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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\/nz\/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\/nz\/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\tLearn how to use AI as a co-pilot that helps you cut admin, protect margins, and win more work.\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\/nz\/tag\/ai-tech\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">AI tech<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/tag\/construction-advice\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Construction advice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/tag\/estimating\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Estimating<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/tag\/quoting\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Quoting<\/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-18641\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-18641 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-18641 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\/nz\/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\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/What-is-Building-Costing_-1024x589.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18643\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/What-is-Building-Costing_-1024x589.png 1024w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/What-is-Building-Costing_-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/What-is-Building-Costing_-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/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\/nz\/category\/blog\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Blogs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/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\/nz\/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\/nz\/tag\/construction-advice\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Construction advice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/tag\/costing\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Costing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/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-18634\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-18634 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-18634 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\/nz\/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\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/Why-Accurate-Construction-Time-Estimation-Matters-1024x589.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18635\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/Why-Accurate-Construction-Time-Estimation-Matters-1024x589.png 1024w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/Why-Accurate-Construction-Time-Estimation-Matters-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/Why-Accurate-Construction-Time-Estimation-Matters-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/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\/nz\/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\/nz\/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\/nz\/tag\/estimating\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Estimating<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/tag\/project-management\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Project management<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/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-18648\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-18648 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-18648 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\/nz\/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\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/IMG_5258-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18649\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/IMG_5258-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/IMG_5258-scaled-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/IMG_5258-scaled-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/IMG_5258-scaled-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/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\/nz\/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\/nz\/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\/nz\/tag\/customer-communication\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Customer communication<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/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-18617\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-18617 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-18617 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\/nz\/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\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/Trade-landing-page-carpentry-ANZ.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18619\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/Trade-landing-page-carpentry-ANZ.png 1024w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/Trade-landing-page-carpentry-ANZ-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/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\/nz\/category\/blog\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Blogs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/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\/nz\/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\/nz\/tag\/bidding\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Bidding<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/tag\/costing\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Costing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/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-18604\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-18604 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-costing tag-customer-communication tag-estimating tag-job-management\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-18604 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-costing tag-customer-communication tag-estimating tag-job-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\/nz\/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\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/What-Is-Progressive-Design-Build-A-Residential-Builders-Guide-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18608\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/What-Is-Progressive-Design-Build-A-Residential-Builders-Guide-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/What-Is-Progressive-Design-Build-A-Residential-Builders-Guide-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/What-Is-Progressive-Design-Build-A-Residential-Builders-Guide-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/What-Is-Progressive-Design-Build-A-Residential-Builders-Guide-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/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\/nz\/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\/nz\/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\/nz\/tag\/costing\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Costing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/tag\/customer-communication\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Customer communication<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/tag\/estimating\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Estimating<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/tag\/job-management\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Job 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-18590\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-18590 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-costing tag-estimating tag-project-management\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-18590 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-costing 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\/nz\/blog\/fieldwire-alternatives\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/BX-logo-hz-300x300-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18593\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/BX-logo-hz-300x300-1.png 300w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/BX-logo-hz-300x300-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\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\/nz\/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\/nz\/blog\/fieldwire-alternatives\/\">Best Fieldwire Alternatives for Residential Builders Who Need More Than a Field App [2026]<\/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\tSix alternatives to Fieldwire for residential builders who need estimating, dealer pricing, and job costing connected from bid to build.\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\/nz\/tag\/costing\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Costing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/tag\/estimating\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Estimating<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/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-18449\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-18449 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-construction-pm-marketing tag-costing tag-estimating tag-featured-article tag-takeoffs\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-18449 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-construction-pm-marketing tag-costing tag-estimating tag-featured-article tag-takeoffs\" 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\/nz\/blog\/cost-control\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/Builder-reviewing-estimated-vs-actual-job-costs-in-Buildxact.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18450\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/Builder-reviewing-estimated-vs-actual-job-costs-in-Buildxact.png 752w, https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/Builder-reviewing-estimated-vs-actual-job-costs-in-Buildxact-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/>\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\/nz\/category\/blog\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Blogs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/category\/construction-pm-marketing\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">construction-pm-marketing<\/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\/nz\/blog\/cost-control\/\">Cost Control in Construction: How to Protect Your Margin From Start to Finish<\/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\/nz\/tag\/costing\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Costing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/tag\/estimating\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Estimating<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/tag\/featured-article\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Featured Article<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.buildxact.com\/nz\/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<\/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-422d5f5c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"422d5f5c\" 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-434262d0\" data-id=\"434262d0\" 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-34db3c27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"34db3c27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"3817\" class=\"elementor elementor-3817\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-960c09b demo-sec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"960c09b\" 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-702a726\" data-id=\"702a726\" 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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c015e0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c015e0a\" 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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1574792\" data-id=\"1574792\" 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-25d6b5c br-show elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25d6b5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.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\">Let's show you<br> how it works<\/h2>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb30dc3\" data-id=\"cb30dc3\" 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-c3e967c checklist elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c3e967c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"26.191\" height=\"24.955\" viewBox=\"0 0 26.191 24.955\"><path id=\"Path_12639\" data-name=\"Path 12639\" d=\"M0,31l7.736,7.7L23.905,15.666\" transform=\"translate(1.058 -14.804)\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#343434\" stroke-linejoin=\"bevel\" stroke-width=\"3\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Meet with us today for a one-on-one conversation: We'll email all the details<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"26.191\" height=\"24.955\" viewBox=\"0 0 26.191 24.955\"><path id=\"Path_12639\" data-name=\"Path 12639\" d=\"M0,31l7.736,7.7L23.905,15.666\" transform=\"translate(1.058 -14.804)\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#343434\" stroke-linejoin=\"bevel\" stroke-width=\"3\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Learn how some simple planning and prep protects your profits<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"26.191\" height=\"24.955\" viewBox=\"0 0 26.191 24.955\"><path id=\"Path_12639\" data-name=\"Path 12639\" d=\"M0,31l7.736,7.7L23.905,15.666\" transform=\"translate(1.058 -14.804)\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#343434\" stroke-linejoin=\"bevel\" stroke-width=\"3\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Start cutting 80% of the time it takes to complete takeoffs and quote customers 5x faster<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"26.191\" height=\"24.955\" viewBox=\"0 0 26.191 24.955\"><path id=\"Path_12639\" data-name=\"Path 12639\" d=\"M0,31l7.736,7.7L23.905,15.666\" 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