Subcontractors have been stuck managing job opportunities and bids with manual processes and outdated digital systems, none of which are built for the modern construction professional. Hours are spent manually creating and updating spreadsheets, as well as keeping track of projects, resources, files, and deadlines. Time and resources are increasingly in short supply for subcontractors, and the inefficiencies resulting from decentralized bid-management processes continue to add risk to projects. There is a better way with BuildingConnected. In this session, you’ll learn how the BuildingConnected platform’s world-class technology centralizes and streamlines the bid-management process. You can track bid invites, who’s working on what, bid analytics, and due dates across the entire office while quickly generating 2D takeoffs and bidding out work to vendors. By reducing manual entry and tracking business performance in real time, BuildingConnected empowers you to bid smarter and secure desired work faster.

For general contractors and trade contractors alike, estimators play a key role in winning new business. Their primary function is to translate scope in the form of specs and plans to material, labor, and equipment—ultimately creating the estimated project cost and schedule. More and more of the industry is turning to integrating model-based takeoff in their existing estimating workflows. Preconstruction is one of the most important phases in the project lifecycle; due diligence done earlier in the project helps to avoid surprises during construction. Join Dustin DeVan, CEO of BuildingConnected, and Brent Ramos, sales director at Assemble Systems, as they share how they’re working to simplify the process for aggregating and reporting material quantities and streamline preconstruction processes.

Construction is a relationship-based industry where deals are still closed with handshakes. But in this new competitive world, with limited labor and a growing demand for construction, owners and contractors need a faster way to make connections with the right talent for the right project. Static contact databases and outdated bid-management tools perpetuate disjointed business results, leaving contractors constantly defending their costs and schedules and aggregating potential risk before breaking ground. In this session, you’ll learn how BuildingConnected helps builders discover, invite, and choose the right talent for any type of project while managing their bidding processes from start to finish. You’ll also learn how emerging markets are benefiting from this crowdsourced technology to remain competitive with their clients.

Are you curious how a 96-year-old company innovates? Today, the amount of new technology available can be overwhelming to organizations—from point solutions that solve one problem to platforms that require strategy around deployment. Barton Malow faced many of those challenges when overhauling software solutions. In this session, we will walk through the journey that Barton Malow took to modernize and transform business development through project operations. We'll lay out the techniques that the firm used to scale deployment of tools like BIM 360 software, BuildingConnected, and Assemble software. We will also cover how to cultivate a "super user" base to scale within an enterprise for success. In this class we’ll uncover best practices deployed to transform enterprise tools, including capitalizing on Microsoft Teams and learning management systems, and we’ll discuss metrics that are lighthouses informing Barton Malow how to scale Construction Cloud.

Construction Cloud is today being used across a large range of projects globally. This session will demonstrate a number of use cases, including how PlanGrid is helping build and maintain railways, Assemble is being used to quantify materials in dams, BuildingConnected is being used to source subcontractors for road projects, and BIM 360 software is being used to manage complex infrastructure projects. We will also show how Autodesk partners are being used in conjunction with Construction Cloud products to help infrastructure asset owners better use the data collected on a project.

Introduced at Autodesk University 2019, Construction Cloud brings together the most powerful portfolio of construction management software products in the industry, supporting workflows spanning all phases of construction—from design, to planning, to building, to operations. There is tremendous breadth of supported workflows, depth of capabilities in each of the software products, and connectivity of data between those products. Over the past year, Autodesk has focused on three main areas of advancement with Construction Cloud: continuing investment into improving Assemble, BuildingConnected, PlanGrid, and BIM 360 software; delivering more integrations and connectivity between the products; and building a unified platform. This class will show how Construction Cloud has advanced over the course of the last 12 months, and we’ll explore the workflows from design through operations that can be supported by the products.

Construction is a relationship-based industry where deals are still closed with handshakes. But this way of doing business can also become stagnant. Outside of going through your Rolodex, cold calling, or word-of-mouth, there’s no way to find new contractors. This static database creates a fragmented industry. Contractors need to match the right people at the right companies to the right projects at the right time. That’s why BuildingConnected set out to connect every business and professional in the commercial construction industry. Join Mike Pettinella (Head of General Contractor Sales at BuildingConnected), as he walks you through BuildingConnected’s network and why it’s the largest and most trustworthy source of people, companies, and project data in the industry. He will showcase network data, why it’s better than a static database, and how markets are trending. Mike will also go in-depth on why it’s important for construction to have one system of record for the entire industry.

Last year, the class "Leveraging BuildingConnected to enhance your digital bid process" provided a detailed explanation of how digital bids are taking over the industry and a step-by-step guide on implementing BuildingConnected. After one full year and over 80 projects under our belt, a sequel is coming to share how to improve your process, develop new strategies, identify new uses, and learn tips and tricks. We will discuss project structure, communications, bid forms, analytics, reporting, streaming bid openings, and many more features. Despite the world returning to face-to-face business, we've seen such success with BuildingConnected that we decided to go all-in with digital bids. No physical bids equal no more driving, no more paper, and owners and subcontractors are loving it. Jump in and let's continue fostering relationships with all stakeholders while minimizing risks for future projects.

