Global advisory firm, KPMG found that 78% of construction companies believe that risk in building is increasing.
Buildings are becoming more complex. Owner expectations have significantly increased in demands of faster turnaround times, budget restraints, and requirements in innovative building methods and materials.
This puts more pressure than ever on preconstruction teams to produce faster, more accurate results, while also adding a higher value to the project rather than just providing an estimate number.
When half of all construction project rework due to miscommunication and bad data, construction firms are recognizing the need to embrace the technologies transforming the construction industry.
The digital transformation of the construction industry has allowed teams to mitigate risk by utilizing data-driven technologies that lead to better project decision making. Drones, VR/AR, AI, and robust all-in-one preconstruction solutions are what the country’s top ENR Contractors are using to be successful at winning new work and repeat work.
An overwhelming amount (97% in fact) of firms believe that analyzing and using their construction data will benefit them especially in reducing costs, increasing productivity, and improving scheduling and safety. Which is why data analysis is crucial. Not just the recording of data, but the use of the recorded data to then drive more accurate project decisions for current and future projects.
With the tools available, there’s simply no reason you need to stick with outdated processes and programs that introduce more risk into an ever-increasing risky industry.
One of those legacy platforms that preconstruction teams use is MC2. When purchased by RIB, MC2 was sunsetted. Meaning, for users, there will not be any more updates to the software or support for the product.
Matt Hammer Chief Estimator at Haselden made the switch from MC2 to DESTINI Estimator construction estimating software in 2017. He says, “MC2 was a solid estimating program in its own time. As the needs of our company grew, we needed a product that was more flexible in its creation of reports, new assemblies, and database management. MC2 was also no longer being updated, and it was time for us to move on.”
So, pretty much you’re out of luck when you run into an issue, you lose your information, something doesn’t work, and/or need new features or enhancements to meet stakeholder and client requirements.
Born from the construction industry, Beck Technology innately knows the major and minor pitfalls of preconstruction (view our solutions guide) and is passionate about helping preconstruction teams overcome them. Through its revolutionary construction estimating software, Beck Technology is making the way preconstruction teams work by streamlining the estimating process, producing accurate estimators, increasing collaboration and communication, creating efficiency, and helping win projects.
Our integrated single-source preconstruction platform, DESTINI, houses all your necessary workflows in one place— estimating, takeoff, reporting, cost history data, bid leveling, and seamlessly works in harmony with Procore Financials and Autodesk BIM 360.
This comprehensive approach to preconstruction is making it easier for teams to share information, add value to their projects and exceed client expectations and enhance their experience, but also decreases the stress of having to juggle multiple tools, explain inconsistent deliverables, and spend an ungodly amount of hours in the office.
DESTINI is helping 25 percent of the ENR Top 400 Contractors, general contractors and preconstruction teams by replacing all other outdated cost-estimating software.
With DESTINI Estimator, there are no more:
- Hidden costs. (Implementation, training, and in-house support team are always free.)
- Disconnected workflows. (DESTINI Estimator collects and houses all your historical cost data automatically.)
- Exporting and importing of estimates and reports. (Reports are fully customizable and built-in to DESTINI Estimator.)
- Workarounds. (Our product team is continuously working on product enhancements and new features based on user feedback.)
If you’re still using MC2, you are probably struggling to stay ahead of the competition. Inaccurate and incomplete data, broken formulas, lots of time lost… are all problems estimators encounter when working in construction estimating software that can’t keep up.
Create a new legacy with DESTINI Estimator.
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