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Behind the Build: Interview with Tim Kelleher, Operational Standards & Innovation Manager at Brinkman Construction

Autodesk Construction Cloud

BIM and VDC started as office-based specialty roles, but increasingly these tasks can take place outside the office on iPads, where work is actually occurring. We can go through it with our iPads and we’ve refined the process to the point that between 80 and 85 percent of our punch list is completed without typing. It’s so much easier.

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The ABCs of BYOD in Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

A couple of years ago, a colleague of mine lost his iPad after leaving it in a rental car while traveling. Fortunately, he had installed an app that cleared all of his personal information and locked down the iPad. If you anticipate potential problems and have a plan for how to address them, they’ll be smaller problems in the end.

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Winning Projects with Interactive Construction Presentations

Carol Hagen

Here are a few ideas to convert your next presentation from drab to interactive: Make Your Information Visually Appealing. Add a Liquid Multi-Touch Display and immerse your audience with an iPad-like project kiosk experience. Proving your understanding of the project scope, site challenges and constructability is paramount to success.

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Empowering Project Management Professionals Through Technology—Part 2 of 5

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Bailey said he also involves many team members in the decision-making processes on the project, listening to feedback and new ideas. “I Online plan rooms digitize the plans and spec process, while making them available—and usually easily changeable—to everyone on the project team that needs to see them.

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The Power of Augmented Reality (AR) in Construction

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In construction, AR can be used in everything from project planning to communications. AR can layer certain details and elements onto a building plan so stakeholders can get a better understanding of the project. ICT Tracker is a model-based and easy to use production app that digitizes data collection on iPads in the field.

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The South Bay Construction cost reference guide: A truly innovative construction marketing application

Construction Marketing Ideas

South Bay Construction , a San Francisco-area general contractor in Campbell, CA, has adapted an already-powerful local marketing idea to the Internet and mobile communications area by redesigning its cost reference guide as a smart-phone application. He said the company hasn’t made that a priority yet but could consider the idea.

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

Autodesk Construction Cloud

We further reinforce these efforts with a rigorous QA/QC process, overlaying plans with actual high-definition drone photos, achieving down to a quarter-inch accuracy. At the same time, our field staff will be able to pull the same model on their iPads and very easily compare the design to as built during their daily field walks.