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Design, Build & Operate
BuildingPoint Midwest Acquires Construction Software Consulting Firm
BuildingPoint Midwest, a leading provider of advanced technology solutions for the construction industry, is excited to announce the acquisition of OnPoint Consulting, a highly respected firm specializing in working with contractors to improve or replace their back office, project management, and field software systems by helping evaluate, choose, and maximize the right construction software.
This strategic acquisition allows BuildingPoint Midwest to expand its service offerings and strengthen its position as a premier solutions provider for construction professionals. OnPoint Consulting’s expertise in helping organizations improve project outcomes through innovative processes and technologies complements BuildingPoint Midwest’s mission to deliver cutting-edge solutions that enhance productivity and efficiency in the design-build-operate environment.
“We are thrilled to welcome OnPoint Consulting to the BuildingPoint Midwest family,” said Richard Fisher, President and Owner of BuildingPoint Midwest. “This acquisition enhances our ability to support our clients with more comprehensive, end-to-end solutions, from design and construction management to digital transformation. Together, we can offer unparalleled expertise and resources to help our clients achieve their project goals and improve operational efficiencies.”
OnPoint Consulting’s team of experienced professionals will continue to operate under their current leadership, and the firm’s clients will benefit from a broader range of services, including expanded technology offerings, strategic consulting, and enhanced project management capabilities.
“This is an exciting chapter for both companies,” said Mike Pieczynski, Owner of OnPoint Consulting. “By joining forces with BuildingPoint Midwest, we can leverage their extensive resources and industry-leading technology to provide even greater value to our clients. Together, we will help drive innovation and create more efficient workflows across the construction industry.”
BuildingPoint Midwest is committed to strengthen its position in the market, improve operational efficiencies, and expand its reach into new and existing customer segments. Together, the combined expertise and resources of both companies will enable BuildingPoint Midwest to offer even more innovative, high-quality solutions that align with customers’ changing needs and objectives.
“This acquisition enhances our ability to deliver even greater value to our customers by broadening our solution offerings and deepening our industry expertise. With this strategic move, we are positioned to accelerate our growth, foster stronger customer relationships, and leverage new opportunities for collaboration. Our unified approach will enable us to better meet the evolving needs of our clients, while providing them with enhanced solutions and greater support.” said Nicholas DiBitetto, General Manager of BuildingPoint Midwest & Gulf Coast.
Our customers remain at the heart of everything we do, and this acquisition reflects our ongoing dedication to driving mutual success and delivering unparalleled value. We look forward to the exciting opportunities that lie ahead as we continue to build lasting partnerships with our customers.
Introducing the Trimble Reality Capture platform service: unlocking reality data through seamless collaboration
Trimble Connect just got a whole lot better: Introducing the Trimble Reality Capture platform service
Unlock your reality capture data with new support in Trimble Connect.
Trimble is excited to announce the launch of the Trimble® Reality Capture platform service, designed to empower your construction collaboration workflows with real-world data, making your coordination more data-driven, efficient and user-friendly. This innovative service, seamlessly integrated as an extension inside Trimble Connect®, empowers contractors to share and collaborate, store and manage massive datasets securely and efficiently in the cloud with stakeholders of any skill level.
Transforming workflows with powerful cloud technology
The new service delivers a secure and robust cloud-based solution for working with point clouds, and station views directly alongside your detailed design data. General contractors and subcontractors of any size can now collaborate on complex projects more quickly and effortlessly, all while maintaining the accuracy and reliability of the data.
As part of the Trimble Connected Construction Ecosystem, the Trimble Reality Capture platform service drives intuitive construction coordination through improved communication, ubiquitous access and secure cloud storage, all designed to drive seamless project execution through the following:
- Bringing data to the table, not problems: Effortlessly get everyone on the same page by leveraging the power of reality capture data to improve communication and collaboration
- Democratized data for all: Bring your teams together around highly contextual and intuitive reality capture data, accessible across any device thanks to Trimble Connect’s web-based interface.
