PlanGrid Construction Productivity Blog

With a fresh year ahead, diving into new ideas and concepts is a great way to begin 2020. Two years ago, we started to recap our favorite building and design articles for each month. We’ve...

We’re honored to begin a new decade with an amazing base of passionate and innovative customers. PlanGrid users are currently building many of the world’s top construction projects. While our...

How to Create Superior As-Builts and Wow Clients Most of us can barely remember what we had for breakfast on Tuesday, let alone what we did on a work project back in 2014. Carry that back a few...

Insight Into the Future of Machine Learning in Construction When most people hear the term “machine learning” the last thing they think of is a technology with a human touch. More so,...

The world of design has experienced some of the most significant and noticeable changes over the last few decades. Consider the shift of manual drafting to Computer Aided Design (CAD). “I had four...

And just like that, here we are, two weeks into the New Year. Many of us are in full-fledge planning mode when it comes to big strategic initiatives for 2020. While immersing ourselves in...

Pop quiz: What’s the most valuable resource in construction?  If your answer is a specific building material, process, or even technology, you’d be incorrect. Construction’s most valuable...

Does your construction company leave all-important tech decisions up to IT? If so, it might be time to reconsider. We have all come to depend upon our resident IT staff. After all, they are our...

Earlier this year, we put out a call for nominations for our 40 Under 40: Construction Champions of 2019. We were blown away to receive hundreds of nominations for talented construction...

Seattle. A city that’s commonly known for rainy days, Starbucks and, most recently, construction. That’s right–in just the past few years, the construction market in the Emerald City has been...

For nearly two years, we’ve been sharing regular construction stories in our Behind the Build blog series. We’ve interviewed nearly 100 construction professionals to participate in this special...

On the PlanGrid Construction Productivity Blog, we’re used to recapping the top blogs and articles from external industry publications. But, looking back at all the content we posted this year, we...

Amongst a construction labor shortage, many companies are exploring new ways to retain and recruit talent. While many organizations are tapping into non-traditional labor pools and adopting...

In recent years, Atlanta’s construction market has been growing rapidly. For the companies executing the work, this has equated to substantial growth opportunities–as long as the right systems and...

Why Maximizing Productivity Is the Key to Long-Term Construction Cost Savings Oops, you did it again. You were moving forward in a major construction project phase, but before you knew it, you...

Kimberly Hansen has served as System Director of Design and Construction at Baptist Health the last nearly four years and has overseen multiple projects totally more than $600 million constructed...

Learn about the Top Construction Tradeshows You Should Be Attending We’ve covered in previous blog posts how vital continuing education is to the evolution of individual employees. And it’s these...

This month, we’re thankful for the abundance of riveting construction news and articles that help us keep pursuing excellence in the industry. Feel like you were too busy feasting and spending...

If you’re taking afternoon tea in the Foyer at Claridge’s Hotel in Central London, you can be forgiven for looking out for celebrities. Everyone from the Rolling Stones to the Queen Mother has...