The AGC Technology Showcase at this year's association convention will feature presentations from two AGC contractor members who will discuss the tools they have implemented that allow their supervisors to stay in the field managing people. They will share implementation plans, pitfalls, failures and successes along with any electronic tools (laptop, tablet, smartphone) and software they utilized.
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Please join the LinkedIn Group 'AGC IT Forum' and stay more connected with IT issues and solutions. This group is committed to bringing exciting IT discussion and information to IT Forum members.
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AGC of America is leading an initiative to bring about a significant change within construction technology using XML. This project focuses on defining a standard method for exchanging data between construction software systems for heavily used construction transaction processes. Attend a demonstration at the 2014 AGC Convention on Tuesday March 4, 2014 from 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Tower Ballroom 5 to see how AGC is working to make the industry more efficient.
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As the nation’s leading construction industry association, AGC is always identifying, leading and promoting initiatives that are good for its contractor membership and the industry as a whole. agcXML creates the framework and platform for system operability. PMWeb recently committed to the agcXML initiative by becoming its newest gold sponsor.
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For updated information on the agcXML initiative, visit the informative and user-friendly website, www.agcXML.org. The site provides a wealth of resources to interested parties, including articles, data on schemas, sponsorship information, and overall benefits.

 

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No need for Superman’s cape at PC Construction Company, where with the use of PC X-ray As-Built technology, construction professionals and owners can peer through walls to locate junction boxes, pipes and anything else lurking in the walls.
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The benefits of using hyperlinked drawings during construction have been reported as drastically reduced rework and more efficient "data-mining." When drawings are hyperlinked, construction teams can navigate to any detail in three mouse clicks, which is much faster than navigating paper plans.
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