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Associated General Contractors of America

Dexter + Chaney
ASSOCIATION NEWS
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Notevault, Inc.
TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGY
The AGC IT Steering Committee seeks presenters to lead discussions on three topics: 1) 3D Printing in the Construction Industry, 2) Update on UAVs (Drones) and Best Practices to Know, and 3) Use Cases for BIM and Safety on Project Sites. If you have experience in these areas, please consider submitting a presentation proposal.

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At nearly every jobsite, interim design changes are behind many project delivery inefficiencies.How do construction companies go about addressing delays that occur between the trailer and the field? Not surprisingly, teams must turn to technology and determine how to best leverage mobile devices, apps, and the cloud.

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Recently, the ConsensusDocs Coalition published an updated ConsensusDocs 301 BIM Addendum, which was an industry-first document originally published in June 2008. The BIM revision working group was assembled from a diverse group of practitioners who were intimately familiar from the technical, legal, and risk management aspects of BIM. The new Addendum updates terminology and provisions to reflect current best practices in the rapidly changing world of BIM. The changes included updating liability, insurance and intellectual property terms; adding provisions for commissioning/turnover and facilities maintenance and operations, as well as sustainability analyses. There was a great deal of effort on incorporating a level of development (LOD) and creating options regarding reliance upon model data.

The BIM Addendum specifies technology requirements and formats conducive to robust BIM use as a tool throughout the lifecycle of a structure and is designed so that parties can take better advantage of features unique to BIM.

ConsensusDocs are the only contracts written by a coalition of 40+ design and construction industry associations, including AGC. AGC Members receive a 20% discount using code AGC100 at www.ConsensusDocs.org.

 
 
   
When contractors need a piece of equipment on a jobsite, Getable makes it as easy as a click of a mouse or a tap on a mobile device to obtain the right machinery at the least expensive cost.

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TECHNOLOGY TIDBITS
How do you manage the potential leads and prospect projects that you are tracking for your construction company? Do you use cocktail napkins, sticky notes or a fancy excel spreadsheet? The new world of apps on used on mobile devices allow construction manager to track their business prospect activity better than ever before. The question at hand is which platform is the best choice for your company to use. Here are a few great CRM (Customer Relation Management) platforms to try out.

Visit http://conappguru.com/apps/crm-platforms-for-small-construction-teams/ to view the full article online.

 
Procore
CMiC
INTEROPERABILITY UPDATE
 
   
The Construction Open Standards Alliance (COSA) is a community of construction industry professionals who support open integration standards in construction software. Join the effort today.

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UPCOMING EVENTS
VDC for Design Phase Management & Preconstruction
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 to Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Orlando, Florida

The use of virtual design and construction (VDC) techniques is becoming more widespread in just about every global economy. Governments, such as in the United Kingdom, are even setting targets for required VDC/BIM within the next few years. We would like to explore how the utilization of VDC techniques in the design and planning phase are ultimately impacting our project outcomes.


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Mark your calendars for the 2016 AGC IT Forum Conference, scheduled for July 28-29, 2016, in Chicago, Illinois. More details to follow so stay tuned.
 
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