FREMONT, CA – November 7, 2017 – SKYSITE is pleased and excited to announce that the ARC / SKYSITE Development team has a total of four papers being presented at an upcoming premier conference and workshop focusing on document analysis and recognition.

With several impactful releases this year, including Submittals (March) and the Big Data Back End (July) it’s evident that the team behind SKYSITE constantly strives to make the best Construction and Facilities’ Document Management platform available. However, what is little known is the level of expertise of the team behind the app; they are truly masters at OCR and recognized in the field.

Proof of this is earlier in November, members of the Development Team traveled to Kyoto, Japan to present a total of four papers. One paper was presented at ICDAR2017, the 14th IAPR International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition. The ICDAR conference is most recognized and prestigious conference in the document analysis domain.

The conference and technical program hosted traditional and new workshops and tutorials on topics aimed at the study of cutting-edge problems in the field. Researchers had the opportunity to learn new algorithms as well as results of numerous competitions that are driving interest in the community.

Attendees and presenters represented prestigious universities (University of California Santa Cruz, University of Innsbruck, Austria, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India to name a few), and innovative software companies such as Adobe Research, India, Microsoft Research Asia, Nokia Bell Laboratories and more.

The three other papers were given at a workshop, GREC 2017: 12^th Annual International Workshop on Graphics Recognition, held in conjunction with ICDAR2017. This annual workshop provides an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to share new ideas and knowledge about graphics recognition methods.

In Japan, the papers were presented by Purnendu Banerjee and Supriya Das. However, huge congratulations go out to the entire team on a phenomenal job in the research, writing and acceptance of the papers: Purnendu Banerjee, Sumit Choudhary, Supriya Das, Himadri Majumder, Srinivas Mukkamala, Rahul Roy, B. B. Chaudhuri, Bhagesh Seraogi, and Sandip Kumar Maity.

It should be noted that this isn’t the first time for the team to present their expertise at an international conference and that previous papers have been published in IEEE.

We would like to congratulate our team on a phenomenal job in the research, writing and acceptance of the papers. A full list of the papers and contributors, along with a synapsis of each paper and links to the shows are below.

The 14th IAPR International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition Kyoto, Japan (ICDAR2017)

November 13-15, 2017

A System for Creating Automatic Navigation among Architectural and Construction Documents
Purnendu Banerjee, Sumit Choudhary, Supriya Das, Himadri Majumder, Srinivas Mukkamala, Rahul Roy, B. B. Chaudhuri

The topic of this paper, an improved and robust version of OCR system, is introduced in SKYSITE. From uploaded documents, it can now efficiently extract different and complex reference symbols (e. g. textured, noisy, broken, oriented etc.) including circular and pentagonal call-outs. It can even recognize the text within the symbols accurately.

This change will significantly boost the existing auto-hyperlinking mechanism in terms of speed as well as accuracy, requiring less manual intervention.

12^th Annual International Workshop on Graphics Recognition (GREC 2017)

Nov. 9-10, 2017

Automatic Elevation Datum Detection and Hyperlinking of Architecture, Engineering & Construction Documents
Purnendu Banerjee, Supriya Das, Bhagesh Seraogi, Himadri Majumdar, Srinivas Mukkamala, Rahul Roy

This paper presents how not only call-outs but elevation datum symbols will be automatically distinguished through our enhanced OCR system. In addition, the region around the symbol will be recursively examined to acquire the destination document. Finally, the destination document is hyperlinked with the desired document.

Automatic Orientation Correction of AEC Drawing Documents
Bhagesh Seraogi, Supriya Das, Purnendu Banerjee, Himadri Majumdar, Srinivas Mukkamala, Rahul Roy

This paper examines how, due to the presence of differently oriented documents (i.e. 90°, 180°, 270°), the recognition accuracy of the existing OCR system suffers and the document viewing experience of the user becomes clumsy. Our recent enhancement enables the existing OCR system to automatically identify and correct the orientation of the document, thus improving the user experience.

A Novel Approach for Detecting Circular Callouts in AEC Drawing Documents
Sandip Kumar Maity, Bhagesh Seraogi, Purnendu Banerjee, Supriya Das, Himadri Majumdar, Srinivas Mukkamala, Rahul Roy

The focus of this paper is the time complexity of the conventional Hough Transform based circular symbol detection mechanism is quite high. Therefore, we have developed a novel circular symbol detection mechanism which reduces the time complexity of the existing circular symbol detection approach, enambling the auto-hyperlinking mechanism will perform faster.

WALNUT CREEK, CA – March 28, 2017 – SKYSITE Technologies, Inc., an industry-leading software developer for construction and facilities document management, today announced powerful and innovative new submittal tools for SKYSITE® Projects, the company’s signature construction app. The construction submittals process is a common, but complicated approval workflow that often causes construction project delays. New tools inside SKYSITE Projects dramatically simplify the submittal process, mitigate common problems, and lead to faster approvals and reduced project risk.

