October 2021

Tech
Adoption
Week

#TechAdoptionWeek

Welcome to Tech Adoption Week 2021

Welcome to the first annual Tech Adoption Week! Over the next few days, we’ll be exploring fresh ways to help you navigate change and ease tech adoption at your organization.

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How to Navigate the Project Landscape with a Robust BIM Execution Plan

Innovation
Ryan Lenihan

Can Swarm Robotics Help Construction?

Innovation
Hamish Champ

How Shape-Shifting Materials Can Support Metamorphosing Structures in Construction

Innovation
Diana Kightlinger

Dynamic building materials inspired by a toy offer possibilities that go far beyond child’s play

Will Robots Take Your Construction Job? Not Anytime Soon.

Innovation, People
Scott Van Voorhis

Modern-day artificial intelligence systems, while relatively sophisticated, are nowhere close to replacing what humans do on a construction jobsite, experts say

How Framing Contractors Can Best Use Bluebeam Revu

Tips and Tricks
Troy DeGroot

Here are the features in Bluebeam Revu that all framing subcontractors should know

Inside Bluebeam: Tech Support’s Special Problem-Solving Approach

Inside Bluebeam
Frank Kalman

The traditional back-office function isn’t just the unsung hero at Bluebeam—it’s one of the construction technology company’s critical competitive differentiators. Here’s why. (from 2021)

10 Technology Trends Positioned to Disrupt Construction

Innovation, Projects
Frank Kalman

From autonomous vehicles to digital collaboration, contractors who aren’t on top of these technologies are going to risk falling behind the rest of the industry

3 Cybersecurity Measures Construction Firms Must Take

Innovation
Erin Flynn Jay

Keeping project data secure from cybersecurity threats is a moving target nowadays, but these three basic steps should set construction companies on the right path

Can Robots Solve the Construction Industry’s Skills Gap?

Innovation
Dawn Killough

Robotics could help solve a lot of industry problems—from worker shortages to poor jobsite efficiency—but is construction ready to embrace it?

This Trendy Hotel Chain Hopes to Make Modular Building Mainstream

Innovation, Projects
Emily Beyda

CitizenM aims to bring the luxury hotel market a special distinction—many of the chain’s hotels are almost entirely modular in construction, with prefabricated rooms craned into place like a child’s building blocks

How Concrete Contractors Can Best Use Bluebeam Revu

Tips and Tricks
Troy DeGroot

Here are the features in Bluebeam Revu that all concrete sub-contractors should know about

Artificial Intelligence Comes to the Construction Industry

Innovation
Scott Van Voorhis

A host of artificial-intelligence startups are riding a wave of venture funding to transform the way jobsites track project progress and measure efficiency

How Deep Learning Is Redefining Building Management Systems

Innovation
Wendy Helfenbaum

This Montreal-based company is pushing facilities managers to embrace artificial intelligence to optimize a building’s energy output

The Route to Digitalization in Construction

Innovation
James Chambers

Digitalization still has a ways to go in construction. We’re exploring the reasons why and the opportunities for change.

3D Printing in Construction Comes of Age

Innovation
Erik Sherman

As the construction industry continues to embrace new technology, additive manufacturing offers impressive new capabilities for designers and builders

Introducing Tech Adoption Week 2021

Innovation
Frank Kalman

The construction industry is awash in new, ever-changing technology. This week, we're exploring ways to help you navigate tech adoption at your organization.

How ‘Change Agility’ Is the Secret Ingredient to Effective Tech Adoption

Innovation, People
Courtney Dvorak

Change agility determines how quickly someone can adjust and adapt to new challenges. Here’s why it’s a useful tool when it comes to adopting technology in construction

Construction Leaders’ Role in Managing Change in Tech Adoption

Innovation, People
Courtney Dvorak

Leaders and managers have a specific, hands-on role to play when it comes to managing change, especially with new technology adoption

The Hybrid Workplace Is Here. Will Construction Embrace It?

Innovation, People
Sarah Lindenfeld Hall

The COVID-19 pandemic spawned a rush to remote work, and now more workers in the industry say they prefer the work style

Why Having a ‘Sponsor’ Is Important When Managing Change in Construction

Innovation
Courtney Dvorak

A sponsor is someone who supports and promotes a change initiative, and the difference between a good and a bad one can make or break a company’s success

How Sets in Revu Simplifies Document Management

Tips and Tricks
Rob Dunn

Constantly organizing and tracking large volumes of digital construction documents can be challenging, which is why Sets in Bluebeam Revu are invaluable for builders

Digital Signatures, Document Certifications and Electronic Signatures: What’s the Difference?

Tips and Tricks
Rob Dunn

As construction professionals increasingly use digital certifications to approve official project documents, there are important distinctions between signature types they need to keep in mind

What Makes the PDF Standard in Construction?

Tips and Tricks
Frank Kalman

The PDF file type is ubiquitous in construction—but what exactly is it?

