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rachel s.
Employee
rachel s.Employee
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OpenSpace 15-Minute ChallengeChallenge

⏱️ Did you know it typically takes 15 minutes or less to process a capture on OpenSpace? That's 15 minutes for you to do whatever you want. 🙌Introducing the OpenSpace 15-Minute Challenge!We want to know what you can do in 15 minutes, like run a mile, make pasta, do some self-care with a face mask, etc. Between June 15th and July 15th, share a short clip of how you spend your 15 minutes, and we will send you a $15 Amazon gift card.  🎥 VIDEO GUIDELINESYour video should only be 5 seconds long (10 seconds max please!). This is just a small challenge we wanted to have fun with, so don’t overthink it! Submit your video through this form. If your video is hosted on another platform (i.e. YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, TikTok), the form lets you just submit the URL. If your video is a standalone file, the form also lets you just upload your file. You have choices! NOTE: If you post anywhere on social media, don’t forget to include the hashtag #OS15MinChallenge❗️🎁 TOKEN OF APPRECIATIONTo thank y

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rachel s.
Employee
6 days ago
Jeevan
Employee
JeevanEmployee
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A Letter from the OpenSpace CEO: Let's meet!

Hi Community!Jeevan here 👋 CEO of OpenSpace. OpenSpace was built on the jobsite, from day 1: my co-founders and I worked on the concept with builders in those very early days, and I spent pretty much every day on the site during that period. We exist to serve builders, and we know OpenSpace can only get better with customer input. This is why I wanted to reach out to you! I want to meet more of you and learn from you. Anything you love (or hate!) about OpenSpace? Got a feature you wish we would build? I’m all ears. The construction industry is a tight-knit network, and one that thrives when like-minded individuals work toward common goals. So let's connect, learn from each other, and work together to innovate! Want to meet and chat with me? 😁Schedule a 30-minute 1:1 with me!Send an email to jeevan-customer@openspace.ai to get a meeting scheduled.

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Cwahl
26 days ago
nikiya
Community Manager
nikiyaCommunity Manager
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Survey: Preparing for a potential economic downturnSurvey

Hi Community 👋 💡 We want to hear your thoughts since you’re the construction experts. With all the conversation around economic uncertainty, we want to hear from you about what, if anything, your company is doing to prepare, and the role technology may play. Please fill out this short survey by June 24th, 11:59 PM PDT! We will share our key findings with the Community after 🤓

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nikiya
Community Manager
12 days ago
Cwahl
CwahlCertified
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Community Summer

I would like to see the community do something that was a fun collaborative competition. This would be a fun way to get to know others and work with people that are within the industry. You could enter if you wanted then the teams could be selected from that group of people. Just a fun idea.

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nikiya
Community Manager
1 month ago
nikiya
Community Manager
nikiyaCommunity Manager
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Construction Safety Week 2022

Construction Safety Week 2022 runs from May 2nd to May 6th, and this year’s theme is:Connected. Supported. Safe.  The focus is all about mental and emotional health, which hasn’t typically been as openly discussed in construction safety conversations as physical health and safety has been. But especially with everything the industry has undergone in the last couple of years, it feels so right, so relevant, and so impactful to highlight this theme now. Did you know that 1 in 5 construction workers struggle with anxiety, depression & other mental health issues? - Industry Research, presented on the Construction Safety Week website Below is an excerpt from the Construction Safety Week website explaining this year’s theme: Being connected gives us strength, because it means we are not alone. It means we’re side-by-side in building a stronger, safer industry, and in creating a safe, supportive environment for our workers. Supported means we are here to help each other stay present and f

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Cwahl
1 month ago
Anodizedfate
AnodizedfateCertified
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Snapspheres - Has anyone seen/used this?

Just ran across this service and wanted to see if anyone has tried it:https://www.snapspheres.com/ It takes a 360 photo and prints it onto magnetic tiles that assemble to make a sphere!  Seems like it would be a good way to display some completed project photos rather than the standard 2D wall mounted.  Thought it was interesting.