“Digital distribution of submittals with SKYSITE is a big process improvement all by itself,” said Brad Walsh, project executive for Orion Construction, a multi-service regional construction company located in Western Michigan. “Being able to review and approve submittals one-by-one really speeds up the project timeline. There aren’t 10 issues in a package stuck behind the one that needs extra review. With SKYSITE, if a submittal can be approved, it’s approved immediately.”

Walsh and the team at Orion also like the stamps and approval identities shown on SKYSITE’s consolidated submittal cover page. “No one has to search through a pile of paper to find out who approved what. It’s all there in one place.”

How Construction Submittals Work

A construction drawing illustrates how a structure is to be built, but before construction can begin, an architect or engineer usually must verify that the correct products and quantities will be installed. In most cases, a shop drawing, a material data sheet, product samples, or product data is submitted for review. Once approved, the submittal document is returned to the party who submitted it, and the project can proceed.

“Construction professionals want to move faster, but increasing complexity in the commercial building space often creates more complexity in the approval process — even when the process is digital,” said Rahul Roy, CTO of SKYSITE Technologies. “We stripped complexity out of the process, automated the most tedious parts of it, and made some features as simple as ‘drag-and-drop.’ I don’t know of any other system in the construction market today that makes submittals easier.”

SKYSITE Submittals

SKYSITE Project’s new submittal workflow is built on the application’s fast and powerful distribution engine, and allows users to submit and approve individual items quickly and easily. Responses can be sent as soon as they are ready for transmission, and the construction project can keep moving. In addition to providing workflow improvements, consolidated stamps on transmittal pages cut down on page counts for easier management and viewing. If items need more description or tracking data, SKYSITE provides custom field attributes.

SKYSITE’s new submittals workflow organizes information so projects can move forward faster, improves understanding between sender and receiver, and helps prevent construction delays.

“Most of us would be amazed at how many people have to review, compare, and approve the details of a plumbing valve before it can be installed in a commercial construction project,” said Suri Suriyakumar, CEO of SKYSITE Technologies. “Just imagine what the review and approval process is for infrastructure components for a skyscraper. The submittal process — and the problems associated with it — scale quickly. That’s why we moved so fast to bring these enhancements to SKYSITE; our customers were dying for them.”

Comprehensive content access and flexible data handling make SKYSITE Projects a perfect stand-alone SaaS application for the construction professional. It also can be combined with other industry-specific services to create integrated workflows that bring the office to the field, facilitate rapid close-outs, and address projects of every type and size.

For more information, visit www.skysite.com today, or request a demo at 844-SKYSITE (759-7483) or via email at info@skysite.com. SKYSITE Projects is available on a free trial basis and can be downloaded from Google Play, as well as the App store from Apple. Please note: An earlier press release distributed this month described a wide variety of file types that could be viewed on the SKYSITE Projects application. While virtually any file format can be uploaded, stored, and downloaded from SKYSITE Projects, in-app viewing is currently limited to PDF, TIF, CAL, JPG, PNG and BMP.

SKYSITE Technologies, Inc.

SKYSITE Technologies develops information management software, mobile applications, and data management solutions for architects, engineers, construction professionals, and real estate owner/operators (AEC&O). Its applications eliminate the human errors and inefficiencies associated with paper-based document and information management in a construction or building operations setting. The company’s applications help reduce information management costs and increase efficiency, improve information access and control, and make collaboration faster, easier and better. Connect and engage with SKYSITE on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

SKYSITE® is a registered trademark of SKYSITE Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks listed in this document are the property of their respective owners.

For media inquiries, contact David Stickney at (925) 949-5114 or david.stickney@skysite.com

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WALNUT CREEK, CA – March 20, 2017 – SKYSITE Technologies, Inc., an industry-leading software developer for construction and facilities document management, today announced a new upgrade that makes SKYSITE Projects compatible with the Android smartphone. SKYSITE Projects is now available on 99 percent of the world’s mobile operating systems, including Apple’s iOS for the iPhone and iPad, Android tablets (introduced last year), as well as mobile phones from Samsung, LG, HTC, Motorola, and other Android smartphone makers. The SKYSITE Projects app enables jobsite and office teams to manage, markup and share construction documents from mobile and desktop devices, ensuring everyone is working from the latest set.

“With near-universal mobile compatibility, virtually all our customers can manage advanced document workflows in the field – including submittals – no matter where they are or what device they’re using,” said Suri Suriyakumar, CEO of SKYSITE Technologies. “Creating efficient construction workflows starts with access to information, so we increased the compatibility of the most versatile app in the construction communication space by bringing it to Android phone users.”

