For the past few weeks, I have been talking about practical ways to connect the construction jobsite, looking at workers, materials, and connected construction equipment. Today, let’s address the topic of connected construction tools.
Earlier this year, I wrote a blog focusing on the evolving nature of mobile in the construction industry, addressing everything from devices, to apps, and other related technology. Today, and in a series of blogs throughout the next few weeks, I would like to focus in on one area in particular—apps.
The construction industry has embraced field apps, which leads the way for global industries that need to capture structured forms and freehand information for analysis, reporting, and archiving.
BIM (building information modeling) is at the heart of creative innovation and smart building. And the technology just keeps evolving. Case in point: BSD (Building Systems Design Inc.), www.bsdsoftlink.com, Atlanta, Ga., recently released the latest version of BSD LinkMan-E, a BIM linking product that has now been configured to permit cloud access.
Recently, Laura Black, editor, Constructech magazine, sat down with Tracy Young, CEO and cofounder, PlanGrid, to discuss the evolution from mainframes to client-server technology to Web and now mobile, and how it is impacting the construction industry.
Who is leading the connected race when it comes to connected technology for the construction industry? Identifying the top technology vendors sometimes plays a vital role in making implementation decisions for construction companies.
As many of you might already know I recently had a conversation with Epic BIM’s John Grady about the future of technology in construction—and he has some interesting thoughts that I want to explore in some more detail.
European estimating project-management software BrickControl, www.brickcontrol.com, Madrid, Spain, has entered the U.S. market.
Since 2011, FINALCAD, www.finalcad.fr, Paris, France, has set out to digitally transform the construction industry.
For more than 20 years, CBG Building Co., www.clarkbuildersgroup.com, Arlington, Va., has specialized in the construction and real estate industries, building more than 60,000 homes and apartments across the United States—including housing units in mixed-use communities, luxury apartments, campus housing, military housing, senior living, and high-density apartments.