Now is the time for contractors and commissioning providers to consider engaging a complete digital transformation of their workflow and products. More and more building owners are demanding contractors deliver a full digital turnover of their construction projects. Is this change a burden or an opportunity? … Read More
Building Technology
A Guide to Which Industries Use Commissioning Software
Building commissioning software is an adaptable, cloud-based platform enabling commissioning for building construction projects across numerous industries. Deployment occurs during all phases of buildings, plants, and facilities to ensure that all systems are operational and in working order. … Read More
Equipment Data Management
Bluerithm facilitates the transfer of massive amounts of data about equipment and assets, from design tools like Revit, into a comprehensive, collaborative platform that bridges the gap between design, field data collection and verification, and ultimately transfer to operations platforms (i.e. digital twins, maintenance management systems, etc.). … Read More
Explaining Building Commissioning Software: Its Purpose and Advantage
Software as a service (SaaS) products launched in the general public’s consciousness in the late 1990s with the advent of Salesforce. Today, everyone uses some form of SaaS product daily, whether free or paid. If you have a smartphone or … Read More
What is COBie?
There are many challenges that companies face when working with data and information. Getting data in a standardized format is a struggle many industries deal with. Companies spend countless hours cleaning data so that it can be used. There is … Read More
Kattera’s Failure and the Future of Property Design and Construction
Katerra might have crashed and burned, but “pioneers are oftentimes the losers. Then the other guys come behind it and figure out what they did wrong.” Disrupting existing supply chain models and novel pre-fabrication approaches are just examples of innovation … Read More
BlueRithm Free for COVID-19 Response Projects
Fast-track projects for hospital re-purposing, temporary facilities, and accelerated existing projects are underway around the world to ramp up hospital bed capacity for patients sick with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). We have made BlueRithm free for these projects. Despite their … Read More
Commissioning Software: How to Roll it Out in Your Organization
Commissioning Software How to Roll it Out in Your Organization (Also see our related article on selecting a commissioning software platform) The following are suggestions based on industry best practices and our experience. Not everything will apply to your organization, … Read More
Rework: A Great Read on Running a Smart, Nimble Business in the 21st Century
My First Review I haven’t ever written a review of a book before, but I thought there was enough universally useful information in this one that I wanted to share my thoughts. Why I Think this Book, and Others Like … Read More
Building Automation System Projects: 9 Things to Improve the Success of Your Projects
Building automation systems (BAS) work is unique among construction disciplines, and even among other building technologies and systems. Building automation systems control critical, large, and energy-intensive machines such as air handling units, central heating and cooling equipment, and maybe even … Read More
