In an industry driven by tight schedules, complex workflows and growing demands for sustainability, building owners and facility managers are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to bring ...

As school districts nationwide plan for long-term maintenance and construction costs, they share a number of common concerns. Districts ask: • How much is a typical monthly maintenance bill, and what ...

Assigning costs is necessary in every stage of planning, and, ultimately, constructing a building. Sometimes, unfavorable budgets, zoning requirements, or a tricky economy might preclude a building ...

Machine learning techniques are transforming the practice of estimating construction costs by automating pattern recognition in historical project data, improving accuracy, and quantifying uncertainty ...

As you complete puzzles, you build puzzle-building habits. The same could be said for creating construction cost estimates — the more you frequently you do them, the more efficient you’ll become.

Accurate estimates are essential to a construction firm’s success. Overprice a bid and you’ll likely lose the project. Underprice it and you risk losing money and damaging relationships with partners ...

On Dec. 15, Autodesk announced that it is acquiring ProEst, a cloud-based estimating tool that enables construction teams to create estimates, perform digital takeoffs, generate reports and proposals ...

Accurate fee estimation determines whether a construction venture remains worthwhile. Even a minor mistake in material ...