Cost Breakdown: 4 Reasons Stainless Steel Costs Substantially More in 2020
Stainless steel prices grew 7% from 2019 to 2020. What’s causing that increase? Here are four factors attributing to the recent rise in stainless steel costs.
Blog: Design And Estimating
5 More Popular Questions from the 2020 Construction Cost Changes Webinar
After our 2020 Construction Cost Changes webinar, we sat back down with two of our data experts to answer your questions about RSMeans Data and construction cost changes coming your way in 2020. Here is the second part of our conversation.
5 Popular Questions from the 2020 Construction Cost Changes Webinar
After our 2020 Construction Cost Changes webinar, we sat back down with two of our data experts to answer your questions about RSMeans Data and construction cost changes coming your way in 2020.
3 Good Reasons to Use Current Construction Cost Data
Keeping up with current construction costs can seem inconvenient, but the reality is that material and labor markets are always shifting. Here are three reasons why using current construction cost data is a best practice for construction professionals and project owners alike.
Tackling Preconstruction Problems with Data: 2019 Resource Roundup
Over the last year, we’ve produced and published resources to help architects, engineers, contractors and project owners/managers use construction cost data to overcome industry challenges. Here are a few resources to help you with preconstruction budgets, estimates and designs.
Ask an Estimator: Quantity Takeoffs, Estimate Training and the Future of Construction
Certified Estimating Professional Rory Woolsey has been in the construction industry for 40+ years. A master facilitator with over 8,000 hours of classroom instruction under his belt, Rory answers questions from construction professionals in this blog post.
Employee Spotlight: Partnering for Success
Work hard and treat yourself! Cammie Keeter does both. In our interview, Cammie discusses how her personality directly correlates to her work, how she defines and achieves success and why it’s okay to eat cake.
Strategic Construction Estimating Tips
With bowling and golf, one miscalculation will drastically alter the end result. Similarly, construction estimating is a precision sport. Estimating expert Chris Randall discusses strategies to adjust estimates to market conditions and avoid gutter balls and bogeys.
Q&A: Making Value Engineering Easier with Construction Cost Data
Our webinar in partnership with Building Design + Construction magazine taught attendees the importance of accurate construction cost data to the value engineering process. Read the panel’s answers to webinar attendee questions regarding the use and best practices of value engineering and construction cost data.
Construction Cost Estimating Checklist
For a construction estimate to be reliable, all items must be accounted for. But what does “all items” mean? What types of costs do you need to estimate? How can you be sure you’ve included everything? Find out in this blog and download the construction cost estimating checklist.
