Make the Best Use of Photo Documentation by Learning the Benefits to Construction Professionals
Have you ever dreamed of making the communication and troubleshooting processes within your team infinitely more efficient? Every day, thousands of construction professionals, from Designers and Architects to General Contractors and Developers, use visual documentation while working on a construction project. Here’s how and why each member of any construction team will benefit from leveraging […]
Set Your Next Construction Project Up for Success by Exploring the Challenges You Can Face During Each Project Life Cycle Stage
Construction projects, no matter the complexity and scope follow set phases: project initiation, planning and definition, execution and launch, performance, closing. Although it’s essential to know the stages and which milestones need to be reached, it’s even more important to know what challenges you might face and how to successfully overcome them. It’s true that […]
Remote Construction: How a Trend of the 2010s Turned into a Necessity in the 2020s
Photo and video construction documentation is the solution that was designed for remote work before working from home offices became the norm. Thanks to the pandemic, adoption of construction technology reached a level that would have normally taken years to achieve. Remote construction monitoring empowers you and your team to safely close and open job […]
Discover the Three Technologies to Stay Competitive in Today’s Market
High-quality data is essential for construction professionals wishing to stay current with industry developments. Let’s prove it with two hard statistics which are a safer bet than making assumptions. 54% of contractors recognize gathering more accurate data from the field as their top priority, while insufficient project data and miscommunication cause 52% of rework. Getting […]
Things You Need to Know About Managing Subcontractors
Subcontractors have always been an essential part of any construction project. They provide construction companies and general contractors with the means to source the required skills at different project stages and milestones: carpenters, electricians, plumbers etc can all be scheduled to arrive at the right time to perform their jobs. In a perfect world, they […]
An Insider’s Look: Three Extra Ways to Apply 360 Photo
Visual documentation has become one of the most prominent tools construction professionals use worldwide. This is not surprising because the number of applications it offers is mind-boggling. While the most popular way to use 360-degree photos is to monitor jobsites and track progress, every day 360 Photo users share additional applications they’ve discovered for 360 […]
How to Deal with RFIs and Why They Matter
Whether you like it or not, there are three inevitables in life: 1. It will rain as soon as you’ve washed your car; 2. You will have to file taxes; 3. Requests for Information (RFIs) will come your way. Although we can’t help you with the first two, we can offer professional tips on RFIs. […]
Top Causes of Construction Litigation and How to Avoid Them
The construction industry provides millions of people with jobs, contributes to infrastructure development, and is literally building the future. At the same time, it’s the industry with the greatest number of disputes, causing project delays and tremendous financial losses. Year by year, the average value of contract disputes and length of resolutions varies. For example, […]
Construction Risk Management in 2021: Industry Trends and Challenges
An undeniable fact: construction has always been risky. You know the reasons: poor records of completion; high levels of litigation; waves of time-sensitive RFIs; tough competition; increased pressure to save time and money; new health and safety hazards and regulations; and the list goes on. Risk management is a fundamental part of any project management; […]
A Guide to Leveraging 360 Photo Documentation for Your Project
In a 2018 report released by the US Institute of Building Documentation it was stated that 360° cameras were the second-most-used hardware to document construction progress. Despite lack of major updates to the statistics since then, we can see that photo documentation has been attracting more interest in recent months with the need to work […]