BRE launches data and resource hub for smart construction industry

by Brianna Crandall — November 18, 2016 — Launched at the recent Digital Construction Week is building science authority BRE’s new SiteSmart smart construction tool, a Web brand encompassing BRE’s successful digital tools SmartWaste, YellowJacket and new process improvement tool that helps organizations monitor and report on health, safety, process and environmental information. SiteSmart is designed to enable construction sites to continuously improve, leading to changes in behavior and increased project profitability.

Having gained feedback from existing users and other smart construction industry stakeholders, the SiteSmart team developed the brand to include these tools, with more being developed soon, in addition to information and links to vital training, publications and industry-wide statistics — all in one place.

Developed to meets the needs of the construction industry, the new site furthers an organization’s journey into the digital world while helping companies in the sector improve performance, says BRE.

Director of BRE’s Building Futures Group Simon Cross commented:

Safety, knowledge, efficiency and sustainability are the heart of any successful construction project. By bringing all these aspects together online accessible from anywhere at any given time, we aim to maximize progress and opportunities for our clients. Smart technology is already here, and we are helping the industry to use it in a smart way.

Already developing the next new data tool with industry partners and clients, SiteSmart is poised to expand, supporting construction professionals in improving their own and their company performance even further — keeping everything all in one place, says BRE.

For more information on the smart construction visit the SiteSmart Web page.