Comprehensive access and flexible data handling make SKYSITE Projects a perfect stand-alone SaaS application for the construction professional. It also can be combined with other industry-specific services to create workflows that bring the office to the field, facilitate rapid close-outs, and address projects of every type and size.

For more information, visit www.skysite.com today, or request a demo at 844-SKYSITE or via email at info@skysite.com. SKYSITE Projects is available on a free trial basis. Download it today from Google Play or the App store from Apple.

Please note: An earlier version of this press release suggested a wide variety of file types could be viewed on the SKYSITE Projects application. While virtually any file format can be uploaded, stored, and downloaded from SKYSITE Projects, in-app viewing is currently limited to PDF, TIF, CAL and JPG.

About SKYSITE Technologies, Inc.

SKYSITE Technologies develops information management software, mobile applications, and data management solutions for architects, engineers, construction professionals, and real estate owner/operators (AEC&O). SKYSITE applications eliminate the human errors and inefficiencies associated with paper-based document and information management in a construction or building operations setting. The company’s applications help reduce information management costs and increase efficiency, improve information access and control, and make collaboration faster, easier and better. Connect and engage with SKYSITE on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

SKYSITE is a registered trademark of STechnologies, Inc. All other trademarks listed in this document are the property of their respective owners.

For media inquiries, contact David Stickney at (925) 949-5114 or david.stickney@skysite.com

SKYSITE’s revamped software has some exciting enhancements! The next generation of construction management is here!

SKYSITE’s RFI management is designed to let users raise an issue or question, and immediately get it to the person who can address it. Assign deadlines or specific users to get a quick response, all while keeping everyone in the loop. SKYSITE makes the process leaner, more accurate and efficient.

An RFI can be created on the web, or from a mobile device, ensuring there are no delays. Viewing, creating, editing, and approvals can all be handled from any device, anywhere. Annotations and markups, using different shapes and colors, can be easily added to project documents for clarity. And if necessary, attachments can also be added to the RFI.

With this release, iPad users get some special upgrades. Let’s take a look.

RFI Re-assign

RFIs can be reassigned. If the originally assigned user doesn’t respond, the RFI can easily be assigned to someone else to keep the project moving.

Add Images on RFI

Users can now attach images and files directly to the RFI. For easy reference, comments can be added as well.

RFI Forwarding

Project members can forward RFIs right from the iPad, saving time. No more waiting to get back to the office means a faster response, and improved delivery.

RFI Status Icons

RFI status icons now indicate the color of the current status. If an RFI is open, it is now displayed in orange, drawing attention to speed response.

SKYSITE, information management software, is also available for the iPhone and Android users with the SKYSITE mobile app. SKYSITE applications help reduce the cost of managing documents, increase efficiency, and improve collaboration.

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Nov. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — SKYSITE, an industry-leading software company for construction professionals and facilities managers, today announced new functionality for its ProjectLink application that includes a fully-integrated version designed for use on the Apple iPhone. Other upgrades include improved hyperlinking identification, an easier workflow for uploading documents, and a simpler, cleaner user interface for publishing pages.

“As smartphones have become larger, they are beginning to displace tablet use, especially in the field. That’s why we’ve focused on bringing the power and simplicity of SKYSITE ProjectLink to the phone; it’s a perfect marriage of form factor and UI,” said Rahul Roy, Chief Technology Officer for SKYSITE. “Anyone can carry an iPhone in their pocket, so bringing SKYSITE to this platform dramatically expands the number of people who can benefit from its use. Even a field worker with a full tool belt who is carrying supplies can stop and use a phone to consult a construction plan or building reference.”

SKYSITE ProjectLink was originally introduced in 2015 to manage and distribute the continually changing documents and information used in active construction projects. Through the use of its ability to synchronize data in real time between devices, as well as its mobile capabilities on the tablet — and now the smartphone — construction professionals can dramatically improve communication and collaboration using cloud and secure mobile access.

The application’s most recent release includes:

More mobility with the Apple iPhone – the same great capabilities users experienced on the iPad are now available on the iPhone. View documents, snap and pin pictures to drawings, create punch lists, answer RFIs and more.

Improved hyperlinking identification – any sheet references on vector-based PDFs are now identified, regardless of whether they appear in specified call-outs or not.

“Drag & Drop” uploading – simple, intuitive file migration from cloud to device and back again.

Redesigned sheet publishing interface – more screen real estate means more visible pages; various new file delete options, including the removal of duplicate sheets on the fly; easier access to indexing options; and better publishing notifications.

Easier adoption – sample projects to get you started faster; better distinctions between trial and paid accounts keep it simple as you gear up for your next project; get discounts for referrals to coworkers and associates.

Better integration — With a new application program interface (API), SKYSITE ProjectLink can fit into your existing information technology infrastructure and integrate with your other project applications.

