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10 Ways Technology Is Closing the Productivity Gap

Viewpoint Construction Technology

People are right to be concerned, since in 2017, McKinsey Global Institute found the construction industry’s labor productivity only improved 1 percent globally over the past 20 years. Cloud-based, mobile-friendly apps make it easy for crews in the field to input data via a tablet, laptop, or smartphone. Cut Down on Labor Hours.

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Why You Need a Long-Term Construction Software Partner

Viewpoint Construction Technology

By 2020, technology adoption in construction is expected to reach 70 percent, according to a 2017 report from McKinsey Global Institute. There has also been an increase in mobile device and cloud storage use at companies throughout the construction industry. We’re also continually updating our software to meet to our clients’ needs.

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Viewpoint Technology Awards – Call for Submissions

Viewpoint Construction Technology

To track health and safety certification information, Yates started issuing each employee a hard hat sticker and wallet card containing a QR code that can be scanned by any mobile device to retrieve safety certification information for that employee. Digitally Transforming Operations with Spectrum.

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Top 10 Content Marketing Predictions for 2018

Construction Cost Estimating

From the growth of mobile platforms to the shifts in which content is seen as ‘in favor,’ the landscape has changed considerably over the past few years. For instance, Arrow Electronics spent 2017 buying major magazine publishers and other media brands to diversify its content offerings. All Content for Mobile.

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HIRI Continues to See Growth for Home Improvement Product Sales.

Contractor Magazine

The Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) has just released its September 2012 forecast for the size and trends in the home improvement market. TAMPA, FLA. -- The Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) has just released its September 2012 forecast for the size and trends in the home improvement market. View Mobile Site.

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Why construction should stop thinking of software as a cost

Lets Build

McKinsey reports that from 2011 to 2017 construction technology companies have managed to accumulate approximately $10 billion in investment. In total, it is forecasted that successful digital adoption could result in an increase of 15% when it comes to productivity in the global construction market. But that’s not true.

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Rising Tide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Exxon swallowed Mobil, belched, and the IPCC eggheads shut up and retreated to their academic sanctuaries. Presumably, we’ll have to wait another five years for this dismal pronouncement, when IPCC emerges in 2017 and tells us their certainty on human-caused global warming has increased to 98.5 helps put things in perspective.

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