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The New Currency of Construction Projects: Understanding Data in 2024

by InEight | Dec 1, 2023

In today's digital-first market, data has quickly become more important than even dollars. Data informs decisions, helps us be more productive and efficient, and shapes how we spend our money. Without good data, stakeholders are grasping in the...

Bringing Your Projects into Sharper Focus with the Right Cost Management Tech

Industry professionals have accepted the importance of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and accounting programs to run the financial side of their businesses. However, when managing capital construction projects in the field, the timeliness of information is paramount to making good decisions. Unfortunately, due to their almost mechanical, transaction-oriented nature, ERP and accounting systems suffer in […]

3 Advantages of BIM for Managing Infrastructure Assets

Building information modeling (BIM) has typically been seen as an effective 3D modeling process for infrastructure projects’ planning, design and construction phases. Interestingly, it hasn’t been widely regarded as the go-to method for managing those assets once built. It’s as if BIM’s value ends at turnover; but it has a lot more to offer beyond […]

Do You See What I See? Accurately Communicating Drawings from Office to Field

https://ineight.com/products/ineight-plan/Excellent communication truly is the linchpin for all successful projects in the dynamic world of construction and infrastructure development. The penalty for ineffective communication in general can be costly errors, delays and even safety hazards. Drawings, often called the blueprints of a project, are a crucial aspect of effective communication. Why? Because they visually represent […]

5 Big Benefits of Digital Twins in Governmental Infrastructure Projects

Digital twins are not a new concept. Since first being employed during a compromised Apollo mission in 1970, this advanced construction technology has moved beyond aerospace use, demonstrating value in industries like healthcare, automotive and construction. While it might seem they’re in the relative infancy of their adoption in our industry, they’ve been experiencing a […]

Knowledge Times Two: Digital Twins and the Success of Environmental Projects

A Digital Twin is effectively a digital replica of an object, process or a system. I’ve spoken many times about the Digital Twin in the objective form — usually a construction asset that is real and tangible. For our discussion here, I’m going to consider the Twin as more of a system or a process […]

Getting the Message: Successfully Delivering Work Package Info to the Field

Much of what can make or break capital project success depends on accurate data being captured from site crews in the field. These granular details become part of the broader information base that project teams and stakeholders use to make the decisions and take the actions necessary to keep projects on track toward achieving established […]

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