I. General
01 What type of construction professionals use MBC?
MBC is used by a diverse range of construction professionals who need to estimate and calculate the quantity take-off from plans. Some of these include:
- Quantity Surveyors
- Estimators
- Commercial / Residential Builders
- Constractors
- Subcontractors (Walls & Ceilings, Roofing, Landscaping, Flooring, Structural Steel, Shopfitting & Interiors, Concrete & Masonry, and more)
- MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing)
02 Can I book in an online demonstration?
Certainly! We offer free web demonstrations with our support executives. Please send in a sales enquiry here and we would be happy to arrange this. Booking in a demonstration at your offices may also be possible, but this would depend on your location of your office.
03 What security measures are available to protect user data?
All MBC data is protected through the use of industry-standard SSL certificates with 2048-bit encryption. By utilising Azure AD for user verification, additional security is provided to users. A number of options can be set for efficient and reliable data backup, depending on your preferences.
04 Does MBC offer any educational discounts?
We have a separate plaform for educational purpose which is absoutely free for 1 project for 1 user. Please visit our page for educational use. educational.mybuildcost.io
05 How do I get technical support for my product?
Visit our Support link. The site includes numerous self learning videos that may provide answers to your questions. You can also submit a support request here.
II. Utility related
01 Does MBC work in all browsers?
MBC is supported by Google Chrome and Internet Explorer, Apple Safari and Mozilla Firefox.
02 Is MBC a good fit for Me?
If you aren't sure whether MBC is a good fit for you, then please feel free to try the 15-day free trial. Trying out the functionality and getting a feel for the program is the best way to determine whether it will work for you.
03 I work in the same project with another user but I can’t see the changes that he makes. Why?
Just reload the website and then all the changes are shown. In some cases the project is automatically updated e.g. by adding new work Item / Unit rate analysis".
04 Can you adjust resource constants or rates project wise?
Yes, you can adjust resource constants or rates by simply editing the contants or rates from project library. This only saves those changes for the current project and does not impact global values.
05 Can you import your own Rate analysis library in MBC?
Yes, Click on Settings & then click on Master library Add button & select option as "Create library by importing an excel file". Download the sample file format & put your data in that format & you are ready to import your own library from excel to MBC.
06 What type of drawing formats can I use with MBC?
You can import pdf and .dwg files.