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SCXW124589351 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124589351 BCX0\">What are the costs that home builders need to consider when running a project? 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100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaa3d2 post-term elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4eaa3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4b179b3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/category\/case-study\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Case Studies<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875f76a post-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"875f76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/case-study\/blacktree-llc\/\">BlackTree LLC<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda1122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"dda1122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead how, John McBride, owner of BlackTree LLC, uses modern construction management software to have better control of his business\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91106dc resources-tags elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"91106dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-23bfb1b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/cost-tracking\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Cost tracking<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/customer-testimonial\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Customer testimonial<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/takeoffs\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Takeoffs<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-18000\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-18000 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ebook tag-ai-tech tag-construction-advice tag-estimating\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-18000 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ebook tag-ai-tech tag-construction-advice tag-estimating\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c1426a resource-loop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c1426a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0fa09c\" data-id=\"e0fa09c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfbc08 fit-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dfbc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/ebook\/ai-residential-construction-software\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"882\" height=\"1019\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Featured-Image.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18016\" alt=\"The cover for a eBook on AI Residential Construction Software\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Featured-Image.png 882w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Featured-Image-260x300.png 260w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Featured-Image-768x887.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 882px) 100vw, 882px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaa3d2 post-term elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4eaa3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4b179b3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/category\/ebook\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">eBooks<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875f76a post-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"875f76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/ebook\/ai-residential-construction-software\/\">Small Builder\u2019s Guide to AI Residential Construction Software<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda1122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"dda1122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tReady to learn how AI impacts residential construction? With this eBook learn the basics of AI-based tools and how home builders of all sizes can in minutes fully understand the size, scope and cost of their projects.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91106dc resources-tags elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"91106dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-23bfb1b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/ai-tech\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">AI tech<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/construction-advice\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Construction advice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/estimating\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Estimating<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-17978\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-17978 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-estimation-takeoffs tag-customer-communication tag-estimating tag-project-management\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-17978 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-estimation-takeoffs tag-customer-communication tag-estimating tag-project-management\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c1426a resource-loop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c1426a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0fa09c\" data-id=\"e0fa09c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfbc08 fit-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dfbc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/blog\/change-order\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/How-To-Create-And-Manage-Change-Orders-1024x589.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17979\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/How-To-Create-And-Manage-Change-Orders-1024x589.png 1024w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/How-To-Create-And-Manage-Change-Orders-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/How-To-Create-And-Manage-Change-Orders-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/How-To-Create-And-Manage-Change-Orders.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaa3d2 post-term elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4eaa3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4b179b3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/category\/blog\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Blogs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/category\/estimation-takeoffs\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">estimation-takeoffs<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875f76a post-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"875f76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/blog\/change-order\/\">How a Change Order Impacts Home Construction Contracts<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda1122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"dda1122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tChange orders are standard in the home construction industry. Learn how construction management software makes writing change orders easier.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91106dc resources-tags elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"91106dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-23bfb1b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/customer-communication\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Customer communication<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/estimating\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Estimating<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/project-management\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Project management<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-18100\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-18100 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-estimation-takeoffs tag-construction-advice tag-costing tag-project-management\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-18100 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-estimation-takeoffs tag-construction-advice tag-costing tag-project-management\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c1426a resource-loop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c1426a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0fa09c\" data-id=\"e0fa09c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfbc08 fit-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dfbc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/blog\/building-cost-estimating\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/04\/What-is-Building-Costing_-1024x589.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18101\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/04\/What-is-Building-Costing_-1024x589.png 1024w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/04\/What-is-Building-Costing_-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/04\/What-is-Building-Costing_-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/04\/What-is-Building-Costing_.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaa3d2 post-term elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4eaa3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4b179b3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/category\/blog\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Blogs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/category\/estimation-takeoffs\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">estimation-takeoffs<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875f76a post-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"875f76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/blog\/building-cost-estimating\/\">How to Master Building Costing: Best Tricks for Fast and Accurate Estimates<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda1122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"dda1122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThere\u2019s only one way to improve your business\u2019 cost estimating and that\u2019s with fast, accurate and easy to master building cost estimator software. You\u2019ll have a quantity takeoff produced, a cost estimate compiled, a quote written and sent all in about 80% less time than it used to take.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91106dc resources-tags elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"91106dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-23bfb1b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/construction-advice\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Construction advice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/costing\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Costing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/project-management\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Project management<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-18091\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-18091 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-estimating tag-project-management tag-scheduling\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-18091 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-estimating tag-project-management tag-scheduling\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c1426a resource-loop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c1426a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0fa09c\" data-id=\"e0fa09c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfbc08 fit-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dfbc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/blog\/how-to-estimate-construction-time\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Why-Accurate-Construction-Time-Estimation-Matters-1024x589.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18092\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Why-Accurate-Construction-Time-Estimation-Matters-1024x589.png 1024w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Why-Accurate-Construction-Time-Estimation-Matters-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Why-Accurate-Construction-Time-Estimation-Matters-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Why-Accurate-Construction-Time-Estimation-Matters.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaa3d2 post-term elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4eaa3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4b179b3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/category\/blog\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Blogs<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875f76a post-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"875f76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/blog\/how-to-estimate-construction-time\/\">Construction Time Management: How to Estimate, Track and Control Project Duration<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda1122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"dda1122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tTo put together an accurate schedule for a construction project, the best source is project data from similar jobs performed by the same\u00a0crews.