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  1. OpenSpace Helps Power Design Improve Productivity and Save Money Power Design logo on cityscape background

    OpenSpace Helps Power Design Improve Productivity and Save Money

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    Power Design, Inc. is a design-build contractor based in St. Petersburg, Florida with $875 million in average annual revenue. The company works across multiple trades, including electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and systems technology, with more than 2,000 employees in 23 states. In order to scale sustainably and maximize efficiency, Power Design needed a solution to help…

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  2. How EEI Uses OpenSpace to Improve Quality Control and Safety on Job Sites EEI logo

    How EEI Uses OpenSpace to Improve Quality Control and Safety on Job Sites

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    As one of the leading construction and engineering companies in the Philippines executing large-scale industrial and commercial projects as well as public infrastructure projects all over the world, EEI Corporation has a team dedicated to creating greater efficiency by implementing new technologies. Even before the pandemic began in 2020, this team was seeking ways to…

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  3. Nedbank Partners with OpenSpace to Create Value for Clients Nedbank logo

    Nedbank Partners with OpenSpace to Create Value for Clients

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    Nedbank Property Finance is the largest commercial property financier in South Africa. In August 2018, Nedbank Property Finance extended its capabilities and opened its doors to funding opportunities in key African markets outside of South Africa. In 2019 and again in 2021, the financier was awarded the prestigious honor of Top Real Estate Bank in…

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  4. How Kitchell Uses OpenSpace 3D Scans to Save Time and Avoid Opening Walls Kitchell logo

    How Kitchell Uses OpenSpace 3D Scans to Save Time and Avoid Opening Walls

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    For Jeff Manders, a Phoenix-based Field Engineer at Kitchell, scanning was historically a labor-intensive part of the job—especially when working on hospitals, where every detail matters. Sometimes it entailed using a tape measure and taking detailed notes, and even when laser scanning was an option, it was still time-intensive and required expensive equipment.  When he…

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  5. How Western Partitions Saved on Rework and Improved Progress Tracking Using OpenSpace Western Partitions Logo

    How Western Partitions Saved on Rework and Improved Progress Tracking Using OpenSpace

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    Oregon-based Western Partitions is one of the largest and most reputable specialty contractors in the western US. In 2020, the company won a bid to work on a new hotel in Portland, Oregon, which it calls the Block 216 project. The project scope includes metal stud framing, drywall, insulation, acoustical ceilings, spray-applied fireproofing, resistive firestopping,…

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  6. Commodore Construction Uses OpenSpace for Substantial Time and Money Savings commodore builders logo

    Commodore Construction Uses OpenSpace for Substantial Time and Money Savings

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    Based in Mount Vernon, N.Y., Commodore Construction has a nearly 20-year track record as a multi-trade contractor. Its services include interior renovation and retrofitting as well as new building core and shell work, and the company has expertise in the healthcare and hospitality industries. Starting in January 2021, Commodore’s Senior Project Manager, David Niewiadomski, took…

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  7. How U.S. Engineering Uses OpenSpace to Mitigate Risk and Reduce Travel Time US Engineering logo

    How U.S. Engineering Uses OpenSpace to Mitigate Risk and Reduce Travel Time

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    Chad Lucks is a Quality Control Manager for U.S. Engineering, an MEP contractor with a footprint across the Rocky Mountain region and Midwest. In 2021, he was looking for a more thorough way of documenting the many job sites he was tasked with monitoring. Historically, all he had to go on were notes jotted down…

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  8. How OpenSpace Helps CEC Save Time and Improve Communication with GCs CEC

    How OpenSpace Helps CEC Save Time and Improve Communication with GCs

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    As a full-MEP-T contractor, CEC Facilities Group frequently needs to show accurate job site conditions before starting work. Having thorough, easy-to-navigate photo documentation to quickly show GCs true site conditions became a high priority, and ease of use was just as important as functionality. “Our field team’s time is valuable and anything new that we…

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  9. Highlights from Waypoint 2021, OpenSpace’s First Annual User Summit

    Highlights from Waypoint 2021, OpenSpace’s First Annual User Summit

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    On November 2nd, 2021, OpenSpace welcomed more than 250 construction professionals from across the industry and across the world for our first annual virtual customer conference, Waypoint 2021. This interactive event provided an opportunity for the OpenSpace team to announce new products and features, share best practices from customers, and engage in conversation with members…

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