ABOUT SKYSITE®

SKYSITE develops information management software, mobile applications, and data management solutions for architects, engineers, construction professionals, and real estate owner/operators (AEC&O). SKYSITE applications help reduce information management costs and increase efficiency, improve information access and control, and make collaboration faster, easier and better. Connect and engage with SKYSITE on the web at www.skysite.com, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

SKYSITE® is a registered trademark of ARC Document Solutions, LLC; all other trademarks are the respective property of their owners.

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App adds unique auto-hyperlinking features and more powerful search and viewing capabilities

WALNUT CREEK, CA – July 28, 2016 – SkySite, Inc., an industry-leading software developer for construction professionals and facilities managers, today announced a release of several powerful new features for ProjectLink, the SKYSITE® app for active construction projects. New functionality includes a time-saving approach to auto-hyperlinking, the ability to attach video to a punchlist item, a faster and more powerful viewer, and improved document search.

“ProjectLink’s new features are helping us keep our people using technology in the field rather than carrying around rolls of drawings,” said Troy Gates, Director of Design Technologies at KTGY Architecture + Planning. “I like all of the new features, but auto-hyperlinking and the new viewer are a big step forward. It shows me what links are good and what links aren’t, so I can fix the problem before sending someone out in the field. These are productivity issues and the developers of SKYSITE are paying attention to them.”

ProjectLink, the original SKYSITE application for active construction projects, was introduced in 2015 to manage and distribute the continually changing documents and information used in active construction projects. Through its use, construction professionals dramatically improve communication and collaboration using cloud and secure mobile access.

SKYSITE upgrades include:

Auto-hyperlinking – Optical Character Recognition (OCR) runs in the background as documents are uploaded to SKYSITE, identifying items in one document that refer to information in another document within a drawing set. If the other document is found in the drawing set, the app links the two documents together and marks the item in green; if the link can’t be found, or an error is detected, it marks the item in yellow. The feature is designed to identify missing or inaccurate information before it’s needed in the field.

Punchlist Video – Punchlists can now be appended with video clips, as well as audio, photos, and notes to substantiate and explain issues with greater clarity and produce better solutions.

Augmented RFI – Requests For Information can be appended with drawings or photos, and users can color-code the status of a request for easy prioritization, improved control, and faster processing.

Powerful search – An improved search function now allows users to find folder names, file names, metadata, and even distinguishes text from graphic content within large-format construction drawings. Used across a large set of hundreds of documents, it can locate accurate and precise information within seconds.

New tablet interface – A simplified project dashboard enables users to view all documents under the same account, with a notification if a document is downloaded on the tablet or is resident in the cloud.

Greater mobile capabilities – An enhanced mobile viewer is three times faster than previous viewers without compromising image and rendering quality. Introduced with the new viewer, a tablet measuring tool allows users to make accurate linear and volume measurements from their mobile devices.

“We’re taking on real-life construction challenges and offering innovative and practical ways to deal with them,” said Suri Suriyakumar, CEO of SkySite. “There are a lot of bells and whistles out there, but we’re interested in solving real problems, putting the right information in the right hands, and making our customers more efficient in what they do.”

Why the Construction Industry is Moving to Cloud Technology and Mobile Apps

Construction industry’s evolving needs is illustrated in the findings of a survey conducted by SkySite that examined industry technology challenges. According to survey “Future of Construction Technology” conducted earlier this year, the top challenges in delivering a project within budgetary guidelines were:

• Missed and delayed communications (40.8)
• Working from incomplete design plans (40.1%)
• Working from outdated documents (39.5%)

The top challenge associated with project delivery delays was scope of work changes (55.8%), followed by change orders altering plans (51.0%) and working from incomplete design plans (41.5%).

However, survey respondents recognized that use of technology solutions can greatly improve the completion of projects on time and under budget. The top technology solution benefits identified were:

• Better control over information and document sharing (55.8%)
• All project users working from the most current set of documents (50.3%)
• Standardizing project document management (44.9%)

About the Future of Construction Technology Study

SkySite’s “Future of Construction Technology” study was conducted by research marketing company Newlio (www.newlio.com) among a random sampling of 147 architecture, engineering and construction management professionals, using an email invitation and online survey. Executives were from both large enterprises of 1,000 people or more and small boutique firms of ten people or less.

About SkySite, Inc.

SkySite develops information management software, mobile applications, and data management solutions for architects, engineers, construction professionals, and real estate owner/operators (AEC&O). Its applications eliminate the human errors and inefficiencies associated with paper-based document and information management in a construction or building operations setting. The company’s applications help reduce information management costs and increase efficiency, improve information access and control, and make collaboration faster, easier and better. Connect and engage with SkySite on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

SKYSITE® is a registered trademark of SkySite, Inc.

