Entries by Garrett Hughes
The Importance of Using Activation Software Early in the Construction Project
Early use of Activation software saves 10% or more off total construction project costs. At FreightTrain, we advise customers to begin using FitUp at least 6 months before you start building turnover to take advantage of these cost savings.
5 Steps to Turn Your Construction Project Data into Action
Did you know – more than 90% of the data in construction projects typically goes unused. Data-driven companies are more productive, more agile and more profitable – making it crucial for construction leaders to find ways to convert their data into actionable insights. That’s why we wrote this blog post on the “5 Steps to Turn Your Construction Project Data into Action”
3 Ways Spreadsheets are Costing Your Construction Projects Time and Money
Spreadsheets have their place in business, but that place is not in activating a building. Here are 3 ways spreadsheets are creating waste for your construction project
How FitUp Helps Mitigate the Labor Shortage in Hospital Construction
According to a recent AGC Survey, 91% of Construction Firms are having a hard time finding workers to hire, driving up costs and project delays. To overcome these challenges caused by the labor shortage, FreightTrain customers are leveraging our SaaS platform to reduce the number of man-hours required on a project to get more done with fewer people
Customer Success Story: How Criterion Used FitUp to Successfully Activate the Lennar Foundation Cancer Center
FitUp was the only solution that checked all the requirements for Criterion and City of Hope. The program’s full connection and integration with Attainia alleviated a large magnitude of manual data entry updates that Criterion was previously inputting into Smartsheet and Excel. This customer success story shares how Criterion and the City of Hope used FreightTrain’s FitUp for their hospital activation and FF&E.
FreightTrain Announces New Integration Partnership with 4Tower Capital Management System
We’re excited to announce that FitUp, FreightTrain’s SaaS-based solution for coordinating medical equipment, furniture, and IT devices during building activation, is now integrated with 4Tower’s SpecAdvisor capital equipment planning system.
FreightTrain® FitUP™ Now Offers Self-Service to Make Your Hospital Construction Activation 10x Easier!
Self-service is a breakthrough, making FitUP™ a cost-effective solution for projects across the continuum from large to small. This feature allows teams to gain greater proficiency with the system and drive significant performance improvements across their organizations. We are excited to deliver this capability to our customers.
Don’t Allow Supply Chain Issues to Delay Your Project
The last two years have been incredibly stressful for the healthcare industry and the many incredible people working in the field. In addition to the stress of treating an influx of patients caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, these organizations faced immense challenges in the supply chain. The issues with the supply chain are having a significant impact on organizations that are building and activating new facilities. Healthcare facilities are now facing delays upwards of five months for equipment to be delivered (Aeppel). These delays negatively impact the schedule for new projects and make it more challenging to provide patient care for all those in need
Benefits of having Attainia and FitUp on your Project
Attainia and FitUp are both used by many healthcare organizations to track medical equipment from planning to installation. FitUp and Attainia are now integrated so that all product information that is managed in Attaina is automatically uploaded into FitUp and updated as changes are made in Attainia.