360 Test

In rooms where there’s lots of electrical and plumbing in the walls it’s not a bad idea to take what are known as “In-Wall Rough-in” photos. These are photos used to document everything in the wall. They should be taken during a short time window between the final rough-in inspections and the start of drywall.

If you’ve ever had to take Rough-in photos with a regular point and shoot camera you know how difficult this task can be. Your typical job site camera can’t photograph the entire room and you usually end up with multiple shots in each room. It’s very time consuming and often yield less than desired results. Try taking 360-Virtual tours of your rooms. (more…)

Earlier today I ran across an interesting post on ENR’s Blog Site by Dr. Patrica Galloway called Are More “Widgets” Better?” . I thought I would use this opportunity to discuss my thoughts on Technology in the construction industry and how Less is sometimes More.

It shouldn’t be a surprise to hear that the construction industry has a tendency to lag behind other industries when it comes to technology, research and development. We are one of the only industries that builds it’s final product at full scale, for the first time, outside in the elements. This is one of the unique and challenging aspects of construction that creates the love-hate opinion we often have about the business. Technology is helping us better manage some of these challenges with everything from project management software, GPS tracking, and virtual modeling . More and more products are going to continue to enter our market as the technology world realizes that construction is a $4.6Trillion dollar industry and the United States controls nearly 23% of the market ($1.06Trillion). If you’re wonder where this money is spent the above is a chartshould help. Considering the size of the industry we have had little investment in technology over the years until now, the secrets out, more and more money is going to be spent on technology in the construction industry. (more…)

Recently while I was out on a job site taking progress photos I came across and issue where the fire sprinkler was conflicting with some masonry embeds in (3) different stairwells on a (4) story building… (12) spots. I’m guessing it will probably be about a $3,000 issue. I thought I would take this opportunity and talk about how Building Informational Modeling (BIM) will help catch and resolve these conflicts on paper before they become issues in the field. (more…)