ChatGPT for Construction Estimation
Time:
12:00 PM PDT | 03:00 PM EDT
Duration:
60 Minutes
Webinar Id:
55445
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Price Details
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Corporate Live: Any number of participants
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Overview:
This webinar focuses on the practical application of ChatGPT within construction estimation. It explores how AI can be used to support key estimating tasks such as cost breakdowns, scope clarification, documentation, and data interpretation.
Attendees will learn how to use ChatGPT to reduce repetitive manual work, improve consistency in estimates, and assist in generating clear, structured outputs for project costing. The session will include real-world examples and practical prompting techniques that can be immediately applied within existing estimation workflows.
The aim is to provide estimation professionals with a clear, actionable understanding of how ChatGPT can function as a reliable assistant, improving both efficiency and confidence in the estimating process.
Why you should Attend:
This session provides practical insight into how ChatGPT can support and enhance construction estimation processes, helping you save time, improve accuracy, and streamline workflows. Without leveraging AI effectively, estimation professionals risk falling behind in an increasingly competitive and technology-driven industry.
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Introduction to ChatGPT in construction estimation
- Key challenges in traditional estimation processes
- Core use cases for ChatGPT, including:
- Assisting with cost breakdown structures
- Supporting quantity descriptions and scope clarification
- Generating and refining estimation documentation
- Helping interpret historical cost data
- Drafting bid summaries and supporting narratives
- Writing effective prompts for estimation-specific tasks
- Improving efficiency and reducing manual workload
- Enhancing consistency and clarity in estimates
- Limitations, risks, and validation considerations when using AI
- Best practices for integrating ChatGPT into estimation workflows
- Future trends in AI for construction estimation
Who Will Benefit:
- Estimators and Senior Estimators
- Quantity Surveyors and Cost Managers
- Commercial Managers
- Project Managers involved in bidding and costing
- Procurement Professionals
- Contractors, Subcontractors, and Consultants
- Anyone involved in pricing, tendering, or cost planning
Speaker Profile
Mike Cunningham is an AI workflow trainer and webinar presenter with a background in multimedia, digital communication, and practical workplace training. He focuses on helping professionals understand how tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI platforms can be used in realistic, controlled, and commercially useful ways.
Drawing on his experience across multimedia production, communication, and professional development, Mike specialises in translating complex AI concepts into clear, practical workflows. His sessions are designed to help attendees move beyond generic AI demonstrations and understand how AI can support everyday tasks such as drafting, summarising, documentation, reporting, client communication, process improvement, and workflow efficiency.
Mike’s training style is direct, accessible, and workflow-led. He places strong emphasis on responsible AI use, including confidentiality, human review, data boundaries, and professional judgement. Rather than presenting AI as a replacement for expertise, he helps professionals identify where AI can save time, improve clarity, and support better working practices.
Across multiple professional service industry topics, Mike aims to give attendees practical examples they can assess, adapt, and apply within their own roles. His approach combines clear communication, structured teaching, and a strong focus on making emerging technology useful, understandable, and safe for professional environments.