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Anodizedfate
1 month ago
Cwahl
CwahlCertified
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Contech Events & Conferences

I haven't been to a ton of Industry events that are more geared towards Construction Technology but the few that I have been to were great for networking and learning new ways to use the Contech tools we already had. Bluebeam Xcon is always a good time and you can learn a ton from basic functions to how people are putting code into their PDFs to help them work smarter. I can't wait to attend and finally check out the AGC IT Conference later this year. The biggest thing about events to me is the networking and learning from your industry peers. There is nothing better than geeking out over ideas and processes with someone else who is passionate about what they do.

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Cwahl
1 month ago
Cwahl
CwahlCertified
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360 Camera Lens Protectors

Okay gang, I need your help on finding a lens protector. As you may know the Insta360 OneRs len can be replaced if damaged, but the Ricoh Theta Z1 can not. The Z1 has better quality and is more expensive but if scratched it is done for. I tried using a Insta360 OneX lens protector but it didnt work out. Anyone have something that works?

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2 months ago
nikiya
Community Manager
nikiyaCommunity Manager
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OpenSpace Easter Egg Hunt: Win an iPad!

🌷​ Spring has sprung at OpenSpace 🌻and we have a fun Easter Egg Hunt for you all! Special thanks to@Anodizedfate &@JMandersPHX for giving us this idea after they posted about their “Easter Eggs” in their OpenSpace captures. But instead of limiting ourselves to hiding Easter Eggs in captures, we have hidden Easter Eggs all over OpenSpace!  From April 11 to April 17, 2022, we will have 20 Easter Eggs hidden all over OpenSpace: Community, Website, Support Center, and social media (LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook) For every Easter Egg that you find, you are entered into a raffle to win one of our prizes!🏆 Grand Prize: iPad🥈 2nd place: $100 Amazon gift card🥉 3rd place: $50 Amazon gift cardThe raffle winners will be announced on Monday, April 18. Note #1: Each Easter Egg counts as one entry into the raffle, so finding multiple Easter Eggs increases your chances of winning any of the prizes!Note #2: If you are in a region without Amazon, we will find an alternative gift card. 

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Anodizedfate
2 months ago
nikiya
Community Manager
nikiyaCommunity Manager
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2022 OpenSpace Meme Madness!Competition

It’s March and it’s time for  OpenSpace Meme Madness!   We want to see your favorite construction memes -- whether it’s your own or something you came across online!The top entry that gets the most votes from our Community will win an OpenSpace-branded 20 QT RTIC cooler and earn the limited-edition 2022 Meme Champion Community Badge How the competition works:    From Tuesday, March 15 to Monday, April 4, submit your favorite construction memes. Be creative and entertain us! They can be general construction or specific to OpenSpace, and they can be your own work of art or something you find online. (But please make sure they’re appropriate and still follow the OpenSpace Community guidelines )      During this time, Community members can vote on the entries that are their favorites by liking the memes.      By 11:59 PM PST on Monday, April 4, the entry with the most number of votes (likes) will be declared the winner.       On Tuesday, April 5, the winner and the winning meme wil

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2 months ago
rachel s.
Employee
rachel s.Employee
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Call For Stories: EARTH DAY!

Hi OpenSpace Community! I’m Rachel and I run social media at OpenSpace.   April is Earth Month and I wanted to open up a call for stories   Have you been part of a project that has been exceptionally sustainable?  Is your team raising awareness about the environment in new and innovative ways?  Do you have work processes, methods, or materials that are focused on being more eco-friendly or energy efficient?If you answered yes to any of these questions, or if you just have great stories in general that highlight environmental awareness in the construction industry, we’d love to hear about them! Bonus points if they’re OpenSpace-related  but it’s definitely not mandatory. Please submit your stories through this very quick 2-question form (same link as above). I am hoping to feature your stories on our social media platforms and in the Community on Earth Day, April 22nd. We want to celebrate by showing how our users are pushing the industry to be more environmentally friendly.Note: This

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rachel s.
Employee
2 months ago
nikiya
Community Manager
nikiyaCommunity Manager
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OpenSpace is in over 70 countries! THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!

