{"id":31365,"date":"2025-12-08T16:10:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T21:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/?post_type=news_media&#038;p=31365"},"modified":"2026-01-06T16:20:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:20:55","slug":"buildxact-golden-hammer","status":"publish","type":"news_media","link":"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/news_media\/buildxact-golden-hammer\/","title":{"rendered":"Buildxact Wins Prestigious Golden Hammer Award for Groundbreaking Blu AI Building Assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>AUSTIN, TX \u2013 December 10, 2025 \u2013 Buildxact, the leading platform for residential construction management, today announced it has been honored with a coveted Golden Hammer Award from <a href=\"https:\/\/hbsdealer.com\/\">HBSDealer<\/a> for its revolutionary Blu AI Digital Building Assistant. This recognition celebrates Blu&#8217;s innovative use of artificial intelligence to transform the estimating and takeoff process for home builders and remodelers, delivering unprecedented speed, accuracy, and professionalism.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mediavalet.com\/usca\/buildxact\/axYY4RP5aEqQN6CkOWhO6g\/UB-zZF5ptUqxeZWwXrWxhw\/Large\/Golden-Hammer-Award-US_1080x1350.jpeg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8000134174158057;object-fit:contain;width:301px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Golden Hammer Awards, presented by HBSDealer, recognizes the best new products and innovations in the home improvement and building supply industry. Buildxact&#8217;s Blu AI Assistant was selected for its ability to solve critical pain points for builders, enabling them to operate more efficiently and profitably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Blu AI Assistant is an integrated suite of AI-powered tools designed to streamline the entire pre-construction phase. Buildxact&#8217;s award submission highlighted several key breakthroughs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Speed and Accuracy:<\/strong> Blu AI-powered takeoffs, estimating templates, and real supplier pricing can lead to 97% accurate estimates in under 90 seconds. This represents an estimating process that is 7 times faster than traditional manual methods.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Proven Builder Success: <\/strong>Builders who quote with Buildxact report a 30% higher win rate on bids. The platform&#8217;s efficiency means the investment pays back in just one completed job.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>High Adoption and Usage:<\/strong> Since its launch, Buildxact&#8217;s Blu AI-assisted takeoff tool has been used to complete more than 32,500 takeoffs. Furthermore, Blu users have completed more than 2,560 estimates, with 10% of these having been sent to customers as a final quote.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>One builder&#8217;s experience underscores the technology&#8217;s impact, reporting that the Blu AI Estimator achieved 97% accuracy compared to the manual process estimate they built for the same job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Blu AI Assistant is a core component of Buildxact&#8217;s end-to-end construction management platform that manages a project from start to finish. Blu&#8217;s features include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Blu: Takeoff Assistant <\/strong>&#8211; Quickly scales and measures digital plans for a faster bidding process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Blu: Estimate Generator <\/strong>&#8211; Creates a complete, customizable estimate from a simple prompt.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Blu: Estimate Reviewer <\/strong>&#8211; Double-checks estimates for common mistakes and overlooked items.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Blu: Assembly Assistant <\/strong>&#8211; Ensures accurate estimating on repeatable jobs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are honored to be selected by HBS Dealer\u2019s Golden Hammer Awards,\u201d said Steve Yates, CEO at Buildxact. \u201cThe awards recognize innovation and value \u2013 two benefits that we are focused on delivering to industry pros and the dealers that serve them. These AI tools help drive significant efficiencies to both parties, and at the same time, deliver more transparency, more seamless interactions, and better relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional details about the Golden Hammer Awards can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/hbsdealer.com\/golden-hammer-winners-revealed\">https:\/\/hbsdealer.com\/golden-hammer-winners-revealed<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how the Blu AI Digital Building Assistant is a home construction and remodeling high-tech award winner.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:none;\" class=\"postcatlist\"><a href='https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/tag\/awards\/'><span>Awards<\/span><\/a> <a href='https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/tag\/estimating\/'><span>Estimating<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":31367,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[147,103],"class_list":["post-31365","news_media","type-news_media","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-awards","tag-estimating"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Buildxact Wins Prestigious Golden Hammer Award for Groundbreaking Blu AI Building Assistant | Buildxact US<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how the Blu AI Digital Building Assistant is a home construction and remodeling high-tech award winner.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/news_media\/buildxact-golden-hammer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Buildxact Wins Prestigious Golden Hammer Award for Groundbreaking Blu AI Building Assistant\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn how the Blu AI Digital Building Assistant is a home construction and remodeling high-tech award winner.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/news_media\/buildxact-golden-hammer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Buildxact US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-06T21:20:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/hbsd_golden_hammer.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"320\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"320\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/news_media\/buildxact-golden-hammer\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/news_media\/buildxact-golden-hammer\/\",\"name\":\"Buildxact Wins Prestigious Golden Hammer Award for Groundbreaking Blu AI Building Assistant | Buildxact US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/news_media\/buildxact-golden-hammer\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/news_media\/buildxact-golden-hammer\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/hbsd_golden_hammer.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-08T21:10:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-06T21:20:55+00:00\",\"description\":\"Learn how the Blu AI Digital Building Assistant is a home construction and remodeling high-tech award winner.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/news_media\/buildxact-golden-hammer\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/news_media\/buildxact-golden-hammer\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/news_media\/buildxact-golden-hammer\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/hbsd_golden_hammer.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/hbsd_golden_hammer.jpg\",\"width\":320,\"height\":320},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/news_media\/buildxact-golden-hammer\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"News &amp; 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