InfoLink eliminates complexities in facilities management with innovative web and mobile apps for accessing operational and archived documents.

WALNUT CREEK, CA – July 14, 2016 – SKYSITE®, industry-leading software for construction professionals and facilities managers, today announced the release of InfoLink, a new cloud application designed to store, manage, access and distribute documents and information critical to the effective operation of buildings and other real estate assets.

InfoLink is now offered side-by-side with ProjectLink, the original SKYSITE application for active construction projects. Each solution can be used independently by separate teams, or they can be used in tandem to address information needs throughout the “plan-build-operate” lifecycle.

“We’ve managed both active project documents and facilities information for our customers for decades, and we understand their need for instant access, whether to meet project deadlines or in critical operating environments and during emergencies,” said Suri Suriyakumar, CEO of SKYSITE. “That’s why we’ve made SKYSITE bigger and better. Every document anyone will ever need to plan, build and operate a building can be found in one place, no matter where they are, with a simple tap, pinch and swipe interface.”

ProjectLink was originally introduced in 2015 to manage and distribute the continually changing documents and information used in active construction projects. Through its use, construction professionals dramatically improve communication and collaboration using cloud and secure mobile access.

InfoLink, like ProjectLink, provides access to construction documents, but it is designed to include operational and logistical information, asset location information, and archived documentation necessary for efficient day-to-day facilities management. It also meets requirements for document retention policies and information governance procedures.

The new application makes it simple and easy for facility owners to accept a “closeout” set of documents at the end of a project that reflects the building as it was constructed (usually referred to as “as-builts”), complete with operating and maintenance manuals for its equipment, locations of key infrastructure, and emergency and life safety documents. Building supervisors no longer need to hunt for information in traditional, paper-based facility plan-rooms. Instead, they can access the information they need on a mobile device when and where they need it.

In addition, InfoLink includes features to manage document retention and document purging, automate information governance policies, and otherwise mitigate risks associated with outdated or irrelevant documentation.

John Montenero, Chief Procurement Officer at the City of Palo Alto, uses InfoLink across the entire city. “Working from InfoLink has delivered tremendous cost savings, more efficient employees, and quick access to information,” he said. He selected the application because of its “ease of use, especially compared to the competition. It’s cloud-based, and the solution is designed for the industry.”

Features and Functions of InfoLink

InfoLink provides owners and facility managers with the ability to store, sync, share and retrieve their documents and information from the cloud.

InfoLink drives process improvement and a superior user experience with:

• Powerful advanced search: fast document search due to InfoLink’s ability to find information through customized search filters, including projects, folders and files, including Microsoft Outlook’s .msg files with attachments and even document metadata, generating precise results within seconds.
• Two-way sync between mobile device/desktop and cloud: touch-based access to information. Robust document synchronization enables real-time sync of specific documents or an entire folder. InfoLink Sync has a unique ability to sync operations, maintenance, health and safety, and as-built documents with mark-ups, revision updates and annotation, keeping everyone on the team current and always using the right information to make decisions.
• Compliance, retention and information governance: InfoLink eases the burdens of regulatory compliance by classifying documents required for compliance, making them available on demand and mitigating risk by extending a department’s ability to classify documents by type, as well as set a date to repose or purge. This enables an organization to implement a written retention policy with a solution that automates information governance digitally while mitigating risk.
• Data ownership and loss prevention: unlike alternative solutions, InfoLink is account-based, so the organization’s content remains with the company, not an individual, resulting in the content ownership remaining with the company even after an employee’s departure. InfoLink provides best-in-class cloud data infrastructure and security, with higher data availability, redundancy, security, and scalability when compared to generic information distribution tools.

InfoLink Benefits

InfoLink makes it easy for Architectural, Engineering, Construction & Operations (AEC&O) and facility management professionals to organize, manage, sync, search and share critical information on computers and mobile devices. Users can access and view more than 170 file types, Information access to building management/ operations staff for tenant improvement and to maintain health and safety and enjoy unmatched business benefits:

• Efficiency: cost and time savings on day-to-day operations, as a result of gaining faster access to documents and information.
• Effectiveness: one workflow enables superior document and information management and faster information access and collaboration, as it is designed for AEC&O professionals.
• Business continuity: no loss of information, as InfoLink offers company-based user accounts versus individual user accounts to prevent data loss and enable company control of content.
• Compliance and data governance: InfoLink offers enforceable and customized retention and purging policies, thereby reducing business risk and improving compliance.
• Replaces and consolidates the use of multiple software applications: convenient, user-friendly and comprehensive. InfoLink reduces costs, redundant data entry and storage, and human error from using more than one document and information management software solution.