- One, single source of truth: Create the most holistic view of your project yet, by effortlessly combining reality capture data, layout data, models and panoramic images all in one easy-to-use interface
- Unlock your data through Trimble’s connected ecosystem: Unlock your reality capture data by seamlessly integrating with Trimble’s connected suite of software. Attach point clouds to RFIs in ProjectSight, tag stakeholders to answer key questions through BCF Topics, and aggregate data from detailers and designers in Tekla, SketchUp, SysQue
and more. - Secure project management: Leveraging Microsoft Azure’s robust cloud back-end, securely store and manage your data with confidence and control project and data permissions through Trimble Connect’s secure permissions system
- Data of all types: Whether you’re capturing data with the Trimble X9 3D laser scanner and FieldLink, Trimble Connect AR and iOS LiDAR, or even 3rd party sensors, the new service can handle it all with support for industry standard file types such as LAZ, LAS, and e57
Unlocking reality data collaboration at scale
Working with Microsoft, the industry leader in cloud computing and storage, Trimble leveraged its deep expertise in reality capture data to deliver workflow improvements for the geospatial and construction industries. This service enhances productivity and decision-making by making data easily accessible and actionable for anyone involved in your projects.
Trimble Reality Capture platform service revolutionizes the use of cloud technology for managing large data packages. It empowers survey, construction, and reality capture professionals to significantly enhance performance and maximize data value. By providing a central source of data, the platform eliminates collaboration barriers, making it seamless for distributed teams to view, search, download, and analyze data. This innovation brings us closer to realizing living digital twins and scalable artificial intelligence applications.
Flexible licensing options
The Trimble Reality Capture platform service is available as a volume-based subscription. Users can access their data directly via Trimble Connect.
Availability
The service is available now through BuildingPoint Midwest and Gulf Coast. Simply contact your local account executive for more information.
Interested in trying out the service? Sign up for the free preview program.
Discover more
Learn how Trimble Connect and the Trimble Reality Capture platform service can revolutionize your data management and collaboration processes.
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BuildingPoint Midwest Offers Professional Services for Variety of Design-Build-Operate Applications
BuildingPoint Midwest is a leading provider of Design-Build-Operate solutions for the construction industry. We sell a variety of hardware and software solutions that allow companies to accurately and efficiently win the work, do the work and manage the work.
In addition to our team of highly qualified sales and service representatives, BuildingPoint Midwest also offers a full suite of professional services that help companies in a number of ways. From company process assessments to business development, Building Point can help your business develop processes that improve efficiency and profitability.
Our professional services include:
Virtual Design Construction Process
VDC is the process of using Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools to virtually design and build an array of projects. Today companies are increasing project productivity through BIM and coordinating the flow of work in a virtual environment that is easily replicated in the field.
From project coordination, BuildingPoint is a leading resource to help companies and project teams with their VDC process implementations and specific project needs. BuildingPoint Midwest can also help to lead the VDC process across your project from acting as the BIM coordination lead to managing your Integrated Project Delivery team.
Estimating and Scheduling Process
BuildingPoint Midwest’s services group can also help your company make the most out of your software investment in WinEst, Modelogix and Vico Office. Our software professionals will help your team get started with the creating of company standards and templates.
We also can aid in the building of early model-based conceptual estimates and schedules for the use in the business development efforts all the way through updating project schedules based on actual day-to-day production information. By counting on BuildingPoint Midwest to provide project BIM deliverables, we can show your company ow to maximize the data for a more integrated estimating and scheduling process. Other estimating and scheduling process services include:
- Improving collaboration among your project team
- Reducing project financial risk and exposure
- Implementing a single system of record enabling delivery of projects on time and on budget.
- Gaining visibility into the movement of project dollars with cash flow forecasting.
- Streamlining routing and approvals with predefined or ad-hoc workflow.
Company Process Assessments
BuildingPoint Midwest’s AECO industry experts can evaluate your company ’s processes from BIM, Estimating, Scheduling and Project controls. BuildingPoint Midwest will work with your company’s departments to discover and understand its current processes and report on items that could be potentially enhanced and improved.
Our company process assessment involves interviews with team members, including working with them to outline process flow diagrams. At the end of our assessment, BuildingPoint Midwest will deliver a detailed companywide process report that includes an explanation for implementing process improvements and any new software and hardware suggestions.
