Skysite, stylized as SKYSITE, is a document management platform designed for

construction Construction are processes involved in delivering buildings, infrastructure, industrial facilities, and associated activities through to the end of their life. It typically starts with planning, financing, and design that continues until the a ...

and facility owners and

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. The cloud-based drawing management and distribution

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allows the management of documents related to construction projects. Skysite includes features like RFI,

Punch List A punch list is a document prepared during key milestones or near the end of a construction project listing works that do not conform to contract drawings and specifications that the general contractor must correct prior to final payment. The work ...

and photo management. Skysite’s track and report functionality is designed to prevent mistakes and delivery delays. The system can be accessed to generate reports for all documents that are shared with the team. The reports can also be deleted, downloaded, or marked up to increase employee accountability. Once constructed, facility managers can use Skysite to store, access, distribute, and manage the documents related to the operations of the

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. As-builts, O&Ms, warranties and more can be organized and searched. Skysite’s real-time synchronization of documents allows access to current information whenever and wherever needed from tablets and mobile devices. All the building’s information can be archived and searched with custom attributes, along with document retention to mitigate risk.

History

Skysite was founded in 2015 with the goal of helping manage documents in active construction projects. Skysite offers users

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sync and a mobile app that has been designed to add mobility to the industry.

Product

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allows users to manage, view, collaborate, and distribute encrypted

documents in real time on

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device. The app has been designed to store all critical information in the cloud, for local or offline access. It also has built-in mark-up tools to communicate issues. The offerings of the app includes improved hyperlinking of construction documents, image and more attachments to a

Punch list A punch list is a document prepared during key milestones or near the end of a construction project listing works that do not conform to contract drawings and specifications that the general contractor must correct prior to final payment. The work ...

item and document search. Users can upload documents and files with drag and drop, pictures can be pinned to construction drawings and RFIs can be answered. A sample project aids users in getting started. Facility management professionals can manage, sync, organize, search and share important

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from

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and

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. Skysite allows to sync all documents with mark-ups, and annotations, along with revision updates, so that the team can uses the right information to make decisions. The revamped application program interface (API) of Skysite is designed to fit to an existing information technology infrastructure and integrate with other project applications. Skysite’s API integrates with various productivity tools including Google Drive Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, and Egnyte. Skysite software can be accessed to reduce errors and inadequacies associated with paper-based document management systems during all the phases of

. The system is designed to reduce information management costs, increase work efficiency, enable secure file access and sharing, and make collaboration better, easier, and faster. The Skysite mobile app is available on the

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and

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References

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