Category Archives: industry-news

If it feels like you hear about a new construction technology every week, you’re not alone. The construction technology sector (or “ConTech,” as it’s known to its friends) is exploding and there’s a lot of noise (and confusion) about where to focus your time and energy. According to McKinsey, ConTech companies have attracted over $10 billion in investment since 2011, a level of engagement that...

G2 Crowd, a user review site for business technologies, has designated Touchplan as a “High Performer” in the category of construction management software for Winter 2019. The designation is indicated by a badge on Touchplan’s G2 Crowd profile and displayed on the Touchplan website.

The Touchplan team is having a blast this week in Austin, Texas at Procore's Groundbreak construction technology summit learning about the future of the industry. One thing is clear—it will be driven by the increased availability of data and accessible, intelligent technology. Touchplan is committed to transforming the industry with Lean planning solutions that help construction teams build more...

The Touchplan team has returned to rainy Boston after a very successful LCI Congress 2018! The team had a great time forging new connections and seeing familiar faces within our industry. Scroll down for some of the highlights.

Michael Carr, President of MOCA's Software Products Division, Touchplan, joined the ConTechCrew podcast last week to discuss what sparked his interest in engineering and construction, how he was introduced to the Last Planner® System, and what changes he sees coming for construction through Lean methods and technology.

Pack your sunscreen and your business cards and join us in Orlando, Florida! The Touchplan team is very excited to attend the 20th Annual LCI Congress next week and expand our network in the Lean community. If you’re attending, check out our plans for the event and come meet us! We’d love to connect at our Happy Hour, through a meeting with our Customer Success team, or online post-Congress.

Welcome to the first installment of Touchplan’s ConTech series. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be exploring how technology is changing the construction industry. In this first piece, we consider the industry trends that are driving the increase in development and funding of construction technology, and what barriers to adoption remain.

The recently released Engineering News-Record (ENR) general contractor rankings for 2018 reveal that Touchplan is used by ten percent of the 400 general contractors listed. Within the top 100, Touchplan is in use by eighteen percent. Of the companies using Touchplan, sixty-five percent saw their ranking improve year over year, and among users with three or more active projects, that number rose...

If you follow the construction industry, you’ll have noticed the current buzz around alternative project delivery. This term refers to integrated project delivery (IPD), design-build (DB) and construction-manager-at-risk (CMAR) approaches, which all differ from the traditional design-bid-build process. These three distinct approaches, which we’ll explore in more detail below, have arisen in...