Innovative Technologies Initiative

Miss the 2020 MCAA Tech Conference?  Take a Look at What Happened

The 2020 MCAA Tech Conference featured

  • 20 Education Sessions
  • 325 Attendees
  • Case Studies of the Latest Innovations in our Industry

 

 

 

Dodge Data & Analytics Releases New Research Study on BIM at MCAA 2020 Tech Conference

Donna Laquidara-Carr, the Industry Insights Research Director from Dodge Data & Analytics presented findings from the new MCAA sponsored report, The Business Value of BIM for Mechanical and HVAC Construction.  The report highlights survey data, case studies, interviews and insights regarding the use of Business Information Modeling in mechanical and HVAC Construction.

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What's New
Webinar #3: MCAA COVID-19 Contingency Plan Webinar Series: Shifting Work from the Jobsite – Jonathan Marsh, James Benham, Sean McGuire and Josh Bone
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Letsos Company, CFI Mechanical Swap Uponor PEX for Copper, PVC

Letsos Company and CFI Mechanical, both of Houston, TX, used Uponor PEX for two high school plumbing projects to save money for the school district while also realizing faster installation and cost savings over traditional approaches. CFI Mechanical estimated a 30-percent savings in cost and labor resulting from using smaller PEX piping (1″ and below).

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Dorvin D. Leis Says Aloha to Faster, Smarter, More Accurate MEP Layout Using Trimble Technology

After winning a renovation project to transform the Waikiki Trade Center into a 230-room contemporary Hyatt Centric hotel, the Dorvin D. Leis Company, Inc. (DDL), Hawaii’s largest mechanical contractor, decided to ditch the string and tape for the Trimble RPT600 paired with Trimble Field Link software. The cutting-edge technology helped DDL save time, increase productivity, and bring a constructible process from the office to the field and back again.

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Milwaukee Tool Debuts New MX Fuel Heavy Equipment System at MCAA Tech Conference

Milwaukee Tools has recently focused their product development on a new set of heavy equipment systems focusing on trade concerns.

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You won’t want to miss the next Technology Conference, already scheduled for January 27-29, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Put it on your calendar because we guarantee this will be the best yet.
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Our Technology Initiative

We’re in a time when disruptive change has come to our industry – change that creates new markets and new value propositions, but also disrupts our existing way of doing business.

We have the option of looking at this change in one of two ways. We can consider it to be disruptive stress, or we can look at it as “disruptive opportunity.”

We have the opportunity to seek out new ways to improve productivity. The opportunity to look for new ways of getting the job done better and faster. And the opportunity to seek out new technologies that simply do things we never thought were possible.

Ignoring change is simply not the best option if we want our companies to continue to be as successful as they can be.

That’s why MCAA created the Innovative Technologies Initiative. With your association's help our members can understand the challenges of technological change and exploit the opportunities it creates. For more information, contact Sean McGuire.

Featured Technology Resources

  • The Business Value of BIM for Mechanical and HVAC Construction SmartMarket Report

    The use of BIM and related technologies and processes that leverage data from models is delivering meaningful impact to mechanical and HVAC contractors on a wide variety of measures, including cost and schedule improvements, enhanced productivity, better collaboration between stakeholders and better worker safety. This research report quantifies other benefits to users and the challenges related to leveraging BIM to increase industry understanding of which factors will most effectively drive growth and expand future use.
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  • 2019 Construction Technology Report Supplemental Report for MCAA Members

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  • Prefabrication and Modular Construction 2020 SmartMarket Report

    Improved productivity and quality are among the benefits driving interest in, and use of, prefabrication and modular construction today. This research report quantifies other benefits to users and the challenges related to each to increase industry understanding of which factors will most effectively drive growth and expand future use.
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  • 2019 Construction Technology Report

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  • 2018 MCAA-Focused Construction Technology Report

    This report enables MCAA members to see how their companies' use of technology compares to other MCAA members as well as the industry at large.
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  • MCAA BIM Workstation Configuration Report

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  • 7th Annual JBKnowledge Construction Technology Report

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  • MCAA Microsoft HoloLens Research Report

    This eighth report in the MCAA Technology Research Series was written by our partners at JBKLabs exclusively for MCAA. It explores the possibilities for using augmented reality in the construction industry.
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  • Insights into Field Service Software Webinar

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  • MCAA Safety Apps Report

    Written by JBKLabs exclusively for MCAA, this report found that most applications for safety professionals are geared towards documentation. There is a growing trend analytics on this data to identify root causes and trends. A companion webinar is also available.
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  • MCAA Safety Apps Webinar

    This webinar offers additional insights into the MCAA Safety Apps research report written by JBKLabs exclusively for MCAA.
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  • Webinar on BIM to Field Software Construction Technology Report

    This webinar offers additional insight into the results of the 2016 Construction Technology Research Report.
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  • Robotic Total Stations Webinar

    This webinar offers additional insights into the MCAA Robotic Total Station Report written by JBKLabs exclusively for MCAA's Technology Research Series. The report's principal author, Josh Bone, reviews findings from the report and provides additional information about how robotic total stations, when used in concert with BIM, have the potential to drastically improve productivity.
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  • The Internet of Things: Connecting the Job Site Like Never Before

    BuiltWorlds, an MCAA Technology partner, has released a new report detailing how internet devices are transforming the jobsite, making the construction process more efficient and connected.
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  • MCAA Robotic Total Station Report

    This sixth report in the MCAA Technology Research Series was written by our partners at JBKLabs exclusively for MCAA. When used in concert with BIM, robotic total stations have the potential to drastically improve productivity. A companion webinar is also available.
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  • Technology Report on Field Service Software

    Our partners at JB Knowledge surveyed MSCA members on the technology practices and software needs for their service operations before comparing 16 different software solutions in this report.
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  • BIM Software Analysis Webinar with Josh Bone

    In this webinar, Josh Bone, the lead author of MCAA's second Construction Technology Research Report on BIM, presents some insights from his research findings.
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  • BIM Software – A Comparative Analysis

    This second report in the Construction Technology Research Series was written by JBKLabs exclusively for MCAA. BIM technologies in the area of construction and maintenance can expedite work, increase precision, and prevent mistakes.
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  • BIM to Field Software – A Comparative Analysis

    MCAA has now released its third installment of the Construction Technology Research Series with a report produced by JB Knowledge Labs on BIM to Field Software, free to members.
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  • 3D Scanning Technology – A Comparative Analysis

    Technology is a challenge and an opportunity. MCAA partnered with JBK Labs to help our members keep pace by conducting independent research.
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