Procore Releases Labor Productivity Tracker and Time & Material Tickets for Specialty Contractors

October 28, 2020 Shane Hedmond

Specialty trades contractors are typically forced to use whatever project management software that the General Contractor or project owner of each project requires, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t benefits to having a project management system of their own. Procore has seen a large amount of these specialty contractors joining their platform over the past year and have just announced the release of two new features specifically for them: Real-Time Labor Productivity and Time & Material Tickets.

Procore Releases Two New Features for BIM Users : Dynamic Wall Elevations & Follow Me

October 27, 2020 Shane Hedmond

Groundbreak, Procore’s annual construction technology conference, officially started today and, while it’s in a virtual capacity instead of in-person like usual, there’s no shortage of Procore news and updates. At Groundbreak 2 years ago, the company announced Procore BIM and, this year, their adding two new features to make even more user friendly in the field: Dynamic Wall Elevations and Follow Me.

Construction Companies Can Now Monitor 3rd Party App Usage with Procore

October 26, 2020 Shane Hedmond

Chances are, if your construction company is using any sort of technology, you’re using more than one different application. That’s true for many Procore customers, as well, as over 40% of them use at least two other apps that are integrated into the Procore platform. In order to help contractors manage these 3rd party apps, Procore has recently released App Management Metrics to all of their customers.

Sage Intacct Construction Brings Financial Management to the Cloud

October 21, 2020 Shane Hedmond

There’s no doubt that one of the most important aspects of managing a construction project is being able to quickly and easily analyze your financials. There are a ton of moving parts on each project, from the estimate, to ordering materials and equipment, to billing, and having that information where and when you need it can make all the difference.

Milwaukee Tool Continues to Enhance ONE-KEY Platform for Inventory Management and Tool Customization

October 15, 2020 Shane Hedmond

ONE-KEY™ Asset ID Tags, courtesy of Milwaukee Tool

In 2015, Milwaukee Tool, the company famous for their large selection of red power tools, announced the release of ONE-KEY™, a web-based mobile tool management solution. While the systems 3 core pillars (Inventory Management, Tool Tracking, and Smart Tool Technology) remain unchanged today, the company has continued to develop and enhance the capabilities of the system in many different ways.

StructionSite Harnesses AI for Automated Progress Tracking on the Jobsite

October 14, 2020 Shane Hedmond

A picture is worth a thousand words, they say – but, when that same picture has a powerful artificial intelligence (AI) software behind it, it also yields millions of valuable data points. StructionSite, a 360 degree photo documentation software, has recently developed a product to automatically track progress made on your jobsite using only photos and AI.

Bridgit Bench Helps You Optimize Construction Workforce Management in the Cloud

October 13, 2020 Shane Hedmond

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There has been a lot of talk about the labor shortage facing the construction industry in the past few years, which makes it even more important for your company to properly manage the team members it currently has. Typically, workforce resource management is completed in spreadsheets -- if completed at all – many times leading to overworked or underworked staff.

Buildr Makes Project Closeout Quick and Painless

October 8, 2020 Shane Hedmond

It’s no secret that closeout is one of the worst parts of any construction project. As the job is nearing its end, there are still a ton of forms, as-builts, warranty documents, O&M manuals, and other paperwork that need to be collected and put into binders to hand over to the project owner – a process that can take hundreds of man-hours, in some cases. Nevertheless, closeout is a vital component to successfully turning over a project and ending on a good note.

GoFormz Reduces Communication Silos Through Mobile Forms

October 1, 2020 Shane Hedmond

One thing that many people don’t realize about the construction industry is the large amount of forms we have to fill out, such as inspections, daily logs, checklists, and meeting minutes. Traditionally, all of these forms would be filled out on paper, stored in a binder, scanned into a computer, and eventually sent to the office staff for further filing. These manual resources waste significant time and spend. Thankfully, that doesn’t have to be the case anymore, as companies like GoFormz are making the process digital.

World’s First Cordless, Heated Lunch Box Promises Construction Workers Warm Meals

September 29, 2020 Shane Hedmond

The cold weather season is approaching faster than we’d like it to and it’s the perfect time to start thinking about meals that will warm your bones on those frigid work days. Some jobsites are lucky enough to have a microwave on site, but for others it’s a thermos of soup or a cold meal – at least it USED to be.