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All of us who have gone to a jobsite to do an inspection, whether as the Architect doing a contract required review, or as part of a construction team (Construction Manager/Superintendent), or as an Owner’s representative; the process has always been the same. Carry to the jobsite all the drawings and a camera, maybe a recorder, but always your trusty pad and pen to record the issues/concerns and notes required. I speak of this experience because the jobsite visits are engraved into my brain as having one ever-lasting memory – that of frustration.
Frustration of having to first record, then document, then usually having to input the information into the computer; then comes the real frustration – do it all over again in the next inspection. There must be a better way!
There is a solution. Autodesk BIM360 Field provides a solution that fits today’s technology and jobsite-specific issues. Autodesk BIM360 Field provides a Web and Tablet based (iOS) construction jobsite information management system. Checklists/Punchlists, Equipment/Assets, Reports, and Issues are all tracked from a tablet, while being able to record/document jobsite conditions.
Why should you care?
• How much time are you, or your company, spending writing and re-writing lists, and then distributing them to the project team. Count the hours – they rack up each month.
• Have you ever left important information back at the office (a specific set of plans, or shop drawings). That is a waste of precious time.
• Have you not had the most up to date information at the jobsite and made judgments/decisions based upon out of date information – that is certainly risky.
• Have you ever wondered if an issue got resolved, who resolved it, and when? Lack of accurate, timely information (data) can lead to rework, redo, re-decide and other time delays. Delays cost money.
The great thing about BIM360 Field is that you don’t need to be BIM-enabled (though if you are, there are some additional benefits). If you currently work with 2D plans, and using pad and pen to document jobsite events/issues/concerns – look into BIM360 Field. The costs are reasonable - the value is great.
BIM360 Field has benefits for Architects (who do jobsite review), General Contractors, and Subcontractors (who have large teams on a site). Owners who take an active role in construction activities can also find great benefit. For further information, visit our website (http://www.ideateinc.com/products/bim_360_field.html).
Ideate, Inc. is an Autodesk VAR, one of a select number of Autodesk resellers who have be selected to sell Autodesk BIM360 Field to customers. Call us at 888-662-7238, or talk to your Ideate Account Manager about discussing Autodesk BIM360 and your needs. (www.ideateinc.com).
David Haynes, NCARB, PMP, LEED AP
Ideate Director of Consulting
David is a Registered Architect, Project Management Certified Professional, who previously had his own architectural practice and was President of a commercial design-build construction company for 15 years. A graduate of University of Arizona, he has worked as an Architect, contractor, developer and as a national construction manager for a national retailer. David currently provides business process analysis, virtualization and change management solutions for AEC clients across the United States involved in the design and building industry. Follow David on Twitter: @dhaynestech
Get it. Know it. Use it.
San Francisco, CA, 7/1/2013–Ideate, Inc., an Autodesk Gold Value Added Reseller, today announced that Autodesk, Inc., a world leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, has authorized Ideate to sell and support Autodesk BIM 360 Field and Autodesk BIM 360 Glue, two cloud-based BIM collaboration software tools with specific application to the construction and infrastructure industries.
Cloud services enable efficient and easy-to-use Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows for detecting and coordinating clashes, simulation, and visualization for both building and infrastructure projects.
Autodesk BIM 360 Glue is a cloud-based solution that facilitates BIM collaboration. It simplifies multidiscipline model coordination and clash detection, and provides access for stakeholders across the project lifecycle. Architects, engineers, owners, and builders across the globe can collaborate and coordinate in real time from the office or mobile devices.
Autodesk BIM 360 Field provides field management software for construction. Unlike carrying pads of paper and tubes of drawings on the jobsite, Autodesk BIM 360 Field combines mobile technologies and BIM at the point of construction with reporting for management. Using Autodesk BIM 360 Field measurably improves the quality, safety and profitability of projects and companies.
“We are delighted to be selected by Autodesk to offer Autodesk BIM 360 Field and Glue to our customers,” says Bob Palioca, president of Ideate, Inc. “These two new solutions highlight the increasing influence of cloud and mobile technologies. Being able to provide and support new technologies for the construction and infrastructure industries is another important demonstration of our commitment to our customers.”
Ideate recently hosted a webcast introducing Autodesk BIM 360 Field and Glue. To view the recording, click here.
For more information about these two offerings, contact sales@ideateinc.com
About Ideate, Inc.
Ideate, Inc. is a leading Autodesk Authorized Developer with 25+ years’ experience in software development and specific focus on Building Information Modeling (BIM) and is a leading Autodesk solutions provider offering quality software, training, support and custom consulting services to the AEC industry since 1992. Headquartered in San Francisco, California and operating five Autodesk Authorized Training Centers (ATCs) in the northwestern U.S., Ideate is recognized as an Autodesk Gold Partner for Architecture, Engineering and Construction, one of Autodesk’s highest levels of authorization.
Autodesk, Autodesk BIM 360 Glue, Autodesk BIM 360 Field, and ATC are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries.
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