The Construction Educator Podcast limited series focuses on the collaboration among construction technology companies Bluebeam and Procore and boasts an impressive lineup of industry professionals in exclusive interviews. In the fifth episode, Greg Starzyk, Cal Poly- San Luis Obispo, details the quality of work and accountability that led Starzyk to …
MEP Force Virtual House Party Recipe Guide
Amy WorthyUnless you were there, you would have a hard time imagining how these terms fit together during the virtual house party: Burrito principle . . . Pareto principle . . .BBQ brisket . . . Paradigms . . . Tofurkey . . . Burnt ends . . . Boots on …
How to Save Thousands of IT Hours with Panzura
Caitlin DunnJason Schmidt File analysis. Syslog files. File events. You may not think much about them, but manipulating and sifting through the data can take up valuable time. Your IT team is likely spending many hours doing valueless tasks that could be done with an application. According to Panzura, “For every …
Happy Update Day: Plant 3D
Kaleb FlowersAs of September 13, 2020, a new AutoCAD Plant 3D 2021 update is available: Plant 3D 2021.0.1. It’s a welcome surprise for Monday morning. To update Plant 3D 2021, visit your Autodesk Account at manage.autodesk.com and go to Product Updates under Products and Services. For any questions or help with …
Bluebeam Revu 20
Carol DunnWhen you add up all of the meetings, phone calls and emails involved with a construction project, a lot of information gets shared during the life of that project. Fortunately, everyone can at least speak the same language by using the portable document format (PDF) universal file format. These days, …
4 Ways to Increase Trust Within Your Construction Business
Carol DunnAs covered in “What it costs you to not collaborate,” having a high-trust environment in your construction company results in significant benefits, not the least of which is higher profit margins. Employees are more engaged, loyal, and productive. External partners collaborate with you on a project more effectively. Projects are …
MEP Force Virtual 2020 Sets Records
Todd WeyandtSeptember 4, 2020: Atlanta, Georgia – The MEP Force 2020 Virtual Conference, presented by MEP industry leaders Applied Software and eVolve MEP, ended up surpassing expectations, with over 1,300 mechanical, electrical and plumbing trade professionals and industry representatives attending the event, which was held August 31 to September 2, 2020. …
What is that light on the horizon? Prefab.
Caitlin DunnCaitlin Dunn with Jason Barber, Manufacton If you look at adoption numbers, prefabrication is still early in its revolution for the construction industry. From FMI/BIM Forum and Dodge SmartMarket reports, the current state of the prefab industry is explained through statistics: 42% of contractors perform prefab, but the amount of …
Moving Plant Shared Content to Vault
David WolfeFor people using Vault, many times they would like to host their shared content in Vault. The first step to doing that is to upload the content into Vault. If there is interest in future posts, we’ll show other steps like synchronizing Vault to a server, or having users sync …
Top 3 Characteristics of Successful Bids
Carol DunnBeyond trying to get work, a bid is a way for you to persuade the firm issuing the solicitation to work with your company. In an ideal scenario, you’ll take the time to customize the bid for the soliciting firm and take the opportunity to prove that you clearly understand …
Power BI Services
Caitlin DunnBlake Douglas Big data is a buzzword we have been hearing for years. And over those years, we have been creating that data, gathering it from various tools and storing it, because some day we might need it. What good is that? While it is great to have all that …
MEP Force 2020 Takeaways, Day 2
Carol Dunn“It’s not the same as the party in the park, but I think this one is going to be just as entertaining,” said Todd Weyandt in anticipation of the virtual House Party which followed the discussion recapping day 2 of MEP Force 2020. Guests James Simpson, Travis Voss, Nathan Wood, …