Resources

Tara Anderson, Director of Customer Success for Newforma, sat down with ForConstructionPros to discuss why data management must be a fundamental part of a firm's risk management strategy. But not just any data. Connected data. Intelligent data. Learn how the right technology provides intelligent data which benefits your business.

If you work in the AEC industry, the unfortunate reality is too often those moments of pride and glory are overshadowed by cost and schedule delays that occur along the information supply chain. How We Build This deconstructs the role of people and processes to transform technology in the digital age. In each episode, we bring together design, build, and operator perspectives to break down a shared pain.

In this episode of How We Build This, Rachel Riopel, HDR, and Shannon Lightfoot, McCarthy Building Companies, discuss the RFI dilemma from their respective roles, while Slater Latour, Newforma explains their purpose of connecting data across the project ecosystem.

In this episode, Matt and Dillon are joined by Slater Latour of Newforma. We dive into data management and the sheer volume of data we have in the AEC industry. How to reduce repetitive tasks and what's on the horizon for the construction industry in the wave of BIM, IoT, VR and Digital Twin.

The process of submitting and responding to RFIs is often a source of tension.

In this episode, my guest, Slater Latour, frames the challenges that the construction industry has in taking a concept and design and building it in the real world. He then explains how the whole RFI process can be managed effectively. Slater and I also discuss the software developed by his company, Newforma, and how they help companies have an efficient RFI process.

When you look at your professional field, do you see a need for improvement? How about room to grow? We can all benefit from improvement, though we might not realize it at the time. Join host Todd Weyandt and guest Slater Latour as they discuss sharing information cross-industry, the need for data standardization and organization, and the progress we’ve made towards streamlining information. 

Robust searchability is one of the many ways Newforma Project Center provides firms a return on their investment.

Sutcliffe

Without a proper data management solution Sutcliffe civil, structural and geoenvironmental engineers struggled to keep things organised. Since the inception of Newforma Project Center the practice is able to locate any information within seconds, use innovative document control and file transfer features for quicker turn around and increased revenue by 5% and more.

Today's design and construction firms continue to struggle with administrative processes. This eGuide illustrates common tasks that increase administrative workloads and the implications to your project and business.

The Global State of Technology Executive Report explored software applications and top business and project-relates challenges amongst AEC professionals in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Gresham Smith

Architects and engineers need to spend their time solving problems and moving the project forward, not working on tedious administrative tasks. See how Newforma has provided Gresham Smith significant ROI through enhanced collaboration and efficiency gains with streamlined workflows like the Newforma Workflow Connector for Procore. After finding organization-wide value using Newforma Project Center, projects are now running faster, cleaner, and more profitable.

Sheppard Robson

Managing the document control process for any project can be a challenge. Learn how Sheppard Robson’s Senior Document Controller has dramatically improved team efficiency by reducing the manual workload and streamlining workflows.

KPF, TreanorHL, Hanbury, Architects Orange, CESO, Wiley, Payette

Newforma Project Center aims to be the center of all things project related. From email management to construction administration to field management to Building Information Management (BIM), Newforma Project Center enables architects, engineers, contractors and owners to streamline workflows, allowing project teams to save time and money.

Hanbury, Architects Orange, Payette, Hargrove Engineers + Constructors, Wiley, TreanorHL

Email management has become a universal challenge for Design and Construction companies. Hundreds of project-related emails stream in daily and without a proper solution to organize and file critical information, a series of issues can arise. Learn how firms today can easily file and find all project emails utilizing Newforma Project Center.

Hargrove Engineers + Constructors, Payette, Zyscovich Architects, Treanor HL, KPF, Hanbury, Architects Orange

The Construction Administration process can be cumbersome, especially if firms are using antiquated processes to track RFIs and Submittals. Learn how Architecture and Engineering firms are leveraging Newforma Project Center’s simplified workflows as a single pane of glass into all Construction Administration activities.

Humphreys & Partners Architects, LP, Zyscovich Architects, Hanbury, Treanor HL, CESO, Payette

Information is the lifeblood of Design and Construction projects. Prior to using Newforma Project Center, project team members would often depend on legacy FTP sites to share critical drawings and documents but would often run into limitations or obstacles that can jeopardize the project. Learn how Architecture and Engineering firms utilize Newforma Project Center’s InfoExchange to streamline information transfer and mitigate risk with detailed audit trails.

CESO, LS3P Associates, Hargrove Engineers + Constructors, Wiley, Zyscovich Architects, TreanorHL

"Quite often you don't think there's a problem until it's too late". From the initial stages of a project through to its conclusion, having the correct information at every step is the only way to ensure you won’t unnecessarily face costly delays and errors. Learn how Newforma Project Center gives project team members confidence in their decision-making with detailed audit trails and access to all project data.

Humphreys & Partners, LP, LS3P Associates, Payette, KPF, Architects Orange

Just as continuous improvement is a critical organization, adaptation to technology has become essential for today’s AEC firms. However, adoption is one of the biggest challenges when implementing new technology. Learn how firms are maximizing the value of Newforma Project Center by developing training programs for increased user adoption.

Sheppard Robson

Sheppard Robson, an architecture practice based in London, has been a Newforma customer for five years. Simon Johns, IT Director, says that Newforma Project Center helped them easily search through 12 terabytes of email information.

Granum A/I

Granum A/I, an architecture and interior design practice, has been a Newforma customer for more than 4 years. Matthew Peters, an architect with the firm, says that one project stood out as the fulcrum of acknowledging the value that Newforma software added to the firm.

ConstructEx, cloud-based construction management software, enables project teams to instantly share and access project information from anywhere.

Keep your company, projects and people organized. Newforma connects designers with the information they need and makes it easy to keep construction projects on track.

IBI Group

Before Newforma software, IBI Group had an inconsistent filing method, which was problematic if a document needed found quickly. "Newforma allowed us to search for documents and find them, whether you were the person who filed it or not or whether you were copied on it or not," Virginia "Vee" Baker, Project Coordinator at IBI, said. After Newforma, the IBI team had a single view into project documents and a full picture of what was going on with customers.

Derry LTD

Derry LTD, a BIM Level 2 Certified company, wanted team members on a project job site to have the correct models and information, anywhere, anytime. "Newforma Document Control is the most important feature in Newforma," Mark Silcock, BIM Manager at Derry LTD, says. Now, the firm has a central location in which architects and consultants can manage, access and view current and prior versions of documents.

Nelson

Nelson, a global architecture, design and consulting firm, needed a PIM (Project Information Management) solution to index and organize all the firm's scattered data. "Nobody knew how to find information when they needed it," Matt Davidson, Infrastructure Project Director at Neslon, said. Newforma software streamlined the administrative process for the firm so that project teams could track action items and what needed accomplished when.

Corgan

Before using Newforma Project Center, Corgan, a leading architecture firm, used a variety of manual project information management techniques. Now, the firm can organize projects, provide clear direction and understanding of project information, RFIs and submittals. Chad Speas, Practice Technology Manager / Architect at Corgan, says, "Newforma Project Center is the central source of truth for all of our data."