The holly grail of “Collaboration in Construction”

There is no doubt there is a revolution happening in construction industry the last 5 years. This revolution is not happening on 3d printing, amazing new materials or innovative design (as many believe) but on the field of project and construction management which is probably where all the problems start. Smart and entrepreneurial people from … Read more

Why I hate CARs and why you Should Avoid them in construction

CAR is a well known abbreviation to everyone who works in a Quality- related role across all industries (and not only in construction). CAR stands for “Corrective Action Report”. Corrective Actions are probably representing the essence of Quality Management and Lean techniques: you should provide a solution that will fight the root cause of the … Read more

5 Amazing Books For Quality (Not Only In Construction) That Everybody Should Read

These are some great reads for everyone involved in quality management in construction (and not only…) :  1. The Machine That Changed The World ,  by James P. Womack , Daniel T. Jones and Daniel Roos Whether you in Quality or not, this is a great read for anyone interested In modern management and how the Japanese revolutionized mass production … Read more

Quality Alert: Steel bolts break on Cheesegrater skyscraper in London !

A major quality failure has recently been recorded last Tuesday in London, UK. An area around the 47-storey Leadenhall Building in the city of London has been cordoned off because a part of a bolt from the frame of the building fell on the ground, fortunately not causing any casualties. The bolt actually fell from the 5th floor to the ground … Read more

Use of tablets for Site Inspections

The use of tablets for Site inspections is probably the biggest revolution in the construction industry since the introduction of CAD about 30 years ago. On the other hand, tablets are probably the first computer that is being used on the field (excluding of course calculators and laptops for special uses). There are many solutions in the … Read more

Interview with Richard Scott from Priority1

UPDATE 2022: Priority1 is now Viewpoint Fieldview Digitization of construction industry, is gaining more momentum with the Use of Tablets for site inspections and SaaS platforms which aim to make everyone’s life on site easier and probably tidier. We have recently presented 9 Apps for Inspections at a construction project and later on we came back with 7 more Apps … Read more

How ISO:9001 2015 Revision impacts Construction

Big News! The new revision of the ISO 9001:2015 Standard is out in all of its glory and it’s bringing quite a lot of changes for organizations and quality professionals. As per IRCA’s and ISO’s statistics, in 2013 there were 1.6 million certificates issued globally and a good percentage of these certificates have to do … Read more

Ok Glass. Capture that NCR.

It seems like ages ago when people first suggested the use of tablets at construction sites, but today it feels more like something we are all waiting to see it becoming a pretty standard technology in the industry like previous decades were all about CAD solutions, Total Survey Stations or even…computers themselves. Without a doubt … Read more