Tag: mobile
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A Mobile Magazine on Construction Innovation
In the era of the social media, trade magazines have retained their appeal. Construction is no exception. One of the latest ones is CORPUS, with a tagline Constructing tomorrow. CORPUS is the customer magazine of the 150-year-old German chemistry giant BASF. It is published in both English and German. CORPUS is a mobile magazine for iOS,…
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Mobile Collaboration in Construction – Interview with Yves Frinault, CEO of Fieldwire
This is my interview with Yves Frinault, Co-founder and CEO of Fieldwire. We discuss how mobile computing is helping construction, especially on the construction site. Can you tell a little about your company, Fieldwire. Why and how did you come about, who are your customers, and where are you now, business-wise? Fieldwire is a mobile collaboration platform for…
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Four Innovative AEC Mobile Apps
During the last years, smartphones have become important tools also for professionals within the AEC industry. The boom in the mobile application designing industry has led to improved quality over the past couple of years. For example, cloud-based project management tools help to save valuable time and resources by streamlining field communication and providing shared resources.…
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New Mobile Services for the Construction Site
Mobile, cloud-based services are entering the construction site. Here are four recent examples of the trend. Gilbane Tests Out RFID System to Document Workers’ Hours Gilbane Inc., a real estate development and construction firm, is piloting an RFID-based “remote attendance” solution for managing construction subcontracted workers at a building site spanning 1 million square feet.The system…
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Mobile SEO: Making Sites Short and Social
With all good search methods starting to fade away like a morning fog, we are getting ready to enter an era of a deeper focus on the mobile computing world, optimizing our sales and marketing efforts to cater to the new smaller, more ‘on the go’ lifestyles that people lead. Whereas before, most professional marketing…