Preconstruction Technology Updates

January 06, 2023

An Estimator's New Year's Resolutions

New Year’s resolutions are a surprisingly controversial topic. Some people see the new year as a time to start afresh and work on building better …

December 29, 2022

Beck Tech's Top 5 Blogs Of 2022

At Beck Technology, our mission is to revolutionize the construction industry and create the future. We were founded to solve problems earlier in the …

December 20, 2022

2023 Precon Trends to Watch

Last year, we took a peek at some of the trends we saw emerging for 2022. Some of them included seeing the continued evolution of preconstruction as …

December 13, 2022

Stop Getting Headaches Talking To Owners

Show of hands: have you ever experienced major frustrations, difficulties, or even setbacks when trying to communicate important project information …

November 15, 2022

How Estimating Software Lets You Score Big Wins with a Small Team

If you were to ask about some of the biggest trends in preconstruction right now, you’d probably hear a lot of “labor shortage.” It’s no secret that …

October 13, 2022

What is Lean Estimating?

Estimating isn’t always just “estimating.” Of course, there’s your everyday cost estimating, which is what most of us mean when we use the term …

October 05, 2022

How to Create an Efficient Preconstruction Review Process

Imagine what it would be like to be able to hand over highly accurate deliverables to owners in record time...

September 06, 2022

When to Use Excel

August 24, 2022

Preconstruction Mentoring

Preconstruction has had a reputation for being a little disconnected—whether it’s in the form of tools that don’t speak to each other or a lack of …

August 17, 2022

4 Ways to Be the Best Estimator

What’s the key to becoming the best estimator you can be? No, it’s not the math skills or your mastering of Excel. It’s not even the fact that you …

August 09, 2022

The History of Excel Use in Estimating

Excel is one of the most commonly used programs in the world of preconstruction, in spite of the fact that it was never developed specifically for …

August 04, 2022

4 Reasons Why Estimators Love Their Jobs

Everyone knows why estimators can hate their jobs. You’ve probably even complained about a few of these yourself—long hours, endless spreadsheets, a …