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title: Introduction to BuildCentral project search
description: Jon Kane, BuildCentral's VP of Client Services, walks you through the basics of using BuildCentral's project search within the user portal.
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# Introduction to BuildCentral project search
## Jon Kane, VP of Client Services, walks you through the basics of using BuildCentral's project search within the user portal.
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**0:55 — Using different search filters**
- Geographic territory: states, counties, zip codes
- Construction stage: proposed, planning, under construction, completed, on hold, canceled
- Facility type
- Project value ($)
**2:15 — Saving a search: preserving search parameters for repeated use and alert notifications**
- Saved search name
- Saved search status
- Alert frequency and delivery method
- Dashboard widget access
**3:40 — Creating a target company list using Saved searches and Market Leaders**
- Most-active owners/developers, architects, contractors, health systems, chains, franchises
- Dollars in planning, under construction, and completed
- Following a company
**5:50 — Getting the most out of Company Reports**
- Project Analysis: role, location, stage, facility type
- Contacts and relationships: decision-making individuals associated with contacts and companies with working relationships
**13:45 — How to analyze and act on Project Reports**
- Project information: stage (planning, construction, completed), construction type (new/renovation/addition or expansion/backfill), sector (private, public, both), project value ($), beds/units/rooms, location, details, facility type, ORs/amenities/features
- Estimated construction schedule: stage, construction start, construction end, bid-due date, Certificate of Need status (for medical projects)
- Project Contacts: owner/developer, architect, contractor, health system, chain, franchise
- News and Notes: progress and updates over project lifecycles from research teams
- Custom Q&A: connect with research team for custom questions and/or requests
- Project Map
- Exporting project data
**19:25 — Building lists and exporting data for pdf, download csv/Excel, and print**
- Contact types to download
- Choosing file type
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