This is the Hub's skills library, part of how AI.Edge and the A.CRE Accelerator teach the practical application of AI in commercial real estate. Browse them to see how a skill changes your AI's behavior, then try them in Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini.
Operate the A.CRE Residential Land Development BOE Model on the user's behalf, whether the file is uploaded to chat or open live in Excel via the Claude add-in. Use whenever the user works with…
Normalizes and levels bids received for a defined scope. Performs apples-to-apples
comparison across bidders by adjusting for included/excluded scope, allowances,
alternates, and qualifications.…
Produces line-item capex estimates for a defined scope using the capex library, labor
rates, material costs, and overlay contingency and escalation. Output is a structured
estimate suitable for bid…
Top-level workspace for development and construction projects. Routes through land analysis, pro forma modeling, entitlements, budgeting, cost estimation, project management, and procurement.…
Reviews each proposed change order: validates scope basis, re-estimates cost, checks
schedule impact, evaluates against contingency, recommends approval or rejection, and
routes to the correct…
Building code violations, OSHA responses, ADA compliance, fire safety, environmental compliance during construction, entitlement tracking, community stakeholder communication. Triggers: code…
Benchmarks a GC's construction budget against market costs by CSI division, evaluates contract structure (GMP vs. cost-plus vs. stipulated sum), reviews GC fee and general conditions, and…
Produces ground-up construction cost estimates by CSI MasterFormat division with regional adjustments, soft cost layering, contingency framework, and sensitivity analysis. Accepts floor plans,…
Owner-side construction execution leader during vertical construction and major
renovations. Owns day-to-day coordination with the GC, schedule discipline, RFI and
submittal flow, safety oversight,…
Prepares weekly or biweekly construction-meeting packets (agenda, data summary, RFI and
submittal log, COs, schedule status, safety) and tracks action items with owners and
due dates. Closes the…
GC selection, bid leveling, GMP/lump sum negotiation, CO compliance, punch list management, and design team evaluation for Development Managers.
Central command for ground-up development and major renovation projects. Manages RFIs, submittals, change orders, draw requests, schedule tracking, safety compliance, and lender reporting. Triggers…
Recomputes cost-to-complete from current actuals plus remaining scope plus overlay-derived
escalation and contingency. Compares against prior CTC and the underwriting baseline.
Identifies the driver…
Coordinates the transition from construction delivery to operating asset. Fires
on Procore schedule_milestone `temp_co_received` or `final_co_received` (with
units_ready_for_lease >= 1), or on…
Builds a full ground-up development pro forma at monthly granularity from land closing through construction, lease-up, and stabilization. Produces TDC budget, monthly draw schedule with compounding…
Owner-side development leader for ground-up multifamily projects from entitlements
through construction start. Owns project feasibility, design/scope definition, budget
formation, soft-cost…
Weekly roll-up of the active development pipeline. Aggregates sites under contract,
in entitlement, in design, in permitting, and in construction (by phase); tracks
TCO/delivery target dates,…
Reviews a draw package end to end before lender submission. Validates construction cost
to date, reconciles to the lender requisition, confirms lien waivers by vendor and
period, verifies insurance…
Assesses whether a proposed development is achievable under current zoning or requires discretionary approvals, quantifies entitlement risk (timeline, cost, probability), and calculates entitlement…
Preconstruction and estimating lead. Produces estimates at conceptual, schematic,
design-development, construction-documents, and GMP stages for ground-up and renovation
scope. Owns the…
Determines the maximum supportable land price by computing residual land value across multiple use types and selecting highest-and-best-use (HBU). Applies entitlement probability discounts, Linneman…
Reviews current schedule against baseline, identifies critical-path risks, recomputes
completion and stabilization probability, and routes a rebaseline proposal when
warranted. Integrates with…