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How to Choose Estimating Software That Actually Fits Your Process (And What to Do When It Doesn't)

April 06, 2026 • Kevin Allen

Construction estimating is not getting easier. Estimating software can help, but only when it fits the way your team actually works.

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Eliminate This Silent Threat to Construction Businesses

April 04, 2026 • Kevin Allen

If you asked most construction leaders to name the biggest threats to their business, a familiar list would come up quickly...

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Protecting Your Organization From Hidden Construction Costs

March 21, 2026 • Kevin Allen

Preparation is one of the hallmarks of a strong construction operation. Jobs are scheduled months in advance, crews are...

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Identifying and Managing Risk in Construction Projects

March 05, 2026 • Kevin Allen

While some risk is construction unavoidable, unmanaged risk can quickly erode margins, schedules, and trust...

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How To Turn Field Chaos Into Daily Insights - Automatically!

February 10, 2026 • Kevin Allen

If you’ve ever texted a foreman at 8PM asking, “Did you send your daily yet?”, you know the pain...

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How To Keep Tabs On Your Competition - Without Spying!

February 02, 2026 • Kevin Allen

If you’ve ever wondered, “Are we too high or too low on bids lately?” - you’re not alone...

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What If A Bot Could Do Your Preconstruction Work For You?

January 20, 2026 • Kevin Allen

Manual material takeoffs are still the norm in most civil and structural workflows. But they’re slow... prone to error ... and a bad use of engineering time...

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The Hidden Bottleneck in Estimating: How Bids Enter Your System

January 15, 2026 • Kevin Allen

Bid invitations arrive through a messy mix of emails, forwarded messages, GC portals, shared links, and PDF attachments. Some come directly to estimators, others to sales, operations...

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We will be at the ABC NH/VT Technology in Construction Expo!

January 12, 2026 • Kevin Allen

We are excited to be attending the ABC NH/VT Technology in Construction Expo (TechCon) next week at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord ...

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How Automation Is Finally Easing Compliance Pain in Preconstruction

January 11, 2026 • Kevin Allen

Preconstruction teams are facing increasing compliance pressure. Building codes evolve faster than most teams can...

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Construction Technology Is Moving Quickly and So Are We

January 06, 2026 • Kevin Allen

The pace of change in construction technology has accelerated, and our team has been evolving right along with it...

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Is a Construction Slowdown on the Horizon?

December 27, 2025 • Kevin Allen

It is still common to see construction companies relying on paper folders and spreadsheets to manage bids and projects. While those tools may work in the short term...

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AI and Construction Innovation Taking Shape in New Hampshire

December 19, 2025 • Kevin Allen

There is a growing group of people experimenting, building, and rethinking how technology can support contractors, estimators, and project teams...

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Real-World Construction AI: When Better Data Removes Jobsite Friction

December 07, 2025 • Kevin Allen

In our experience working closely with contractors, we’ve found that many jobsite inefficiencies aren’t caused by poor planning ... they’re caused by a lack of real-time data.

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AI Is Already Changing How We Solve Hard Problems, Including Ones That Matter Most

November 30, 2025 • Kevin Allen

Artificial intelligence is not just a future promise for the construction world. It is actively being used today to tackle problems as complex ...

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Predicting Heavy Civil Jobs Using AI

November 12, 2025 • Sean Hussey

About five years ago, we launched Thunderbolt Predict at our startup, and it still stands out as one of the most ambitious things we built. The model was trained on a large volume of publicly available DOT bidding data and refined through months of careful feature engineering and rigorous...

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How AI Automation Can Help You Never Miss a GC Bid Again

October 04, 2025 • Kevin Allen

If you’re a subcontractor who works with multiple GCs, you already know the game: you have to be everywhere at once...

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How AI Can Spot Red Flags in Bid Documents Before You Waste Time

September 05, 2025 • Kevin Allen

If you’ve been in subcontracting long enough, you’ve seen it: the RFP looks great ... right scope, right GC...

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How AI Can Save You Hours on Every Bid

September 03, 2025 • Kevin Allen

If you’ve ever spent half your afternoon skimming a 90-page RFP trying to figure out what they actually want, you know the pain.

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How Can You Automate your Preconstruction Operations?

August 22, 2025 • Kevin Allen

How can we revolutionize your preconstruction operations ... from after-hours call handling bots to workflow automation ...

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Automating the Way You Pitch and Land Subcontractors

August 02, 2025 • Kevin Allen

In government contracting, subcontractors often make or break your bid. They bring certifications, local presence, and capabilities you may not have in-house.

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