Preconstruction Technology Updates

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 …

October 23, 2023

Shared Challenges: Why Preconstruction is Suddenly so Important

Lump sum. Bid and buy. Read and rip. These were the terms that dominated preconstruction before the pandemic.

October 18, 2023

Construction Inclusion Week 2023—Supplier Diversity

Established in 2021, Construction Inclusion Week (CIW) is an awareness campaign to encourage the construction industry’s interest in the importance …

October 17, 2023

Precon World 2023 Wrap-up

Precon World 2023 at the House of Blues in Dallas simply rocked. A record attendance of more than 200 people, 9 different presentations by 18 …

October 05, 2023

Preconstruction and Estimating Salaries

Ah. Yes. Money…

September 20, 2023

Why You and Your Software Vendor’s Culture Should Align

Because Beck Technology is a software vendor, and you landed here because (hopefully) you are looking for a solution to your construction estimating …

September 13, 2023

BIM Pros and Cons

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using BIM? We had two preconstruction professionals weight in.

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 …

October 04, 2022

4 Advantages of Automation in Construction

When it comes to what industries have embraced digitalization, construction falls at the bottom. On one hand, it’s because of the way the job gets …

July 01, 2022

The Top Construction Volume Insights 2022

We asked estimators from around the country if they are seeing construction volume slowing down, staying the same, or growing. And the results are in!