Construction Tools
From component dimensions to materials and purchase cost.
From component dimensions to materials and purchasing cost. Calculate individual elements without creating a whole building model.
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- Construction Tech
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Why it exists
Many jobs do not need a building model. A foreman ordering materials for one slab, a wall or a staircase needs quick component quantities and a purchase list, but ends up with a calculator, a norms book and a spreadsheet.
Waste factors and rounding are applied inconsistently, prices are out of date, and orders are either short or wasteful.
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Who it is for
Foremen and site supervisors
Need to order the right amount of material for a specific element today.
Homeowners and small builders
Need an estimate of what to buy and what it will cost before they start.
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What it does
Component quantities
Enter type, dimensions and count for slabs, beams, walls and other components.
Consolidated quantity schedule
Combine several components into one schedule.
Material conversion
Convert measured work into materials using named norms, units and rounding rules.
Purchasing cost
Apply your own current prices to get quantities to buy and estimated material cost.
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How it works
- 01In development
Input
Component type, dimensions, quantity, material rules and optional waste factors.
- 02In development
Calculation
Component quantities and a consolidated schedule.
- 03In development
Materials
Named norms, units and rounding rules.
- 04In development
Purchasing
User-supplied prices, quantities to buy and estimated cost.
Example
A 4 m × 5 m slab, 120 mm thick: the calculation gives the concrete volume, the material layer converts it to cement, sand and aggregate with a stated waste factor, and the purchasing layer rounds up to purchasable units at the price you entered today.
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What makes it different
Calculator first, no model required
Start from one component. Whole-building geometry, object relationships and drawing output belong to VPbuild.
Visible assumptions
Norm source, waste, rounding and price date are shown next to each result, so the number can be checked.
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Current status
Active implementation is underway.
Currently building the calculator suite. No public build is available yet.
Current limitations
- Not yet available to use. The calculators are in active development.
- Costs will be estimates based on prices you supply, not market quotations.
- No technical integration with VPbuild is available or promised at this stage.
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Roadmap
Now
- Component quantity calculators
- Material conversion rules
Next
- Consolidated schedule and purchasing cost
- First external test build
Later
- Shared material, norm and price catalogues
No dates are shown unless they are committed.
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Engineering and trust
Traceable calculation
Each result will list its formula source, units, waste factor, rounding rule and price date.
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