1stPricing

1st Pricing is part of California Distribution Center (CDC), a building material distribution company focusing on fenestration products. CDC also operates 1st Windows.com - the only site on the Internet that offers instant, real-time, dynamic pricing and purchase of both replacement and new construction windows. The website, which also offers doors, skylights and acrylic glass block windows, has been online since April, 2000.

The 1st Pricing add-on allows architects and designers to access real-world, commercially available products in their designs. Although currently limited to products carried by CDC, it will be adding more materials to the process until a whole house quote is offered. The add-on relies on a patented communication module that automatically accesses external databases for product detail - from availability to line item pricing to performance ratings – even “Green” ratings. Additionally, it will populate LEED paperwork to simplify the credits process. The add-on delivers on-demand pricing within the program and automatically populates an online shopping cart identified by a unique reference number and revision number.

The site allows anyone -- homeowner, do-it-yourselfer, architect or contractor -- to get buy-it-now pricing for made-to-order windows. Not only does the site offer pricing for a specific brand, it can offer on-demand pricing for up to six brands, simultaneously, with the click of a mouse. When the order is fulfilled, the manufacturer delivers the product directly to the jobsite.

The add-on linking this revolutionary, Cloud-Integrated BIM technology to ArchiCAD can be downloaded for free at www.1stpricing.com.