Communities
Communities in BuilderZen Foundations are one of the most powerful aspects of the system.
Communities bring together plan configurations, standard features, options, vendor pricing and more to enable detailed Floorplan Budgets with pricing.
These Floorplan Budgets serve as a powerful estimating tool prior to proceeding with the creation of job budgets.
Layers
Just like Plans, Communities are made up of modular components or building blocks called "layers."
Community Layers serve as reusable buckets/containers that can be used to group together takeoff materials that are shared across lots (e.g. landscaping or community playground).
Note
In addition to takeoff items, Community Layers can also hold:
- Available Plan configurations
- Standard Features
- Standard Options
- Vendors (Primary and Contract)
- Sales tax rates
- Sales tax exceptions
Essentially, Communities indicate:
- Where the project is taking place
- What is being built
- Who is working on the project
- How the project is being built
- What is standard
- What options are available
Sales Configurations
Community Sales Configurations are used to represent the concept of "phase" in a given Community. Some communities will only have one Sales Configuration, while others could have multiple.
Community Sales Configurations are where different community layers come together to enable detailed Floorplan Budget Reporting and estimates with pricing.