Mobility tools such as tablets and cloud services are yielding investment benefits for contractors and specialty contractors, according to a new research study by McGraw Hill Construction. But for many of the 300 contractors surveyed for the report—58% general contractors, 42% specialty contractors—significant gaps need to be addressed to leverage the tools for a better return on investment.
Despite the rapid growth in the adoption of building-information-modeling tools among contractors, integration of BIM with mobile apps is still in its infancy, said Harvey M. Bernstein, vice president of Industry Insights & Alliances at MHC.