Sterling DCS - Construction Cost & Carbon Ecosystem

Forecasting

Forecasting Built on Connected Cost, Carbon, and Programme Data

Align your programme with your estimate to forecast cost, carbon, and resource usage over time. Gain full visibility of project performance before construction begins.

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Understand not just what a project costs, but when and how it is delivered.

Forecasting is often disconnected from estimating, relying on separate tools and manual processes. This creates gaps between programme, cost, and carbon, limiting visibility and increasing risk. Sterling brings these elements together, linking schedules directly to your estimate to provide a clear and structured view of project delivery over time.


By connecting programme data with cost, carbon, and resources, Sterling enables teams to forecast spend, emissions, and resource demand across the full project duration. This supports better planning, early identification of risks, and more informed decision making from the outset.

Understand not just what a project costs, but when and how it is delivered.

Forecasting is often disconnected from estimating, relying on separate tools and manual processes. This creates gaps between programme, cost, and carbon, limiting visibility and increasing risk. Sterling brings these elements together, linking schedules directly to your estimate to provide a clear and structured view of project delivery over time.


By connecting programme data with cost, carbon, and resources, Sterling enables teams to forecast spend, emissions, and resource demand across the full project duration. This supports better planning, early identification of risks, and more informed decision making from the outset.

Import Project Schedules

Bring existing programmes into Sterling and connect them to your estimating data.

  • Import schedules from Primavera P6, Microsoft Project and other formats

  • Maintain alignment with existing planning workflows

  • Map schedule activities to cost and carbon estimates

  • Avoid duplication of programme data across systems

  • Ensure consistency between planning and estimating teams

  • Enable immediate forecasting based on imported schedules

Import Project Schedules

Bring existing programmes into Sterling and connect them to your estimating data.

  • Import schedules from Primavera P6, Microsoft Project and other formats

  • Maintain alignment with existing planning workflows

  • Map schedule activities to cost and carbon estimates

  • Avoid duplication of programme data across systems

  • Ensure consistency between planning and estimating teams

  • Enable immediate forecasting based on imported schedules

Build Schedules in Sterling

Create and manage project programmes directly within the platform.

  • Use built in scheduling and Gantt functionality

  • Create activities, durations, and dependencies

  • Align programme structure with your estimate

  • Maintain a single connected dataset for planning and estimating

  • Adapt schedules quickly as projects evolve

  • Remove reliance on separate scheduling tools where required

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Compare Schedule Revisions

Track and understand programme changes with clear visual indicators.

  • Import updated schedule revisions directly into Sterling

  • Compare revisions using a simple red, amber, green dashboard

  • Identify changes in durations, sequencing, and key milestones

  • Understand the impact of programme changes on cost and carbon

  • Maintain a clear audit trail of schedule updates

  • Support better planning decisions through visibility of change

Compare Schedule Revisions

Track and understand programme changes with clear visual indicators.

  • Import updated schedule revisions directly into Sterling

  • Compare revisions using a simple red, amber, green dashboard

  • Identify changes in durations, sequencing, and key milestones

  • Understand the impact of programme changes on cost and carbon

  • Maintain a clear audit trail of schedule updates

  • Support better planning decisions through visibility of change

Align Estimates with the Programme

Connect your cost and carbon estimate to the project schedule.

  • Assign cost and carbon data to schedule activities

  • Link resources directly to programme timelines

  • Ensure alignment between estimate structure and programme logic

  • Maintain full traceability between scope, cost, and time

  • Enable dynamic updates as either estimate or schedule changes

  • Create a fully connected project dataset

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Cost and Carbon Forecasting

Forecast how cost and carbon will be distributed across the project lifecycle.

  • Generate cost flow over the duration of the project

  • Forecast carbon emissions over time

  • Support cash flow planning and sustainability tracking

  • Improve visibility for stakeholders and project teams

  • Enable scenario testing and planning adjustments

  • Provide clear insights into project performance before delivery

Cost and Carbon Forecasting

Forecast how cost and carbon will be distributed across the project lifecycle.

  • Generate cost flow over the duration of the project

  • Forecast carbon emissions over time

  • Support cash flow planning and sustainability tracking

  • Improve visibility for stakeholders and project teams

  • Enable scenario testing and planning adjustments

  • Provide clear insights into project performance before delivery

Resource Usage and Histograms

Understand how resources are utilised across the programme and identify risks early.

  • Generate resource usage histograms from linked data

  • Identify peaks and potential over allocation of resources

  • Analyse labour, plant, and material demand over time

  • Support more efficient planning and allocation

  • Enable collaboration between estimating and planning teams

  • Reduce risk by identifying issues before construction begins

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Explore Forecasting

Sterling supports the full range of roles involved in preconstruction, giving each team the clarity and confidence they need, without forcing change for the sake of it.

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