One way to battle the construction industry’s labor shortage is luring young workers into the field by showcasing the promise of construction tech. We talk about its potential with a Drexel Construction Management student, who was part of a team that included Spot-r in a project that recently won top honors
Triax is in the spotlight in the new BuiltWorlds 2019 Construction Technology Report for its approach to wearables and workforce management in the construction technology sector
From smartwatches to fitness trackers, wearable gadgets are all the rage in our personal lives, but the technology also is turning up in the workplace. And in the construction industry, the technology is proving to not only deliver new efficiencies, but revolutionize safety as well. Bob Dolan, our national sales director, will head to New…
When we began building Spot-r, we set out to create the first scalable, real-time location solution to identify safety incidents and report hazards as they occur. Since then, our system has expanded to monitor equipment location, utilization, and operator identity – indoors and outdoors – and effectively notify workers to an emergency situation that requires…
Deciding to adopt new technologies is the first step in a larger process that includes researching, vetting and ultimately implementing new technologies. In the latest installment of #SmarterwithSpotr, Triax’s Vice President of Product, Ian Ouellette, talks about the technology adoption lifecycle and the pitfalls that need to be avoided to the most out of your…
In September, Spot-r EquipTag was named one of Equipment Today’s 2018 Contractors Top 50 Products by construction equipment owners and end users. The IoT equipment sensor is the first-of-its-kind non-GPS solution to track operator identity, equipment location and utilization without restrictions such as indoor/outdoor location or equipment size. For this edition of Tech You Should…
Until recently, there has been no easy way for supervisors and managers to know which workers are on site, where they’re located or when a safety incident has occurred – whether 5 floors or 15 miles away. What seems like a given, especially in our instant connection personal lives, has remained a challenge in construction,…
As contractors continue to adopt jobsite technology, Triax’s Ian Ouellette will share his thoughts on putting data to use. The bottom line? You don’t need to be a data scientist to understand the findings below, but every contractor should have a plan for what to do with the data once it’s collected. What problems are…
As contractors continue to adopt jobsite technology, Triax’s Ian Ouellette will share his thoughts on putting data to use. The bottom line? You don’t need to be a data scientist to understand the findings below, but every contractor should have a plan for what to do with the data once it’s collected. What problems are…
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…