Activity does not equal progress
Many business owners and managers have a tendency to check if team members are actually available and productive during working hours, and if they’re not doing something else – something for their own instead of for the business. There are…
Architects and Contractors: Focus on VALUE when doing Sales!
Over the last couple of months I’ve spoken with quite some contractors and architects related to a renovation of our house. I know that AEC people are often very busy, and most of them have sufficient or even too many…
Avoid Stress during your next Punch List Meeting: use a Checklist
A while ago we wrote The Ultimate Guide to a Successful Punch List Experience. One of the most useful tips of this guide is to use a checklist to ensure you don’t overlook important details. In this blog post, we…
Why is a Robot Using our App – ArchiSnapper?
A few times a week, a robot is using our app ArchiSnapper. He (or is it a she?) is clicking on almost every single button in the app. Strangely enough, he (lets make it a “he”) is doing the same…
List of the 14 must-have tech tools and accessories ideal for architects
Architecture is a profession of tools. In the past 20 years, technology has truly transformed the way we create, share, and build. Apart from having a smartphone and tablet—which tools and accessories are available for architects? Today we are going…
Here’s why you need to ditch Word and Excel for your Field reports and Punch Lists
Don’t get me wrong; I think both Word and Excel are fantastic tools. They are straightforward to use, inexpensive, and can be helpful for many many tasks. The online versions of Google Docs and Sheets have transformed the way we…
The Building Blocks of a Professional Safety Inspection Report
We all know that drafting safety inspection reports can be a very time-consuming administrative activity: taking notes on site together with pictures, and when you’re back at to office, you still need to write out the notes in Word, transfer…
Why We Work From Home (and Why You Should Consider It)
What if you could: Wake up every morning at a reasonable hour and have breakfast with your family. Bring your kids to school then be at your office, ready for work, only a couple of minutes later (no commuting, no…
Why you should email your colleagues, even if they sit right next to you
Fact 1… For every task or activity you’ve started in your whole life, there is always a warm-up period needed to get “in the zone“. Always, no exception. The “warm-up period” could range anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes before…
Do you Need a Tablet, Smartphone, or Both?
Recently, we published an article about the 6 best smartphones for architects. It spurred a conversation in the office about which was actually better for architects: smartphones or tablets? After a bit of back and forth, we realized, actually, one…
