We’ve talked extensively about the pandemic and how it has changed the landscape for construction technology as well as construction jobsite monitoring. It isn’t hyperbole to suggest that the pandemic revealed how ill-prepared some construction companies were for the changes required in managing a construction site once Covid-19 was in full swing. To that end, let’s investigate the future … Read more
Why SiteKick Can Do More than Keep Your Jobsite Secure We’ve written a great deal about construction technology, and how it has changed the construction industry. SiteKick is proud to play a part in the growth of the industry, but more importantly, to the general improvement of the jobsite security for our clients. Of course, … Read more
We’ve mentioned more than a few times how the construction industry has been slow to adopt new technologies, but over the last few years construction technology has seen rapid growth. Much like tools like power tools, heavy machinery, and the advent of cement changed the industry 100 years ago, so too are smart phones, cloud-based … Read more
Few can argue that construction is an expensive industry. Overhead is high and margins are thin, so it makes sense to look for innovative ways to increase profits and eliminate unnecessary costs. For the cost conscious construction professional, construction cameras just might be your ticket to savings. The Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) reported that the average … Read more
Like most physical labor industries, construction during the pandemic required adjustments to behaviors and processes that are still being felt almost two years later. Aside from a global slowdown of the demand for new construction, the industry had to deal with a myriad of issues that were virtually unknown prior to the start of the … Read more
by Kristine Checheris I didn’t want to do a man’s job; I wanted to do my “own” job. That’s why I’m here. Construction has a perception of being a male-dominated industry. And historically, that’s primarily been the reality. But today, construction is not only open to women – it needs them. Here are a few … Read more
If you own or manage a construction firm, your construction data could be affecting your bottom line according to an Autodesk/FMI Corporation study. The new study (Harnessing the Data Advantage in Construction) highlights the issues that “bad data” can have on a construction firms’ ability to develop strategies and prevent future losses. Bad data is inaccurate, … Read more
How to Increase Community Engagement with Construction Cameras Getting a community to support your work is a great way to promote your products, services, or business. For a construction company, using social media for community outreach can be invaluable in the long term. If you’re already capturing video on your construction site, leveraging it for … Read more
There are many reasons why you should improve the documentation of your next construction project, the most obvious is to save money. If you consider the 2018 report by FMI revealing that poor data and information cost the U.S. construction industry over $31.3 billion, every version of drawings and plans on each project can result in rework … Read more
Almost two years after the coronavirus changed our world, the pandemic that followed has revealed a great deal about the construction industry. While it is certainly true that everything we do has been at least partially affected by the pandemic, including shopping, schooling, entertainment, and socializing, the fact is that construction in a pandemic was … Read more
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