Machine learning is revolutionizing the construction process both on the jobsite and at the desk. Products like Construction IQ, BuildingConnected, Smartvid.io, HoloBuilder, and Versatile help customers predict and prevent risks in real time on construction jobsites and in the office by using data and applying machine learning to it. Forge plays a key role in connecting all these solutions into a seamless network for construction industry. Come and learn from the development leads of these innovative applications about how their applications are using machine learning to improve industry workflows while they discuss best practices, challenges, and future opportunities. You’ll have an opportunity to interact with these leaders and ask your questions.

The ability to manage risk on construction projects is using key data on practical timeframes. During this session, Justin Levine (head of risk strategy at BuildingConnected) and Pat Keaney (director of BIM 360 Enterprise Products) will share strategies for getting ahead of risk with a recurring and data-driven subcontractor qualification process, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.

General contractors know they need to effectively mitigate risk to be successful, but with increasingly complex projects and a labor-intensive subcontractor selection process, determining the right approach can quickly become overwhelming. Join Justin Levine (Head of Risk Management Strategy at BuildingConnected) — along with risk leaders from Shawmut, Moss, and Barton Malow — for a value-packed conversation about how their organizations proactively tackle risk management given the realities of today’s industry. You’ll hear practical advice for switching from an in-house qualification process to third-party qualification software like TradeTapp by BuildingConnected; proven mitigation strategies to manage known risk; and how risk and estimating teams can work together to streamline workflows during preconstruction.

Construction is a relationship-based industry where deals are still closed with handshakes. But this way of doing business can also become stagnant. Outside of going through your Rolodex, cold calling, or word-of-mouth, there’s no way to find new contractors. This static database creates a fragmented industry. Contractors need to match the right people at the right companies to the right projects at the right time. That’s why BuildingConnected set out to connect every business and professional in the commercial construction industry. Join Mike Pettinella (Head of General Contractor Sales at BuildingConnected), as he walks you through BuildingConnected’s network and why it’s the largest and most trustworthy source of people, companies, and project data in the industry. He will showcase network data, why it’s better than a static database, and how markets are trending. Mike will also go in-depth on why it’s important for construction to have one system of record for the entire industry.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the construction industry had to restructure the way we kept our business thriving. Preconstruction is an essential phase of all projects, and limitations to in-person bid openings forced the industry to reevaluate how to conduct bids. Tools such as BuildingConnected are changing the way we conduct the bidding process and connect with subcontractors. We will discuss how construction firms can benefit from a digital, streamlined bidding process and a real-time construction directory, while fostering relationships with all stakeholders and minimizing risks for future projects.

The ability to manage risk on construction projects is using key data on practical timeframes. During this session, Justin Levine (head of risk strategy at BuildingConnected) and Pat Keaney (director of BIM 360 Enterprise Products) will share strategies for getting ahead of risk with a recurring and data-driven subcontractor qualification process, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.

Subcontractors have been stuck managing bids with manual bid boards and seeking out vendors to bid on projects with static contact databases, none of which are built for preconstruction. Hours are spent manually creating and updating spreadsheets, and keeping track of projects, files, and deadlines. Time is in short supply for subcontractors already, and the inefficiencies of a manual bid board and static contact databases only add to the problem. There is a better way. Bid Board Pro and BC Pro, the all-in-one preconstruction solution built for subcontractors. In this class, we’ll walk you through Bid Board Pro and BC Pro to show you how our online bid board for subcontractors—Bid Board Pro—lets you track bid invites, projects, who’s working on what, and due dates across the entire office. You’ll see how it reduces manual entry, and dynamically analyzes performance to bid smarter and secure desired work, faster. You’ll also see how BC Pro enables streamlined bid management from start to finish.

Over the past several years, ENR Top 40 general contractors like McCarthy, Structure Tone and Mortenson have continually moved up in both rank and revenue... so what do they all have in common? During this session, you’ll learn the #1 secret to their success: an optimized preconstruction process. Join Mike Pettinella (Head of General Contractor Sales at BuildingConnected) — along with leaders from US top General Contractors — for a candid discussion about how general contractors can get ahead in today’s increasingly competitive industry through a collaborative, digitized, and streamlined preconstruction process. The panelists will share how each of their organizations manages preconstruction, how they've improved the efficiency of their teams’ bid management workflows with BC Pro, and how better preconstruction planning directly affects their project outcomes.

For the most part, every dollar that’s gained or lost happens during preconstruction. If general contractors have the information they need to do their best work, everything that can go wrong on-site can be avoided during preconstruction. This is where BC Pro and TradeTapp come in—the all-in-one preconstruction solution for general contractors. Join Mike Powers as he shows you how BC Pro and TradeTapp seamlessly enable general contractors to identify the right subcontractor for the right project through a collaborative bid-management process. You’ll learn how to choose the best bidder, faster, as you access an ever-expanding, crowd-sourced network of subcontractors in real time. Plus, you’ll see how BC Pro streamlines the bid-management process from start to finish, and helps general contractors accurately and efficiently level proposals at scale to identify the best bids. With TradeTapp, you’ll learn how subcontractor qualification and analysis is generated and how the automated recommendations can help risk teams support their strategies.