The Construction Blog

Apple 3D Head-Tracking – The Ultimate Display for Construction Plans

Posted By: Houston Neal December 18, 2009 at 12:03 pm | 5 Comments

The latest talk of the town in the Apple blogosphere is 3D head-tracking. Apple recently filed a patent for technology that allows users to change perspective of an object by moving their head or body. So instead of dragging your mouse to rotate a graph or chart, you simply look behind it; a more intuitive approach (at least in the eyes of Apple engineers). Here’s a quick video of how this could be used to view 3D construction plans:

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RFID – A Construction Technology Dream Come True

Posted By: Guest Blogger December 17, 2009 at 12:18 pm | 1 Comment

What construction executive doesn’t daydream about tools and equipment that are safe and sound whether on a job site or in the warehouse, especially as construction projects decline and competition heats up? Dream no more, as radio frequency identification (RFID) technology combined with a comprehensive tool tracking system makes improved profits a reality.

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Bringing Your Punch List Into the 21st Century

Posted By: Chris Thorman August 19, 2009 at 12:23 pm | 11 Comments

Whether you’re the general contractor of a major construction firm or a local home builder, the completion of a project’s “punch list” is the final barrier between you and receiving payment for your work.

The explosion in popularity of smartphones begs for a solution to the traditional, low-tech way of approaching a construction project’s punch list.

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Track LEED v3 Credits in Project Management Software

Posted By: Houston Neal July 13, 2009 at 11:46 am | 4 Comments

Given the recent deadline for registering LEED v2.2 projects, we were reminded of a post we wanted to write: how construction project management software can be used to track LEED credits.

Tracking LEED credits requires software functionality similar to that required for more traditional construction project management. Consequently, a few leading vendors have re-purposed their technology to make this

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4D Project Scheduling from Synchro & Google

Posted By: Houston Neal October 16, 2008 at 12:02 pm | 2 Comments

Construction management firms are often too tied-up with project deadlines to keep pace with the latest news and developments in technology. To offer a glimpse of innovative trends in construction software, we attended this year’s CMAA conference, camera’s ready, to get footage of what’s new and interesting in construction software.

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