case study
Saving time
& money
Under the leadership of VP of Operations Todd
McCall, Rubicon General Contractors leverage kiosk
technology to improve the construction process
By Laura Boniello Miller, Director of Business Development, Kioware – www.kioware.com
The R.O.K. Project Console was created
by Rubicon General Contractors, a US-
based construction firm, to increase
efficiencies and reduce delays in the
construction process. R.O.K. stands
for Rubicon Onsite Kiosk. In complex
commercial construction projects, it’s
important to communicate every change
and update to all project stakeholders as
quickly as possible. By utilising PlanGrid
construction productivity software
secured with KioWare kiosk software
and kiosk hardware manufactured by
I&E Kiosk, Rubicon can keep all of their
subcontractors working from the same
set of blueprints at all times.
Traditional construction methods
involve printed blueprints with a process
of multiple iterations and reprints or
versioning. Printed blueprints must be
updated and redistributed each time
there’s a change. Todd McCall, Vice
President of Operations for Rubicon
General Contractors, continually works
to leverage technology to improve
project productivity. McCall emphasises,
“I have a commitment to promoting a
very fluid and almost effortlessly-driven
construction process. We do this by
extensive training and also by leveraging
technology and its capabilities. I focus
on leveraging technology in a particular
manner, creating opportunities to
improve our construction process
workflows. The R.O.K. is one example of
necessity being used to drive progress.”
Todd developed the R.O.K. with the
goals of creating a more cohesive flow
of communication and encouraging
teamwork. Rubicon uses PlanGrid
construction productivity software to
streamline the construction process,
sharing punch lists with architects and
communicating updated statuses and
documentation to various contractors.
By providing centralised, on-site access
to PlanGrid, Rubicon can ensure that the
latest documentation is available to all
contractors, which results in minimising
errors that might otherwise occur due
to poor communication or outdated
information.
The R.O.K. with PlanGrid has
dramatically improved Rubicon’s speed
in pushing critical information and plan
revisions out to the entire project team,
as well as streamlining the assignment
and tracking of tasks to individual team
members.
Making productivity a priority
Rubicon’s Project Console (the R.O.K.)
was built by purchasing some of the
equipment and hardware from I&E Kiosk
and uses a 24x14in touchscreen. With
the 24x14 inch touchscreen, the display
size is about half the size of a set of
printed blueprints. This allows for several
people to interact and view the screen
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