Technology is converging that promises to sharply reduce construction’s endless printing, scanning, copying and transmitting of paper plans, specifications and documents.
A whirlwind of advances is making electronic plans increasingly practical and is creating an industry-wide hunger for access to plans online. Technology vendors are vying to become the providers of that service. One source at the Associated General Contractors reports more than 50 Internet plan room companies have been courting AGC at the national and chapter levels to gain access to the market.