 In case you missed it, we shared the growth of OpenSpace on our social media this week. OpenSpace is being used in over 70 countries, which is roughly 40% of the world! I wanted to make sure to post this here, because this wouldn’t be possible without the OpenSpace Community. You all have made this growth happen, so THANK YOU    I can’t wait to continue the growth of this Community -- imagine how amazing it would be to be connected to all these OpenSpace users across the world   If you know of AEC professionals you want to be part of this innovative global network we’re building, make sure to invite them to join the OpenSpace Community now or refer them so we can get in touch with them!

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nikiya
Community Manager
4 months ago
nikiya
Community Manager
nikiyaCommunity Manager
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A Milestone Moment: OpenSpace Series DNews

Today, we announced our $102M Series D funding.You can check out our posts here: Blog Post, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram This Community post isn’t another announcement but a THANK YOU. Thank you to our OpenSpace Community for getting us to this milestone. You have continually worked with us to better our product and offerings. Thank you for building this Community with us to form a network of industry innovators. We appreciate all of you! As we said in our blog post:You are why we exist. OpenSpace was founded to serve builders first and foremost, and we’re privileged to be able to do that every day.

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4 months ago
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GerardAssociate
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Waypoint swag represent!

Wearing these on my next 360 video capture 

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nikiya
Community Manager
4 months ago
nikiya
Community Manager
nikiyaCommunity Manager
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I Love Construction - CompetitionCompetition

 Another month, another chance to win big with OpenSpace! February is all about love    We want to see your love for construction (or OpenSpace!) in one photo.  You could share a picture of your favorite part of your day or your job, what inspired you to join construction in the first place, a lovingly made meme, and more. Love comes in all shapes and sizes, so the possibilities are endless! The top two entries (it’s Valentine’s after all, so why not pick A COUPLE to be winners!) that get the most love (aka most votes) from our Community will win a very special Valentine’s gift  – with love of course, from OpenSpace  The prize (our Valentine’s gift to the winner!):  A selection of Valentine’s gift cards that could include  Travel (Airbnb, cruise, travel deals, etc.)  Wellness (Spa experiences)  Movies  General (Visa, Amazon)* NOTE - The exact selection provided to the winners would vary depending on the country   Depending on what the winners have planned for their Valentine’s Day ce

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nikiya
Community Manager
4 months ago
Helio
HelioAssociate
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WFH or not WFH. That is the Question..

Obviously there are positions in construction that require bodies physically at a jobsite. But as construction engineers that lean more heavily on technology has anyone fully settled on their work from home approach? Are you full WFH, already back at the office or do you have a hybrid model? Is anyone seeing massive productivity gains losses in any of said categories? 

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5 months ago
nikiya
Community Manager
nikiyaCommunity Manager
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End-Of-2021 Competition!Competition

 We’re closing out the year 2021, and we’d love to celebrate your top 2021 projects, accomplishments, and highlights! Share your best 2021 construction photos and get the chance to win a $300 Amazon gift card. Show us the work you’re most proud of this year! How the competition works:   From now until Dec 31, 2021, submit your best photos and images highlighting the work you’ve been doing in the construction industry this year. New submissions won’t be accepted past Dec 31, 2021.   From now until Jan 14, 2022, OpenSpace Community members can vote on their favorite submissions.   The submission with the most number of votes on Jan 15, 2021 is the winner! The winner and the winning photo will be featured not only in the OpenSpace Community, but throughout all of OpenSpace’s social media platforms as well.  How to submit photo(s) and enter the competition (submission deadline - Dec 31, 2021): You’d need to be a registered OpenSpace Community member in order to participate and submit a

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nikiya
Community Manager
5 months ago
Alex Milinkovich
Employee
Alex MilinkovichEmployee
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What do think will be the biggest Construction Trends for 2022?

Happy New Year everyone! 2021 saw a huge jump in ConTech advancements, partially due to everything that is going on, in spaces like AR/VR, drones/robots, and wearables. (Please let me know if I’m missing any). As we enter 2022, curious to hear your thoughts on what you see the construction trends for the new year being?

