Construction Risks: A Practical Guide for Contractors and Project Owners
In construction, even the most carefully planned project can run into unexpected problems. According to OSHA, construction accounts for nearly 20% of all worker fatalities in the US annually, and McKinsey reports that most large projects run 80% over budget on average. Unfortunately, these are not outlier numbers but a regular, everyday reality. A small […]
Data Center Construction: A Complete Guide
In the construction industry, data center construction is one of the most demanding projects. Even minor scheduling errors and delays here don’t just affect timelines, but they directly impact the revenue and cost budgeting of the facility. What makes data center construction even more challenging is that the issues rarely ever appear suddenly at the […]
Construction Site Inspection in the Age of AI: A Smarter Approach to Quality Control
Your superintendent just called from the job site. The building inspector found an issue with rough-in plumbing that was covered three weeks ago. Now you are looking at cutting out drywall, correcting the installation, re-inspecting, and patching everything back. What could have been a 30-minute fix during rough-in just became a three-day rework event costing […]
Construction Preliminaries: The Ultimate Guide to Accurate Cost Estimation
You’ve spent days crafting the perfect budget. Your teams have accurately bid on everything, the subcontractors have given the right numbers for installations, and material pricing is transparent, yet your estimated 12% profit margin has actually fallen to 4%. Why is that? Most people immediately assume that the budgeting went wrong somewhere. But the truth […]
Progress Tracking Comes to iPad: Close the Gap Between Field and Office
If you’ve ever watched a superintendent frantically scribble notes on a printout, only to hand them off to someone back at the office to enter into the system hours later, you know the problem. Field teams see progress happen in real time. But that information? It takes a detour before anyone else can see it. That changes now. […]
Voices from the Field: Shayne Piskule on using Track3D at Hensel Phelps
Back in 2024, VDC Engineer Shayne Piskule joined Hensel Phelps, taking on coordination responsibilities at the Nashville International Airport (BNA). We recently caught up with Shayne to hear how his team is using Track3D to simplify progress monitoring and strengthen coordination across trades. “At first, I was skeptical…” “When I first learned about Track3D, I […]
Humans of Track3D: Scott Kirshe
Meet Scott Kirshe, Track3D’s Director of Strategic Accounts, with a career that’s evolved alongside construction technology. Very few people have witnessed the digital transformation of construction quite like Scott. Over his career, he has worked with successive generations of construction software, seeing the industry take major leaps while helping teams adapt to new technology. His […]
Introducing TED: Track3D’s Intelligent Project Assistant
Construction teams are constantly on the move between meetings and site walks, juggling updates throughout the day. And when you need answers, you often need them right away. It’s not always practical to stop and navigate through the entire project dashboard to look for exactly what you need, especially when you’re in the middle of something. That’s where TED helps! TED […]
Humans of Track3D: Tim Roberts
Track3D’s Customer Success Manager, bringing years of field experience to help construction teams get more out of reality data. From the Field to the Frontlines of Construction Tech Before joining Track3D, Tim built his career on jobsites. His early years were spent working across various trades, gaining a hands-on understanding of how construction actually unfolds […]