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C A S E S T U D Y VIEWPOINT.com | +1 800.333.3197 Contractor Willmott Dixon deployed Viewpoint's Field View, formally Priority1 mobile reporting solution on Bath and North East Somerset Council's new £34m headquarters at Keynsham part way through construction. After deploying, they rapidly identified significant time savings from configuring a tablet-based application to support company-specific on-site processes and to complement its other project management solutions. BACKGROUND Willmott Dixon is the main contractor for a new headquarters complex in central Keynsham for Bath and North East Somerset Council. Part of a wider regeneration strategy which includes replacing a 1960s building, the scheme has been designed to high environmental standards by architect Aedas (with building services from Max Fordham Associates and civil and structural engineering services from Hydroc), and is also intended to centralise various council services in a single location, along with some retail accommodation. The complex will be the UK's first public building to achieve a DEC 'A' rating for energy efficiency; its structures combine cross-laminated timber, steel frame and pre-cast concrete planks, with high levels of building insulation. Willmott Dixon has been developing its use of information and communications technology to support design, construction and handover of its projects. It normally deploys the Viewpoint For Projects ™ Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) project collaboration platform to support exchange of design and construction information via the web, and has been using the Field View solution, from Viewpoint Construction Software to support on-site processes on mobile devices. In both cases, the intention has been to streamline communications between Willmott Dixon and its key project supply chain members, but the Field View application is also used by corporate staff — for example, visiting health and safety inspectors — to ensure compliance with industry and company-wide standards and processes. Speeding site processes with Field View Contractor Willmott Dixon deployed Viewpoint Construction Software's Field View, formally Priority1 mobile reporting solution on Bath and North East Somerset Council's new £34m headquarters at Keynsham part way through construction. After deploying, they rapidly identified significant time savings from configuring a tablet-based application to support company-specific on-site processes and to complement its other project management solutions. Background Willmott Dixon is the main contractor for a new headquarters complex in central Keynsham for Bath and North East Somerset Council. Part of a wider regeneration strategy which includes replacing a 1960s building, the scheme has been designed to high environmental standards by architect Aedas (with building services from Max Fordham Associates and civil and structural engineering services from Hydroc), and is also intended to centralise various council services in a single location, along with some retail accommodation. The complex will be the UK's first public building to achieve a DEC 'A' rating for energy efficiency; its structures combine cross-laminated timber, steel frame and pre-cast concrete planks, with high levels of building insulation. Willmott Dixon has been developing its use of information and communications technology to support design, construction and handover of its projects. It normally deploys the Viewpoint For Projects™ Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) project collaboration platform to support exchange of design and construction information via the web, and has been using the Field View solution, from Viewpoint Construction Software to support on-site processes on mobile devices. In both cases, the intention has been to streamline communications between Willmott Dixon and its key project supply chain members, but the Field View application is also used by corporate staff – for example, visiting health and safety inspectors – to ensure compliance with industry and company-wide standards and processes. Implementation of tablet solution In January 2013, Viewpoint launched a new version of Field View accessible via standard Android tablet devices. With construction defects management, health and safety and quality assurance processes ramping up in mid-2013, construction manager David Morris introduced the devices to the project, with five Samsung Galaxy 7" tablets being used by Willmott Dixon employees (excluding those brought by visiting colleagues responsible for group-wide occupational health and safety and environmental compliance) and a further four used by key subcontractors. Even in protective covers, the 7" tablets fit easily into pockets but have a screen large enough to view drawings, making them ideal for construction site use. Speeding site processes with Field View CASE STUDY

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