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The Construction Office Imperative: Digitize, Go Paperless and Mobile

Carol Hagen

Construction companies are bombarded by documents daily and making those documents electronic will reduce paper right? If your construction accounting system doesn’t have at minimum a drag n drop feature for documents and emails, it’s time to look for an integrated, comprehensive replacement solution. Not so fast.

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Winning Projects with Interactive Construction Presentations

Carol Hagen

Since Powerpoint came on the scene, the innovative contracting firm has mastered storytelling and realizes than communication is a two way street. Hyperlinking Slide content to construction documents or real-time data collection that translates these field updates into easily understood moving visuals are recommended.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

We are officially in fall, so grab some hot chocolate and let’s discuss why, despite available document imaging technology, people still use paper. People want to have access at any given time to all of their documents. I happen to have an iPad, which came with essentially no instructions. document management. April 2012.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Noyan Uras, Founder & CEO at Integrare Group

Autodesk Construction Cloud

There is never enough time for designers to create a complete, well-coordinated set of documents that developers and builders can rely on. First is the smooth integration of construction documents from Building Connected during preconstruction to Autodesk Build once we start construction. We live in a very fast-paced environment.

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Empowering Project Management Professionals Through Technology—Part 2 of 5

Viewpoint Construction Technology

This means that project managers often don’t know, or are not always familiar with, the workers on their projects—their skillsets, their personalities and work habits, their certifications and insurance documentation, etc. Another might allow subcontractors to enter their project information, update compliance related documents and more.

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How to Implement Construction Software in Your Business

Lets Build

In more than one company I was contracted to, all they did, in effect, was scan every bit of paper to their servers then shred the hard copies. There are simply so many documents, so little time. This will simplify the whole document management process and increase efficiency.

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Contractors: What is UETA and Why Should You Care?

Best Practices Construction Law

from smart phones, to iPads and tablets, to electronic drawings and specifications. In addition, you may not have the accurate contract provisions in front of you when you are sending an email from the project site, so your communication may not include the appropriate contract references that you need to support your position or claim.