Viewpoint News & Media Coverage

Over the past year, COVID-19 has highlighted the benefits technology can bring to workers across the globe, including service technicians who have always had to work from various (sometimes even remote) locations, often with incomplete or disconnected information when they arrive and leave the jobsite.

The United States is at the doorstep of the largest infrastructure spending package in its history. With the potential for between $1 trillion and $3 trillion in public works, utility, transportation, energy and other vital infrastructure projects, contractors are expected to benefit for years to come — but only if they’re prepared to meet modern demands for real-time data, digitization, leading-edge technology adoption.

While the construction industry waits with bated breath in early April for the Biden administration to announce the full details of a new infrastructure package — as large as $3 trillion — there were a number of other noteworthy news stories that occurred in March. Here’s a closer look at some of the most intriguing stories.

Viewpoint’s Quarterly Construction Metrics Index shows hiring was down 30% and contract values fell 25% in 2020 compared to 2019. The Q1 Index was aggregated from anonymized, real-time data entered into Viewpoint’s construction management suite, with a focus on data inputted during the fourth quarter of 2020 and examined year-over-year. Sourced from roughly 1,000 Viewpoint customers who collectively managed over $4 billion dollars worth of construction projects in 2020, it examined data related to job creation, project stats, contract values and other notable data points.

Episode 506. Viewpoint is more than just a CRM, featuring Mark Schwartz.

Alternative Care in 21 Days: With Help from Viewpoint Technology, Haugland Group Turned the Westchester County Center Into a Remote Hospital

Industrial contractor replaces spreadsheets and manual data entry with a mobile app integrated with its accounting ERP to improve billing, improve productivity and take more money to the bottom line several ways

No one could have predicted the situation we found ourselves in in 2020, with a global pandemic bringing the economy to its knees, projects delayed overnight, rapid restarts, remote management, and challenging labor dynamics.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many industries have increased their reliance on digital solutions and technology. The construction industry in particular has a history of consistent evolution as technology has continued to help building professionals increase revenue and improve productivity.

Construction of a second cruise ship berth at Icy Strait Point in Hoonah, Alaska, finished seven months early with thorough planning, innovation, and technology – earning Turnagain Marine Construction multiple awards, including the Viewpoint Most Challenging Project Award for 2020.