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Getting Installed Quantity Tracking to Work for You

by InEight | Apr 20, 2023

How do you know if your percent complete is accurate? Do you find yourself asking questions like, does this match with what’s happening in the field? How do we verify the accuracy of installed quantities? What will be the downstream impact if they...

What Is Building Information Modeling (BIM)?

Building information modeling (BIM), at a basic level, is a 3D modeling process that incorporates all the data associated with each element within the model and is used by project team members to collaborate on the design, construction and post-build operations of the structure. What can BIM do for you? BIM lets you virtually design […]

Data-Based or Experienced-Based Decision Making: Which Is Better?

According to The Economist, productivity rates for American builders have plunged by half since the 1960s. This is interesting given that today, we have more access to, and more ways to capture and store, project data than ever before. So does this mean that data has a detrimental impact on project performance? Does old-fashioned human […]

Buying Your Best Construction Bidding Software

Construction estimates are one of those things that have to be as accurate as possible. And when assembling a bid for large infrastructure or public works projects, the stakes are even higher with more strict requirements to meet. Construction bidding software, also often known as construction estimating software, is a time-saving tool that helps streamline […]

Does My Company Need Building Commissioning Software?

The craftspeople have left the job site for the last time, and the project has been closed out. Are you absolutely confident that everything within that structure — HVAC, fire safety, electrical, etc. — is well-fitted, sufficiently evaluated and functioning like a well-oiled machine now that it’s been turned over to the building owner? If […]

Why Bottom-Up Estimating Beats Top-Down for Capital Projects

Working on larger, more complex capital construction projects has different considerations than small- to medium-sized ones. The way you arrive at your estimates is one such difference. Cost, timeline and resource estimating is one of the most important tasks in managing a project, serving as one of the foundations for measuring efficiency and success. While […]

4 Advantages You Gain When Buying a Cloud-Based Document Management System

Managing a successful build means successfully managing the mountain of construction documents that goes with it. It can get complicated very quickly, especially when working on high-level projects that generate a lot of data. The solution? Cloud-based document management. With construction historically being a paper-based industry, it might seem an unusual shift to go from […]

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