I think we have moved beyond the conversations about whether the Internet is going to change some of the long standing practices in the construction industry. It wasn’t that long ago that Invitations to Bid had to be faxed, rolls…
This past year has been a challenging one for many of our clients. Construction is truly a bellwether industry and the signs of the economic slowdown were felt across North America. We are in the fortunate position of seeing the…
In the last few weeks I’ve had several emails extolling the virtues of social media for the construction industry. Despite my many years of involvement in the industry and in particular the years spent introducing new online construction technologies; I…
That was the key question posed to a group of industry experts participating in a panel discussion at the Construct Canada conference on November 29th, 2012. Gordon Stratford, director of design for HOK, a global design, architecture, engineering and planning firm…
As we draw near the end of 2011, there are many predictions around the IT industry trend for 2012. The recently published “Nucleus Research Top Ten Predictions 2012” places emphasis on the rise of cloud computing (prediction #2). According to…
It’s easy to say that you deliver innovative solutions for your clients. It is much harder to actually be on the forefront of inventing new methods and processes. We have been actively inventing new solutions for many years and made…
Massive amounts of commerce and business activities have moved online. Everything from banking and insurance to purchasing materials and services can be conveniently accessed over the internet. People and the companies they work for are reaping huge efficiencies from creating…
Learn how PlanSource could help construction professionals to significantly reduce the risk of costly delays or claims arising from errors or omission from real court cases. The traditional bidding process for construction projects involves a considerable amount of paperwork and…
Welcome to our blog. We are really pleased to be launching this new initiative. There is an ever growing interest in the use of information technology to generate productivity and efficiencies in the construction industry. For that reason we felt…
Like so many things it depends who you ask. For some it refers to the entire workflow from the moment a need is identified through to the final payment and warranty administration for a service or item. Others describe it…