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Cwahl
6 months ago
georgie
Employee
georgieEmployee
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2022 Travel: Will anyone be at the MEP Innovation Conference this January?

Will anyone be at the MEP Innovation Conference in Tampa this January 24th-26th? OpenSpace will have an exhibit. Curious to know which conferences our customers are going to attend, whether it be in person or virtual. Please post any good ones below!  

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georgie
Employee
6 months ago
Anodizedfate
AnodizedfateCertified
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Any OpenSpace "easter eggs" in your captures?

Has anyone taken a capture and gotten a photo of something they weren’t expecting?  This one is hard to see, but I took a videowalk and came across a deer.  I wouldn’t have found him in my photos by looking at it, but he snuck up on me and scared the dangdoodle out of me (my apologies to all hunters that are shaking their heads right now): Anyone else have some good shots or funny stories?

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georgie
Employee
6 months ago
clairealdridge
Employee
clairealdridgeEmployee
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What made you join the construction industry?

Hi folks! I am sure we all have different stories and paths that have led us to where we are now in our careers within construction. I’m curious - what led you to working in the construction industry?  I’ll start! I studied business but always had a love for construction/real estate development. My first gig out of college was in facilities mgmt which I knew I did not want to be in long term. But, it was a good stepping stone and led me to working as an APM in ground up construction where I got amazing experience and learned A TON. I always had my eye on construction tech firms/start ups (like OpenSpace) and finally made the jump. It’s been a blast and cannot wait to see where con tech goes from here. 

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clairealdridge
Employee
6 months ago
georgie
Employee
georgieEmployee
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Weather Conditions: OpenSpace - an alternative to drones?

During a conversation with Pauline Schoech @pschoech, one of our newest Pathfinders, she talked about how OpenSpace was a helpful alternative to drones. Pauline’s previous process during slab-on grades was to fly a drone around the specific area, but as they started going up, tower cranes got put on site and construction got messier. One of the biggest obstacles was weather. Being on the coast of Florida, strong wind and drones don’t always play nice. Unless there was a torrential downpour, OpenSpace became the most reliable option for Pauline and team. Taking a 5 to 10 minute OpenSpace capture allowed them to get their pre-pour inspections done without having to worry about the other external conditions and factors. Anyone else in Florida or in an area where the weather is dicey? Is OpenSpace solving this issue, or are you still using drones? 

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Cwahl
6 months ago
KevLyons
KevLyonsCertified
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OpenSpace Camera Supplemental Products

Hey Everyone,As the Black Friday Shopping is coming up, I thought I would share what I use in addition to my Insta 360 One X camera. I bet these products will be at a great discount in the next two weeks.In addition to the Insta360 One X camera, I use the NXT technologies rechargeable battery in the link below. Its awesome because the LED tells you how much battery you have and it can last about a day. (12hours)NXT Technologies 24385183 5000 mAh 1 USB Port PowerBank, Black (Amazon Hyperlink) $13.00I also use a micro USB that came separately. I use a small one from an old wireless speaker of mine in the picture.For micro-usb cables to charge the NXT Technologies portable battery. I recommend using theamazon basics micro-usb (Amazon Hyperlink Approx. $10.00)As for my camera holster I carry my camera and charger in I use the….Amazon Basics Holster Camera Case (Amazon Hyperlink) $14.00As you can see, the OpenSpace camera cable can work with my rechargeable battery. Captures can be recorded

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jheinze
Employee
7 months ago
Cwahl
CwahlCertified
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Openspace Exterior

Has anyone ever tried, or thought of using Openspace for exterior uses? What were your thoughts on it? I have wanted to us it for exterior inspections on buildings with a drone. Has anyone else thought of using a drone to help with captures or tried?

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KevLyons
8 months ago
nikiya
Community Manager
nikiyaCommunity Manager
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POLL: COVID-19 Impacts on Tech Adoption

COVID-19 has accelerated the development and adoption of many technologies in construction.So we want to know: 

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Brycethomassin
8 months ago

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