American construction spending is projected to increase in 2020. That’s all the more reason to get your hands on RSMeans Data Online’s construction costs and estimating tools. See how your peers used the software in 2019 and can’t-miss updates for 2020.
With bowling and golf, one miscalculation will drastically alter the end result. Similarly, construction estimating is a precision sport. Estimating expert Chris Randall discusses strategies to adjust estimates to market conditions and avoid gutter balls and bogeys.
Estimating the cost of new construction has always been difficult due to volatile material prices and the cyclical nature of the market. This webinar discusses estimating challenges, strategies for adapting to market conditions and how cost data brings efficiencies to the process.
Creating a construction cost estimate can be quite a puzzle. This guide offers instructions and tips for completing that puzzle faster and more accurately, from examining construction plans to quantity takeoff to applying construction costs.
Our webinar in partnership with Building Design + Construction magazine taught attendees the importance of accurate construction cost data to the value engineering process. Read the panel’s answers to webinar attendee questions regarding the use and best practices of value engineering and construction cost data.
For a construction estimate to be reliable, all items must be accounted for. But what does “all items” mean? What types of costs do you need to estimate? How can you be sure you’ve included everything? Find out in this blog and download the construction cost estimating checklist.
Watch this video to hear an RSMeans Data expert discuss the indicators, analyses and models used to create predictive construction cost data solutions.
Value engineering is a pain. Nobody wants to do it, but sometimes it’s necessary to land a project or maximize a client’s budget. Attend this webinar to learn how utilizing accurate construction cost data can enable design professionals to value engineer with more confidence and fewer headaches.
Whether it’s on stage wailing on the guitar or at the office crunching data numbers, Joe Kelble rocks. In our interview, Joe explains his experience using RSMeans Data, how he maintains his talent for music and why it’s important to stay positive and continuously improve.
The sweet spot of efficient construction estimating is in the convergence of cost, accuracy and speed. Here are four critical elements to make sure you have optimal efficiency in your estimating and preconstruction processes.