5G in Construction Could Be a Game Changer—But Barriers Abound

Innovation
Diana Kightlinger

The technology could offer endless advantages to construction firms—if it can overcome critical obstacles

Construction Drone Regulations Contractors Need to Know

Innovation, Projects
Elisa Silverman

Drone usage on jobsites has grown in recent years, but the industry should monitor constantly evolving regulations at the federal, state and local level

Some Contractors Used the Pandemic to Bolster Existing Tech

Innovation
Larry Bernstein

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced construction companies to adapt, these firms found ways to make more efficient use of existing technology

How Digital Transformation Changed Hoffman Building Technologies’ Business

Innovation, Inside Bluebeam
Scott Van Voorhis

The building automation company was stuck managing paper documents and processes, until Bluebeam Revu helped digitize its workflows

Can 3D Printing Solve the Housing and Worker Shortage?

Innovation, Projects
Emily Beyda

One company is aiming to use its innovative 3D printing technology to change residential construction as we know it

Laser Scanning Has Never Been Better—But Adoption Is Slow. Why?

Innovation
Frank Kalman

The reality capture technology used in pre-construction to model a building has never been more accurate, yet adoption barriers abound

Can Automation Improve Construction Productivity?

Innovation
Hamish Champ

Can the increased use of automation bolster the construction industry’s efforts to improve efficiency?

How The Walsh Group Boosts Civil Jobsite Mobility with Revu for iPad

Innovation, Projects
Frank Kalman

The contractor has discovered significant cost and time savings, as well as enhanced field worker efficiency, by using a variety of Bluebeam tools on tablets as it works to complete a massive civil infrastructure project

This Computer Program Can Build Intricate Wooden Joints

Innovation
David Shultz

A new software program aims to take the joint-creation process virtual, allowing users to design connections digitally before uploading them to a router that brings them to life

Mechwest Operates With Millimeter-perfect Precision in Revu

Innovation, Tips and Tricks
Frank Kalman

The Australian 3D modelling and steel detailing firm ditched its paper-based process in favor of Bluebeam Revu, streamlining the company’s intra-office collaboration and strengthening its ability to operate with millimeter-perfect precision

Construction Is (Finally) Embracing Tech—And Venture Capital Is Cashing In

Innovation
Katie Morell

Two venture capitalists share their observations on the industry’s promising emerging construction technology landscape, as well as the areas where they’re investing their money

This Global Initiative Aims to Fix Infrastructure’s Tech Adoption Problem

Innovation, Projects
Peter Dorfman

Contracting for infrastructure projects has stubbornly resisted technology adoption. An initiative born out of the World Economic Forum aims to change that

A Document Management Workflow for the Modern Construction Project

Innovation, Tips and Tricks
Frank Kalman

The Walsh Group’s Pablo Giraldo has established a proven digital document management workflow that organizes and streamlines previous paper-based processes into the modern age

Building a Skyscraper From Home

Innovation, Projects
Frank Kalman

Engineers and architects on Crown Sydney had to coordinate the final phase of the construction project while working from home

What Makes Digital Collaboration in Construction Possible?

Innovation
Peter Dorfman

Most construction professionals engage with their cloud-based applications to work without a second thought—but there’s a large, expansive world behind each click, share and comment

Reclaiming Innovation: How to Manage Change Amid Industry Tech Growth

Innovation
Emily Beyda

Embracing the impact of new and disruptive technology in the construction industry means also managing the organizational change that comes with it

Reclaiming Innovation: Closing the Technology Gap

Innovation
David Shultz

Even with so-called high-tech innovations, the construction industry has historically been slow to adapt—but the tides are beginning to turn

Reclaiming Innovation: Moving Beyond High-Tech

Innovation
Emily Beyda

This four-part series explores the true nature of innovation in construction and why it may not always play out as expected

Going Digital Through Change Management

Innovation
Rob Dunn

Going slow, conditioning users well ahead of the transition and phasing in small aspects of the switch made the change to digital simple—even for the most resistant

4 Strategies Construction Firms Can Use When Adopting New Tech

Innovation
Frank Kalman

These considerations will go a long way toward evaluating which new technologies are adding value and which are not

4 Ways Digital Collaboration Is Physically Changing Construction Sites

Innovation
Frank Kalman

Bluebeam's Joe Williams and The B1M's Fred Mills explain how digital collaboration is physically change jobsites

‘Construction Technologist’: The New Role Moving the Industry Forward

Innovation
Morris Mertz

As technology becomes a bigger part of construction firms’ operations, so does the job of ‘construction technologist’

Cottee Parker Goes Paperless on Queen’s Wharf

Innovation
Frank Kalman

The Australian architecture firm transforms its operating structure with Revu to design one of the biggest construction projects on the continent in three decades

Coming to a Jobsite Near You: Exoskeletons

Innovation
David Shultz

Barton Malow is testing robotic support systems, or exoskeletons, to reduce worker fatigue and improve safety

3 Ways VR Is Changing Construction

Innovation
Frank Kalman

Here’s how Suffolk is using the burgeoning tech to plan projects

Inside Suffolk’s L.A. “Smart Lab”

Innovation, People
Frank Kalman

The contractor has spent the last two years investing in burgeoning technology, headlined by the instillation of seven “Smart Labs”

Reality Capture: Surveying 2.0

Innovation
Rob Dunn

Surveying as-built conditions is a big expense. But reality capture technology is both lowering the cost and improving accuracy and efficiency of the process.

Can Robots Build Rebar?

Innovation
Ross Ufberg

A New York City construction startup, Toggle, is trying to bring technology into the process of producing reinforced concrete structures

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