At the heart of every Trimble Construction Software, the application is the idea of “connected construction.” It’s a concept that’s as simple and powerful as it sounds: all phases of an...
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Change is hard. It’s especially hard when you’re an estimator, and you have bids piling up and deadlines looming. The thought of making a major change like switching to an estimating software...
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Leveraging BIM for Civil Engineering America’s infrastructure is in desperate need of repair and reimagining. Government agencies at the federal, state and local levels are wrestling with how...
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American infrastructure is aging, and the need for significant investment provides a huge opportunity for civil contractors. The new administration has earmarked $2 trillion for infrastructure...
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The algorithm in Quantm helps you evaluate all sorts of constraints by applying quantities, geometry, cost, noise, structures, drainage, landscape, the algorithm automatically calculates and...
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Construction companies are complex machines, with lots of moving parts. Very often, there are communication gaps between the various departments that are involved in taking projects from...
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21% of American highways are in poor condition.188 million trips are taken on structurally deficient bridges every year. Poor highway conditions cost motorists $121 billion in extra...
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"Using digital data such as 3D models to build road projects is becoming an industry standard. Sharing the design model and associated digital project data allows agencies and contractors to...
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With a civil BIM software tool, contractors can reduce inefficiencies, become more productive and capitalize on demand for new infrastructure projects to improve their profits. And it...
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There are many reasons estimators love online construction estimating software like Trimble Quest. The ability to import bid information, build a custom rate library based on common tasks and...
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Did you know the American Society of Civil Engineers scores American roads with a D and its bridges with a C+? While politicians and lobbyists debate about how to address the U.S. infrastructure...
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There are a plethora of jobsite management tools available today but as construction companies strive to make themselves more productive and competitive, it’s really hard to know what to look out...
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Don't let the 'building' in BIM fool you. BIM now plays a bigger role keeping infrastructure projects on budget and on time. Here's how.
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