Many construction professionals are adjusting to the evolving COVID-19 landscape by practicing social distancing, having office staff work remotely, and hosting daily check-ins. The construction industry has a mobile and decentralized workforce, with projects requiring collaboration across multiple stakeholders, many of whom are only occasionally on a project’s job site.
Many businesses are turning to technology to assist with daily operations such as video conference calls.
Procore Technologies and Zoom Video Communications have partnered to support the construction industry during the coronavirus crisis. The Zoom technology will be merged directly into the Procore platform, allowing Procore users to quickly create video conference calls that can accommodate everyone on a project. The Procore and Zoom integration gives construction teams the ability to communicate and collaborate effectively while working remotely.
“Our mission is to connect everyone in construction on a global platform. In times like these, we see the power that technology can have to keep construction project teams connected and moving forward,” said Tooey Courtemanche, CEO of Procore. “We know that it is essential to move quickly in order to meet the demands of our users, and our partnership with Zoom is another way Procore is supporting the construction industry during this challenging time.”
Zoom allows project teams to visually share documents, discuss health-related updates and best practices, check-in regularly with large or small groups, and even allows project managers and engineers to view what field teams are seeing in real-time through video conferencing.
“We see a growing need for simplified business communications for on-site and remote teams. We believe that the integration with Procore will strengthen construction professionals’ ability to be productive, regardless of their location, by streamlining communication across teams,” said Eric Yuan, Founder and CEO of Zoom.
Through the Meetings tool in Procore, users can now add a Zoom Meeting as the medium for communication. When users view a meeting’s details on web and mobile devices, as well as when viewing a PDF export of meeting details, they can join the virtual conference call from the Zoom meeting hyperlink. This simplifies construction professionals’ ability to stay connected with their project teams.
