The Power of Vela Systems and Verizon’s 4G LTE Network for Construction

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It has been a number of months in the making, but the Verizon Construction video featuring Vela has been released!  Verizon is putting a full-court press (it is basketball playoff season) on bringing advances in field devices like iPads and Tablet PCs together with their 4G LTE MiFi cards, like the one in the screen [...]

Tether Your iPad on the Construction Jobsite for Safety

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When carrying  iPads out in the field, on the jobsite and at the point-of-construction, some jobsite conditions and project requirements may warrant the use of a tool safety tether, the same as for any other tool such as a drill, when on a roof, scaffold, ladder or catwalk (such as in a power plant or [...]

iPads in Construction Change the Game: Clayco Featured in Cadalyst

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The recent Cadalyst magazine article titled On-site iPads Change the Game (referring to construction) highlights how the falling costs of hardware have changed the equation so that now firms of all sizes can adopt corporate-level quality and safety programs leveraging the latest in mobility technology.

Clayco employees use the Vela Mobile iPad app to mark [...]

Make Your iPad2 Rugged Enough for Any Construction Project

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...With the new OtterBox Defender case for the iPad2 that was just released!  Last year, when we first tried out the OtterBox Defender case for the iPad, we knew it would be a hit.  It was durable, surviving a few drops and bumps in our tests, and with the black-molded case design, it just looked [...]

Obligate Your Contractors to Use a Quality Program - Owner's Series Part 3

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A $20MM project with major leaks or settling may cost $10MM to repair!

Only 5% and 10% of contractors today have Quality Programs in place.

The goal of my blog post today is to begin to address and raise awareness about some of the key challenges and risk factors that owners and owners’ project and program managers [...]