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The Tablet Debate for Construction

May 21, 2013

The consumerization of technology—or the trend for technology to emerge in the consumer world and then proliferate to business—is having deep impacts across the construction industry. Consider the iPad. Prior to the release of the iPad in 2010, the high price of rugged tablets held back many contracting companies from deploying this type of hardware in the field. Fast forward to today and many construction workers have an iPad in their personal life, making the transition to tablets in construction more convenient for some.

These days, many construction companies have some sort of tablet device in place at the jobsite—whether it is for inspectors, project managers, or company executives.

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May/June 2013

Volume 16 Number 04

2013 Constructech App Catalog

Looking for the right app to get the job done? The Constructech App Catalog has the app for you.

March/April 2013

Volume 16 Number 03

Constructech 2013 Commercial Top Products: The Road Ahead

Driving the industry forward with the right technology.

A convergence of trends is driving construction companies and corporate owners to consider moving off traditional legacy-based systems and seek new solutions to keep up with the current demands of the industry. Terms like mobile, BIM (building information modeling), and collaboration aren’t just buzzwords anymore. Rather, these concepts and processes are leading contractors and owners toward a new way of thinking that encompasses a change both in business initiatives and technology adoption for 2013.



Commentary

Build with Big Data

Of course mere chatter among the analyst community is never a good measuring point for jumping on board with an idea, but the fact of the matter is more conversations in IT are being generated around the ability to effectively gather, interpret, and act upon data. In a way data has always been, well, data. But suddenly it’s “Big” and we all should be preparing for the outcome. To truly understand Big Data is to recognize it can be a very complicated subject. At its core, Big Data involves being able to predict key patterns and events, as well as to understand how and why they are taking place, sometimes even before they occur. When all this information is linked together from literally one aspect to everything else that was collected in the past, the potential impact for a market like construction could be huge.

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Green Technology

Building Managers Go Green

It may not be a secret that homebuyers are looking to go green, but what about building managers? ‘Going green’ is more than a fad in commercial construction and facilities management; it is a way to streamline management, reduce energy costs, and save money throughout the lifecycle of a project, building, or facility.

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Infrastructure Update

Rail Project Adopts Doc-Management Tech

Construction companies thrive on the ability to move information quickly and efficiently among project participants. When a team functions as a cohesive unit, a construction project is more likely to reach its potential in terms of quality and on-time delivery. When a project involves high-stakes capital projects, the benefits of adopting technology that will streamline communication and encourage collaboration are numerous.

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