Construction Document Management Archives

Making LOD 500 BIM Available for Everyone

July 15, 2022

Projects with 3D models are a blast! As subcontractors, when we bid on jobs, often times the person bidding doesn’t know or care about what LOD the...

4 Effective Construction Project Management Essentials

April 13, 2022

Effective project management is essential for achieving a successful construction project. But it takes more than just discipline if you want to...

Things To Consider When Choosing A Document Management System

March 16, 2022

Document management solutions used to be exclusively used by larger enterprises, but in today’s construction industry there is ROI for contractors of...

5x Faster with DADO: How Berwick Streamlined their Field Forms Process

October 8, 2021

Like almost all the contractors we speak to, Berwick has a system that works for forms - paper copies that are distributed to the field. And like...

Mitigating Risk with Intelligent Document Search

July 15, 2021

The tragic condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, shocked the nation. The pictures are horrifying. Indeed, most of us awoke that morning no...

The Next Big Thing in Safety Compliance: Document Search

June 3, 2021

Did you know 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration? There were few job site safety...

How to Improve Preconstruction with Intelligent Document Search

May 27, 2021

Congratulations! You’ve just won the job. Pop the champagne tonight because tomorrow, the most crucial phase of your project begins—Preconstruction...

Know the 7 Pillars of A Controlled Document Management System

May 20, 2021

Today, the best construction companies organize, secure, and share their documents using a document management system (DMS). They strive to be as...

Avoid these Five Red Flags of Document Management Systems

April 30, 2021

Saws, hammers, and drills have been tools on job sites for hundreds of years. Today, a cloud-based document management system (DMS) is another tool...

Overcoming the Challenges of Managing Construction Documents Across Cloud Platforms

March 4, 2021

Construction document management is a heavy burden shared by all project teams. Organization, management, and retrieval of project information is...

Intelligent Search Tips to Gain Control of Your Construction Documents

February 12, 2021

We’ve all been there. You know what you need, but you can’t seem to find the right words, the right terms, the right file name, or the right location...

Do You Need a Document Management Audit?

February 5, 2021

It's tax season, after all. A great time to take stock of your business and identify any issues that could come back to bite you later. One of those...

Is Intelligent Document Search like GPS? DADO Debates.

February 2, 2021

During a recent conversation with a VDC Director from a large general contractor based in California, he compared DADO to GPS. Disputing the merits...

A Framework for Intelligent Document Search by Project Phase

January 15, 2021

Have you ever stopped to think about how search plays a role in your workday? The ever-increasing complexities of architecture, engineering, and...