Construction Estimating

Learn the fundamentals of construction estimating at your own pace in this self-paced course focused on real-world estimating workflows. You’ll explore the purpose of estimating and develop the skills needed to create clear, accurate, and professional cost estimates. Topics include quantity takeoffs, pricing based on measured quantities, and assembling well-organized estimate proposals. Estimating is a critical part of construction bidding and project planning, making these skills valuable for contractors, project managers, and aspiring estimators.

• Build foundational estimating skills for residential and commercial projects
• Learn to extract quantities and pricing from architectural and structural drawings
• Compare estimate types, including conceptual, preliminary, and detailed estimates
• Calculate material, labor, equipment, and indirect project costs
• Get familiar with common estimating tools and digital software
• Identify potential cost risks early and adjust estimates to improve accuracy

What You Will Learn

• Develop core estimating skills for residential and commercial projects
• Extract quantities and pricing from architectural and structural drawings
• Compare different estimate types, including conceptual, preliminary, and detailed estimates
• Calculate material, labor, equipment, and other project-related costs
• Learn commonly used construction estimating tools and digital software
• Identify potential cost risks early and refine estimates to improve accuracy

This course is available for 30 days. You can choose when to start your access period. Once you activate, you will have 30 days to complete it (access the course materials, quizzes, projects and videos). You may request one extension of seven (7) days. Other extension requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Videos are not downloadable.