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If you have turned on any sports channel or radio station in the past couple of weeks, you’re probably very familiar with The Last Dance, a documentary about the final season of the Chicago Bulls dynasty in the 1990s.
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In an attempt to justify talking about the Chicago Bulls on a construction blog, I’m going to pull some lessons out of the first couple of episodes from the series that contractors can apply to their own business. I’d love to hear your thoughts about either the series or my thoughts below.
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There are a handful of pretty cool accessories for your smartphone that can be very useful to those of us in the construction industry, like thermal imaging cameras, in-wall imagers, and inspection cameras. None of those, however, help with BIM coordination, unlike a system that I just found from construction software giant, Trimble.
Read moreWell, we’re in uncharted territory, to say the least. The coronavirus has placed major limitations on how many businesses can function, including construction. The state of Pennsylvania has shut down all construction sites, and so has the City of Boston, but most other states have deemed construction as “essential,” allowing projects to continue.
Read moreAfter acquisitions of PlanGrid, Assemble, and BuildingConnected in 2018, Autodesk used the next year to simplify and integrate those programs with BIM 360 and create Autodesk Construction Cloud. After taking a short break in acquisitions, the company is back at it again, but it’s a little different this time.
Read moreThere are still many jobsites that continue to stay open during the Coronavirus Pandemic, even though certain states, cities, and contractors have temporarily shut down various jobs throughout the country. For those employers that have chosen to continue to work, you have the responsibility to inform and protect your workers from jobsite hazards, including potential spread of the virus.
Read moreIn the age of social media, most people and businesses only care to share their successes, but the fact is, we all are constantly making mistakes. Learning from those mistakes may be painful at first, but ultimately help us grow into better leaders and decision makers. Enter FAILCON.
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As jobsites continue to be shut down throughout the country and office staff has been working remotely during the coronavirus pandemic, more and more construction companies are relying on technology to help keep them afloat. Many companies and projects have also begun shifting into different roles, some even to help provide more facilities for healthcare and manufacturing to help in relief as the virus spreads.
Read moreScreenshot of new Pin Issues to Locations feature on BIM 360, courtesy of Autodesk
If this coronavirus pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that we need to have the ability to keep projects moving while outside of the office or jobsite. There are tons of tools available to make that possible, two of which are Autodesk’s BIM 360 and PlanGrid.
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Last year, Post-It brand came out with the Post-It Extreme Notes, which can resist water and stay sticky to a variety of surfaces, including brick and block -- great for punch out and general construction use. This year, they have continued to push the writable surface innovations by introducing the Post-it Flex Write Surface, which allows you the flexibility to use both permanent and dry-erase markers on the same whiteboard surface.
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