Because the other thread got way too long, this is a new monthly thread for introducing yourself and any Q&A you have All the resources are in the classroom, but I have not done a good job structuring it, so feel free to ask if you are looking for anything Cheers Tim

Please how can I download Excel material on EVM. I have watched the Youtube tutorial, very interesting

Quantity take-offs involve 3 steps: 1. Working out what to measure 2. Building assemblies 3. Then measuring They are actually unbelievably simple. This video is a deep dive on how to perform construction quantity take-offs

Hey everyone, good afternoon. I work with logistics warehouse construction in Brazil and one thing that always bothered me is the enormous effort required to structure a WBS. With that in mind, I worked together with Claude to build a skill that solves this problem. I basically taught it all the construction logic we use day to day — longitudinal advancement, quadrant division based on bay counts, floor slab sequencing with dock border strips poured last, items that are independent of docks like fire doors and louvers, and even L-shaped warehouse geometries. Everything aligned with AACE International Recommended Practices. The skill starts from a questionnaire of about 30 questions about the project and generates the complete WBS, standardized and ready to import into MS Project or Primavera. The practical result is that a task that used to take me around 48 hours as a planner now takes about 30 minutes between answering the form and validating the output. I've already tested it on warehouses from 12,000 to 44,000 m², crossdocking and single-dock layouts, with different configurations of annexed buildings and external areas. The most interesting part is that Claude doesn't replace the planner's expertise — it learns and replicates the logic we normally carry only in our heads. The next step is building a second skill for activity logic (predecessors and successors), turning the WBS into a fully sequenced schedule. If anyone is interested in discussing this further, I'm happy to connect.

Old school contractor trying something new.