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Learn how Newforma software has impacted firms and their ability to deliver more successful projects.

Gresham Smith describes their experience working with Newforma

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Practice managers focus on improving and streamlining processes, especially on large projects. This is where Newforma has proven to be a key element in ongoing optimization and digitalization efforts.

EUROPE / EMEA / UK

Education, Workplace, Residential, Infrastructure, Civic, Culture, Healthcare

We used an array of products – Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and AutoCAD – throughout the project. But this data was not coordinated; we needed it in one shared place, which we now get with Newforma.

CANADA / Ontario

KPF project team members use Newforma to access information from the project directory, regardless of where they are. There isn’t a single product on the market that can possibly provide as many integrations. Newforma is heading in a positive direction with integrations into Bentley® ProjectWise, Microsoft® Sharepoint®, Procore®, Bluebeam®, and Autodesk® BIM 360®.

USA / Northeast

HBG sought standardization and an accurate, automated method for PDF file naming, revision number tracking, and an accurate way to record punch list items. As a result, they found Newforma. These matters were resolved. HBG also benefits from automation with Newforma to Revit connector and ways to work more productively in the field.

USA / Southeast

Retail, Hotels, Commercial

The firm chose Newforma as its email management solution, then realized Newforma had much more to offer. Now, project team members can access valuable information from anywhere in a matter of seconds.

EUROPE / EMEA / UK

Retail, Hotels, Commercial

SRA Architects works on big commercial projects which require solid processes. As a result, they need Newforma. With Newforma they quickly find and share information, issue drawings, and distribute crucial contact details within the business.

EUROPE / EMEA / UK

Farrells Architects

Farrells use Newforma at all stages of a project. Sharing and tracking information using Newforma reduces risk. Recipients of project information are held accountable because everyone can see what was sent out and who downloaded the information.

EUROPE / EMEA / UK

Mixed Use, Hospitality, Office, Retail, Transport

Lillibridge Healthcare Services

Lillibridge was wasting time handling paper for construction administration. Therefore they looked for a solution to free up time and to spend more time at the job site. To resolve these matters they use ConstructEx software.

USA / Southwest

Healthcare, Medical, Office

Mascaro was looking for a way to speed the delivery of project information into the field and eliminate printing, duplication, and handling of paper. With ConstructEx they have cut RFI turnaround time by 50 percent while also reducing their paper consumption by 90 percent.

USA / Northeast

Power and industrial, bridge and highway, Mixed Use

Technically complex projects across multiple locations and time zones demand a high degree of coordination. As a result, Newforma was needed. With Newforma, Wood and Grieve have a more collaborative coordinated approach and an elevated level of client service.

APAC / Australia

Residential, Retail, Transport

As projects became larger and more complex, Architects61 needed to reduce time spent on administrative work. This need led them to Newforma for collaboration and project information management. The firm also credits Newforma for helping ensure its position as a design and client service leader.

APAC / Singapore

Commercial, Residential, Hospitality

Employees at WSP were spending 20 percent of their time looking for project information. Newforma has resolved that problem. As a result, they find answers to questions quickly. With Newforma they quickly search and filter project information to find documented instructions and resolve disputes.

CANADA / Quebec

Maritime, Environmental, Urban

WSP found sharing and coordinating 3D models to be time-consuming and difficult. They use Newforma to automate this process and to capture audit trails that provide transparency and accountability.

USA / Northeast

Maritime, Environmental, Urban

The explosion in project data is caused by government mandates, field consultants using mobile devices, and project email. As a result, Riley implemented Newforma. Riley now writes Newforma into project execution plans.

EUROPE / EMEA / UK

Hilson Moran wins much of its business from referrals and repeat clients. A good reputation and responsive communication generate high expectations. With this in mind, they rely on Newforma to help meet these expectations.

EUROPE / EMEA / UK

Residential, Education, Mixed Use

Project delivery managers aim to keep improving and streamlining processes, even on large projects. Therefore, utilizing Newforma proves to be a key element in ongoing optimization and digitalization efforts.

EUROPE / EMEA / UK

Residential, Education, Mixed Use

Architecture and design practice tp bennett had a list of requirements for a project information management solution. When IT managers evaluated Newforma software, they found it ticked all the boxes.

EUROPE / EMEA / UK

Education, Healthcare, Retail

The need to manage rapid growth and spin-up project teams quickly led us to Newforma. Their integration with project files, Outlook, Revit, and AutoCAD simplifies adoption. As an added benefit, Info Exchange provides a professional, web-based collaboration platform for each project with minimal IT administration.

EUROPE / EMEA / Middle East

Kuwait City, Kuwait

Reardonsmith Architects

Team members struggled to locate information and emails were disconnected from project files. Reardonsmith found Newforma and resolved this problem. As a result, they find project information quickly to help resolve disputes or substantiate claims.

