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What To Expect From Construction in 2023
Be prepared for 2023 with deep insights from 7 leading construction industry experts.
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Cost-Tracking for Construction SMBs
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The Corporate Culture of Innovation
How to drive curiosity and courage into your organisation’s culture.
The Corporate Culture of Innovation
How to drive curiosity and courage into your organisation’s culture.
The Corporate Culture of Innovation
How to drive curiosity and courage into your organisation’s culture.
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- How to Centralise Purchasing
- How To Validate Deliveries
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- How to not over-buy
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- How long will the effects of COVID last?
- When will materials prices return to normal?
- What's the future of the labour market?
- How is Brexit impacting construction?
- How long will materials shortages last?
- When will prices peak?
- Best practices on managing costs
- How to track costs accurately
- New methods from construction experts
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A Quantity Surveyor Explains How To Manage Construction Costs | With Paddy Carroll
In this episode Paddy shares his story of the gap he spotted in the market with the lack of qualified quantity surveyors coming through the system.
How to 3-Way Match Project Invoices in Sage 50
When tracking your project costs in Sage 50, the first thing we must understand is that Sage 50 was never designed to manage construction project costs.
The Benefits Of Detailed Jobs Costings For Construction SMBs | Webinar
Niall and Pat go through the real and specific upsides of highly-detailed job costings in your business, and how to achieve them.
Linking Your Site Team’s Project Costs to Sage 50
When linking your site team into your project costs and Sage 50, the first thing to understand is that Sage 50 was not designed to manage project costs.
Connecting Project Costs to Sage 50
Sage 50 is a great accounting product, but what it doesn’t do very well is manage project costs.
How To Track Multiple Deliveries Against A Single Purchase Order
When you’re trapped under a pile of invoices, you need a system that’s able to take in multiple deliveries, multiple invoices, and make sense of it all.
How To Manage Team Permissions Inside Construction Project Tracking Software
How to manage user permissions in construction project management software.
Driving Innovation in Construction | Colm McHugh of Construct Innovate
Colm is an experienced senior manager and chartered engineer with broad experience across the construction industry, both in Ireland and abroad.
New Feature: Employee & Equipment Time Tracking | Webinar
Niall & Pat demonstrate the new employee and equipment time tracking features coming to LiveCosts.
Raising Construction Purchase Orders In An Accounting Software
If you’re using an accounting system or software that isn’t construction-specific – Xero, Sage, or Quickbooks – then this video is for you.
Company News | LiveCosts @ “Digital Irish” in NYC
Company Update | By Niall Brennan, COO & Co-Founder of LiveCosts
Tracking Material Orders Made From Site
How to set up a data stream of material orders from site.
Manually Inputting Invoices or Receipts Against Projects
Save your company significant time and expense by automating your invoices and receipts.
Construction Market Monitor Report 2023 | Sinead Lew (PwC) & Kevin Brady (APNA)
Ciaran, Sinead, and Kevin examine the responses of construction and land surveying professionals in a range of areas, from building and quantity to project management and planning and development.
Construction Material Price Management for SMBs | Webinar
Become the master of managing construction material prices.
A Roadmap to Change: 7 Steps for Adopting Construction Cost tracking Software
In today’s rapidly evolving construction management landscape, accurate cost tracking and streamlined project management are non-negotiable.
Revenue Versus Costs in Xero
The trouble with tracking revenue vs costs in #xero is that Xero was just never designed for construction projects.
Losing 5% of Your Revenue to Unauthorised Invoices
In this episode of Project Cost Solutions, we explore how you can use LiveCosts to prevent paying out on bad invoices on the blind.
Not Collecting Proof of Delivery
One of the biggest problems that hits construction accounting is not tracking what’s actually been delivered to the construction site.
Finding Cost Overruns When It’s Too Late
There’s nothing worse than doing your post-mortem on a construction project to realise there’s been damage done to your budget, and now it’s too late to do anything about it.
Late Subcontractor Invoices
In this episode of Project Cost Solutions, we cover how to manage subcontractor invoices in LiveCosts, and how to deal when those #invoices come in late.
Tracking Project Costs in an Accounting Software
In this episode of Project Cost Solutions from LiveCosts, we demonstrate how to track construction project costs in construction accounting software.
Using PO Books to Track Orders From Site
What if you could connect the office to the jobsite by using purchase orders?
