Safety remains a top priority for the construction industry, which employs almost 10 million people in the U.S. alone. While construction comprises less than 10 percent of the workforce, it accounts for 20 percent of private industry fatalities, 40 percent of which are due to falls. Triax’s President and COO, Pete Schermerhorn, writes about the…
Last year was an important year for construction technology, and the adoption and development of digital systems for the jobsite is unlikely to slow in 2018. This is good news is that contractors that embrace technology can improve cost, safety, efficiency, and quality of construction. Autodesk’s “Connect & Construct” blog lists the 7 construction technology…
Keeping track of people, materials, and machines on busy construction sites is a constant challenge. GPS telematics systems can help, but as the phrase implies, it requires “systems” and clear line of sight to the sky. Equipment World covered Triax’s Spot-r EquipTag product announcement, which occurred in conjunction with Autodesk University 2017 in Las Vegas:…
Ozobot blog looks at the dramatic technological and developmental improvements in the construction field over the past few decades, including when it comes to materials, 3D and offsite printing, wearable technology and overall site safety. Ozobot features Triax’s Spot-r wearable sensors as a “great example of safety improvements in construction through technology.” While these gadgets…
At Autodesk University 2017, The ConTechCrew sat down with Triax CEO Chad Hollingsworth and talked construction safety, wearable tech, and the Spot-r BIM 360 Integration. Watch the video on Autodesk’s “Connect & Construct” blog to learn how wearable technology is taking the construction world by storm. “What this [equipment tag] also does is this will link…
Dodge Data & Analytics’ newest SmartMarketReport, Safety Management in the Construction Industry, shows that technology, including BIM, drones and wearables, is having a positive effect onsite in regards to improving safety. Although wearable devices, including Spot-r by Triax, aren’t as widely adopted with only 13% of respondents saying they use them, 82% that do says…
As eWeek’s Chris Preimesberger writes, “A good data management system…is only as good as its ability to stop, retrieve and produce files quickly and efficiently in order to get a task or workload completed in a timely fashion.” Read Triax CEO and Co-Founder Chad Hollingsworth’s, as well as other knowledgeable professionals, predictions and perspectives from…
Check out the BuiltWorlds 2017 Gear Guide, a master list of the 40 most groundbreaking and impactful technological gear for industry professionals today. Triax’s Spot-r Clip is featured under gear for the construction manager. Distributing these unobtrusive little devices to your craft workers will bring far-reaching visibility to your jobsite. Real-time location tracking, alert capabilities,…
Constellation Research’s Andy Mulholland wrote a blog on applying digital technology to practical, everyday business activities and featured Spot-r by Triax. Amazing changes and results have been achieved by individuals – and organizations – not seeing technology as solely contained within their IT department. Check out a highlight below and read the full blog post…
The Associated General Contractors’ of America Connecticut chapter featured technology that will disrupt and improve the construction industry and interviewed Triax’s Senior Director of Marketing, Lori Peters. Read the full article – and access the entire Winter issue – here. “Technology companies have done a disservice to the construction industry in the past by not…