If you've ever seen one of those movie-sized OSHA posters, you know the dizzying amount of rules and regulations that construction sites must adhere to in order to be safe. It makes sense, as construction sites continue to rank among the most hazardous working environments.
“Oh God, I don’t even want to think about that,” said Kristina Rhine, Director of Purchasing at Bowling Green State University, when I asked her the question in this article’s title. I explain that this is more about reflection than prediction, a way to look back at all the technology adoption trends driven in part due to the pandemic. After a second to think, she responds in the affirmative.
We recently interviewed Michigan LPAs and consultants about the challenges they encountered with paper or spreadsheets - and how they leveraged cloud-based construction administration to overcome them.
Construction inspection software offers teams a digital solution for capturing information that was traditionally recorded in fieldbooks or spreadsheets. By replacing these outdated methods, construction inspection software reduces the potential for human error, rework, and inefficiency.
In the first part of our BIM series, we’re turning back the clock to look at the origins of BIM - how it began as a conceptual framework and evolved into the essential practice it’s seen as today.
Construction projects are like clocks. Complex, interconnected, with each component interacting seamlessly to keep things moving forward. So, what happens when a component breaks? And how can digital tools prevent that from occurring?
If you've ever seen one of those movie-sized OSHA posters, you know the dizzying amount of rules and regulations that construction sites must adhere to in order to be safe.
Today’s construction industry is changing faster than ever before. Now is the time for technology to be embraced in a way that other industries like aerospace had decades ago when faced with similar challenges.
Most people in the construction industry today are familiar with the axiom that goes, “Good, Fast, or Cheap? Pick two." Rarely is there ever an opportunity to have all three as usually, two may only simultaneously occur at the expense of the third.
Exploring the what and why behind these efficiency-boosting platforms - and diving into the details of an available $34 million in federal funding.
In the latest episode of Let’s Be Civil, “Bringing Open Data Standards & IFC into the World of e-Bidding,” we were joined by BIM expert Ron Gant and technology leader Andy Martin to explore the overall goals of Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) and how implementing these standards in a bidding platform is the best way to connect the owner and contractors.
The word “audit” may be the most universally hated word in the English language, narrowly edging out other top contenders like “clogged” or “mandatory.” In the construction industry, the word may carry even more weight.
