New software combines BIM, cost estimates
A new type of software blends building information modeling with an estimation system and promises to reduce the design development process by weeks while providing a detailed picture of the costs of various designs. The LENS software, the product of a partnership among JE Dunn, Autodesk and Microsoft, delivers custom visualization, estimating and quantity surveying.
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