COVID-19 Resources
Tapple’s Touchless Health Screener helps businesses comply with state and CDC guidelines for daily health screening and contact tracing. Employees or visitors scan a QR code, then complete a customizable attestation form. Tapple’s screener verifies identification for contact tracing.
OBBI Solutions’ online platform OBBI Lite helps businesses with restarting after temporary closure due to Covid-19. OBBI Lite is free to contractors with 100 to 1500 employees. Employees have a COVID-19 portal for training and testing on new regulations and can digitally verify they have seen new policies and procedures.
Products
GCP Applied Technologies’ in-transit concrete management system, VERIFI®, provides automated process monitoring and control during transit from the ready-mix concrete plant to the jobsite by using sensors installed on concrete mixer trucks to monitor, measure and manage concrete properties in transit. The system ensures quality control and product consistency of the concrete and reduces waste. The Texas Department of Transportation along with DOTs in Illinois, Florida and Missouri have enabled the use of VERIFI on highway and bridge projects.
Software & In the Cloud
Autodesk Construction Cloud’s new integration platform, Autodesk Construction Cloud Connectand an expansion of its partner ecosystem adds new APIs that enable custom connections for BIM 360® and PlanGrid®, and 15 new native integrations. Project teams can build custom integrations and streamline data across workflows – from design to planning, building and operations. Permissions APIs for BIM 360 automatically ensures collaborators only can access specific project information, and Cost Management APIs allow connections with specialized accounting tools. Partners can leverage PlanGrid’s new Advanced RFI, Submittals and Custom Forms APIs to populate and extract data so customers always see the latest information. Customers using BIM 360 can leverage integrations with Agile Handover, Contecht, Matterport, MSuite, Plannerly, Reconstruct, Shedmate, and SignNow. Customers using PlanGrid can now leverage integrations with DataStreet, Extracker, FACS, ProjectMates and Zters. Both BIM 360 and PlanGrid now integrate with Allegion Overtur and StructionSite.
Based on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, ProjectPro construction accounting software has abilities of project management, ERP and CRM. Users can work on project billings, invoices, taxes, resource planning, job tracking and more. Cloud and Business Intelligence along with 24/7 user support make this project management and accounting software suitable for contractors of any size.
Crew is a Propeller Platform add-on that office teams use to create and share maps with professionals in the field. Each map generates a unique URL that can be shared with anyone and any device. In-field teams open the link and explore a geographically accurate overview of where they are, without downloading an app or remembering passwords. Using up-to-date visuals, field crews can make decisions on how to proceed and communicate with ease.
Partnerships & Acquisitions
Billd, a disruptive payment solution for the construction industry, is partnering with Procore so Billd users can sync projects into their Procore account. Contractors can submit requests for material purchases and access Billd’s 120-day payment terms directly through the Procore platform.
3D Repo, an SaaS BIM solution is integrating with Asite’s platform to streamline workflows. Users can upload 3D models and other BIM related deliverables to Asite’s Common Data Environment with the files will automatically syncing to 3D Repo back to Asite, delivering a true bi-directional functionality for the end-users.
Video & Cool Stuff
Penta Technologies is seeking candidates to participate in a pre-release feedback program for its construction labor productivity toolset STRUXI. STRUXI is accepting applicants to participate in its pre-release feedback program. Qualified participants will receive a $15 Amazon gift card for each 15-30 minute session they participate in. Apply at info@struxi.com.
