Technology
Solar Power International 2019: Introducing Nearmap on Opensolar
By Nearmap. SPI 2019 saw Nearmap launching a new solar product. Were you at Solar Power International 2019 in Salt Lake City, UT? Last month, Nearmap played host to hundreds of customers and introduced a new partnership to help solar companies boost their prospects. Combining our premium imagery with a complete solar ...
GAF Offers Aerial Roofing Measurement Software
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. GAF QuickMeasure is the solution to your roof measuring needs. “Any contractor that came up to me and said, listen, ‘I want to make high profits, I want to get more jobs done, I want to be more accurate on my estimates.’ First thing I would ...
How You Can Keep Your Salespeople Safe… and on the Ground
Using technology sets your company apart and demonstrates your commitment to safety and accuracy. If you pay attention to news out of the roofing industry, you know that two themes dominate the headlines. Labor shortages and hefty fines stemming from the absence of fall-protection and injuries. Providing fall protection and ...
Maximize Your ROI
By Trimble Contractor Workzone. See how you can make more money and save time in your roofing business. Any roofing business owner you ask would agree: time equals money. Without profitable projects, it’s nearly impossible for any business to stay afloat. Although many will deny it, technology, or lack thereof, is the ...
4 Tips for Selecting the Best Roofing CRM Software
By Sarah Smith, JobNimbus. The trick to working smarter isn’t just having any CRM, but having a CRM that works best for you. Imagine this. Your name is Craig. You’re nervous. You’re even starting to sweat a little… (Get a grip, man!) Why? Because you’re going on a date! And not just ...
Why You Should Incorporate Drones Into Your Roofing Business
By One Click Code. Drones are an effective and efficient way to help safely streamline your roofing business. Have you ever thought of incorporating drones into your roofing business? While this may not be integrated into your business yet, we would recommend looking into utilizing drones to streamline your business. Utilizing drones ...
Nearmap and OpenSolar Create a One-Stop Product for Solar Installers to Sell, Map and Design their Next Project
The Nearmap on OpenSolar platform combines high resolution vertical and oblique aerial imagery with remote solar design software in a game-changing way that helps installers win more customers Before solar panels ever go on a house, installers can now find everything under one roof to effectively plan, sell and design their ...
App Aims to Reduce Injuries and Save Lives
By Karen L. Edwards, RT3 Using videos and images, the app notes health and safety issues related to a specific building’s design. A Professor at Glasgow Caledonian University in the UK, Billy Hare, has developed an app geared toward architects and designers to help them improve the health and safety of construction ...
CyberSecurity: Minimize Your Risk of Attack
By Jeff Shrum, Duro-Last IT Manager. Every business should take steps to protect themselves from cyber attacks. As someone who has been in the IT field for 35 years, I have been privileged to experience some amazing advancements firsthand, including email and shortly thereafter the Internet. Both of these tools revolutionized communication and ...
The Hottest Construction Technology Solutions
Construction Tech Hub to be featured at METALCON 2019. In keeping with the number one industry hot topic right now, METALCON 2019, the metal construction industry’s largest international event for metal construction products, technologies and solutions, will feature its new construction technology hub, CONTECH, at this year’s conference and tradeshow in ...
