Jim Hammond

The Here and There of Dirt

Jim Hammond knows a thing or two about dirt. In the early 2000s, Jim Hammond did something historic in his life. He decides to shift...

What Spreadsheets Lack

Advantages of using construction management software By Michael Wright While the construction industry loves new tools and technology for the jobsite, the industry has been much...

The Problem With Paper

Futuristic-sounding tech developments regularly make the news. In comparison, “going paperless” can seem very 1990s. But paper is still used daily in the construction...
Cloud deployment

To Cloud or Not to Cloud

By Alan Littman With projects becoming more complex and larger in scale, many architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms are realizing that adopting technology for...
GPS platform profitability

Streamlining the Ready-Mix Road

GPS platform designed to seize control of road logistics and profitability GivenHansco, a developer of integrated producer-driven software products for the concrete ready-mix industry, launched...

Improving Inspection Data Collection

Inspection processes, like other aspects of construction management, are evolving … and that’s good news for construction businesses. It’s tempting to view a construction inspection...

Equipment Mechanics

By John Kane Mechanics are among the most valuable employees at construction companies that operate heavy equipment. Adding software capabilities that are powerful, easy to...

Keeping Your Company’s Data Safe

Your company’s financial and job data is critical to the ongoing success of the business. It is important not to take the safety of...
lean methodology

Applying Lean Methodology to the eDiscovery Process

The construction industry began embracing the lean methodology—the idea of eliminating waste (wasted time, wasted movement, wasted potential), improving productivity, and maximizing value—in the...

Rethinking Paper-Based Documents

In recent years, construction software has infiltrated the construction landscape with incredible speed. Construction software allows project teams to abandon traditional hard copy documentation,...