ABOUT SKYSITE®

SKYSITE develops information management software, mobile applications, and data management solutions for architects, engineers, construction professionals, and real estate owner/operators (AEC&O). Its applications eliminate the human errors and inefficiencies associated with paper-based document and information management in a construction or building operations setting. SKYSITE applications help reduce information management costs and increase efficiency, improve information access and control, and make collaboration faster, easier and better. Connect and engage with SKYSITE on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

SKYSITE® is a registered trademark of ARC Document Solutions.

For more information, contact Kerman Kasad at (778) 928-6670 or kerman.kasad@skysite.com

ARC Document Solution’s 2015 North American Construction Survey Reveals AEC Professionals’ Perspective on Projects, Technology, Communication and Other General Industry Trends

WALNUT CREEK, CA – June 30, 2015 – ARC Document Solutions, Inc., (NYSE: ARC) (“ARC”), a leading document solutions provider for the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry, today announced the results of its 2015 Construction Trends Survey gathered from more than 1,000 AEC professionals. The survey aimed to reveal current attitudes among AEC professionals on a variety of North American construction priorities, trends and technologies.

When asked to rate the importance of projects types in North America, an overwhelming majority of respondents chose projects that benefit the public good and ensure future prosperity over private projects or achieving individual or company success. At 83%, the overwhelming majority chose “Rebuilding Aging Infrastructure” as the most important priority, followed by “Building Clean Power Plants” (51%) and “Expansion of Projects Aimed at Securing Water” (48%). 0% felt that reclaiming the world’s tallest building status was at all important.

The Top Five Most Important Priorities in North American Construction

1. Rebuilding Aging Infrastructure (83%)
2. Building Clean Power Plants (51%)
3. Expansion of Projects Aimed at Securing Water (48%)
4. Expanding on rail transit in cities (28%)
5. Building High Speed Regional Rail (21%)

When asked to choose what is most likely to influence the practice of architecture and construction most in the coming years, AEC professionals see technology as the overriding issue (72%), followed by collaboration (45%), two issues that increasingly go hand-in-hand as demonstrated by the industry’s growing use of three-dimensional building information modeling (BIM), integrated project delivery (IPD) techniques, and document management and file sharing applications. Similar to industry issues like collaboration, however, demographic and environmental conditions each recorded more than 40% of respondents’ choices as having primary impacts on the way we design and build in the future. Only 31% believed new building materials are likely to make a big impact:

What will have the biggest impact in North American architecture and construction?

Changing Industry:

1. Technology (72%)
2. Collaboration (45%)
3. New Building Materials (31%)

Global Events:

1. Rising Population and Housing Needs (45%)
2. Global Warming/Energy Efficiency (41%)

In terms of rating trends in the construction industry itself, 93% of AEC professionals believe increases in productivity and decreases in cost are most dependent on new technology tools. They rank universal online access, communication tools, and the ability to track budget in real-time as the top three capabilities that increase productivity and reduce project cost:

What are the Most Important Capabilities to Increasing Productivity and Reducing Cost?

1. Communication tools to keep project team on track (79%)
2. Online access for all project participants (69%)
3. Tracking budget in real-time (62%)
4. Intelligent scheduling needs and mobile access to project management lifecycle on any device (tied at 59%)
5. Centralizing all projects in one place (45%)

Consistent with their responses regarding the importance of their communication capabilities, nearly 50% of all respondents indicated that leading cause of project delays were the use incorrect or faulty drawings or specifications. Considering that the survey also revealed that 1 in 4 (24.14%) AEC professionals personally print 200-499 documents a week, managing documents and information with or without technology is a clear contributor to both successes and obstacles in AEC industry practices.

Additional Information

Not surprisingly, humanitarian projects were considered the most important to finish on time, while the importance of completing infrastructure and new energy projects mirrored the priorities demonstrated in earlier questions.

AEC professionals ranked New York City as the #1 city in North America for architecture, beating out the perennial favorite Chicago, which came in at #2. West Coast cities San Francisco and Seattle round out the top four. In terms of exhibiting the best design by project type, AEC professionals ranked museums as the #1 (66%) type of building that inspired the best and most creative designs, followed by places of worship (41%). Sports complexes and business building rounded out the top four, followed by schools and hospitals.

“The results of the survey demonstrate that AEC professionals have their priorities squarely on the most important issues facing our society today, and they are increasingly turning to communication and collaboration technology to address them,” said Evan Casey, National Director of Business Development at ARC. “It’s gratifying to know ARC’s development of cloud tools like SKYSITE™ and other construction document and information management tools directly answer these needs.”

About SKYSITE™

SKYSITE, is a cloud-based solution specifically designed for the AEC industry, eliminating the need for paper documents and increasing effective communication and collaboration. SKYSITE creates a single central repository of information in a cloud that can be accessed by any project member, anytime from any mobile device or desktop, significantly increasing productivity and efficiency.

To learn more about SKYSITE, please visit: https://www.skysite.com/.

