How the Public Sector Can Work More Collaboratively with Bluebeam
The collaboration advantages of using Bluebeam mean more effective working, a quicker return on investment and better-quality outcomes
The collaboration advantages of using Bluebeam mean more effective working, a quicker return on investment and better-quality outcomes
Traditional building products such as steel and concrete are construction’s ‘tried and tested’ materials, yet they come with a significant environmental cost. Can ‘hempcrete,’ a concrete-like product made from the hemp plant, help the industry elevate its sustainability efforts?
Those involved in delivering built assets need access to the right data and information. For public sector organizations, this can be made easier using digital technology
Might swarm robotics, where thousands of mini-bots work collaboratively, increase productivity?
With the built environment such a prominent source of carbon emissions, it is vital that the industry recognizes the urgent need to ‘climate proof’ homes and other built assets and infrastructure.
Deciding what materials a construction project is going to need is critical to ensuring the project can be delivered on time and within budget. Here’s how more public sector organizations are discovering the advantages of using Bluebeam to get quantity and estimate data accurately
Designers have long been aware of the link between healthy buildings and healthy occupants. The emergence of wellness architecture will only add to the clamour for our built environment to be better for us.
In this second in a short series of articles we look at some examples of how Bluebeam helped public sector organisations make the review process more efficient, saving time and money and speeding up the delivery schedule.
Construction has been somewhat behind on things like technology and remote working. But the COVID-19 pandemic forced the sector to revisit how it did things; now it is embracing fresh ways of working that could lead to gains in productivity and worker well-being.
From speed of approval to being able to free up storage space for other purposes, going digital can help public sector organisations process building activity more quickly and efficiently than working on physical paper plans ever could.
Greenwashing – the act of claiming environmental credentials for a product or project that are unjustified or outright untrue – has no place in the construction sector. Creating sustainable developments through investment in people, materials and delivery practices, plus supporting evidence to corroborate such claims, is the way forward.
From keeping onsite equipment secure and productive to helping map out land and terrain for projects, Global Positioning System (GPS) technology offers the construction industry a dimension of information that was simply unthinkable a few decades ago.
Digital plan review software is speeding up the review process for urban planning agencies. Learn how one city cut plan review times with Bluebeam Revu.
Architects have long sought to design buildings that suited occupants’ needs, as well as being aesthetically pleasing. Lately, the built environment has acknowledged the need to create buildings which cater for occupants’ needs in more ways than one
The advent of drones has given the construction industry the opportunity to get a unique view of a building project as it rises from the ground