Building Information Modeling Deliverables
The Building Information Modeling experts BuildingPoint Midwest can help your company in the creation and management of BIM deliverables on projects. From 2D to 3D conversions to modeling of existing conditions based on laser scanned data.
BuildingPoint Midwest offers highly competitive model creation services and delivers premier quality information. We will provide that extra winning wow factor in your project acquisition stage by creating project specific logistics or other business development models.
We also can model to your needs and create deliverables that range from coordinated models to 2D layout drawings. We have the ability to model everything from Architectural and Structural systems to detailed MEP components.
Business Development
BuildingPoint Midwest’s BIM deliverable is priced specific to your company’s project needs and requirements. As industry experts, we can provide both T&M and Lump Sum options. BuildingPoint Midwest will handle any BIM project no matter its size. Discover some of the project types we’ve worked with:
All education levels from K-12 to higher education
- Stadiums and Event Centers
- Commercial and Medical Office Buildings
- Hospitals
- Light Industrial
To talk to BuildingPoint Midwest about employing one of our industry leading professionals to aid your company on any of the above services, call us at (855) 332-7527
BuildingPoint Midwest Introduces New Cloud-Based Asset Management Solutions
At BuildingPoint Midwest we are constantly looking for ways to stay abreast of the technology that is at the very heart of our industry. Like consumer-facing tech, new Design-Build-Operate technology solutions are brought to market on a regular basis and updates to those solutions are made even more frequently.
Some of the very latest technology introduced by Trimble are its cloud-based Asset Management suite of solutions. In this blog we’ll introduce you to all three parts of this technology that allow you to track and manage your company’s tools, secure the job site and register and store your workforce data in the cloud.
What is “The Cloud?”
To best introduce you to these new products it might be best to first explain cloud-based technology. Many people use the term, but don’t really have any idea of what the cloud is and how it can help them in their business.
The cloud refers to software and services that aren’t saved and stored on a local computer, instead they live on a network of servers and delivered through web browsers like Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Internet Explorer.
Many mobile apps on either your smartphone or tablet, are powered by cloud-based services. Common cloud-based services include Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox and Apple’s iCloud.
AllTrak™ Tool Management System
Trimble’s new AllTrak™ Tool Management Solution allows contractors to locate tools in real time and see at a glance who is responsible for them. It also tracks which of your tools require service, which consumables may need replenished. You can also gain valuable insight to how your tools are being used by employees in the field.
Through cloud-based technology, AllTrak™ allows companies to manage tools and equipment right from the warehouse. In addition:
- Track all tools and equipment using mobile phones or tablets
- Easily assign tools and equipment to workers, jobsites, or projects
- Check tools, equipment, and consumables in and out of the warehouse
- Check equipment status, including damages, and who was responsible
- Improve inventory tracking
- Easily track costs and create reports
- Track tool maintenance and rentals with regular, automated reminders.
CrewSight™ Access Control
CrewSight™ software increases site security by seamlessly combining a jobsite access control system with a worker databaseCompanies also can track time and attendance, safety documentation and compliance, and store their workforce registry. CrewSight™ can create automated reports and streamlines workforce communication with broadcast text messages.
CrewSight™ also allows companies to:
- Limit jobsite access to only those workers meeting specific entry criteria
- Customize entry criteria like signed NDAs, passed drug or background screens, and/or current licenses
- Use a unified cloud-based portal to remotely control access to all jobsites
- Use the most effective way possible to capture accurate time & attendance data
- Know who is on each site, including their company and trade affiliation
- Track crew and subcontractor hours by jobsite
- Receive alerts and reports if unauthorized access occurs
- Reduce equipment theft by securing your site
- Find an unconscious workers’ emergency contact information from your phone in seconds
- Confirm a jobsite is empty through supervisor alerts at the end of the day
- Alert workers of upcoming safety meetings, bad weather, and site hazards
- Link license expirations to access control and limit your liability
- Keep general contractors and construction managers on top of expiring worker certifications
- Create a smooth onboarding workflow that works within your existing safety orientation process
Workforce Registry
Trimble’s Workforce Registry allows companies to easily register and store workforce data in the cloud. Employees will be able to search any worker’s records at any time no matter their location. Workforce Registry also allows the creation of custom data configurations and exportable reports for compliance documentation.
