Source: Tech in Asia © 2020

Excerpt:

The common perception of the construction industry is that it’s low tech: people in hard hats, heavy machinery, site plans printed on paper.

In a world that relies heavily on technology, the building and construction sector has lagged behind in tech adoption…

 
…One company that’s looking to not only solve the construction industry’s productivity woes but also help digitize it is Novade.
 
“If you go to an automated car factory, you will see robots and automated processes as well as computers providing real-time information on production outputs and quality controls,” says Novade founder and CEO Denis Branthonne. “The construction industry is not there yet.”
 
Novade’s ambition is to become the virtual factory for the construction industry.
 
Its platform takes a mobile-first approach to field management, making its services available over smartphones. Users can easily file and access all the necessary paperwork for a construction site through the Novade app…