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The Peabody Orlando Expansion

GCI Consultants, LLC wrote 1 year ago: Glazing Consultants International, LLC, was retained to provide building envelope consulting service … more →

Tags: projects, building envelope, Construction Team, Consultant, field water infiltration testing, GCI, glass curtain wall, glazing, Infiltration (HVAC)

Top 10 Reasons Sharepoint Sucks for Photos1 comment

Rob Mathewson wrote 1 year ago: I talk to a lot of GC’s and Architects that use Sharepoint(tm) to store their photos. When I a … more →

Tags: Industry, Architects, box net, Commercial Construction, Construction, construction consultants, construction documentation, construction industry, construction photo documentation

Geedra vs Sharepoint

Rob Mathewson wrote 1 year ago: Photos on Geedra™ Photos on SharePoint™ Automated photo filing on Upload Yes. Photos filed according … more →

Tags: Inside Geedra, Architects, box net, Commercial Construction, Construction, construction consultants, construction documentation, construction industry, construction photo documentation

Risk Management Means Innovating Beyond Checklists

Rob Mathewson wrote 1 year ago: A recent report from McGraw-Hill (also discussed here) outlined the results of a survey of owners, a … more →

Tags: Industry, construction defects, Construction Innovation, construction inspection, construction photo documentation, construction photography, construction productivity, construction project risk, construction quality

The Space Between: Attention to Voids in Building Envelope Can Help Prevent Water Infiltration 1 comment

GCI Consultants, LLC wrote 2 years ago: By Christopher Matthews To paraphrase the Dave Matthews Band song lyrics, the space between is a som … more →

Tags: Construction, building envelope, Quality Control, building envelope, voids

Top 10 Tasks for Construction Superintendents

Rob Mathewson wrote 2 years ago: Stumbled upon this on the state of Washington Workforce Explorer site.  In reviewing this list, it o … more →

Tags: Industry, Commercial Construction, construction consultants, Construction Contractors, construction documentation, construction foreman, construction inspection, construction photo documentation, construction photography

What's Your Jobsite Photo Strategy?

Rob Mathewson wrote 2 years ago: When speaking with managers and executives from general contractor firms I make it a point to ask ab … more →

Tags: Industry, construction documentation, General Contractor, Commercial Construction, construction photography, general construction, project management, Prolog, Primavera

4D 5D Can't Complete the Picture3 comments

Rob Mathewson wrote 2 years ago: For all the promise of 4D and 5D BIM technology, users can never capture the reality of jobsite cond … more →

Tags: Industry, construction inspection, Risk Management, construction photography, construction defects, Bim, Revit, construction video, 4d modeling

Filtering Jobsite Information1 comment

Rob Mathewson wrote 3 years ago: In telecommunications the “Last Mile” problem refers to the difficulty service providers … more →

Tags: Industry, construction industry, Risk Management, construction quality, construction productivity, Commercial Construction, Geedra

Rob's Interview with Blogger Mikhail Surkan

Rob Mathewson wrote 3 years ago: I sat down for a chat with Mikhail Surkan to discuss the challenges and opportunities for a starting … more →

Tags: Inside Geedra, construction industry, construction inspection, construction quality, construction documentation, construction consultants, construction productivity, Commercial Construction, construction defects

A Wishlist for an iPhone Punchlist App

Rob Mathewson wrote 3 years ago: From the Software Advice Blog… Bringing Your Punchlist into the 21st century. I applaud the fr … more →

Tags: Industry, construction productivity, construction defects, Construction Technology, construction punchlist, punchlist, iPhone

Finding That Critical Project Photo4 comments

Rob Mathewson wrote 3 years ago: Imagine what it’s like to dig a hole in the sand at the beach. Hand over hand, you dig away an … more →

Tags: Industry, construction inspection, construction quality, construction documentation, construction consultants, General Contractor, Commercial Construction, construction photography, Construction Contractors

Miscommunication Between Owner and Contractor Can be Dangerous4 comments

Rob Mathewson wrote 3 years ago: The "Croc Slot" … more →

Tags: Industry, workmanship, owner, Real Estate Development, General Contractor, Commercial Construction, construction defects, Pearls Before Swine

You've Landed a Stimulus Project, Now What?2 comments

Rob Mathewson wrote 4 years ago: You and your team sharpened your pencils and beat back the most ravenous pack of competitors that yo … more →

Tags: Industry, construction industry, construction inspection, Risk Management, construction quality, Quality Control, construction productivity, General Contractor, general construction

4 Steps To Maximize Insurance Coverage for Construction Defects

Rob Mathewson wrote 4 years ago: From this month’s Construction Executive Magazine (Sorry, no online copy for this article, aut … more →

Tags: Industry, Risk Management, construction quality, dispute resolution, Insurance, wrap insurance, construction insurance, construction defects, Construction liability

Yeah, Right.

Rob Mathewson wrote 4 years ago: Imagine that you are an assembly line worker in the days of Henry Ford. You work in an environment w … more →

Tags: Industry, workmanship, construction quality, Construction Verification, Quality Control, construction productivity, General Contractor, general construction, Geedra

Billy's Journey 2 comments

Rob Mathewson wrote 4 years ago: A recent conversation with a quality manager from a major general contractor brought this cartoon im … more →

Tags: Case histories, Productivity, workmanship, Quality Control, construction productivity, Contractors, construction rework, General Contractor, Commercial Construction

Help Shape Construction's First Quality System

Rob Mathewson wrote 4 years ago: Take the Geedra survey and tell us what’s important to you in the construction industry. … more →

Tags: Industry, Inside Geedra, Risk Management, Construction Verification, construction defects, Geedra

Catching Construction Defects Early

Rob Mathewson wrote 4 years ago: One of the lessons I’ve learned during the development of Geedra is that software construction … more →

Tags: construction defects, construction quality, construction rework, Geedra, Quality Control, Risk Management


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