Automated Cost Estimation Pipeline

Business Case

Problem Statement

Traditional cost estimation requires:

• Manual work item lookup in price databases
• Time-consuming element classification
• Expert knowledge of pricing standards
• Repetitive data entry

Solution

Free open-source n8n pipeline that converts CAD (Revit 2015-2026) files into full cost and time estimates using AI (LLM) and vector database with 55,000+ work items.

Business Value