Survey Methodology

The ARC Document Solutions’ 2015 Construction Trends Survey was distributed among 1280 AEC industry professionals, using an email invitation and an online survey. Respondents came from enterprises as large as 1,000 people or more, as well as small boutique firms of ten people or less.

About ARC Document Solutions (NYSE: ARC):

ARC Document Solutions is a publicly traded company (NYSE:ARC) and the leader in document and information management in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry.

The company helps more than 90,000 customers reduce costs and increase efficiency in the use of their documents, improve document access and control, and offers a wide variety of ways to print, produce, and store documents. ARC provides its solutions onsite in more than 8,000 of its customers’ offices, offsite in service centers around the world, and digitally in the form of proprietary software and web applications. For more information please visit www.e-arc.com.

SKYSITE and ARC DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ARC Document Solutions and/or its subsidiaries.

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Emerging technologies include virtual reality, drones and Big Data

WALNUT CREEK, CA—January 28, 2016— ARC Document Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: ARC) (“ARC”), a leading document and information management solutions provider for the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, today announced the results of an industry survey that reveal participants’ views on emerging technologies, including Big Data, drones and the so-called “Internet of Things” (IoT). The top prediction, named by 65.3 percent of respondents, is that virtual reality applications will be used much more in the future to experience a building’s design before it is built.

Virtual reality in the construction industry is characterized by the creation and use of three-dimensional computerized modeling. Such models are used to facilitate project management, detect problems before actual construction occurs, design workflow sequencing, and to improve client interactions. The top benefits of virtual reality cited were:

• Projects will be easier to visualize (51.9%)
• Projects will be completed faster (48.3%)
• Projects will require fewer workers (42.2%)
• Projects will require less material (40.8%)

Another top technology trend, identified by 61.9 percent of the respondents, is the growing use of drones for surveying and for photo and video documentation. More than 60 percent (60.5 percent, specifically) recognized drones’ ability to help with mapping and surveying, inspection, and creating image-based records as their primary benefits. Close to half (49.7 percent) of the participants named improved surveillance and safety as the top benefit of drone use by AEC professionals.

Most AEC professionals predicted that the adoption of these new virtual reality and drone technologies will occur in the near future, with 64 percent stating that they are likely to be in common use within the next five to ten years.

According to survey findings, the future of the AEC industry will also be characterized by the absence of paper (38.1 percent) and the use of virtual technology to address not only two-dimensional drawing and three-dimensional modeling but also for project sequencing, cost estimating, sustainability, and facilities management, often referred to as a “7D” building process. While technology clearly has a dominant role in industry trends, only 4.8 percent of participants predicted that robots will replace workers in the future.

Over half (57.8 percent) predicted that design and development will become paperless in the next two to five years. Asked to identify the main reason behind the elimination of paper in the AEC industry, respondents named these factors:

• Mobile/tablet technologies have replaced printed sets of drawings (43.5%)
• The Building Information Model (BIM) helps design and construction teams resolve building problems without having to print numerous drawings (27.2%)
• Project teams are more environmentally conscious (25.2%)

It is widely believed that removing paper in the industry will help diminish project over-runs. This was confirmed by survey respondents, who noted several beneficial results of reducing paper use, including:

• Better communication between workers (58.5%)
• Outdated data will no longer be shared (55.8%)
• Changes will be easier to see as they are made (54.4%)

The AEC industry will also see increased use of IoT. According to ARC’s survey, the top benefit of IoT (defined as a network of physical objects or “things” embedded with electronics, software, sensors and network connectivity) will be to enable the collection and exchange of data on a job site. It will help industry professionals by:

• Improving onsite / offsite equipment management (68.8%)
• Pinpointing the reason behind a delay (50%)
• Giving clear indicators of a project delay (31.3%)

Big Data is also very prominent on the AEC industry’s radar. The top advantages of Big Data, according to the respondents, are to help improve planning and decision-making by providing granular, real-time data about utilization and usage patterns, enabling project leaders and owners to improve demand forecasts as well as their future project progress monitoring. Top Big Data benefits mentioned by survey participants are the potential to:

• Facilitate well-informed decision-making on a consistent basis (62.5%)
• Improve urban planning decisions (50.0%)
• Create reports on construction operations frequently and in real time (43.85%)

“The survey results confirm what we’re already seeing across this enormous and influential industry. Transformative technological change is well under way, and its adoption will only accelerate in the future,” said K. “Suri” Suriyakumar, Chairman, President and CEO of ARC Document Solutions. “These technologies will bring unprecedented collaboration, coordination and connectivity in the AEC industry, increasing efficiency, bringing down costs, and making the industry more competitive.”

About the AEC Future of Technology Study

The ARC Document Solutions AEC Future of Technology Study was conducted by research marketing company Newlio (www.newlio.com) among a random sampling of 147 architecture, engineering and construction management professionals, using an email invitation and online survey. Executives were from both large enterprises of 1,000 people or more and small boutique firms of ten people or less.

