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ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Fieldly

Manage day-to-day field work and construction projects with the Fieldly mobile app, designed specifically for construction contractors

September 1, 2015

Detailed final reports after work order completion can include text and images.

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: ShareMyToolbox

Viewpoint Construction Software

ShareMyToolbox helps construction contractors looking to loan, borrow and keep track of their tools

August 25, 2015

Using ShareMyToolbox to catalog tools lets contractors catalog serial numbers, models, purchase dates and prices.

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: SightSpace 3D

Visualize what a construction project will look like in the real world using SightSpace 3D augmented reality

August 18, 2015

SightSpace overlays 3D models onto the real world, to scale, and enables a virtual walk through using a mobile device.

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Six Futurist Building Materials Available Today

Mushrooms, algae and bacteria are all being experimented with as elements of new, more sustainable building materials

August 13, 2015

These 3D-printed ceramic bricks are held together with mortar and provide a cool, protective layer against a wall, which helps keep it insulated from heat.

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Mobile Inspection

Configure and customize electronic checklists and punch lists to capture data onsite using a mobile device and the Mobile Inspection app

August 11, 2015

The app allows anyone to configure or customize checklists and punch lists to capture data by one or more inspectors, technicians or safety coordinators.

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: MyShiftster

Workers can manage their own schedules, give away and pick up shifts with the MyShiftster mobile app

August 4, 2015

MyShiftster allows users to edit their shift, give away or trade a shift, add a shift and communicate shift changes with co-workers and their boss.

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Construction Contractors May Be Responsible for Employees' Student Loan Debt

Under federal and some state laws, employers who do not comply with wage garnishment orders could be sued for the amount owed

July 30, 2015

Even if an employee is no longer with a company, employers must still respond to garnishment orders or risk consequences such as being sued for amount owed or even jail time.

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: SiteWorks

Manage project site supervision and punch/snag lists with the SiteWorks mobile app

July 28, 2015

SiteWorks mobile app users can define the building trade involved, stakeholders, detailed description, deadline, photos and more.

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Nutcache Timelogger

Nutcache is a time tracking mobile app that tracks and automatically records time spent on projects and business tasks

July 21, 2015

The time tracking mobile app uses a timer to record minutes worked on a project and then syncs with a user’s active Nutcache account in the cloud.

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Tool Tracker

Track owned and rented tools and equipment using the Tool Tracker mobile app

July 14, 2015

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Is On-demand Training The Next Big Thing for the Construction Industry?

On-demand training may not be a new concept, but resources like Construct-Ed are now letting industry experts submit their training materials for access by the entire industry

July 9, 2015

On-demand training opportunities allow construction industry employees the ability to take training courses whenever they want as long as they have a device with Internet capability.

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: SKYSITE

ARC Document Solutions

Access, view, manage, distribute and collaborate on construction documents in real time with SKYSITE mobile app

July 7, 2015

Capture and share real-time changes with real-time mark-up with the SKYSITE mobile app.

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Latista for Construction Management

Contractors can manage progress by area or equipment as well as track inspection and issue status

June 30, 2015

Import, access and mark-up drawings, plans, forms, contracts and BIM with Latista for Construction Management mobile app.

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Obamacare Win should Unleash Health Care Construction

Coincidence of a steep drop in US health-care construction spending and the Affordable Care Act hints at the size of the recovery potential in a stabilized health-care environment

June 29, 2015

The current six-month average for the value of U.S. health-care construction put in place (through April, 2015) is 20% below the average annual rate over the same six months from 2008 and 2009, before the Obamacare debate began to rattle health-care facilities planning.

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10 Considerations Before Using Drones for Your Construction Business

What you need to know and consider before incorporating drones into your construction company

June 25, 2015

Once the FAA finalizes rules for the commercial use of drones their adoption won't be easy or automatic. Along with the benefits of using this miniature aircraft for construction work will be a slew of regulations designed to keep the skies safe, prevent accidents and protect privacy.

ForConstructionPros App of the Week: Rejjee

Office staff or field workers can protect tools and equipment from loss or theft for free with Rejjee mobile app

June 23, 2015

Rejjee also delivers discount offers on replacement items based on location and item category.

Construction App of the Week: Dual Rate Overhead Allocation Calculator

Use the Dual Rate Overhead calculator to help with project bidding, costing and allocating corporate overhead to multiple divisions

June 16, 2015

The calculator apposes banking information, regression analysis and yearly overhead budget among other factors to help contractors bid projects, cost existing projects and allocate corporate overhead to multiple operating divisions.

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Looking to Hire – Consider YouthBuild Program Graduates

YouthBuild programs target many of the under-represented groups in the construction industry which provides an 'untapped reservoir of talent'

June 11, 2015

YouthBuild Boston student working with Century Dry Wall foreman laying out bottom track of wall framing for Suffolk Construction’s management offices in the Millennium Tower.

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