The paper problem is very obvious to any construction manager and construction engineer in the field
This interview of PlanGrid CEO presents their parallel story within the construction industry. The founders of PlanGrid had the same epiphany we did when the iPad was introduced — this technology can change our industry, an industry badly in need of technology improvements, for the better. Watch the video. Great story..
We have done it again. We just uploaded our PhotoPages app for iPad to the Apple App Store. We created PhotoPages to scratch an itch — to make our lives easier and to make us more efficient. Read More »
PDF files are a great way to expand the capability of your “paperless” workflow via the iPad. Throughout my years of working with technicians with laptops and Word or Excel forms, is that no matter how well you think you “lock down” a Word or Excel file to maintain formatting, formulas, etc., over time they always seem to be able to mess up the formulas or formatting of a document. PDF forms, although less powerful than an Excel spreadsheet, seem to overcome that obstacle while providing a powerful form input capability. PDF forms are not as efficient a workflow as an app like Q-Scribe for your day to day workflow but they do have a place to handle the edge-case workflows. Read More »
This info graphic from EntechUS.com is interesting. Did you know:
– 61% of construction companies invest in new technologies to improve efficiency?
– 70% of US business productivity growth comes from IT?
No? You must be in the 39%. Your world is changing — are you? Read More »
Check out this news story from KSAT about how BIM and electronic drawings on iPad are being used for construction of the Children’s Hospital of San Antonio.
Instead of redoing reams of blueprints, any changes go on iPads; now essential tools of the trade. Read More »