Newly Formed ABC Tech Alliance to Connect Contractors to Construction Technology

September 1, 2020 Shane Hedmond

Construction technology has come a long, long way in the past decades. There are now hundreds of construction-specific apps available, ranging from project management, to compliance and reporting, to photo documentation, to estimating, and many more. At times, it can be overwhelming keeping up with all of the available options in the market, especially for smaller to medium sized construction businesses that don’t have a dedicated technology team or budget.

Riskcast Adds Time & Material Module to its Productivity and Forecasting Platform

May 12, 2020 Shane Hedmond

Offering a time and material (T&M) quote can be a great way to quickly agree to terms on a project with a tight timeline, which can be a perfect solution for the uncertain times we’re currently in. On the other hand, T&M can be a source of heartburn for owners and contractors, because costs can come as a surprise by the end of the project, which can lead to disputes.

5 Steps to Developing a Good Data Strategy

March 12, 2020 Guest Post

[Guest post] With every brick, girder and slab your workers put into place, your firm is unwittingly generating data. Forward-thinking construction firms have realized that harnessing that data can yield an incredibly powerful tool for increasing productivity, raising profits, improving the accuracy of your bids, spotting trouble before it occurs and more.

Riskcast Provides Simple Solution to Get Data from the Field to the Construction Office

November 15, 2019 Shane Hedmond

There is a lot of data that is gathered by foremen throughout the length of a construction project. These jobsite leaders are on-site every day and can be responsible for many reporting tasks, including daily reports, time sheets collection, toolbox talks, among others. For a lot of companies, all that data gathered comes in many different forms, making it extremely difficult and time consuming to gain any real value from it.