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BuildingReports® Technology Update – March 2024

By Joanna Ku | March 4, 2024

In our continuous effort to provide the industry’s best-performing solutions to fire safety and prevention, BuildingReports® is always looking to improve its offerings and services. Below, you can read about some of the latest updates our experts have developed and implemented. Continued Support for Major Manufacturers of Fire Extinguishers As more fire extinguisher manufacturers incorporate […]

BuildingReports® Technology Update – December 2023

In our continuous effort to provide the industry’s best-performing solutions to fire safety and prevention, BuildingReports is always looking to improve its offerings and services. Below, you can read about some of the latest updates our experts have developed and implemented. Additional Columns Users may have noticed the Get Reports page now has additional optional […]
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BuildingReports® Technology Update – September 2023

What’s New With BuildingReports® In our continuous effort to provide the industry’s best performing solutions for fire safety and prevention, BuildingReports® is always looking to improve on its offerings and services. Read about some of the latest updates our experts developed below. ScanSeries® Inspection Format Recently, our development team updated the new 2023 ScanSeries® formatted […]
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An Update to the New ScanSeries® Report Format

In June, we introduced a major upgrade to our ScanSeries® report formats. Since rolling out the new format to users, we’ve received positive feedback. However, last week a user advised us that due to their poor eyesight, the dark gray text in the main body of the report was difficult to view. We immediately reviewed […]
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Building Owners Now Have Read-Only Access to SchedulingManager Calendars

By Joanna Ku | October 24, 2019

Building Owner customers of Service Members with SchedulingManager, or the full ManagerSeries suite which includes SchedilingManager, can now view service appointments scheduled for their buildings in the BuildingReports portal. This latest update also impacts the BRMobile application for mobile devices. The list of specific changes and impacts are as follows: SchedulingManager (ManagerSeries) Changes For Members […]

Roundup of Recent ScanSeries for iOS & Web Portal Updates

By Joanna Ku | October 15, 2019

BuildingReports has released a few other updates in addition to two aforementioned feature launches. ScanSeries for iOS (v2.27.68) included several improvements and enhancements, and you may have already noticed some changes to the web portal user interface as well. The next update for ScanSeries for Android will be announced later this year. ScanSeries for iOS […]

New Floor Plan Feature Now Available for All DocDrive Users

By Joanna Ku | September 26, 2019

Service Members who subscribe to DocDrive, a web service that enables the storage and sharing of any document in any file format in the BuildingReports portal, now have access automatically enabled for the new interactive floor plan feature. Accounts with floor plans allow for the upload of building floor plan images so that inspectors can […]

Single User Login for Building Owners

By Joanna Ku | September 17, 2019

BuildingReports recently added a new feature for Building Owner users with multiple Building Owner accounts, allowing them to consolidate those accounts under one set of login credentials. This will give Building Owners convenient access to all of their inspection reports within one combined view, regardless of whether or not they work with one or multiple […]

Deadline for U.S. Federal Ban on Chinese Security Cameras Approaches

By Joanna Ku | July 31, 2019

As August 13th draws closer, U.S. federal agencies are still attempting to comply with Congress’s ban passed last year which takes effect on that date. Recently, two prominent security camera manufacturers have been identified as having vulnerabilities that can allow unauthorized parties to gain administrative access over the devices. Other manufacturers and devices are also […]

INFOGRAPHIC: HVAC Industry Trends

By Joanna Ku | July 23, 2019

Click on the infographic below to see how perceptions align and differ between service companies and facility management professionals, including the growing use of technology in service delivery and customer satisfaction.

What’s New in the Latest ScanSeries for Android and iOS Updates?

By Joanna Ku | March 22, 2019

The latest update of BuildingReports ScanSeries for both Android and iOS includes a host of updates to devices and fields associated with existing devices. While this post does not include every update in the latest release, we’ve selected some of the highlights to share with you in this post. BuildingReports recommends keeping your ScanSeries app […]

ScanSeries® for Android App Update v1.1.344

By Joanna Ku | January 30, 2019

A major app update containing a large number of changes, including: new features, fixes, and improvements to security is now available for download. All ScanSeries users on Android are strongly encouraged to install or update to this version (1.1.344) as soon as possible. BuildingReports always recommends only performing an update of ScanSeries once all live/ongoing […]

BRForms® for Android Update v1.0.35 Released

By Joanna Ku | January 30, 2019

Unlike the critical update for ScanSeries for Android discussed in this blog, the new update has no specific user targeted changes or improvements. But, just as with ScanSeries 1.1.344, this update is required for Symbol TC55 and Janam XM5 compatibility with the upcoming server changes. The update is now live in the Google PlayStore and […]

Five Considerations for Adopting Electronic Compliance Inspection Reporting

By Joanna Ku | October 16, 2018

The following is a reprint from the October 2018 issue of Industrial Fire World Magazine. The article has been reproduced in its entirety for your convenience, but you can also read the original by clicking here. According to a 2002 report by the National Fire Protection Association, an average of 228 fires or explosions were […]

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