EUROPE / EMEA / UK

Hotels, Resorts, Residences

Too many steps to file an email, slow search, and the expense of maintaining an in-house solution were problems. As a result, PRP found Newforma and love it. Highlights include the drag-and-drop feature, single team view of email for each project, and instant keyword search of email and attached PDF, CAD, and Microsoft® Office files.

EUROPE / EMEA / UK

Urban, Education, Commercial

Email management and difficulty finding or accessing information moved HOK to get started with Newforma. HOK uses Newforma for electronic mark-up and has eliminated ftp hassles. Additionally, they benefit from archived knowledge and can quickly and easily retrieve information.

EUROPE / EMEA / UK

Architecture, Engineering, Landscape

The project team included 750 architects, engineers, and consultants across 12 time zones. Global projects like this challenge team members to manage milestones and coordinate information. Newforma provides HOK considerable advantages on complex, large-scale projects, riddled with potential risk.

EUROPE / EMEA / Middle East

Architecture, Engineering, Landscape

Foster + Partners

Newforma makes document control easy for for project architects, clients and contractors. Tracking who got what, and when or how they got it is no longer a challenge.

Healthcare, Education, Mixed Use

Foster + Partners

During the implementation of Newforma, the software culled duplicate emails resulting in a 40 percent reduction in physical storage. With Newforma’s project-centric keyword search, all historical project email including attachments is easily discoverable.

EUROPE / EMEA / UK

Healthcare, Education, Mixed Use

Increasing firm productivity would enable Dawson to grow their business. Dawson recognized they needed faster turnaround time and to spend more time designing. As a result, they found Newforma and have enjoyed greater automation, fewer disputes, improved collaboration, and faster turns.

EUROPE / EMEA / Middle East

Commercial, Education, Residential

BDP – Suzhou SND District Urban Planning Exhibition Hall

BDP’s search for integrated software to manage information and processes for its large, multi-national, multidisciplinary projects, led them to Newforma. It won quick adoption by users and promoted firm-wide, cross-project integration. In addition to mitigating risk, the software generates a healthy 4X return on investment.

EUROPE / EMEA / UK

Urban, Civil, Landscape

BDP – Cultural Centre; Sabah Al Ahmad City, Kuwait

A claim’s financial impact can run into millions. BDP sought to manage project information in a way that reduces risk. This need led BDP to Newforma. Team members have access to detailed information to quickly resolve situations and have all communications as a part of the project record.

EUROPE / EMEA / Middle East

Urban, Civil, Landscape

Environmental Systems Design – Prentice Women’s Hospital Chicago, Illinois

Productivity suffered when project files were scattered across servers or applications. The search for a solution led EDS to Newforma. With Newforma these issues are resolved, project team members easily file share with accountability and find information quickly.

Healthcare, Education, Commercial

Perkins+Will needed to address rapidly growing storage and data protection needs and create a scalable global file system that enables worldwide collaboration. As a result, they implemented Newforma. Today they combine on-premise hardware and software with cloud storage. They gained simplified central management for IT and the ability to make cloud-stored project information readily accessible...

USA / Southeast

Healthcare, Education, Commercial

Thornton Tomasetti

Thorton Tomasetti sought a solution to make project data centrally accessible and discoverable across the company. Not disrupting existing processes was important, along with easily sharing large files with project partners. These issues resolved with the implementation of Newforma.

APAC / South Korea

Commercial, Education, Healthcare

McKinstry sought to reduce the time wasted in the creation of daily reports. With Newforma, McKinstry creates professional-looking daily reports with a complete summary of the day’s events, including pictures. From logging project status, issues, safety concerns, equipment lists, headcounts, and more, report creation is now easy.

Education, Commercial, Healthcare

PCS needed to improve communication with clients and consultants. They also wanted to share BIM’s 3D perspectives with team members. PCS implemented Newforma. As a result, project data easy to find, contract administration is streamlined, and record-keeping has been improved which mitigates risk.

Healthcare, Mixed Use, Commercial

ZGF tries to make it as easy for staff to design and use leading technologies. They found Newforma and use this software to improve project information management. As a result, information is easily found, they file-share with access control, and instantly view information from past projects.

Healthcare, Education, Mixed Use

ZGF wanted to improve all processes around handling project informaiton. From managing transmittals and comparing drawings to marking up CAD files and responding to requests for information. With Newforma, ZGF has made those improvements, resolve Action Items faster, and automatically log all transactions.

Healthcare, Education, Mixed Use

MG2 was finding paper archives expensive and did not like the delays involved in retrieving documents from storage. Additionally, data entry mistakes in the archive log were making information harder to find. Newforma’s approach of indexing data stored in the cloud or on-premises led to fast through search results, being able to quickly answer client...

Mixed Use, Residential, Retail

LMN wanted to resolve time wasted searching for and recreating information. Concerns over misplacing or separating portions of submission packages from the rest of the submission led them to Newforma. With Newforma they are saving time. They no longer need to copy, scan and bundle hardcopy packages for a courier, or file in-progress hardcopies.

Urban Mixed Use, Education