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Trends in Construction: 3 Ways Technology is Changing Commercial Construction

HardHatChat

We would send those drawings to a printer to copy enough sets to distribute to all the trade partners we were asking to bid the project – often 50 or 60 copies. This time and expense added up to a pretty significant investment.

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Some Best Construction Apps In Recent Times

Construction Cost Estimating

FingerCAD This construction app can be used to generate technical drawing by applying your fingers through computer. Plan Grid PlanGrid is a is a simplified app that can easily handle and maintain all the project team members upgraded with the newest revision of drawings. The final design is saved and transmitted through email.

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iPhone and iPad Applications Best Suited for Construction Professionals

Construction Cost Estimating

FingerCAD : FingerCAD is a CAD application for technical drawing with fingers assisted by computer. Procore : Procore application helps in creating and managing access contact data, punch list items, share and store project photos, log time card entries, etc.

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Design-Build gets sweeter: Expanding a Hershey plant with a high-tech approach

The Korte Company

Whenever a change order landed in Alex’s inbox, he would confer with Darlene. Together, they decided which consultants to engage and address the scope changes as a team. And every time Alex updated Hershey’s model, he’d upload the changes to Procore for the site team’s reference. Instead, we plan.

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For Construction Technology Manager Alex Ayres, it’s not just about technology

The Korte Company

And he loved the designing and drawing. But organization on a construction project is invaluable — and software like Procore, HoloBuilder, Navisworks and P6 make that possible. Without these tools, we could have lapses in communication that might cause half a million in change orders.”. But something was missing.