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5 Practical Benefits of Drones in Construction

Project managers, job superintendents and safety coordinators have more than enough on their hands when it comes to periodic inspections, jobsite progress monitoring and keeping...

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Communicate Value and Win More Bids with a Custom Bid Package

According to one study, in the AEC industry, the average bid hit rate falls in between 37 and 44 percent. Another study showed that the...

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How the ARC Print App is Making Printing Even Easier

You can order a meal, go shopping, or hail a ride, all from an app on your phone… and now, you can place print orders...

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Construction Signage

3 Ways Construction Signage Solves Real Business Problems

In the AEC industry, where profit margins are notoriously thin, it can be tempting to cut corners when it comes to site signage. But while...

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Using Drone Data in Construction

How Drones are Making the Modern Construction Site a Safer Place to Work

The idea that remote-controlled flying machines buzzing overhead can make a construction site safer might seem counterintuitive. But before you reject the idea that drones...

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Lean construction principles

Construction Trends to Watch for in 2018

This article was originally published on the SKYSITE Blog. In the last 60 years, productivity has doubled in most industries, yet the build trade has...

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The 5 Benefits of BIM in Construction that Contractors, Architects, and Owners Need to Know

By 2024, the building information modeling (BIM) market’s valuation is projected to reach $18.8 billion. In 2016, the market was valued at $3.6 billion. Clearly,...

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SKYSITE Press Coverage

SKYSITE Press Coverage Editorial Coverage The Construction Specifier New Management Program for Construction Professionals Released By Jacquie Clancy January 29, 2015 http://www.constructionspecifier.com/new-management-program-for-construction-professionals-released/ Forbes ARC Offers...

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ARC’s 2019 Design & Technology Report

As part of our ongoing efforts to improve productivity in the design and construction community, we conducted an in-depth survey of 330 architects, contractors, and...

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Partners in Flight: Drones Deliver Progress Tracking for Major Construction Site

As AvalonBay Communities builds out a 248-unit apartment complex in New Jersey, it’s up to Patricia O’Donnell, Development Administrative Assistant, and a few of their...

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Drones as a Service: 5 Reasons to Outsource Construction Drone Photography in AEC

You’ve probably heard the common wisdom that the construction industry is notoriously slow to adopt technology. Yet when it comes to drones, nothing could be...

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Digital Printing Services in Calgary

Drummond Communications Sets Up their Own Print Shop with an ARC Digital Storefront

Thanks to Amazon, just about any consumer product you can think of can be on your doorstep within a few clicks. Now, thanks to ARC...

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Clark Construction Uses ARC

Giant, Interactive Touch Screens: 4 Tips for Improving Projects from a Leader in Construction

Having realized the true value of giant touch screens, called SmartScreens, Pomerleau, one of the largest general contractors in Canada, relies on SmartScreens, for most...

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Discrepancy Reports

The 7 Hot Products Saving Time and Money on Jobsites Everywhere

Analysis conducted in late 2018 by McKinsey revealed an “ever-increasing universe of technology use cases that are disrupting the way we plan, design, and execute...

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Benefits of Computer-Generated Visualization

Tech Tools and Tips: Improve Performance throughout the Construction Project Lifecycle

Is it what we know that gets us into trouble or is it what we think we know, but isn’t so? We know design and...

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Ben Woo Architects

Introducing SKYSITE

SKYSITE ARC is proud to announce SKYSITE, a cloud solution that manages the workflow of construction documents and information. SKYSITE was developed to solve the...

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Setting Up Your Construction Site for Success

Once you begin a new construction project, getting your jobsite set up and ready for the arrival of workers, vendors, engineers, and visitors is no...

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the cloud

What Is the Cloud and What Does It Mean for Construction?

What Is the Cloud? We’ve written a lot about “the cloud” in our newsletters and SKYSITE blog content, but sometimes it’s worth slowing down and...

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