ML engineer seeks venue for construction BIM benchmark
An ML engineer at a construction AI startup is preparing to publish a benchmark for construction cost estimation. The benchmark uses professional estimators to create item-level takeoffs from drawing sets, with multiple rounds of review. The engineer is asking for advice on where to submit the research.
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