- New software help builders focus on the many details of the housing business.
- A Philly-area builder sees results from a business process management tool.
- A construction brokerage reports that 90 percent of new-home warranty claims are preventable when the homeowner does proper maintenance.
Constellation offers an easier way to find the right software.
One positive aspect of the housing slowdown is that home builders now have the time to evaluate and ultimately deploy technology that can make their operations more efficient.
Facts and figures about the use of information technology in the housing industry are interesting, but often builders' comments are the best source for understanding how IT can make a difference in a construction company's success.
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- SoftPlan releases a training CD for its 3-D rendering moduleSoftView.
- New Web site provides information portal about construction software for builders and contractors.
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SKEPTICS SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE, BUT Reflex Software Solutions of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, which is better known in the real estate market, has developed a complete construction management system for small to midsize home builders.
If every home builder issues contracts, releases work orders, and schedules new-home construction over 90 days in roughly the same way, why do builders need workflow software?
A common-sense construction philosophy combined with back-office software keeps cycle time down for this Texas home builder.
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MICROSOFT CORP. IS MAKING NEWS IN the home building industry like never before. Earlier this year, we reported on Microsoft's push to make its Solomon accounting system a standard with companies building 100 to 200 homes annually by combining it with BuildTopia's Web-based construction management...
The promise of a single Web-based lifecycle construction management system is still just a dream.