The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Courtney Linder investigates wearable technology, including Spot-r by Triax, that can save lives and dollars in the construction industry. According to McKinsey Global Institute, construction remains one of the least digitized industries in the world, and even a fraction of a percentage change in productivity could equate to substantial savings. Read below…
The Internet of Things (IoT) is increasing construction industry connectivity that drives communication, improves scheduling, optimizes efficiency, monitors working conditions, and compiles the information needed to build smarter and safer. BuiltWorlds looks at three IoT technologies, including Spot-r. Read higlights below or the full BuiltWorlds article here. “Triax Technologies’ Spot-r is the latest in wearable…
“Lean construction” is based on the lean manufacturing method popularized by the Toyota Production System (TPS). Developed in the 1950s, Toyota doubled productivity while improving quality by implementing lean tactics. The idea of lean is simple enough: minimize waste (or non-value add activities) and maximize customer value. In practice, however, and without the tools or…
Triax president and co-founder, Chad Hollingsworth, joined the ConTechTrio from the AEM booth for a LIVE podcast from the CONEXPO show. Listen here: Listen to “CTT at AEM 11 Interview with Chad Hollingsworth from @TriaxSpotr at #CONEXPOCONAGG” on Spreaker. Related: Tracking Tech for Construction with Spot-r and ConTechTrio Spot-r by Triax featured as “Tech You…
Builder Online covered Spot-r by Triax’s formal launch. Read highlights below and click here for the full article. “IoT-based sensor alerts supervisors to falls, injury, or other incidents in real time” By Lauren Shanesy In an effort to make jobsites safer, Triax Technologies, Inc., a provider of wearable technology for construction site connectivity, has launched its…
Engineering News-Record’s Jeff Rubenstone featured Spot-r by Triax in their Q2 Tech Update on connecting the challenging construction jobsite. Read highlights below and the full article here. “Now that we’re collecting data on a larger scale, we’re starting to see new ways to improve worker safety,” says Chad Hollingsworth, Triax co-founder and president. “There’s been…
First-of-its-Kind Connected Worksite Solution Provides Alerts, Data-Driven Insight to Mitigate Risk, Improve Operations NORWALK, Conn., May 23, 2017 – Triax Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of wearable technology for construction site connectivity, today launched its new Spot-r networked technology, providing realtime, data-driven visibility into the challenging construction site environment. This unprecedented Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled technology makes the digitally…
Triax’s President and Co-Founder, Chad Hollingsworth, joined the ConTechTrio podcast to discuss Spot-r by Triax, our IoT-enabled solution that is connecting the jobsite to drive safety and productivity forward. Listen here: Listen to “ConTechTrio 68: Tracking Tech for Construction with Chad Hollingsworth @TriaxSpotr &” on Spreaker. Thanks to the ConTechTrio (James Benham, Josh Bone and Rob…
The Productivity Problem Attend any construction-related conference, trade show or event and you will hear the same phrase: construction has a productivity problem. A recent McKinsey study found that globally, labor productivity in construction has averaged 1% per year over the last two years compared to 3.6% in manufacturing and 2.8% for the total world…
CRE Tech, focused on Construction Real Estate Technology, attended the 2017 BuiltWorlds Summit in Chicago. Read why Spot-r’s wearable sensors and mobile dashboard are one of CRE Tech’s 3 takeaways from the event here. “Increasingly complex buildings and the jobsites that construct them produce a growing amount of data that can be used to manage…