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Mobile Tech Gains Traction on Construction Jobsites

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Five years ago, the mobile technology landscape on construction sites looked very different. percent of contractors—the largest group of survey respondents—believed mobile capabilities were “not very important” in 2012. percent of contractors believed mobile wasn’t very important, while 83.1 The Most Popular Mobile Devices.

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Viewpoint Construction Software Acquires ACS Connect

Construction Business Owner

(January 9th, 2013) – Viewpoint Construction Software has acquired mobile solutions provider, ACS Connect, which furthers their commitment to bring value-enhancing products to their customers and the construction industry.

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Mobility in Construction

Carol Hagen

While Construction Specialty Contractors have an 87% mobility usage at the jobsite, General Contractors are embracing mobile access in the field operations at an astounding rate according to Erin Joyce at ENR’s FutureTech Conference: 97% of GCs use mobile devices on jobsite… Here's what app they're using bit.ly/YevMWz

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CFMA 2013 Annual Conference: What’s In It for Me?

Carol Hagen

The 2013 CFMA conference is going to be EPIC. You should be scouring the booths for new apps and more uses for the software products you use now or will use in the future. I’m especially interested in the improvements and new product acquisitions that bring more mobility to the workforce. Let’s change that now.

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Why construction should stop thinking of software as a cost

Lets Build

Taking all the above into consideration, it becomes clear that construction-specific software can have a powerful impact on the sector if used in the right way. More specifically, the ConTech sector has gathered cumulative investment of $9 billion in the period 2008-2012, and $18 billion from 2013 to February 2018.

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The Role of Construction Software Technology in Mitigating Risk

Viewpoint Construction Technology

It can range from planning and estimates to time-line issues; poor organisation of manpower and processes; inefficient project management tools (such as field management software ); lack of contingency plans for bottlenecks and project disruption; and perhaps most worrying, the use of undocumented or unsanctioned methodologies between teams.

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Anything is Possible

Viewpoint Construction Technology

It’s a rare sunny January day here in Seattle as I write this, so I’m filled with a sense of “anything is possible” as we start into 2013. While I make no claim to prognosticative powers, I think there are a few tech trends and changes coming in 2013 for the construction industry that will make the “should happen” list for many contractors.

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