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ForConstructionPros App of the Week: CurrentSet Drawing Management

Procore Technologies, Inc.

CurrentSet mobile app organizes construction drawings into one master set ensuring your construction team is always working with the most current set of drawings

April 26, 2016

Along with keeping the most up-to-date drawings on hand, CurrentSet also lets users review and mark up drawings with annotations. Plus, users can text comments, approve changes and distribute updated plan sets to the entire project team.

How the Construction Industry Can Honor Earth Day

Earth Day 2016 is April 22nd. The industry should strive to make construction more efficient and eco-friendly. How can we make choices that fill our need for infrastructure while keeping a watchful eye on the future and protecting ROI at the same time?

April 21, 2016

We're sure these contractors weren't thinking about sustainable construction practices when this iconic picture was taken, but this Earth Day is a great time for contractors to start implementing green construction practices into their every day activities.

Construction Safety

Is Diggerland USA a Construction Industry Safety Concern?

Diggerland opens adult theme park for 'unrestricted fun on giant pieces of construction equipment;' good or bad for the construction industry?

April 21, 2016

Guests operating the machines will get the chance to do more than just move dirt and mimic the activities on a construction site, they will also get to play some heavy machinery games. From excavator basketball to the water wheel loader challenge, Diggerland XL combines the experience of operating real construction equipment with unique, hands-on fun for adults who would otherwise never have this opportunity.

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Revizto Viewer

Revizto Viewer is a real-time visual collaboration tool that turns BIM and CAD models into a navigable 3D environment

April 19, 2016

Click on an object to get detailed information.

Can Plants Help Replace Plastics?

To help celebrate Earth Day (Friday, April 22nd), we’re investigating sustainable building products this month. Despite the many benefits that plastics offer, the negative impact of plastics has become a global problem. Algae may be the solution.

April 18, 2016

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ForConstructionPros App of the Week: PENTA Time-Equipment-Production Mobile App

Penta Technologies Inc.

Optimizes field reporting of employee time, equipment usage, production and reimbursements with the PENTA TEP mobile app

April 12, 2016

Create activity logs in PENTA TEP to capture crew activities from the worksite.

Sustainable Snippets

Is it Possible to Grow Sustainable Building Insulation?

To help celebrate Earth Day (Friday, April 22nd), we’re investigating sustainable building products this month. While traditional insulation is petroleum-based, a new solution made from mushrooms could be the sustainable solution.

April 12, 2016

The New Institute, an architecture museum in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, is displaying a grown-in-place mushroom insulation wall assembly. This is an improved version of the wall system used on the Ecovative Mushroom Tiny House.

Construction Safety

National Work Zone Awareness Week Starts April 11

In 2014 there were 116 worker fatalities in and around work zones — a 9% increase from 2013

April 7, 2016

This year's theme 'Don't Be That Driver!' reinforces the message that driving in and around work zones requires motorists to constantly be alert and be prepared for changes – changes that a distracted driver may not notice in time to prevent a potentially fatal crash.

Sustainable Snippets

Bamboo Helps Make Concrete Both Stronger & More Sustainable

Abundant, sustainable and extremely resilient, bamboo has potential to become an ideal steel replacement for concrete reinforcement.

April 5, 2016

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ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Document Maker

Construction contractors can use the Document Maker mobile app to create and edit documents including those for business, marketing, employment, thank yous and more

April 5, 2016

Documents can be fully customizable with different fonts, styles and sizes as well as editable text color and background color. Documents can also be formatted with bullets and numbers. In addition to text, the app allows users to insert photos into documents.

Graders, Scrapers

Cat Secures Valid Results at Peoria Proving Grounds

In a first-ever tour of Cat’s proving grounds, journalists received an overview of the 630K Series wheel-tractor-scraper from "proof of concept" to full production

March 30, 2016

Each new Cat machine, including the 630K Series wheel-tractor-scrapers, are put through extensive testing at the Peoria Proving Grounds prior to production.

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: OnSite Punchlist

UDA Technologies

Create, organize and manage detailed project punchlists with the OnSite Punchlist mobile app

March 29, 2016

Attach photos and videos to punchlist items.

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: John Deere Go Push

John Deere GoPush lets 1050K helps operators and fleet managers with daily service information, extreme site condition recommendations, maintenance checklists, machine setup and more

March 22, 2016

Designed for use with its 1050K crawler dozer, the John Deere GoPush app helps 1050K operators and fleet managers enhance productivity and efficiency.

Construction Toolbox

Don't Forget to Focus on Preventing Less Extreme Injuries on the Construction Jobsite

Preventing fatal construction accidents is vital but don't overlook prevention of non-fatal injuries and accidents on the construction jobsite

March 21, 2016

It's not just the big accidents — collapses, falls from roofs, vehicle/equipment accidents, etc. — that we need to be proactively preventing. In addition, construction business owners, foremen and laborers need to be aware of and working to prevent those accidents and safety fails that cause more minor or less fatal injuries

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Mapistry

The cloud-based solution collects field data, draws features and creates shareable maps

March 15, 2016

Use the Mapistry app to fill out your monthly and sampling observation forms, spcc forms and fire extinguisher inspections within the Mapistry platform.

Construction Toolbox

Is Jobcase the New LinkedIn for the Construction Industry?

Launched over a year ago, Jobcase.com is a place for workers without 4-year college degrees to network and find job opportunities

March 10, 2016

While LinkedIn is an option for construction industry workers to network, Jobcase.com is specifically designed for industries such as construction to help individuals find jobs, build skills and support fellow laborers in similar situations.

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Trello

The Trello app can be thought of like an electronic whiteboard where users can create and organize lists of what needs to be done, who’s doing what and what is next

March 8, 2016

The Trello Business Class version of the mobile app is a shared space for teams to collaborate, communicate and share information in a business focused app environment.

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: NCheck Bio

NCheck Bio Attendance 3.0 enables mobile or on-site time and attendance logging using fingerprint or face biometrics with GPS and offline/online sync

March 1, 2016

The app’s GPS logging capabilities track a user’s geographical location at each check in and check out as well as tracks how many hours remote employees spend in different places.

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