The homebuilding and construction industries have been, to say the least, challenging over the last few years — a global pandemic, record-high fuel prices, supply chain issues, labor shortages, the list goes on and on. Finding time to research and implement new processes is virtually impossible. Unfortunately, you could be missing out on major financial and time savings.
There is no better time than now to start using the only site work management platform made specifically for land development and homebuilding. Here’s why the top homebuilders in the US are using TraceAir:
Better Data, Better Decisions
TraceAir has completely changed the way sitework is managed. With a TraceAir scan, you receive so much more data than you would with a traditional aerial topo. In addition to a visual representation of the site, the data you receive from TraceAir provides your team with quantifiable data related to overall site balance, slopes, cut/fill in specific areas, and the amount of dirt moved weekly.
Rather than making decisions using your best guess, TraceAir allows you and your team to make decisions using real data using measurements that are accurate to 1/10th of a foot. This data drastically improves precision enabling users to verify billing, manage site balance, determine the most efficient haul roads, and confirm grade, the possibilities are endless.
Unlike other site work management platforms that require long and complicated startups, TraceAir is completely turnkey. Here’s how it works:
We work with licensed drone pilots that will come out to your project site to conduct 3D site scans using drones. Then our team processes the data overnight so you can view your project in our platform the next morning. If you are already using drones on your project, that’s great! We can provide overnight data processing and our platform so you can access your drone data much faster than before. Most of our clients use our flight services, saving their teams countless hours and dollars.
Prevent Costly Mistakes
TraceAir users are seeing major returns on their investment with TraceAir. Several users have seen hundreds of thousands of dollars in returns by using TraceAir to improve their processes, avoid disputes, cut back on travel expenses, and stay on schedule. Learn how your peers are saving serious money:
- Customer Story: Arroyo Capital Reduces Costs with Virtual Site Inspections
- How Our Customer Saved $54,000 on a Single Change Order
- Customer Story: Toll Brothers Portland Makes Cost-Saving Decisions with TraceAir
- Customer Story: Independent Construction Improves Margins with TraceAir
If you have dirt balance-related costs on your projects, try our ROI calculator to see how much you could save.
Faster Data, Less Driving
Could you use more hours in the day? Our clients are always blown away by how much time they save by using TraceAir. Unlike traditional aerial topos where you don’t receive your survey for a few weeks, our scans are sent back to you in less than 24 hours. For a project of less than one hundred acres, it takes a drone pilot about an hour to survey the entire project. This quick turnaround time makes it possible to perform surveys on a more frequent basis, as often as once or twice a week for many projects.
The ability to access your scans, and obtain so much data from them, remotely from anywhere using our cloud-based platform always allows you to make fewer site visits. Many home builders, land development managers, and executives oversee multiple projects across a large geographic area resulting in many hours on the road every week driving between job sites. With the current high fuel prices, this will quickly add up to be a major expense for companies. While we can’t control fuel prices, we can save you countless hours spent on the road.
Improved Communication
This data you receive from TraceAir can be shared with whomever you’d like. We allow our users to invite as many people as they’d like to have access to their project data. Such transparency facilitates trust and confidence in the data, decisions, and team members. Not only does this lessen the likelihood of costly mistakes but also creates room for open communication.
TraceAir is also great for making the most out of meetings. Using detailed topographic data in the meetings and then providing everyone with access to the same data allows everyone to leave the meeting feeling confident and informed. Our wide range of markup tools allows users to create screenshots, draw, write, circle, add arrows, and do whatever they need to do to communicate clearly.
All the people I work with on my jobs, whether they're moving dirt or creating spreadsheets, absolutely love it. TraceAir's site management and analytics platform elevates the communication and collaboration with everyone involved in the project, from investors and owners to contractors and engineers. The more communication you have on a project, the smoother the project will go.”
— PJ Stambaugh, Land Development Manager, Toll Brothers
Less Stress
The homebuilding and construction industries are among the most stressful to work in. Stress can quickly stack up and lead to avoidable issues, hurt relationships, and health issues. When workers are stressed they are much more likely to make mistakes, be unfocused, and have a negative attitude.
While there is no way to completely remove stress from the workplace, there are measures you can take to help reduce workers’ stress. Using TraceAir not only allows everyone to easily communicate but also ensures that everyone is always looking at the same data and has a clear understanding of what needs to be done. When employees can communicate better and make better decisions, there is far less room for errors and mistakes than can add significant amounts of stress to the employee. Using TraceAir enables you to eliminate errors in the field and reduce risk with precise sequencing and planning. This means fewer mistakes, fewer disputes, and less stress.
Get Started Now
If you're considering a tool to help improve your project management, track progress, stay on schedule, and achieve site balance you’re in the right place. Already used and loved by many of the top home builders and land developers, TraceAir has proven to be effective, easy to use, and easy to implement. The best way to learn about TraceAir and get all of your questions answered is to request a demo. Don’t delay, get started today!