{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Good Builder Podcast","title":"The Daily Dose #358 | $6 Billion in Building Estimates: What AI Still Can't Replace | Haydn, Price A Plan | Live from TPB","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/994af5d2\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1405,"description":"AI can help builders produce estimates faster than ever. But when your margins, cash flow and reputation are on the line, who's checking the numbers?\nRecorded live from the TPB Summit, Az sits down with Haydn, founder of Price A Plan, for a conversation about the future of construction estimating, the growing influence of AI and why experienced people still matter.\nHaydn didn't set out to build an estimating business. After an operation left him unable to return to the tools for nine months, he started helping other builders with their quotes. Eighteen years later, Price A Plan supports more than 500 builders annually, employs 32 people and has accumulated approximately $6 billion in project history.\nAnd while Haydn is investing heavily in AI, he's taking a different approach to businesses looking to replace people with technology. His view is that faster estimating actually creates a greater need for experienced eyes and proper quality control.\nIn this episode, we get into:\nThe risks of relying on AI-generated estimates without experienced oversight.\nWhy getting your estimating right is about more than winning the job.\nHow Price A Plan uses $6 billion in project history to support cost forecasting.\nThe importance of qualifying clients before spending hours preparing detailed quotes.\nWhen builders should consider outsourcing their estimating.\nHow AI can improve productivity without sacrificing accuracy or relationships.\nWhy Haydn would spend his first $1,000 on improving his sales process rather than advertising.\nThe surprising quality Haydn believes makes a genuinely good builder: empathy.\nThere's plenty of honest conversation about AI, including the pressure to keep up, the risk of handing over too much control and the importance of remembering what actually makes a building business work.\nBecause at the end of the day, technology might help you produce an estimate, but someone still needs to stand behind the numbers.\nAnother great conversation from the TPB...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kfWyLokmOh8IknRiu8hFWliTL287_yQe0yBgRNp7WJc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yZmE4/MDdmMWNmOWU1Yjc4/ZGU2OTIxYTcwOTk0/OTk3YS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}