Employee productivity is a vital metric that workplaces measure to ensure important tasks are getting accomplished. These tasks vary greatly depending on the type of work you are in. In construction, these tasks include bricklaying, pouring concrete, hanging drywall, etc. There are several ways to measure productivity, but how do we identify factors that affect labor productivity in construction and remedy them?
Those who work in the construction sector have something to look forward to as employment rates continue to rise in 2018. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported 13,000 new jobs within the industry in May alone.
It’s 2018. A lot of companies in construction, and in general, claim to be “in the cloud.” However, what qualifies a business as truly cloud-based? hh2 Cloud Services is a true cloud-based service that offers its customers solutions that can be accessed from anywhere, at any time.
Have you ever considered how cloud-based solutions can help you or your company be more efficient at completing your daily tasks? It is important to realize that not all cloud-based services are created equally. Outlined are some important standards to use when seeking online solutions to fill the roles of work performed.
It’s no surprise that the construction industry is benefiting in large parts from artificial intelligence (AI). A new job within the industry, a data scientist, is using AI to their advantage.
A recent case study was conducted by the American architectural, planning and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) that show its recent advancements within digital fabrication.
At hh2 Cloud Services (www.hh2.com), we pride ourselves on our commitment of making our customers lives easier by providing them with our great web and mobile solutions. Last week, we decided to help out our community by volunteering for our local Habitat for Humanity of Weber and Davis Counties (habitatwd.org).
The 21st century has brought a plethora of new advancements in technology to the construction sector. From super concrete to 3D printing, construction is seeing improvements in recent years that will help change and shape the future of the industry.
hh2 Cloud Services recently attended the 2018 TUG National Users Conference held in Orlando this last week. It was a great opportunity for our team to connect with our current customers and to demonstrate our extensive line of cloud based services to potential customers.
Jayme Woodhouse oversees the entire operation of customer support and implementation. He helps to facilitate the process between when a customer signs up for an hh2 product, and ensuring they have a great onboarding experience implementing and using hh2 Cloud Services.
Coming this fall, the Hadrian X, a brick-laying robot, will be on the market from Australia’s Fastbrick Robotics. The Hadrian X has a 30-meter (nearly 100 foot) arm that can lay one thousand bricks per...
New worksite ideas come and go, but here are three new emergent technologies that appear to have gotten over the early hurdles and are proving to be invaluable on the job site.
The skilled trades are low in numbers. “Construction contractors can’t find welders, can’t find electricians, can’t find air conditioner specialists,” Basu said. And the future looks...
Jason Morrison is the Director of Project Implementations & Trainings and has been with hh2 Cloud Services for almost 10 1/2 years. His passion involves getting new customers up and running with their cloud base services and training their staff.
The unemployment rate for construction is down to 4.5%, a rate that sociologists consider to be a healthy rate for any economy, the 4.5% representing the regular shuffling of workers from...
Fahs has been in business since 1954, getting its start as a painting contractor. Today, the New York-based company has three divisions: General Construction, Private Development, and Commercial Paving. Among their resume are houses, restaurants, schools...
I'm the Department Director for Support/Client Services. I make training video recordings and marketing recordings, I maintain the Support Knowledge Base site articles, and I help customers troubleshoot problems, answer...
Getting equipment time entered in on a regular basis can be problematic. Writing it down and faxing it in, problems with double entry, deciphering messy handwriting, and accurately coding to the correct...
McKinsey, the business consulting firm, has laid out seven points in the hopes of increasing that productivity, in their report “Reinventing Construction: A Route to Higher Productivity.” To illustrate the...
Venture capitalists are opening their wallets to fund new companies that are trying to break through the tired and staid state of construction. CBInsights has calculated that $169 million in...
