Rapid change is upon us in the construction industry. The types of structures being built have changed, and the way they’re designed and built has the potential to leave some companies in the dust. In a recent webinar, Blake Douglas, Applied Software Director of Construction Services, talked about remarkable tech …

If your company is still working primarily with paper documents for shop drawings, you’re not alone. However, the days you can continue to push through this process may be numbered. With the progression of the workforce toward being more dispersed, plus shortened schedules, a paper-based workflow is ever more challenging. …

Autodesk Constructware is an on-demand software-as-a-service for construction project management and collaboration. Autodesk has announced it will be discontinuing this product by October 31, 2021. After that “end-of-life” date, subscribers will no longer be able to access or use Constructware. So, if you are a Constructware user, what should you …

Construction methods have been changing rapidly, resulting in changes in the types of structures being built and the way they’re built. In a recent webinar, Blake Douglas, Applied Software Director of Construction Services, talked about some remarkable tech developments taking place in the construction industry. Most of us are aware …

As the importance of collaboration has risen to the top of discussions about the construction ecosystem these days, we have to admit that not every company has mastered the art of collaborating on projects yet. As described in an ENR InfoCenter article, “A Primer on Technology Adoption in Construction,” the …

Jason Schmidt We’ve known for some time that the move to the cloud was imminent, and organizations of all sizes were beginning to take advantage of the cloud. With events of 2020, we’ve found a mass move toward utilization of the cloud from workloads to storage and virtualization of applications …

Every company has challenges and operational performance gaps that need to be addressed to streamline performance on jobs and capitalize on business growth prospects. If your company is new to building information modeling (BIM), integrating the BIM process may be your challenge. Some companies benefit greatly from a jump-start on …

Revit 2021 and Inventor 2021 have introduced a new unified workflow powered by BIM 360 that enables bi-directional data exchange between the two applications. This workflow has vast implications for collaboration among the design, fabrication and manufacturing fields. In the recent webinar, “The New Bridge from Revit to Inventor,” Applied …

Phil Keeney – Managing Director, Technology Solutions, Stambaugh Ness The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification is one of the biggest compliance shake-ups that is causing waves in the industry. The Department of Defense (DoD) has replaced its self-assessment model with one of the most stringent cybersecurity frameworks: the Cybersecurity Maturation Model Certification …

Applied Software is proud and pleased to announce that both of its sponsored podcasts—Bridging the Gap and The AEC Disruptors—have made the list of “Top 10 Construction Industry Podcasts You Need to Check Out” for 2020. ConstructConnect writes that Bridging the Gap, hosted by Todd Weyandt, “has something for everyone …