CIO Bulletin

Novade Solutions: Next generation digital solutions for site management

Novade had humble beginnings. A small team of pioneers started operations on the ninth floor of an industrial building in the suburbs of Singapore in 2014. The company’s initial goal was to transform field management in the construction industry through technology. They spent countless hours on sites, deciphering how people operate, and eventually launched the Novade platform. Today they operate in 20 countries across the world and their application is used by more than 100,000 users.

Revolutionizing Field Management with Digitization & Construction AI

Bringing together the power of man and machine. Translating construction site data using analytics and AI so decisions can be made in real time, on or off the field. An industry where everyone goes home safely when AI predicts incidents before they happen.

A Faster, Smarter & Safer Way of Working

200 million people work on construction sites every day across the world. They want to leverage digitization to make their job easier and get them focused on what matters: building good quality homes and infrastructure for all of us.

Construction is a dangerous activity; Novade wants to harness technology to make site operations safer and eventually save lives. As construction and buildings represent 40% of CO2 emissions. Novade wants construction to be more efficient and use fewer resources to reduce its carbon footprint. They are passionate about their mission and believe technology can make a difference but there is only one way it will succeed: from the ground up.

Predict so you can prevent with Safety Insights

Predict high-risk activities using your safety leading indicators to prevent workplace injuries
Benchmark safety by site, project, company, subcontractor or against national standards
Improve training based on safety data and incident response

Novade Forms makes it easy to go digital

Create: Convert your paper forms. Build your own checklists or select from Novade’s template library

Capture: Complete paperless forms. Capture data easily from the field from any mobile device

Share: Generate reports automatically: Submit, distribute and publish inspection forms in seconds

Record: Record all inspections digitally and retrieve information in seconds

See how Novade can transform your jobsites today

Reduce costs: Save time supervising and allocating resources, coordinating jobsites and managing compliance.

Reduce risks: Track project progress across all your jobsites. Stay compliant. Deliver on time, every time.

Enhance relationships: Maintain your reputation for delivering quality. Collaborate and engage with stakeholders every step of the way.

Real-time access to construction closeout and project handover information for all key stakeholders

Managers can benchmark performance across multiple projects and visualize KPIs

Customer Service Teams can easily conduct inspections, manage rectification process and visualize the handover status for customers

Contractors can access and update information in real time on their mobile devices

Customers love the easy-to-use construction closeout software

Next generation digital solutions for home builders and renovators

Track progress, coordinate jobsites, reduce supervision costs, stay compliant and standardize the way you work with Novade’s home builder app.

Track all projects’ progress

Visualize project schedule and status across all your jobsites, in real time
Assign tasks and monitor work progress
Allocate resources
Drive a culture of accountability and transparency

Coordinate your jobsites

One communication channel for all stakeholders – contractors, suppliers, architects, planners, engineers, surveyors, inspectors and even clients
Share documentation – specifications, method statements, supplies list
Drawings version control ensures you always have access to the latest version in the palm of your hand

Stay compliant

Don’t let noncompliance ruin your schedule… or your reputation

Customize your Assurance, Audit & Risk Management solution
Digitize and automate your Quality & HSE compliance control processes
Help attain or retain your ISO certification
Reduce compliance costs by 80%
Safeguard your reputation and protect your company legally and contractually

Management software for property developers

Improve performance: Collect field data to gather insights and make smarter decisions. Benchmark projects and contractors to improve performance.

Boost your brand: Boost your brand by consistently delivering high-quality projects and providing a seamless handover experience to your customers.

Mitigate risks: Gain real-time visibility on project progress to detect potential issues and delays early. Leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to predict and mitigate risks.

Novade Lite

The only app you need to access, upload and view your drawings on or off the field

Say hello to Novade Drawings

Access: Ensure you always have the latest drawings in the palm of your hand

Location Pinpoint: Locate Tasks and Forms accurately on a drawing

Attach: Make compliance a breeze when you attach documents to Tasks and Forms

Mark-up: Communicate areas of concern with your team when you mark-up drawings in Tasks and Forms

Organize: Organize folders so you always have the right document at the right time

Portable: Access all your project drawings from any mobile device on or off the field

Ideal for Contractors, Builders & Service Providers coordinating many jobs across multiple projects

Reduce rework costs: Reduce rectification costs from miscommunication and outdated drawings, and save time hunting for the latest drawings.

Communicate and collaborate: Work as one team with teammates, suppliers, subcontractors and even clients with everyone working on the latest drawings: Get everyone working on the same channel – No more texts, group chats or emails.

Work with precision: Build confidently with detailed drawings – pin relevant tasks and forms in exact locations.

All key stakeholders have real-time access to field data

Management gets real-time views on workforce location, attendance, activities and overtime
HR gains simplified processes for employee’s induction, allocation, leave management and payroll
Supervisors get real-time information on each team member
Field operators can input data and access their records anytime

Access all field workers’ records anywhere, anytime

Access critical data for each employee at a glance with the construction workforce management software: qualifications, profile, permits etc.

Easily customize profile data
Ensure legal compliance
Manage resources on multiple construction projects
Utilize flexible access rights and editing rights
Create teams and groups to reflect the project management’s structure

Substantial business benefits

Ensure compliance: Efficiently manage qualifications and documentation with the construction workforce management solution

Reduce admin costs: Automate induction, site check-in/out registry, and payroll data entry to reduce admin costs and improve your bottom line

Reduce overtime: Gain visibility on daily job site activities and get better control on overtime

Go digital with Novade’s Quality Management Module

Create: Customized digital quality processes and QA/QC. Create your own quality forms and checklists, punch and snag lists. Keep all your quality observations in one place.

Capture: Quality data easily from the field from any mobile device – defects, actions and issues with photos, videos and annotations in real-time.

Share: Share all your quality information across your IT environment – all the tools you use and love.

Analyze: Predict quality issues before they occur, make reporting a breeze, and make better decisions with quality data at your fingertips.

Real-time access to information for all key stakeholders

Management can keep track of project status and key milestones using web-based dashboards

Clients can approve task completion with forms

Site managers can easily plan, assign, track, and validate tasks

Field operators can access and update tasks in real time on their mobile devices

Denis Branthonne, Founder & CEO, Novade gives us a glimpse of his professional journey (in his own words)

I come from a humble family. My parents left school at the age of 14 and had simple jobs. They taught me honesty, fairness and inculcated a sense of curiosity. I was pre-destined to follow their professional path, but the public-school system gave me the opportunity to take a different trajectory. I joined world class universities and started a professional journey that brought me to the US, Europe and Asia. My path has been built from the ground up and I deeply believe that, given the right environment and mindset, anyone can have an impact and a meaningful life.

Novade also had humble beginnings. A small team of pioneers started operations on the ninth floor of an industrial building in the suburbs of Singapore. Our initial goal was to transform field management in the construction industry through technology. We spent countless hours on sites, deciphering how people operate, and eventually launched the Novade platform. Today we operate in 20 countries across the world and our application is used by more than 100 000 users.

This is just the beginning of the journey. 200 million people work on construction sites every day across the world. We want to leverage digitization to make their job easier and get them focused on what matters: building good quality homes and infrastructure for all of us. Construction is a dangerous activity; we want to harness technology to make site operations safer and eventually save lives. And construction and buildings represent 40% of CO2 emissions. We want construction to be more efficient and use fewer resources to reduce its carbon footprint. We are passionate about our mission; we believe technology can make a difference but there is only one way it will succeed: from the ground up.