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91106dc resources-tags elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"91106dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-23bfb1b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/estimating\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Estimating<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/project-management\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Project management<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/scheduling\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Scheduling<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-18107\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-18107 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-customer-communication tag-project-management\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-18107 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-customer-communication tag-project-management\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c1426a resource-loop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c1426a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0fa09c\" data-id=\"e0fa09c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfbc08 fit-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dfbc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/blog\/construction-marketing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/IMG_5258-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18110\" alt=\"attendees of builders trade show walk the show floor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/IMG_5258-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/IMG_5258-scaled-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/IMG_5258-scaled-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/IMG_5258-scaled-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/IMG_5258-scaled-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaa3d2 post-term elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4eaa3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4b179b3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/category\/blog\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Blogs<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875f76a post-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"875f76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/blog\/construction-marketing\/\">Construction marketing: 10 strategies to get ahead of the competition<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda1122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"dda1122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDeveloping a solid strategy will guide your marketing efforts to help you stand out in the crowded construction industry. Marketing your residential construction business online a necessity. The process of changing the way you market your business might seem intimidating, but it is pretty easy to learn.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91106dc resources-tags elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"91106dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-23bfb1b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/customer-communication\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Customer communication<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/project-management\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Project management<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-18043\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-18043 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-dealer-integration tag-estimating tag-takeoffs contributing_author-steve-miller\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-18043 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-dealer-integration tag-estimating tag-takeoffs contributing_author-steve-miller\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c1426a resource-loop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c1426a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0fa09c\" data-id=\"e0fa09c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfbc08 fit-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dfbc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/blog\/framing-estimating-software\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Framing-Estimating-Software-6-Tools-That-Connect-Your-Takeoff-Pricing-and-Bid-1024x536.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18056\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Framing-Estimating-Software-6-Tools-That-Connect-Your-Takeoff-Pricing-and-Bid-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Framing-Estimating-Software-6-Tools-That-Connect-Your-Takeoff-Pricing-and-Bid-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Framing-Estimating-Software-6-Tools-That-Connect-Your-Takeoff-Pricing-and-Bid-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Framing-Estimating-Software-6-Tools-That-Connect-Your-Takeoff-Pricing-and-Bid.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaa3d2 post-term elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4eaa3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4b179b3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/category\/blog\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Blogs<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875f76a post-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"875f76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/blog\/framing-estimating-software\/\">Framing Estimating Software: 6 Tools That Connect Your Takeoff, Pricing, and Bid<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda1122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"dda1122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCompare 6 framing estimating tools built for residential builders. See which ones connect your takeoff, pricing, and bid in one system.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91106dc resources-tags elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"91106dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-23bfb1b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/dealer-integration\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Dealer integration<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/estimating\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Estimating<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/takeoffs\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Takeoffs<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-18024\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-18024 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-estimation-takeoffs tag-bidding tag-costing tag-estimating\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-18024 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-estimation-takeoffs tag-bidding tag-costing tag-estimating\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c1426a resource-loop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c1426a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0fa09c\" data-id=\"e0fa09c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfbc08 fit-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dfbc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/blog\/carpentry-estimating-software\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Trade-landing-page-carpentry-ANZ.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18027\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Trade-landing-page-carpentry-ANZ.png 1024w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Trade-landing-page-carpentry-ANZ-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/Trade-landing-page-carpentry-ANZ-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaa3d2 post-term elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4eaa3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4b179b3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/category\/blog\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Blogs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/category\/estimation-takeoffs\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">estimation-takeoffs<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875f76a post-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"875f76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/blog\/carpentry-estimating-software\/\">6 Best Carpentry Estimating Software That Keeps Pricing and Scope Intact From Estimate to Build<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91106dc resources-tags elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"91106dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-23bfb1b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/bidding\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Bidding<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/costing\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Costing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/estimating\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Estimating<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-17986\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-17986 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-costing tag-customer-communication tag-estimating tag-project-management\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-17986 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-costing tag-customer-communication tag-estimating tag-project-management\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c1426a resource-loop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c1426a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0fa09c\" data-id=\"e0fa09c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfbc08 fit-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dfbc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/blog\/progressive-design-build\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/What-Is-Progressive-Design-Build-A-Residential-Builders-Guide-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17993\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/What-Is-Progressive-Design-Build-A-Residential-Builders-Guide-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/What-Is-Progressive-Design-Build-A-Residential-Builders-Guide-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/What-Is-Progressive-Design-Build-A-Residential-Builders-Guide-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/What-Is-Progressive-Design-Build-A-Residential-Builders-Guide-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/03\/What-Is-Progressive-Design-Build-A-Residential-Builders-Guide.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaa3d2 post-term elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4eaa3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4b179b3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/category\/blog\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Blogs<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875f76a post-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"875f76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/blog\/progressive-design-build\/\">What is Progressive Design-Build? A Residential Builder\u2019s Guide<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda1122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"dda1122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLearn what a progressive design-build involves, the pros and cons, and when it makes sense for residential builders to use.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91106dc resources-tags elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"91106dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-23bfb1b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/costing\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Costing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/customer-communication\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Customer communication<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/estimating\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Estimating<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/ca\/tag\/project-management\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Project management<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56624ed5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56624ed5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4960b888\" 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