20 REFLEXION | 2021-22 | AIA Utah Architects spend so much of their time on the road, consistently communicating with clients and contractors, accessing designs, performing site inspections, taking notes during meetings, etc., and mobile devices can help accelerate all these processes. This article examines how mobile apps can help architects become more productive and save hours of valuable time across all parts of their day. For example, saving a single hour on your site inspections and drafting field reports can add up to whole billable days saved over the course of a month or two. But field reports are just the beginning. The right mobile apps can help architects make all parts of their day more efficient and less stressful. Before leaving for the office — transport work the easy way When architects get into the design and modeling work, they’ll naturally turn to dedicated workstations and industry-standard CAD solutions. However, when they leave their office and workstation behind, they need a way to show clients the new designs or annotate models. Printing designs on paper and lugging them around is common to transport work, but it can be inefficient and prone to error. Mobile devices can strip out this traditional paper-intensive step, as many industrystandard tools offer handy mobile apps that let architects take their work with them. For example, AutoCAD Mobile is a mobile app extension that helps architects review drawings and designs with clients on-site — bridging the gap between the design studio and the construction site. During client meetings — work faster with a digital sketchbook and notepad Getting the most out of client meetings starts with capturing client feedback to implement it into your designs. Tablets paired with a stylus and apps like Nebo, GoodNote, and OneDrive can make this process as simple as writing in a notebook. Unlike handwritten notes, this digital alternative offers the benefit of easier storage and organization in your How Architects Can Make The Most of Mobile Devices To Transform Their Productivity BY DELTEK
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