IT departments are wondering what their role will be as the construction industry moves to the cloud. Below are some reasons why companies should encourage their IT departments to prepare for these new transformative technologies. Adopting cloud technology can drastically increase a business’ productivity and efficiency, therefore, it is in…
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Your most important tool is not on your belt
It is in your pocket. Steve Jobs introduced the world to the iPhone in 2007. Since then, the convenience of mobile web interaction has been pushing the desktop closer and closer to the realm of nostalgia. When we can anticipate changes to technology, we should adapt practices that leave us…
Construction IT Trends for Owners
“Technology is evolving constantly, with brand new software, gadgets and services being offered every day to those in the construction industry. Contractors and construction business owners need to stay on top of the most important IT trends for one reason beyond all others: efficiency. Not only will efficiency help businesses…
Technology Is Here To Stay
“Firms that harness the output of digital data to speed up their operations are going to outperform competitors, create new standards and be more successful. In the past, slowness protected market segments. Today, the difference between those who use speed and those who don’t is no longer incremental; it…
Submittals- Any Type, Anytime!
BuildingBlok is pleased to announce an update to the submittals module. Subcontractors can now create submittals on their own – without a submittal required first being setup by the project manager – adding even more flexibility to the document submission process. It’s as easy as clicking on the green “Create New”…
Interesting Case Study on IT in the Canadian Construction Industry
According to “Case Studies on the Use of Information Technology in the Canadian Construction Industry”, the electronic distribution of documents is more efficient and cheaper [than traditional methods]. Find out how BuildingBlok can help! www.buildingblok.com View the case study here – http://www.itcon.org/data/works/att/2004_…