Preconstruction Technology Updates

May 22, 2023

What’s Keeping Contractors up at Night?

Builders are bullish on infrastructure work this year thanks to federal funding but expect supply chain snarls and hiring difficulties to persist, …

May 15, 2023

Use Tech to Combat ‘Neanderthal’ Thinking in Construction

With more than 40 years in construction, Barry LePatner knows a thing or two about the efficiency and cost challenges facing the industry.

May 11, 2023

How You Can Make the Bid Leveling Process Easier

Is mitigating risk a large part of your job? No?

May 09, 2023

Despite Labor Shortages, Construction in Texas is Booming

Texas is a hot market for (DESTINI Estimator customer) Minneapolis-headquartered Adolfson & Peterson Construction, and the general contractor is …

May 08, 2023

What The New York Times Got Wrong About Construction

Professional engineer Reid Senescu is vice president of product at Menlo Park, California-based Doxel, an artificial intelligence-powered …

April 24, 2023

AI in Construction: Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks

Since its launch in November, OpenAI’s ChatGPT has undeniably caused quite a media storm. In fact, Bloomberg estimates that mentions of Artificial …

April 06, 2023

10 Things Your Construction Competitors Can Teach You About Winning Work

Not winning a project hurts. Estimators know this pain firsthand because they spend a lot of time and brain power pursuing the job. You may ask …

March 30, 2023

Beck Technology Gives to Good Sports

Evidence shows that there is a direct correlation between increased classroom performance, positive self-esteem, and the development of leadership …

March 29, 2023

How DESTINI Estimator Captures the Estimating Mindset

If you were to update your resume right now, beyond your technical abilities to solicit bids, interpret plans, perform takeoff, and use Excel, what …

March 22, 2023

Does Preconstruction Promote a Workaholic Culture?

[Estimating]…”is portrayed as a career path with a workaholic culture, and one that is not particularly rewarding. At least, that's how it was when I …

March 09, 2023

Beck Technology’s Preconstruction Software Roadmap—the Future of DESTINI

Founded in 1996 by a large multi-national general contractor to leverage technology to help preconstruction teams create better outcomes, Beck …

February 21, 2023

Creating Better Estimators-A Findorff Case Study

158,000 people left the construction industry in December 2022. One of the highest levels of departure rates across all industries.