Our member-exclusive events offer member companies and their employees the perfect opportunity to further establish their network within the construction industry.
These social and networking events represent a huge added benefit to membership, with exciting and varied events to participate in and show your support for MBEX.
All of our events are sponsored in part by The Builders Group (TBG). Thank you, TBG!
Save the date for Construction Inclusion Week 2024! Become involved and participate by planning your company's and firm's own internal activities.
Daily themes for 2024 include:
• Monday, October 14: Commitment & Accountability
• Tuesday, October 15: Belonging
• Wednesday, October 16: Supplier Diversity
• Thursday, October 17: Workplace Culture
• Friday, October 18: Community Engagement
Construction Inclusion Week amplifies awareness while celebrating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) throughout the industry to spearhead change. The week provides educational and business resources for the construction industry including office teams, craft and jobsite crews, and industry affiliates. Improvements in the curriculum for this year include live-streamed content, facilitator tools, and more robust curriculum resources.
The construction industry should celebrate and embrace diversity, foster inclusion, and ensure that equity is apparent.
Join us for a free live online walk-through of our digital platform to learn the basics, refresh yourself on its offered tools, or to explore if our plan room would benefit your business.
DATES:
• Thursday, October 17 - Registration is now open!
• Thursday, November 21
• Thursday, December 19
TIME: 9:00am - 10:00am
COST: Free
LOCATION: Online via Zoom
From the Deskpad to setting up filters, to project information to bidders lists, this is a one-hour session is a great introduction to our Online Plan Room. There will be time at the end of the presentation for question and answer. Registrants must be signed up by 3:30pm the day before (Wednesday, October 16) to receive Zoom link and other information.
ABOUT THE MBEX ONLINE PLAN ROOM
MBEX's modern and innovative online plan room is designed to bring its members the latest in Minnesota's commercial construction project news and bidding opportunities as well as projects from Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota. MBEX's team of reporters work hard behind-the-scenes to post complete project details along with viewable files (dependent on a members' level of access). They coordinate project details with the architects, engineers, project owners, and construction managers to create a smooth viewing process for members. Once posted, bidders can easily access the project scope, view plans, specs and addenda, download files, order prints and download needed documents. Bidders can also manage email notifications for timely notices of newly posted projects, new filter results, and addenda notifications on tracked projects.
The Minnesota Builders Exchange will be closed Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29, 2024, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Our office/plan room will reopen Monday, December 2, 2024.
Whether you're opening Bluebeam Revu for the first time, or you've used it for years, this class will ensure a higher baseline knowledge.
DATE: Tuesday, December 3
TIME: 10:30am - 12:30pm CST
LOCATION: Online
PRICE: MBEX Member - $110 | Non-MBEX Member - $165
INSTRUCTOR: Troy DeGroot, UChapter2
REGISTRATION CLOSES: Monday, December 2 at 12:30PM
Attendees will learn interface navigation including menu dropdowns, toolbars, various tool panels, keyboard shortcuts and a few recommended settings. While learning various markup and measurement tools, several tips & tricks will be shared to increase speed and accuracy.
Learning Objectives:
• Interface Navigation
• Calibration & Measurements
• Introduction to the Markups List
About Bluebeam Revu
When it comes to AEC industry software, Bluebeam Revu is one of the most popular, quickly growing to over 2 million users worldwide. With functionality for Design Review, Estimating, Collecting Field Data, and others, Bluebeam is not your average PDF software.
With Revu’s intuitive measurement tools and customizable interface, we can turn your highlighters into a data rich takeoff tools.*
DATE: Wednesday, December 4
TIME: 10:30am - 12:30pm CST
LOCATION: Online
PRICE: MBEX Member - $110 | Non-MBEX Member - $165
REGISTRATION CLOSES: Tuesday, December 3 at 12:30PM
We’ll start out going through the standard measurement tools and settings, then move into various customization options and discuss the results in the Markups List.
*MANDATORY PRE-REQUIITE: Student(s) must have taken Baseline Basics to enroll in this course.
Learning Objectives:
• Introduction to Viewports
• Measurement Tips & Tricks
• Custom Estimating Tools
About Bluebeam Revu
When it comes to AEC industry software, Bluebeam Revu is one of the most popular, quickly growing to over 2 million users worldwide. With functionality for Design Review, Estimating, Collecting Field Data, and others, Bluebeam is not your average PDF software.
Did you know you can export to an Excel spreadsheet, or even link directly to that Excel template file full of formulas you’ve been using for years?*
DATE: Thursday, December 5
TIME: 10:30am-12:30pm
LOCATION: Online
PRICE: MBEX Member - $110 | Non-MBEX Member - $165
REGISTRATION CLOSES: Wednesday, December 4 @ 12:30pm
After finishing the Bluebeam Takeoffs & Estimates (Basics) course, we’ll move into creating custom columns, embedding formulas, and information organization.
*MANDATORY PRE-REQUISITES: Bluebeam 1: Baseline Basics & Bluebean 2: Material Takeoffs & Estimates (Basics)
Learning Objectives:
• Custom Estimating Tools - continued from Material Takeoffs & Estimates (Basics)
• Collecting Rich Data with Custom Columns
• Reports and Exporting Data
About Bluebeam Revu
When it comes to AEC industry software, Bluebeam Revu is one of the most popular, quickly growing to over 2 million users worldwide. With functionality for Design Review, Estimating, Collecting Field Data, and others, Bluebeam is not your average PDF software.
Registration will open October 28th!
DATE: Thursday, December 5, 2024
LOCATION: Ridgeview Country Club (Duluth, Minn.)
TIME: 5:30pm Cocktails | 6:30pm Sit-Down Dinner | 7:00pm Short Program + Door Prize Giveaways
TICKETS: $45 per person
As winter blankets the Northland in its snowy splendor, come gather with fellow construction industry professionals for an evening of celebration and camaraderie as we close out another business year and look ahead to 2025.
Sponsorship Opportunities:
If you're interested in showcasing your company's products or services and gaining exposure to a targeted audience, consider becoming a sponsor of this event. Sponsorships can be added to your order within the registration form.
$500 - Dinner Sponsor | $200 - Hors d'ouevres Sponsor | $200 - Cocktail Sponsor | $50+ - Door Prize Sponsor
Merry Christmas!
The MBEX offices will be closed on the following dates for the holiday season:
• Wednesday, December 25
• Thursday, December 26
Please plan office visits and/or building plan orders accordingly.
Minnesota Builders Exchange
1123 Glenwood Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55405
T: 612.381.2620
F: 612.381.2621
Mon, Tues & Thur (in-office): 7:00am-3:00pm
Wed & Fri (staff remote): 7:00am-3:00pm
Sat & Sun: closed
