Here at hh2 Cloud Services, we love construction! We also love saving our customers time and money. In this article, learn how to construct your own Halloween door decoration with our DIY step-by-step guide. This decoration can be recreated in less than an hour and under $30.
New York City’s Times Square is already one of the most exciting places to visit, and with new construction, it is about to rival Las Vegas when it comes to entertainment. Times Square will be ready to start construction in late 2019 with the new $2.5 billion TSX Broadway Project. This project is meant to take real estate to a new level by using experiential interior functions and building exteriors that act as unique platforms for advertising and marketing.
New construction broke ground over the past week in Las Vegas. Residents will soon be able to see exciting new development directly on the famous Las Vegas Strip. A new globe-shaped event center has started construction behind the Venetian, and a new NFL stadium is being built as the Raiders, currently playing in Oakland, California, plan their move to the city.
Meet Des Sandoval! Des is a Utah native who was born and raised in Weber County. She is a part of the marketing department at hh2 Cloud Services, and she specializes in content marketing and public relations. Des celebrates her birthday today, October first, and is so happy to be selected as one of this month’s employee spotlights.
Employee Spotlight! Meet a member of our sales team, Britton Bauer. Britton was born and raised in Northern Utah. He joined the sales team at hh2 Cloud Services in July of 2017. Britton celebrated his birthday on Monday, September 17. As an integral member of hh2, he is thrilled to be chosen as one of the employee spotlights.
The world’s cities are continuing to grow at a rapid rate, and the importance of land use planning is becoming more and more crucial. Cities are comprised of more than just buildings and people. Many cities are also known for their use of open space or “green space.” Urban open space is land that can range from playing fields to highly maintained environments to relatively natural land spaces.
Ready or not, thousands of new skyscrapers will be built by 2050 according to current trends. City living is continuing to become more and more popular. By 2050, it is estimated that around six billion people will reside within the heart of different cities. As of September 2018, the number of city inhabitants is a measly four billion, but cities will have to adapt to the increased influx of people migrating into the city (https://bit.ly/2P8YucN).
If you work in construction, you need to record unit production and percent completes. Don’t waste time waiting for access to a desktop and logging in to your accounting system to record field data. Now, field laborers can take complete control of their work when and where they need to: in the field. With the unit production worksheet within hh2 Field Reports, laborers have access to field reporting information where they need it most with hh2 Cloud Services cloud-based solutions.
Finding a home to purchase with a budget of under $250,000 seems close to impossible in today’s housing market. Labor, land and material costs continue to rise, which is resulting in slowing down the production and supply of homes on the market. As these prices continue to swell, new construction homes are far and few to come by.
Coding time is easier than ever with hh2 Cloud Services’ Remote Payroll solution. Employees are able to not only code their labor time, but their equipment time as well. Equipment time entry has been available with hh2 Remote Payroll since February of last year, and it has revolutionized the construction industry. With multiple entry screens and the ability to associate pieces of equipment to specific people, your employees are sure to thank you!
The real estate market is at the highest point it has been prior to the recession in 2008. With experts saying home prices will continue to rise over the next couple of years, many are worried that millennials will be unable to catch up. Is this true? If so, what does this mean for builders?
You may be familiar with agile software methodologies and how they effectively help development teams collaborate and work together to reach a common goal. However, could this methodology work for the construction industry, as well?
Mobile technology has enhanced our personal lives in many ways. We are able to FaceTime with our grandparents from across the country or with our children away at college. We no longer have to carry our cell phones, digital cameras and a notepad around with us. Instead, our smartphones give us these tools in an all-in-one solution. While the impacts of mobile technology are obvious when we are away from the office, its influences in the workplace are pretty amazing.
When is the last time you said thank you to your employees? Studies show it pays off! A recent study conducted by the University of Warwick shows that employees who feel recognized are happier in the workplace, trust their supervisors and show more company loyalty.
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.
