outlook (GCPO) report, APAC was […]

Moving Beyond Foundational Construction Technology

The road to digital transformation within construction projects has been a long one. But the industry mindset is shifting, and organizations are now making up for lost time. Many companies that once clung to their familiar legacy systems and processes have been eagerly embracing solid, fundamental industry-specific technologies, such as estimating and document management, designed […]

Construction Design Management: Raising the Technology Bar

The methods and tools used in construction design have evolved considerably over the last 40 years, from the early days of computer-aided design (CAD) to today’s multi-dimensional building information modeling (BIM). In that time, capital projects have matured as well, becoming more technically sophisticated, being subject to stricter standards and involving a wider array of […]

Why Getting the Next Project 'Right' is Better Than 'Perfect'

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” —Albert Einstein The number of times I have heard this quote is difficult for this estimator to quantify, and with such popularity it is easy to conclude that we believe it to still be true. Why then, do we keep approaching capital […]

Digitally 'Retrofitting' Your Project Management

With infrastructure projects in the United States and around the world queuing up rapidly, the global construction industry is poised for a very robust growth period. And just as many of those infrastructure projects will undergo their own physical retrofitting, the way we manage those projects — and all of our construction projects, really — […]

How Planning Throughout Project Execution Averts Risk

Construction is built around plans. Those plans involve more than simply organizing how, when and where job tasks will be done, and saying “go!” They have to also ensure those tasks will be free of the constraints and risks — known and unknown — that can throw them off track. That’s why planning doesn’t […]

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