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Articles from the TakeoffQS team — AI takeoffs, NZ residential estimating, and the workflow behind the product.
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Industry The QS shortage is real, and it is not going away
The quantity surveyor shortage NZ faces is not easing. Here is how to do more with the estimating expertise you already have on the team.
22 June 2026
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Industry Prenail in 2026: the quote that goes out first wins
In NZ prenail, the first credible quote wins the job — and usually the next three. Why compressing tracing time is the edge in 2026.
27 May 2026
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Industry Why AI takeoff software for NZ has to be trained on NZ plans
AI takeoff software trained on overseas plans misreads NZ drawings every time. Here's what breaks (scale, symbols, terminology, layout) and why training data lineage matters for NZ residential estimating.
22 April 2026
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Product Learn more about TakeoffQS
How TakeoffQS fits into a quantity-surveying workflow, who it's for, and the team behind it.
27 February 2026
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AI & technology The real metrics for AI takeoffs
Why a single accuracy percentage is the wrong question — and what to measure instead.
1 February 2026
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AI & technology The AI models behind TakeoffQS
The computer vision pipeline, models, and validation that power TakeoffQS.
15 January 2026
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