Author: The Photodocufy Team
27 Mar Photodocufy Brings Full-Service Photo Documentation to the UK
Photodocufy is pleased to announce that it has brought full-service photo documentation to projects in the UK. Working with experienced reality-capture specialists Grounds Associates Ltd, building owners, facility managers, and contractors in the UK can benefit from the same high standards of quality and dependability that Canadian clients of the Photodocufy full-capture, management, and delivery services have enjoyed for many years.
20 Dec Why Use a Comprehensive Photo Documentation Service on the Construction Site?
Why We Take Construction Photographs Taking photographs to record issues and progress is standard practice on the modern construction site. Where the adage of “a picture paints a thousand words” holds true, a construction professional or facilities manager can immediately interpret a photograph without additional training. And each photograph provides a time-stamped visual of specific construction elements and materials. Regularly taking photographs has been proven to: Increase communication and confirm project milestones across project team members, trades, and stakeholders Track progress, including installation of elements and movement of materials Provide evidence of contract and bylaw compliance Supplement documentation provided to facilities managers at project hand-over Approaches to Collecting and Managing Construction Imagery Photographs provide a project team or facilities manager with the visual information to know how a building has been constructed, which leads to savings through reducing cost overruns or rework. However, there are tangible and intangible costs associated with both capturing photographs...
27 Nov Sumac Geomatics to Provide Construction Photo Documentation in Ontario and Manitoba
We are pleased to announce that Sumac Geomatics Incorporated are to provide our 360-degree photographic documentation services (Photodocufy.com) to architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industries in Central and Eastern Canada.
21 Nov Defining Photo Documentation Best Practice: A New USIBD Imagery Specification
What is USIBD?
Using imaging systems to document current conditions on a construction project is now standard practice. With members comprising professionals from across the US and internationally, the US Institute of Building Documentation (USIBD) is a “non-profit mutual benefit corporation dedicated to furthering excellence of building documentation by promoting, educating, guiding and supporting stakeholders with an interest in the built environment in a way that cultivates networking and information sharing.”
20 Aug Reducing the “Blind Spot” when Operating a New Facility
The cost of looking
Costs incurred by facilities managers after the post-construction handover of a facility are significant, as highlighted by a quantitative study into the ROI from BIM in facilities management that was presented by George Broadbent of Microdesk at the recent AEC-NEXT conference in Anaheim on June 2018 (and discussed by Geoff Zeiss[1]). A National Institute of Standards and Technology study by the US government estimated that the cost of locating accurate information for what has been installed in a new facility can cost US$0.23/sq. ft. annually.
28 Jun Photodocufy Checks the Pulse of the 3D Imaging Industry at SPAR 3D
In May, the annual SPAR 3D convention took place in Anaheim, California. It was co-located this year with digital construction show, AEC-Next. Photodocufy’s Chris El-Araj and Will Tompkinson made the trip to California to check on the latest industry trends.
27 Mar Underhill Geomatics Ltd. Exhibits its Photodocufy Service at CanBIM Vancouver
What is CanBIM and Why Was Underhill Geomatics There?
As in countries such as the UK and the US, in Canada we are fortunate to have a well-established industry group whose focus is on providing the professional, educational, construction, fabrication, and supply-chain members of Canada’s construction industry with a collective voice dedicated to Building Information Modeling (BIM) technologies and practices.