Will the iPad Help Change Construction?

The iPad is more than a new way to consume multi-media — it is “…blazing a path to the future of computing…” according to news pundits.

The cover story of Wired magazine this month, April 2010, by Steven Levy features the iPad and the revolution of tablet and touch screen computing that has now come [...]

iPad Pre-Order Day is on!

Today is a big day in the tablet industry.  No need to sleep outside in a tent the night before, you can now pre-order an iPad from Apple.  The WiFi versions will arrive on April 3rd, with the 3G versions to follow later in April.

Did you order one?

And, will Vela support the iPad for mobile [...]

Series Part 2: Architect's Field Report and the Standard of Care

Progress, Quality, Deviations, Defects and Deficiencies…continued from Part 1 of the "at the point of construction" series

Contractor’s Field Reports. Field reports, also referred to as daily logs and daily details, for contractors and construction managers, are somewhat different than that of the Architect's Field Report. In addition to the areas described on the [...]

Moving towards a tipping point in field mobility

In Q&A about the The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, author, socio-economic pundit and The New Yorker staff writer Malcolm Gladwell highlights how the phrase “tipping point” originated in epidemiology.  Gladwell notes that “..it's the name given to that moment in an epidemic when a virus reaches critical mass. It's [...]

Surprise! It's the iPad

On Wednesday, behind Steve Jobs on the projection screen was a quote by The Wall Street Journal that read “the last time there was this much excitement about a tablet, it had some commandments written on it.”  So, I’m guessing that by now almost everyone has heard the news about Apple announcing their new mobile [...]

Tablet PCs for Construction - The Groundswell is Upon Us!

I’ve been thinking about the evolution of hardware technology and how Tablet PCs are changing the game in construction today. Especially in the area of construction project delivery out in the field – at the point of construction.

Technology, in particular mobile communications and personal computing-related hardware, has been helping to streamline construction operations and project [...]