I grew up a builder’s son and spent a lot of time on jobsites from an early age.
Tools and Equipment
Building tools range from smartphone apps to screwdrivers and cranes. Finding the best equipment for the job can be the difference between a smooth progression and a frustrating delay in your project. Innovations in building equipment can help your firm get ahead of the competition and lead to greater customer satisfaction.
Festool's HK miter saw
Features
July 25, 2017
Products from Calculated Industries, Festool, and Lenox
Features
July 20, 2016
Products from Calculated Industries, Ford, Irwin, Lenox, and Mercedes-Benz
MiTek Sapphire Viewer
Products
January 13, 2012
MiTek's Sapphire Viewer is designed for the builder, architect, or engineer to collaborate in real time on house plans with their component manufacturer (truss and panel maker).
Tech review: Which tablet is right for you?
Features
September 22, 2011
The iPad changed mobile computing forever, but is it the best tool for field and office construction professionals? New tablets on the market offer more security, less glare, and serious business applications for builders, designers, and construction users alike.
Design on the fly: How tablets are transforming the design process
Features
September 22, 2011
Architects, designers, and builders are turning to tablets for a variety of
design-related tasks, including in-the-field design reviews and client presentations.
Tablets in the toolbox: Using tablets to manage construction operations
Features
September 22, 2011
From jobsite inspections to product installation to weather tracking, builders are finding a host of uses for the iPad and other tablets on the jobsite.
Builders across the country are turning to tablet technology at a growing rate — and for a host of business applications.
Features
September 21, 2011
Builders across the country are turning to tablet technology at a growing rate — and for a host of business applications.
Publisher's Letter: Tabula rasa - A blank slate for builders
Features
September 21, 2011
In this issue of Professional Builder (as well as in our sister publication Professional Remodeler) we argue that during the course of the past 18 months — a period of time dating to the release of Apple Corp.’s iPad — the building industry is on the cusp of huge productivity gains via the use of tablet PCs. Small, light, portable, easy to use, quick to boot-up, with great graphics — tablets have a wide array of applications in the building business.
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Ask Mollie
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—Builder, La.
Blogs
July 14, 2017
When we are completely focused on a task, we’re said to be “in the zone.” I call it being on a roll, and once it kicks in I can write for hours without a break, and invariably I do my best work.
Videos
With the introduction of the Rinnai Control-R™ Wireless Module and mobile app for Rinnai Tankless Water Heaters, we’re taking control and flexibility to a new level. Now new and existing Rinnai Residential and Commercial Tankless Water Heaters (2006 and newer) can be remotely monitored and controlled via smart devices.
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