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.
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...