How To Get Visibility On Your Construction Project Costs
Construction accounting softwares can tell you whether your construction project has made money, or lost money – but they don’t give you live visibility into the day-to-day finances of your construction project.
Innovating in the Construction Retrofit Space | Conor Walsh of Encon
Conor shares his advice on how he has used PR to be positioned as a thought leader in the retrofit space.
Unleashing the Power of Specialized Procurement Software for Construction SMBs
In the fast-paced world of construction, the ability to manage procurement efficiently can make all the difference between success and stagnation.
Unlocking Success: 7 Transformative Benefits of Detailed Job Costing in Construction SMB Projects
In the competitive world of construction, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) face unique challenges when it comes to managing costs, optimising resources, and delivering projects on time and within budget.
Lessons in High Performance from Elite Sport | With Jonny Cooper
Jonny Copper is an ex Dublin GAA footballer and a key member of what many believe to be one of the greatest GAA teams of all time.
How To Automate Your Invoice Processing | Webinar
Learn from our experts on how to use automation in your invoice process to save time.
6 Dynamic Elements of an Agile Project Cost Tracking System
Construction is competitive, and traditional accounting software has limits that hold your company back.
7 Power-Packed Insights | The Limitations of Traditional Accounting Software for Construction SMBs
traditional accounting software often falls short in meeting the unique needs and challenges of construction companies.
Control Construction Spend by Automating your Purchasing Process | Webinar
This is an on-demand replay of our webinar, “Control Construction Spend by Automating Your Purchasing Process.”
Essential Strategies for Managing Employee Time in Construction
Construction is a time-sensitive industry where even small delays can have a significant impact on the entire project.
A Fresh New Look To Match Our Vision
LiveCosts is committed to ensuring that every customer and user has a great experience while using the LiveCosts platform. That’s why we are dedicated to
The Benefits of e-Invoice Software in Construction
These are the most typical reasons construction companies move away from manual invoicing and embrace digital.
Nemetschek Group Invests in Project Cost Control Startup LiveCosts
The Nemetschek Group, a globally leading software provider for the AEC/O industry, today announced the initial investment in the Irish startup LiveCosts in form of an initial funding.
How To Track Work In Progress Costs in Construction | Laura Taylor
Laura Taylor is the founder of Empowered By Cloud, a virtual finance department for trading construction businesses.
How Does A Builder Land A TV Show On RTÉ?
Harrison Gardner, RTE Star and Co-Founder of Common Knowledge, talks about his mission to enable people everywhere to understand the basics of construction.
Webinar: The Easy Way To Track Construction Costs with LiveCosts & Xero
Learn from the experts how to get more detail from your accounting software.
Lunch With LiveCosts | February 2023 Edition
Happy Friday! 🎉 Here’s your monthly roundup of the latest industry content from LiveCosts.
Taking Modular Construction Mainstream
As the Co-Founder and Chair of The Offsite Alliance, and non-executive director of Modularize, Gavnor Tennant understands the huge upsides of modular construction better than almost anyone in the industry.
Construction Procurement Software for Modern Construction SMBs
LiveCosts connects and tracks all the key features of Requests For Quotation.
Lunch With LiveCosts | January 2023 Edition
Happy Friday! 🎉 Here’s your monthly roundup of the latest industry content from LiveCosts.
Adopting Modular Construction At Scale
As the Founder and CEO of Modulize, Lucas Carstens knows more than most about the potential of modern methods of construction.
Benefits of Tracking Construction Deliveries Digitally
With the right software tools, you can easily monitor and track the delivery of materials to the site to ensure that your construction project runs smoothly.
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eBooks
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Construction business owners need to have complete sight over their project costs.
Learn how you can successfully implement new technology which would allow you to have complete visibility of your project costs, with our free eBook.
What was the impact of COVID on construction in 2020? How can construction best prepare for 2021?
Find out what construction experts think in our free eBook.
We work with a lot of construction companies. With this, comes great insights into managing construction costs.
This eBook has been written from our experience of working closely with leading construction companies.
Do you have concerns over material shortages or price increases?
Our eBook answers questions you might have on how Brexit is impacting construction projects in Ireland.
LiveCosts co-founder and podcast host Ciaran Brennan sat down with specialists in Xero, Sage and Quickbooks to discover not which software is best, but which option is best for your construction company.
This ebook is a collection of the most popular blogs & podcasts we have created around the management of material costs, to best prepare builders and trade contractors for 2022.
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