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Why Owners Need a Common Data Environment

Autodesk Construction Cloud

One way to solve this issue is through the use of a common data environment (CDE). It also enables owners to consolidate data into a single environment that can be leveraged throughout the project lifecycle. Read on to learn more about common data environments and how you can use them in your projects.

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Excel demo for contractor estimating, billing, costing and changeorders

Construction Cost Estimating

How to use Excel , Open Office or Google Docs with database lookup in a contractor business. Here is a demo that shows same contractor estimate I did before in Excel (in fact the inventory master was cut and pasted from Excel). Work in a single MS Excel environment to quickly create, build, and manage your estimates.

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How project managers are using technology to ensure on-budget and on-time construction

Lets Build

Free eBook: Quick guide to Lean practices for construction professionals Connecting the project site to the office Good communication and a seamless flow of information are essential to the success of any project. Note that 63% of projects fail due to poor communication.

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The Power of One

Viewpoint Construction Technology

a back-office accounting system, a separate project management solution and multiple apps or tools for the field), without true integration between the systems that different departments rely on, each department will still find themselves siloed. While each separate program may work well for its intended use (e.g. Want to learn more?

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Redefining Construction Document Management

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Aside from the obvious issues of being wasteful and bad for the environment, reliance on paper can lead to a host of other pitfalls : • Paper documents run a high risk of getting lost or misplaced, especially in the field. Contact us today to schedule your very own personalized demo. The Problem with Paper. Want to know more?

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Fieldwire helps make construction management effortless and efficient

Fieldwire

To compete in the today’s industry, construction teams need innovative software solutions to use both in the field and the office. The addition of project management to Fieldwire’s product offerings will add even greater efficiencies for project managers and all other team members whether in the field or office. Schedule Demo.

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How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel

BD+C

After the 2008 financial crisis when malls began shuttering and sitting vacant at a rapid rate, Gresham Smith became a pioneer in this approach, most notably through our work to re-envision One Hundred Oaks Mall in Nashville, which is now a successful, mixed-use medical office destination. Take a multidiscipline approach.

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