Course Info
Course Info
Building Knowledge Session
All Access Education
Job Costing in the AI Era: Getting the Estimating Foundation Right
Every builder is being told AI will transform estimating. Few are being told what has to exist first. Before AI can produce better estimates, it needs a strong job costing foundation built on cost code architecture, tracking discipline and a historical-data feedback loop. Learn how to build that foundation, then see how automated takeoffs, predictive costing and historical-pattern bidding can compound its value to produce faster, sharper bids. Drawing on real numbers and firsthand experience from a residential builder managing $200M+ in projects, see what’s working, what’s still hype and how to evaluate where your AI investment can actually deliver ROI.
- Design a cost code architecture and tracking discipline that creates the structured historical data AI estimating tools need to work effectively.
- Evaluate automated takeoffs, predictive costing and historical-pattern bidding to identify where AI estimating can deliver real ROI versus hype.
- Apply a CPA-grade evaluation framework to AI estimating investments to determine where technology can improve profitability rather than simply add cost.
Participants must be registered for an Expo + Education pass. Seating for sessions will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Jackson Builders LLC
Registration Type
Expo+Education Pass
Track
Project Management
Format
Building Knowledge Session
Level of Content
Advanced
Who Should Attend
Remodelers, Single Family Builders - Custom, Single Family Builders - General Contracting, Production, Spec/Tract
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