Construction Tech Firm Avvir Adds to Risk Management Platform

Avvir, a construction tech firm that focuses on automated risk management, announced some additions to its product offerings. The company says they will help further improve customer efficiency, accuracy, and workflow automation.

“A major pain point in the construction industry that Avvir aims to solve is discrepancies between plans and the physical build that can wreak havoc on project budgets and timelines,” the company said. “In order to help to combat this issue, Avvir is releasing a new grouping deviations feature, making it easier for users to take action on critical deviations and manage and organize deviated elements within the platform efficiently.”

One challenge in construction is that the physical realities, including basics like measurements, are frequently different from plans because of variations in specified materials, inherent inaccuracies in measurements, or mistakes. The more easily designers and construction crews can track deviations, the more readily they can make necessary adjustments and prevent project delays.

“Additionally, the platform will now include 5D cost tracking capabilities, enabling users to track the cost associated with installation progress for both modeled and non-modeled items in a unified manner, ensuring that no aspect of the project is overlooked.”

The term 5D refers to an industry form of estimating in which a construction manager can get far more than design documentation. In addition, they get background material, including construction quantities, materials, tasks, and needed equipment. In theory, they can select part of a 3D model and get the relevant information.

“Other platform updates being launched in order to improve the user experience overall include new keyboard shortcuts, an enhanced capture tool that includes element names and refined deviation information, and a map update that lets users seamlessly navigate through their BIM [building information modeling software] in 2D.”