Restorers can use the HOVER app on their mobile device to take a set of photos of a loss site and have them transformed into an interactive 3D model. The new integration allows HOVER 3D models to automatically import into Xactimate and XactAnalysis.
Chuck Boutall, director of training with Restoration Technical Institute, shares four tools every restoration contractor should have in their toolbox – you guessed it – something old, new, borrowed and blue!
PuroClean will upgrade to the full Next Gear Solutions enterprise-level software suite for contractors – DASH, QA Assist, LuxorCRM, ProAssist and Dispatch — at over 350 of its franchise locations. The rollout is set to begin in January 2022.
Tractable, a company developing artificial intelligence for visual assessment and disaster recovery, has launched AI Property, a new solution that assesses damage to buildings caused by hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters.
Albiware will serve as the CRM and job management system for all of Best Option Restoration’s franchises nationwide. The all-in-one restoration job management solution will equip Best Option Restoration with the ability to see advanced reports on how franchises are performing.
Ours is an industry where entrepreneurs cling to traditional ways of doing business. It’s an in-person service, after all. We work with our hands, we serve clients face-to-face. Who cares how tech savvy we are? Everyone cares, and if you don’t see that reflected in your customers’ priorities now, you will soon.
I get it, Chris White writes. People don’t like to change. However, the technology that is available today makes it unacceptable to use old-school methods. There’s a threshold beyond which a reluctance to grow and change is no longer a neutral choice or a matter of quirky personal preference. It’s irresponsible and, simply, bad business.
“This report will provide construction leaders with a roadmap to understand how technology and innovation can help their businesses,” said Jack Hineman, vice president of business intelligence at Gaylor Electric Inc., Indianapolis, and chair-elect of ABC’s Construction Technology and Innovation Committee.
Here, Lisa Lavender, Chuck Boutall and John Perella of Restoration Technical Institute share tips on deploying new tools and tech within your organization. They also share some of their favorite things: Old, new, borrowed and blue.
