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What is Join Ideas?
Join Ideas is a Join product feature that helps project teams ideate and consider alternate materials and processes. Join Ideas suggests relevant contextual ideas for consideration and incorporation into a project.
How do I access Join Ideas?
Join Ideas is currently in a limited beta. If you can access Join Ideas, you can find it as a new Ideas tab in any Join project. If you’re unsure if you have access to Join Ideas or would like access to Join Ideas, please contact our Support Team.
How are Join Ideas created, and is my company data used?
Join Ideas originate from curated research done by Join industry specialists. The content is authored by Join staff. The ideas are drawn from industry-wide patterns that are not influenced by any particular company’s data in Join (e.g., substitution of aluminum for copper electrical feeders). Descriptions, images and any relative cost guidance all come from sources outside of Join. Proprietary Items and decision history can be found in your company's Items Library.
Does my project location influence Join Ideas?
Join Ideas currently does not account for suitability based on your project’s geographical location. Factoring all the geographical implications for suitability within the project context typically requires the judgment of your team, and Join has opted not to restrict any potential options due to geographic constraints. Join Ideas that your team deems unsuitable for the project and location can be displayed or hidden at your discretion as suitable to meet the specific circumstances of each project.
Which Join Ideas will I see in my project?
Join attempts to analyze ideas from our idea library that are most relevant based on a variety of data in your project, such as the milestone phase and the materials or systems identified in your milestone estimate.
Where does the content of a Join Idea come from?
The content in a Join Idea has been independently curated from research by Join industry specialists. Multiple independent resources were used for each Join idea to ensure the content is accurate and unbiased. Consequently, Join Ideas that deal with system-level content are relatively generic in addressing the advantages and disadvantages of each system, whereas Join Ideas that are more product-specific will often utilize public data available from product manufacturers.
What's included in that cost comparison of Join Ideas?
The cost ranges that are shown for Join Ideas come from national averages and include both material and installation costs. This creates a somewhat wide range due to geographical differences in both material and labor, but should convey the relative impact of whether the option is going to be more or less expensive than what's currently specified.
How frequently do Join Ideas change?
Join will continue to expand the number of available Join Ideas and improve each Join Idea’s content. This could happen as frequently as monthly but not less than quarterly to ensure your projects are working seamlessly with the most current content.
Can I customize Join Ideas for my company or project?
Not now, but Join is considering offering this functionality in the future. If you would like to add custom Join Ideas unique to your company or project, please reach out to us at support@join.build.