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Bluebeam Revu Tip: Complementing CAD

Carol Hagen

While many Architectural, Engineering and Construction firms use Bluebeam Revu to convert CAD to PDF, there’s an often overlooked capability that is as plain as the nose on your face. “Nowadays, I draw in Bluebeam equal amounts to sketching or CAD.” It’s sketching and creating floorplan illustrations.

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Construction Collaboration: PDF Secrets Part 1 – Estimating Takeoff

Carol Hagen

Construction collaboration with PDFs has been utilized poorly. To help change that I’ll share some best practices and features that contractors, architects and estimators perhaps weren’t aware of. Realize this is just one secret to Bluebeam Revu and is built-in to every version Standard, CAD and eXtreme.

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Labour Cost Estimation

Construction Cost Estimating

Labour cost estimation helps in understanding how much hiring and paying a labour influences the employer’s benefits costs, insurance premiums, payroll tax contributions and others. Estimating direct cost estimation includes various methods following which the entire procedure becomes much simpler.

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Advantages of Using Construction Estimating Software

Construction Cost Estimating

There are various factors that must be considered while compiling bid for a construction project. Construction estimating software helps in simplifying the process of calculating the bottom line. Besides, software can track and compare the estimated cost with the actual cost during and after the job itself.

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Construction Management and Quickbooks

Carol Hagen

Whether you are a residential or commercial general contractor, Quickbooks is the most popular accounting software serving the construction industry in the United States. The challenge is achieving an integrated solution with estimating, scheduling and project management capabilities while addressing detailed job costing.

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BIM and the Estimator

Cassell Construction Estimating

I’ve been asked by one of my industry software provider friends to write a piece on the current state of Building Information Modeling (BIM), as it relates to estimating in the here and now. So how does this relate to estimating? Sage Timberline requires a third-party interface, such as Innovaya’s Visual Estimating to import the data.

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Construction Cost Estimating Blog: Estimating and Takeoff Tools for.

Construction Cost Estimating

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. Estimating and Takeoff Tools for Contractors. Estimating takeoff tools to convert printed or digital plans, or on-site measurements, to an accurate BOM based on your products pricing and construction methods. A pioneer company in construction estimating. at 11:03 AM.