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Apps The SafetyTek Toolbox Talks app has 365 pre-packaged toolbox talks on everything from ladder safety to extreme weather conditions. The two-minute talks are automatically delivered to workers’ mobile phones. After watching a talk, employees take a brief quiz to demonstrate t...

Just as the COVID-19 health crisis has thrust terms like “social distancing” and “sheltering in place” into our everyday vernacular, it has prompted companies in the construction industry to become conversant in a language that was largely foreign to them just a few months ago—th...

Most construction businesses select a basic accounting software program when they first launch operations. At that point, it is a good choice – affordable, and easy to set up and use. And the software may even have limited functionality specifically designed for the industry. But...

The gains driving modular construction are huge, not just in productivity but a global skills shortage in the industry is also contributing to its rise. Skilled members of workforces are retiring, and this phenomenon will only become more widespread. As a result, moving away from...

This is the second article in the Precision Construction series, which explores the application of the internet of things to digitally transform the construction industry, ultimately with the objective to improve labor productivity, reduce costs and enhance safety. Articles gener...

Field service management (FSM) and customer relationship management (CRM) are best-of-breed solutions that tackle two areas essential to field technicians. While each tool is designed to manage different processes, when they do not work together effectively, businesses are likely...

IFS' Digital Change Survey shows that companies are focused on driving process efficiencies through investments in technologies for digital transformation. The report outlines that the construction, engineering and infrastructure industry is characterized by its delivery of uniq...

Think back to the time before the internet. To move data from one computer to another, a person had to copy data to a floppy disk or CD. Then he had to take that media and walk it down the hall or mail it if the person was not in the office. Today, technology is connected via th...

When Star Trek™ debuted 50 years ago, who would have thought the technology employed on the Starship Enterprise would one day be used on construction jobsites. Crew members carried a communicator, which looked much like yesterday’s flip phones. The Combadge was a wearable commun...