Hospital Construction Projects Realize Benefits of Co-Location Strategy By Kevin Lew & Chris Nickle A well-managed project team adds significant value to a hospital construction project. If not managed well, the process of integrating cost, schedule and performance across teams can derail progress and detract from project outcomes. Co-location is most commonly used on large-scale hospital construction projects, in which key stakeholders work together in combined office space. This approach employs face-to-face interaction to build team relationships and improve communications, which increases productivity and innovation. While it can yield great benefits, co-location also entails the challenge of shifting away from […]

NoteVault's new NoteVault Notes 2.5 iOS app, along with an enhanced NoteVault Platform, is a daily reporting and communication solution that enables users to speak their notes and observations in real-time with professional daily report output to give important activities greater visibility. NoteVault Notes also provides the ability to increase jobsite safety with CrowdSource Safety, keep informed with keyword notifications, reduce risk and liability with AlertMe! and get easy integration with existing project management software. The new NoteVault Notes that replaces the existing NoteVault app is available for iOS and will soon be available for Android. In addition to the […]

The new John Deere L-Series backhoes are built on the distinguished performance of its K-Series predecessors. The new series offers improvements on features that customers have come to know and trust, plus the addition of several new ones, to increase uptime, provide exceptional productivity and lower daily operating costs. The L-Series lineup boasts six new dynamic and efficient models — the 310L EP, 310L, 310SL, 310SL HL, 315SL and 410L. The L-Series backhoes are designed for a variety of jobs, including loading trucks, placing pipe, digging trenches, moving materials or tearing up asphalt. Operators will find comfort in the cab, […]

Trimble's upgraded GCS900 Grade Control System and Trimble CCS900 Compaction Control System feature performance improvements for dozers and machine-to-machine communication capabilities. GCS900 version 12.7 features GradeMax Plus, new technology that increases the overall performance of dozers by allowing the operator to grade faster and more consistently with tighter accuracy. Operators can grade a wider range of complex surfaces without constraints. CCS900 version 12.7 introduces wireless data share — machine-to-machine communication that gives operators the ability to share mapping data between compactors on the same site in real-time. The machines communicate using a Wi-Fi network via the Trimble SNM940 Connected Site […]