Preconstruction Technology Updates

April 03, 2023

Buy America Provisions Can Improve Construction Lead Times — For a Price

A reliance on construction materials produced overseas has left U.S. contractors susceptible to long lead times and extreme price volatility, …

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 23, 2023

How a Space Plan Impacts Precon in Healthcare

Seasoned preconstruction managers who work on healthcare projects rely heavily on space plans before starting an estimate. Trying to do an estimate …

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 …

March 01, 2023

H. J. Russell & Company Project Spotlight—DFW Terminal Renewal and Improvement Program

We’re proud to call dozens of award-winning general contractors our clients, as well as our partners in innovation. And there’s nothing we love more …

February 07, 2023

The Top 4 Construction Buzzwords for 2023

What is the next big thing in construction? What do precon teams need to be preparing for? Although inflation, material costs and supplies, and the …

February 01, 2023

When Fastest Isn’t Always Better in Business

This may sound contradictory to our regular tune, but faster isn’t always better. Some things require time to create the best outcomes.

January 18, 2023

How to Convert a Luddite

On September 27, 1825, the first public passenger steam train took its maiden voyage from Darlington to Stockton in the United Kingdom. Speeds of the …

January 05, 2023

AI and Augmentation in Preconstruction

90% of general contractors use “outdated methods for 25-100% of their business processes,” yet 87% believe that digitizing those processes gives them …

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 07, 2022

The Future of Model-Based Estimating

It wasn’t even a year ago we were advocating for industry-wide standardization of model-based estimating—a concept, even then, that was fresh in the …

November 28, 2022

Why Did We Create DESTINI Bid Day?

At Beck Technology, we’re always looking for ways to bring innovative solutions for common preconstruction problems. Most notably, those solutions …