By / Jessica Kirby
When it comes to creating software to digitize construction, almost all the focus among developers has revolved around the big projects and the big companies that build them. What are their pain points? How can technology relieve pressure on complex budgets? How can software help large crews meet tight timelines despite change orders and other unexpected factors? The focus on large companies has always made perfect sense since they have the resources to convert paper to digital. Large and multi-phase projects have so many moving parts, digitizing them is the perfect opportunity to provide building owners with clear and simple tools for seeing their projects before the shovels hit the ground. As the projects unfold, the whole team can see progress, change, and how the budget and timeline are responding to both. There isn’t a stakeholder alive who doesn’t enjoy the benefits of time and cost savings by employing construction technology.
Big tech for small companies
Leveraging the success of integrating technology into large-scale applications, BuildCentrix is leading the way among software developers by delivering the same results on smaller jobs and for smaller, less tech-heavy construction companies. Its robust platform provides all the support and plugins necessary for integrating with existing construction software. That means smaller companies with basic software applications can enjoy BuildCentrix features thanks to quick and simple integration.
BuildCentrix also leads the pack when it comes to delivering highly efficient 3D build-ready solutions for small projects and jobs. These benefits include but are not limited to driving down the cost per work order with greater productivity and mitigating the margin for error that comes with manual inputs. The BuildCentrix platform facilitates prefabrication opportunities with its 3D Takeoff Builder, which efficiently captures accurate and complete jobsite details and shares and updates in real time.
Takeoffs redefined
The Blueprint Upload feature allows users to upload blueprints to the platform and take-off components overtop the digital blueprint file, enabling the ability to see a project before it begins and ensuring accuracy and complete jobsite and project details once it is underway.
These same features mean teams working on projects powered by BuildCentrix can accurately manage labor and material costs, standardize their material orders, and reduce the time and cost of onboarding new employees. Most importantly, BuildCentrix has been custom developed to integrate with various company and project sizes, providing a more comprehensive fit than a large-scale technology that is made specifically for large projects and used as a blanket solution for smaller operations.
With today’s powerful mobile technology and pay per use business models, there is simply no reason small and medium projects should not be able to enjoy the same benefits and advantages technology has been delivering to big projects for years. ■