Category: Construction Technology

Construction Industry Technology Trends in 2021

The construction industry is a powerhouse, adding more than $900 billion to the US economy in the first quarter of 2020, then disaster struck. COVID-19 caused a massive slowdown claiming almost a million jobs and over $60 billion of revenue. Obviously, companies exposed to COVID-19 affected segments were hit harder, but that wasn’t the only determination of weathering the storm. Companies that could react to the changing realities on the ground through capitalizing on advancements in technology to meet the needs of a diminished workforce and lower overhead costs seem to fair much better. While this wasn’t the only factor, there are significant trends occurring in the industry and much room for optimism.

5 Features Your Construction Documentation Software Needs

Let’s be honest, we’ve all persevered through the less-than-fun task of creating construction administrative submittals, such as Accident Prevention Plans, Quality Control Plans, and Environmental Protection Plans, along with all of the other more specialized plans. Afterward, we sit and wonder why we like our jobs as construction managers. To make matters worse, we generally wait to begin the task until three days before the drop-dead date, significantly raising the stress level. The experience tends to be an unwanted brush-up course on both Word and Adobe, as the struggle to remember all the forgotten tricks becomes mandatory for survival. It’s during these times that we’ve all wondered why someone hasn’t created a program where you can select the plans that you need, input the necessary data just once, and then let the program generate all of the documents simultaneously—perfect documents that are bookmarked, with pages numbered, and ready for printing. The thing is, someone has created that program. You can accomplish all of this and more with Gadzoom. 

Using Construction Technology to Expedite Your Project

The construction industry has lost valuable time on projects due to the coronavirus crisis, making it more pressing than ever to conquer administrative mountains - quickly. 

Need Help Setting Up a Quality Control Plan?

Construction Quality Control Plans (QCPs) are essential to all construction projects helping ensure that the project will be finished, not only in a timely manner, but also in adherence to stringent contractual specifications. 

Need Help Setting Up an Environmental Protection Plan?

Environmental Protection Plans (EPP) are one of the construction contractor’s first administrative hurdles before work can begin on a project. In recent years, Federal projects have become increasingly focused on environmental protection, and with good reason. The purpose of an EPP is to outline the mitigation measures, contingency plans, and emergency procedures required to protect the environment in proximity to a job site. Compiling this document can be extremely time-consuming as managers aim to comprehensively address every unique facet of the project.