DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION
Dovetail uses technology to improve project success.
By applying the right tool, at the right time, we reduce change and enhance predictability for your project.
With digital tools rooted in new levels of visualization and transparency in the construction process, Digital Construction provides foresight into feasibility conflicts and proactive resolutions that nurture the growth of a project and guide its design intent into reality.
Our Digital Construction services can flex to a project’s needs and meet teams where they are, applying the right strategies at the moments they’ll yield the greatest impact. Unearthing challenges in advance for fewer surprises and bringing the choices that determine the project schedule to light, our centralized models instill early certainty in execution— synchronizing architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems to make efficient decisions grounded in a specific project that translates into time and money saved.
We streamline transparent, distilled information to all sides of the project team from pre-construction well into the building of a project—providing continuity, comprehension, and value at every phase. Our services also provide interactive records of our work, which prove invaluable for future maintenance and service. Dovetail uses Digital Construction practices to lay the groundwork for the entire construction process, producing a more efficient, more effective, and more enjoyable experience that elevates the whole team.
We streamline transparent, distilled information to all sides of the project team from pre-construction well into the building of a project—providing continuity, comprehension, and value at every phase. Our services also provide interactive records of our work, which prove invaluable for future maintenance and service. Dovetail uses Digital Construction practices to lay the groundwork for the entire construction process, producing a more efficient, more effective, and more enjoyable experience that elevates the whole team.
Augmented Reality Transforms MEP Collaboration:
More Visibility, Less Rework
360 Photo Mapping Reveals the Hidden
Simplifying Maintenance and Renovations
Supportive Modeling Sharpens Coordination
Focusing on Critical Scopes from the Ground Up
Virtual Design and Construction Powers Proactive Planning
Spot Issues Early, Fewer Setbacks Later
Mike Mora, AIA, Principal at Heliotrope Architects
“Heliotrope and Dovetail have collaborated on projects for decades, and there has been a noteworthy shift as of late where we rely heavily on Dovetail’s Digital Construction Team as a key teammate during preconstruction to provide expert coordination across all disciplines to avoid downstream conflicts that traditionally arise in the field. While we cannot build our prototypical projects in real life, having an expert like Dovetail on the team from inception ensures that they and their key subcontractors' voices and requirements are integrated into the construction documents in a way that provides undeniable value in terms of preservation of design intent, budget, and schedule.”
Jeremy Evard, AIA and Zachary Wignal, AIA at MW Works
“MW recently completed a notable project with Dovetail and can say firsthand that their Digital Construction department was instrumental in the success of the project. Over the course of a multi-year endeavor, design intent was preserved at the highest level due to their unique ability to work strategically in 3-d to resolve, plan, and provide solutions to all facets of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing as it related to key structural and architectural details. The process was seamless and important, and we cannot imagine another way of providing this integrated approach to designing and building. It was so remarkable that we had zero change orders on the project that traditionally arise because of conflicts that occur in the field due to the inability of the entire team to see the integration of MEP within the project's structure. To raise the bar even higher, Dovetail was able to acclimate subcontractors swiftly to the complexities of the project with augmented reality on site. Gone are the days of printed construction documents, I-pads and Dovetail’s Digital Construction team are here to stay.”