About ARC Document Solutions

ARC Document Solutions (NYSE: ARC) is a leading document solutions company serving businesses of all types, with an emphasis on the non-residential segment of the architecture, engineering and construction industries. The company helps more than 90,000 customers reduce costs and increase efficiency in the use of their documents and improve document access and control and offers a wide variety of ways to print, produce and store documents. ARC provides its solutions onsite in more than 8,000 of its customers’ offices, offsite in service centers around the world, and digitally in the form of proprietary software and web applications. Please follow and engage with ARC on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Walnut Creek, CA – January 29, 2015 – ARC Document Solutions, Inc., (NYSE: ARC), the nation’s leading document solutions provider for the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry, announced today the findings from its AEC Technology Study. ARC commissioned the study to quantify the affect document management has on the productivity, efficiency and costs of construction project management.

According to the survey of seasoned AEC professionals:

• 75% said up to one third of project cost overruns are due to project document difficulties and issues
• 33% found accessing the latest set of documents and having the most current information to be a challenge in completing an AEC project
• Nearly 40% said online access for all documents on any device platform is one of the most important factors in increasing their company’s productivity or in reducing costs
• 25% said inaccurate project paperwork or too many versions of documents has contributed to a construction delay

Documents are the principal mode of communication across the various trades and disciplines in the AEC industry. Providing an application that enables a dynamic ‘single source of truth’ to store, collaborate, and access documents from any digital device addresses a strong demand for better project communications and collaboration, both of which help keep construction projects on time and on budget.

The need for a specialized industry solution is illustrated by further results from the study, including:

• Nearly one in three (30.1%) AEC professionals said current cloud technology tools that are not designed for the AEC market made completing a project on schedule a challenge
• Nearly one in four AEC professionals (22.3%) said the use of multiple technology tools without streamlined integration negatively impacted project efficiency
• Nearly a third of AEC professionals (30.1%) said using multiple software tools during a construction or design project caused duplication of data
• Nearly a third of AEC professionals (29.1%) said multiple software programs caused redundancy and wasted staff time
• Version control and security around current methods for managing documents were also key points of concern, with 32% of respondents expressing apprehension over the use of wrong versions of building plans, 30% worried that documents could be erased or not backed up, and 25% were concerned with document confidentiality.

More than 30% of AEC Professionals surveyed also identified the following challenges to completing their projects:

• Communicating with project members that are in the field
• Accessing the latest set of documents and having the most current information
• Using technology that isn’t designed for the AEC market
• Keeping up with a high volume of paperwork

ARC Document Solutions, a global document solutions company serving segment of the architecture, engineering, and construction industries for more than 30 years, has developed an information platform that solves these problems with the launch of SKYSITE. A cloud-based, B2B, enterprise-level document management solution for the construction industry, SKYSITE creates a compelling basis for an industry-specific cloud for architects, engineers, and construction professionals.

“SKYSITE enables seamless collaboration and communications among project users through efficient and intelligent project document management for the entire project lifecycle,” said K “Suri” Suriyakumar, Chairman and CEO of ARC Document Solutions. “SKYSITE creates a single repository on the cloud for all project information, it is available 24/7, and customers can access their documents anytime from any device creating a single source of truth for the project team.”

SKYSITE is a cloud-based file-sharing collaboration platform that features real-time document synchronization with security, scalability, and manageability needed to successfully complete a construction project. It also makes accessibility universal. By working over the cloud, users with tablets and other mobile devices can view, manage, and distribute documents in more than 100 different file types on devices that are small and light enough to fit into a tool bag.

For more information about ARC’s SKYSITE document management solution, please visit: https://www.skysite.com/

About The AEC Technology Study

The ARC Document Solutions’ AEC Technology Study was conducted by research marketing company, Newlio (www.newlio.com), among 108 architecture, engineering and construction management professionals, using an email invitation and an online survey.  Forty percent of the respondents had more than 15 years’ experience in the construction industry.  Executives came from both large enterprises of 1,000 people or more, and small boutique firms of ten people or less.

About ARC Document Solutions (NYSE:ARC)

ARC Document Solutions is a leading document solutions company serving businesses of all types, with an emphasis on the non-residential segment of the architecture, engineering and construction industries. The Company helps more than 90,000 customers reduce costs and increase efficiency in the use of their documents, improve document access and control, and offers a wide variety of ways to print, produce, and store documents. ARC provides its solutions onsite in more than 8,000 of its customers’ offices, offsite in service centers around the world, and digitally in the form of proprietary software and web applications. For more information please visit www.e-arc.com.

SKYSITE and ARC DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ARC Document Solutions and/or its subsidiaries.

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