Constructech Recognizes 31 Products with its 2016 Top Commerical Products

List highlights groundbreaking construction software products in terms of innovation and functionality

March 8, 2016

Constructech magazine editors announced and judged the Commercial Top Products winners, in an effort to guide commercial contractors in making the best choices for their companies by highlighting groundbreaking products in terms of innovation and functionality.

The 2016 Commercial Top Products award winners highlight a range of software and applications that have made tremendous strides in the technological evolution of the commercial building industry.

Winning products place in either a New Product or a Trusted Product category. New Products are based on newly introduced products and technology offerings that have been in the market for less than two years. Trusted Products are those core technology offerings in the market for more than three years. This category also includes upgrades or enhancements to existing products.

Top 2016 Trusted Products:

Aconex Platform by Aconex
Assemble Insight by Assemble Systems
BIM 360 by Autodesk, Inc.
Navigator CONNECT Edition by Bentley Systems, Inc.
ProjectWise CONNECT Edition by Bentley Systems, Inc.
BirdDogHR Talent Management System by BirdDogHR
EcoSys EPC by EcoSys
Explorer Eclipse by Explorer Software
FASTTAC 5D System by FASTTAC, Inc.
IPM Project Management by IPM Global
NoteVault Reporting Platform and Mobile Apps by NoteVault
Pantera Tools by Pantera Global Technology
PlanGrid by PlanGrid
Plexxis Mosaic Enterprise Suite by Plexxis Software
PMWeb by PMWeb, Inc.
Sage 100 Contractor by Sage Construction and Real Estate
STACK Estimating by STACK Construction Technologies
Projectmates by Systemates, Inc.
PlanSwift by Textura Corp.
Textura - Construction Payment Management by Textura Corp.
ProContractor by Viewpoint by Viewpoint Construction Software
Viewpoint For Projects by Viewpoint Construction Software
Vista by Viewpoint by Viewpoint Construction Software

Top 2016 New Products:

BIM 360 Plan by Autodesk, Inc.
JobTrac Mobile by ConEst Software Systems
Field Works Mobile App by eSUB Construction Software
Fieldwire by Fieldwire
KNAACK DataVault Mobile by KNAACK, LLC
Newforma LeanPlanner by Newforma
Sage Service Operations by Sage Construction and Real Estate
Early Payment Program (EEP) by Textura Corp.

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