From technologically capable mobile devices companies can use Workforce Registry to:
- View any worker’s documentation
- Collect document signatures specific to individual projects or jobsites
- Use English, Spanish, or another language for fast, accurate onboarding
- Have workers enter their own information on a tablet from the office or jobsite
- Immediately approve and accept completed worker documentation
- Upload specific documents to the cloud for paperless onboarding
- Ensure every worker has the right documentation to be on site
- Export a customized version of your register to Excel with two clicks
- Identify which workers have upcoming license expirations and proactively reach out to them
If your company is considering streamlining its asset management solutions by move operations to a cloud-bases system, Trimble’s suite of solutions can’t be beat. To learn more about asset management solutions from BuildingPoint Midwest, contact a representative today!
Trimble Robotic Total Stations Bring Maximum Efficiency to the Job Site
When it comes to building layout, The Trimble RTS Series Robotic Total Stations enable contractors to perform tasks with maximum efficiency when compared to mechanical systems used in residential, municipal and commercial building construction. BuildingPoint Midwest is a leading dealer of the Trimble RTS Series and we offer the RTS 655, 771, 773 and 873 models.
Learn more about each Trimble RTS, their capabilities and features below:
Trimble RTS 655
The Trimble RTS655 easily streamlines the layout of control lines, excavation lines, concrete forms and anchor bolts. It can handle anything from light topographic projects to as-built data collection.
Built in Trimble MagDrive™ Servo Technology means incredible speed, accuracy and a smooth and silent operation. Trimble SurePoint™ ensures accurate measurements through auto-correction for unwanted movement caused by external factors like wind. Trimble MultiTrack™ locks on and tracks passive prisms for control measurements and active targets for dynamic measurement, stakeout and grade control.
Key features:
- Using the Class 3R Laser Pointer, visually mark points, with unequalled precision.
- Automatic Servo Focus sets the optical focus for quick manual aiming when laying out points in DR mode.
- Combine with Trimble Field Link software running on the Trimble Field Tablet to optimize your accuracy and productivity.
Trimble RTS 771
The Trimble RTS 771 is the ideal machine for your most demanding projects. This one-inch angle accuracy instrument raises the bar in high-accuracy positioning for general contractors. For construction applications, your company needs a measurement solution with optimal speed, accuracy and reliability. By combining the Trimble DR HP Precision EDM with Trimble VISION you will have the flexibility to tackle the most demanding projects.
Key features:
- Trimble VISION video-assisted robotic measurement
- Visual verification with data overlay and photo documentation
- MagDrive technology for maximum speed and efficiency
- Combine with Trimble Field Link software running on the Trimble Field Tablet to optimize your accuracy and productivity.
- MultiTrack technology offers the choice between passive and active tracking 1″ angle accuracy
- Automatic Servo Focus sets the optical focus for quick manual aiming when laying out points in DR mode.
Trimble RTS 773
The Trimble RTS773 incorporates advanced technologies to quickly and reliably deliver accurate layout, ensuring design intent is accomplished correctly the first time.
The RTS773’s Trimble MagDrive™ Servo Technology provides for exceptional speed and accuracy with smooth, silent operation. Trimble SurePoint™ Technology ensures accurate measurements by automatically correcting for unwanted movement. Finally, Trimble MultiTrack™ technology locks on and tracks passive prisms for control measurements and active targets for dynamic measurement, stakeout and grade control.
Key features:
- Trimble VISION video-assisted robotic measurement
- MagDrive technology for top efficiency and speed
- Visual verification with data overlay and photographic documentation
- MultiTrack technology delivers the choice between passive and active tracking
Trimble RTS 873
The Trimble RTS 873 offers the very best in advanced technology for construction layout. This machine allows your employees to eliminate the guesswork with it’s bright, autofocusing green laser, ensuring heightened layout precision. Combined with Trimble Field Link running on the Trimble tablet, this system also will compensate for uneven surfaces to ensure total positioning accuracy.
Key features:
- A Smarter Pointer with bright green, autofocusing laser and auto-correction for uneven surfaces
- Trimble VISION video-assisted robotic measurement
- MultiTrack technology offers the choice between passive and active tracking
- MagDrive technology for maximum speed and efficiency