Site documentation is pretty hit-or -miss in the construction industry. Companies don’t offer a comprehensive place to find all your documentation in one digital place. Currently construction companies and contractors don’t have a shared way of seeing a detailed photo or video walk through of the current state of a job site Without a central place where up-to-date site photos and job site status can be viewed and shared contractors can’t be held accountable. Site Documentation Quickly Accessing Photo Data During Calls or Meetings Accountability Workflow Problems www.structionsite.com | (510) 340-9515 Site documentation of the past was pretty hit-or-miss. Most companies had some documentation, but it could be pretty random and disorganized. This was a headache for all construction companies. But for Stiles Construction in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, comprehensive documentation with Structionsite offered not just relief from the chaos, but proof when they needed it. During a coordination call for Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing, one of the contractors claimed that they had installed a particular material. The contractor stated that any changes now would require additional charges. When Jose Rivera, director of operational excellence for Stiles, pulled up the pictures, it was clear that the materials were not installed. Therefore, the contractor needed to complete the work without any extra charges. Being able to consult accurate photos during meetings saved Stiles from either having to pay an add-on charge or getting into an argument with the contractor. According to Rivera, this “really showcased the value of having Structionsite on the project.” Being able to easily verify exactly what work had been done helped this project proceed smoothly and without add-on charges. “...Structionsite offered not just relief from the chaos, but proof when they needed it.” “...Being able to easily verify exactly what work had been done helped this project proceed smoothly and without add-on charges.” The Proof is Right There with Structionsite Structionsite Contradicted Contractor Claim Case Study: Stiles Construction
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Site documentation is pretty hit-or -miss in the construction industry. Companies don’t offer a comprehensive place to find all your documentation in one digital place.
Currently construction companies and contractors don’t have a shared way of seeing a detailed photo or video walk through of the current state of a job site
Without a central place where up-to-date site photos and job site status can be viewed and shared contractors can’t be held accountable.
Site Documentation
Quickly Accessing Photo Data During Calls or Meetings
Accountability
Workflow Problems
www.structionsite.com | (510) 340-9515
Site documentation of the past was pretty hit-or-miss. Most companies had some documentation, but it could be pretty random and disorganized. This was a headache for all construction companies. But for Stiles Construction in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, comprehensive documentation with Structionsite offered not just relief from the chaos, but proof when they needed it.
During a coordination call for Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing, one of the contractors claimed that they had installed a particular material. The contractor stated that any changes now would require additional charges. When Jose Rivera, director of operational excellence for Stiles, pulled up the pictures, it was clear that the materials were not installed. Therefore, the contractor needed to complete the work without any extra charges. Being able to consult accurate photos during meetings saved Stiles from either having to pay an add-on charge or getting into an argument with the contractor. According to Rivera, this “really showcased the value of having Structionsite on the project.” Being able to easily verify exactly what work had been done helped this project proceed smoothly and without add-on charges.
“...Structionsite offered not just relief from the chaos, but proof when they needed it.”
“...Being able to easily verify exactly what work had been done helped this project proceed smoothly and without add-on charges.”
The Proof is Right There with Structionsite
Structionsite Contradicted Contractor Claim
Case Study: Stiles Construction
www.structionsite.com | (510) 340-9515
With a hurricane bearing down on Florida, using Structionsite allowed Stiles to document the exact stage of the project for insurance purposes. The team was able to go out and get site photos in a short time before the storm hit. If damage occurred, they could take photos right after the storm to show exactly what was lost to the insurance.
A walk-through with cameras is a very quick process. In the past, the process of noting the phase of completion was complicated. With project notes and disorganized photos, it would be time-consuming to prove the facts for an insurance claim. For any type of insurance issue, getting quick, accurate, and location-tagged site photos can make the process of filing an insurance claim much easier.
The Stiles team has found that Structionsite is much quicker to deploy than other technological solutions. You don’t need to call a person to come out and wait for the photos to be processed. With Structionsite, as soon as you take the pictures, they’re up. Structionsite is flexible and straightforward, allowing Stiles to do exactly what they need with no extra hassle. Jonathan Jailal, construction intern, loves the integration with Procore, and especially how the albums sync. Jailal is proud that his photo count is up over 29k, and it feels like a game to rack up his work totals in StructionSite.
In weekly meetings or when RFI’s come up, Structionsite is an invaluable tool. Using Structionsite means that Stiles can coordinate with the field easily, using the mobile app. When there are issues, they can be resolved much more quickly than when you had to go back to the drawings. The whole team refers to Structionsite often, and it has effortlessly integrated into their SOP.
In conversations on the site, in the trailer, or back at the office, the Stiles team can pull up pictures at any stage of the process. For a new contractor coming onto the job, StructionSite is able to quickly familiarize themselves with the site and the status of different elements with the photographic “digital twin” of the site. When it is time for hand-over to the owners, StructionSite is there with the complete construction history. As Rivera put it “Structionsite is lined up to bring value to all stages of the property lifecycle.” For Stiles Construction, it easy to see the value that Structionsite brings to the construction process. Rivera and his team are looking forward to seeing how Structionsite continues to expand and improve the building process. Inadequate site documentation can now be a thing of the past for the Stiles team.
“...Structionsite is much quicker to deploy than other technological solutions.”
“...For Stiles Construction, it easy to see the value that Structionsite brings to the construction process. .”On-Demand Insurance Documentation
