Precon Pros News & Insights
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!