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Construction site monitoring methods, inspections, punch lists, and construction digitalization: our guides for site professionals.

Site meeting notice generated in Archireport, displayed on a smartphone

How to improve collaboration on a construction site: methods, tools and good practices

16 July 2026

How to improve collaboration on a construction site: methods, tools and good practices

Many contractors, information lost between site and office, schedule slippage: the real challenges of site collaboration and the methods to coordinate your teams better.

Site observations and photos viewed on a tablet with a keyboard

How to write a professional site report on a tablet

5 June 2026

How to write a professional site report on a tablet

The 7 steps to writing your site reports on a tablet in a few taps, from the site visit to sending the PDF.

Snags with photos viewed on a tablet: cracks in the bathroom tiling

From 1 hour to 15 minutes per visit: how this project manager transformed his site monitoring

24 March 2026

From 1 hour to 15 minutes per visit: how this project manager transformed his site monitoring

More than an hour of writing after every visit, then 15 minutes on site: how a project manager and his team transformed their site monitoring.

Construction site WhatsApp group on a smartphone: messages and voice notes between tradespeople

WhatsApp on construction sites: handy, until the day things go wrong

19 September 2025

WhatsApp on construction sites: handy, until the day things go wrong

Free and familiar, WhatsApp has found its way onto construction sites. Where it falls short for site monitoring, and what to use instead.

Site visit report displayed on a tablet resting on concrete blocks

Which tablet for site monitoring? The complete Archireport guide

18 March 2025

Which tablet for site monitoring? The complete Archireport guide

Screen size, durability, battery life, storage: the criteria for choosing a tablet that keeps up with your site visits.

Overdue snag in Archireport: check the waterproofing of the gutter joint

Building defects: how good site monitoring limits claims

11 March 2025

Building defects: how good site monitoring limits claims

Defects are often problems spotted too late. How clear, documented site monitoring makes them visible earlier and protects everyone involved.

Façade of the Philharmonie de Paris

Philharmonie de Paris: lessons from an exceptional project

27 February 2025

Philharmonie de Paris: lessons from an exceptional project

Set in the Parc de la Villette, the Philharmonie de Paris is an extraordinary building. What a project of this scale demands in terms of site monitoring.

Contemporary house with a grey façade and large picture windows

LB Architecte: from Word and a notepad to Archireport

28 July 2017

LB Architecte: from Word and a notepad to Archireport

How architect Laurène Baratte moved from Word and a notepad to Archireport, starting with a demanding seaside house project in Brittany.