October 20, 2008
Using software to help calculate HVAC costs
If you have worked on big construction projects you know how complicated heating, vacuum, and air conditioning (HVAC) installations can be. HVAC is a big part of the budget of many construction projects - modern office buildings, for example, are being built with increasingly complex “green” HVAC systems with an eye not only to cost efficiency in the initial building process but also low operating and power costs over the long haul. In this way these buildings can be seen as more environmentally friendly, but this may make the construction estimating process more difficult as you need to learn about new technologies. Modern hvac estimating software may be able to help you with this.