The Gordian Group Accelerates Investment in RSMeans Online®

Greenville, S.C., March 10, 2015 – Today The Gordian Group announced its forthcoming release of RSMeans Online 6.0, the first major release of the product since The Gordian Group’s acquisition of RSMeans in July 2014. RSMeans Online 6.0 signifies The Gordian Group’s commitment to advancing the RSMeans solution suite as the premier source for construction cost estimating data.

“We are excited by our product roadmap that will empower RSMeans Online users with more intelligent data to better estimate construction costs throughout a facility’s lifecycle.”

“This investment in RSMeans Online is consistent with our strategy to further enrich our cost data, and the tools for accessing and leveraging that data, for the unique purposes our customers require,” said Chris Anderson, Gordian’s Vice President of Data Strategy & Consulting. Specific functionality enhancements include dynamic assembly and square foot cost modeling, along with the ability to tag and store frequently used line items and clone estimates to help users build competitive estimates in less time.

RSMeans Online 6.0 will also introduce a new licensing structure that better maps to the varying needs of the professionals in the design, construction and facilities management disciplines, allowing users to access just the right data and feature set for their job. “This release is just the first of many steps in further specializing our cost data, investing in RSMeans for estimating and cost analytics and Gordian’s Construction Task Catalog® for contractual pricing solutions,” added Greg Hanson, Vice President of Product Development. “We are excited by our product roadmap that will empower RSMeans Online users with more intelligent data to better estimate construction costs throughout a facility’s lifecycle.”

RSMeans Online 6.0 will be generally available in early April 2015. More information can be found by visiting http://info.rsmeans.com/RSMeans-Online-New-Release.html.

About RSMeans
RSMeans (www.RSMeans.com) was acquired by The Gordian Group in July 2014, and is North America’s leading supplier of construction cost information. RSMeans offers dependable, accurate and up-to-date cost data for estimating. Available in convenient book, ebook, CD and online formats, RSMeans tools give owners, developers, architects, engineers and contractors the information they need to build competitive cost estimates.

About The Gordian Group
The Gordian Group (www.TheGordianGroup.com) provides innovative products and services to organizations pursuing efficient and effective procurement and information solutions that deliver rapid deployment and long-term cost savings. Gordian is the pioneer of Job Order Contracting and a number of related construction-procurement systems. Gordian’s unique combination of comprehensive data, robust software and specialized expertise enable facility and infrastructure owners, architects, engineers and contractors to efficiently manage all facets of construction procurement. With the recent acquisition of RSMeans, Gordian adds the most respected construction cost estimators and engineers in the world to its team of construction data experts.