International Builders’ Show 2026 - Orlando, Florida

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NAHB IBS 2026

Visit the NAHB International Builders’ Show, and stop by our booth for the chance to win a Milwaukee Toolset and thousands of dollars in The Home Depot Gift Cards.

Feb 17 - 19, 2026 | Booth #S8005

AI Powered Tools for Residential Projects

Powered by Blu – The smart estimating assistant for builders.
Automate takeoffs, generate and review estimates. 

Blu does the heavy lifting for you. Just upload your plans and Blu auto-scales, auto-measures, and even names pages based on project areas. 

Quickly create detailed and accurate estimates – powered by local data, including labor, materials, and services. 

Don’t miss or overlook a thing when Blu checks your estimate for errors and even offers tips for building code compliance and insurance coverage.

Convert your estimate to instant orderable quotes in The Home Depot.

The NAHB International Builders’ Show - Feb. 17 - 19

Your Ultimate IBS 2026 Experience Starts Here

The Home Depot Optimal Pro Experience: Purchasing Made Simple

You won the job, now deliver the goods.

Estimating

Estimate and Order in One Place

Blu Estimate Generator

Winning the job is only the beginning. You need a complete set of software tools uniquely designed for residential construction pros. Complete digital takeoffs, build accurate estimates — and now backed by the best AI-powered intelligence for home builders, order from a local The Home Depot using real-time material pricing.

  • Estimate projects efficiently with the Blu AI Assistant
  • The price you see is the price you pay
  • One platform streamlines procurement
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Order Materials

Assign Orders and Costs to Projects

Blu Estimate Reviewer

With Buildxact and The Home Depot, you order materials knowing availability and price. Once your order is placed, track your shipment for delivery or pickup. Every purchase can be tied to a Pro Xtra account and flows into Buildxact as a receipt. Assign receipts to projects based on:

  • Job name
  • Cost category
  • Estimate line item
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Blu: Takeoff Assistant

Accurate estimates begin with accurate building plans, measurements and material counts. Use Blu to nail all the details right, the first time. Name plan pages, scale dimensions, measure and count using Blu to work quickly and accurately. 

End paperwork hassels
Blu auto names and scales plan pages so you get right to work. With AI and other Buildxact features, you cut the time to measure and count materials by 65%.
Reuse measurements
Buildxact saves time from the get-go. Reuse measurements across different materials or labor costs to quickly create estimates that win more work.
Auto Measure floor plans
Blu: Takeoff Assistant works out different floor area measurements for rooms automatically. Blu works at your direction with point-and-click tools for manual edits.
Blu travels with you
Access your digital plans from the office or the job site. Buildxact is a cloud based solution that makes manual data entry, bulky paper files and lost documents a thing of the past.

Blu: Estimate Generator

Blu is part of your team. Describe projects in your own words to kick start an estimate that has all the tasks and details you need to bid your project.

Bid project costs 7X faster

Start from a simple project description or use a ready-to-go template to produce complete, professional proposals with detailed line items.

AI Estimating you control

Because your estimate has indirect costs, overhead and markup, you ensure your business benefits from every home construction or remodeling project.

Use live pricing data
Blu is more accurate because it is powered by labor and material pricing based on the location of your project.
Know your numbers
Blu pays for itself when you generate project invoices and budgets from the same line items and categories used to create estimates.

Blu: Estimate Reviewer

Blu has your back. Don’t miss or overlook a thing when Blu checks your estimate for errors and even offers tips for building code compliance and insurance coverage.

Cover all the bases
With Blu: Estimate Reviewer, you won’t forget a thing. Your estimates cover administrative work, markup, site cleanup and everything else you need.
Bid profitably

Because your estimate has indirect costs, overhead and markup, you ensure your business benefits from every home construction or remodeling project.

Grow faster with AI

Generate more predictable earnings using AI assistance based on Buildxact’s industry leading database of global residential construction projects.

Close deals Your way

AI scales your judgment and experience. Buildxact Blu is your copilot. The destination is up to you.

Instant AI Estimates for Residential Projects

Powered by Blu – The smart estimating assistant for builders.

Opportunity Awaits

Planning to attend IBS 2026 in Orlando? Visit Buildxact for a chance to win a $300 gift card on the spot.

How it’s done? Participate in using AI to outperform your manual estimating workflows. Come to compete and share a guess on how long it will take to create an estimate with Buildxact Blu AI.

Offer available to individuals attending IBS 2026. Terms and conditions apply  

Hear from our customers

Buildxact is industry leading construction estimating software

FAQs

For builders: The Entry subscription is for builders, contractors and estimators just starting out with takeoffs and estimates using software. Buildxact designed Pro for builders already accustomed to using software and for builders typically involved in whole-of-house projects using small teams of 1-3 people. Pro offers a full set of project management tools, like scheduling and professional invoicing.

For suppliers: The Pro package for suppliers is designed for account managers and store managers looking to free up time spent on multiple pricing conversations so that more time can be spent consulting with customers. The Enterprise package adds the ability to control user access to specific features.

No surprise additional fees. Upgrades, maintenance, support and unlimited training is all included in your monthly fee. The only time you pay extra is when you add users to your account. The size of the fee is based on your subscription package. Check our pricing page for all the details.

Buildxact offers 3 annual plan options (Entry, Pro or Teams). Each is designed to meet your specific business needs, and you can pay your annual plan in monthly installments or save money by paying in full upfront. See our pricing for all the details.

No. Buildxact is for construction estimation and construction management. It does not offer computer-aided design or drafting functions.

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