Preconstruction Technology Updates

February 07, 2024

How to Develop the Next Generation of Preconstruction Professionals

Architectural, Construction Management, and Engineering students don’t want to be estimators.

February 05, 2024

How to Use Takeoff and Automatic Pricing in DESTINI Estimator

How does 2D takeoff work in the Automatic Pricing feature in DESTINI Estimator?

January 17, 2024

4 Steps to Ensure Successful DESTINI Estimator Software Implementation

There isn’t necessarily a right way or a wrong way to implement the best estimating software for preconstruction but there certainly is a good way …

January 03, 2024

How to Use the Data Pyramid in Preconstruction

There are innumerable challenges in preconstruction: escalating material costs, labor shortages, and project delays. Attempting to produce an …

December 20, 2023

Ultimate Guide to Hiring Junior Estimators

What’s important when hiring a junior estimator, what questions should you ask candidates, how do vet the qualified from the unqualified candidates?

December 11, 2023

How to Fix Five Common Preconstruction Problems

December 07, 2023

5 Tips to Keep Your Estimators Happy

Struggling with High Turnover on Your Team? Team morale. Employee retention rate. Labor shortage. These are all terms you’ve heard tossed around a …

December 04, 2023

4 Ways to Build Better Relationships with Subcontractors

One of the trickiest parts of preconstruction is navigating relationships. We know what you’re already thinking of: project owners and general …

July 27, 2023

4 Tips to Clean Up Your Estimating Data

A Gartner report from 2021 states that dirty data can “costs businesses an average of $12.9 million annually.” Data is moved around, touched by a lot …

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 22, 2022

5 Successful Ways to Deal with a Difficult Owner

Know-it-alls, the mind-changer, unrealistic expectations, or just down-right assholes… we’re fairly sure you’re no stranger to challenging owners. …

June 21, 2022

How to See the Properties of Individual Takeoff Component in DESTINI Estimator

In the latest version of DESTINI Estimator estimating software, Automatic Pricing cuts the time it takes you to complete an estimate in half by …