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During next weeks NFPA Conference and Expo in Las Vegas, BuildingReports will be revealing for the first time our ScanSeries™ for Android app on the Motorola TC55 rugged scanning smartphone, demonstrating recently released services such as LiveArchive™, and providing a sneak peak at the upcoming Industry Benchmark Report. Please visit us at booth 1839 to review any of these services or technologies.

New service gives users instant access to building inspection reports and historical data

ATLANTA – May 20, 2014 – BuildingReports, the most trusted name in compliance reporting, has launched LiveArchive^TM, a service that provides inspectors, building owners and managers as well as fire officials immediate electronic access to a building’s compliance documentation and other historical data from any smartphone.

Through a unique Quick Response Code, or QR Code, LiveArchive provides secure access to critical reports and historical compliance data on fire, life safety, security and other critical systems.

“Historically, logbooks were compiled of handwritten entries that couldn’t be verified for accuracy and were stored in an electrical box, which in itself poses a fire hazard,” said Jason Kronz, president and chief technology officer for BuildingReports. “While the data is critical, it was difficult to access and confirm that what you were reading was up to date and accurate. LiveArchive solves these problems by giving direct access to the information AHJs, inspectors and building managers need to ensure property and life safety.”

The LiveArchive label can be placed in multiple locations within a facility, to create redundancy if equipment with a QR Code is moved or replaced. By maintaining this critical data in a secure off-site location, the risks of misfiled or inaccessible information are eliminated.

With LiveArchive, authorized users can be onsite at a property and not need anything but their mobile device to access completed reports. Once the QR code has been read, the LiveArchive opens to all available compliance documentation for that facility; the user simply selects the desired report for immediate viewing or sharing.

About BuildingReports
Building-safety compliance is critical to service companies, building owners, and fire and safety officials charged with safeguarding occupants. BuildingReports’ mobile and online inspection reporting tools enable inspectors to accurately gather data on fire and life safety devices—ensuring these devices are working properly and meeting code requirements—as well as identify necessary compliance actions through easily verifiable inspection reports.

BuildingReports will be in Cancun, Mexico for the Eighteenth EST Strategic Partners Conference on April 27-29. EST Strategic Partners will be exposed to the newest features added to the BuildingReports service along with a sneak peak at soon-to-be-released technologies and services.

About BuildingReports
Building-safety compliance is critical to service companies, building owners, and fire and safety officials charged with safeguarding occupants. BuildingReports’ mobile and online inspection reporting tools enable inspectors to accurately gather data on fire and life safety devices—ensuring these devices are working properly and meeting code requirements—as well as identify necessary compliance actions through easily verifiable inspection reports.

BuildingReports is traveling to Hawaii to represent the worlds largest network of Facilities, Fire Officials and Service Companies at the 2014 AFAA Codes Conference and Annual Meeting. The annual conference held by the Automatic Fire Alarm Association takes place April 22-25 in Waikoloa, Hawaii.

About BuildingReports
Building-safety compliance is critical to service companies, building owners, and fire and safety officials charged with safeguarding occupants. BuildingReports’ mobile and online inspection reporting tools enable inspectors to accurately gather data on fire and life safety devices—ensuring these devices are working properly and meeting code requirements—as well as identify necessary compliance actions through easily verifiable inspection reports.

BuildingReports is exhibiting at all three NAFED (National Association of Fire Equipment Distributors) 2014 Regional Conferences highlighting increased mobile options for field data-capture and online electronic reporting benefits. BuildingReports will also be showcasing their SafetyScan Healthcare Report format and new LiveArchive labels for immediate compliance documentation access from any smart-phone.

March 6-7 2014 NAFED Conference – Las Vegas

April 3-4 2014 NAFED Conference – Atlantic City

May 8-9 2014 NAFED Conference – Indianapolis

About BuildingReports
Building-safety compliance is critical to service companies, building owners, and fire and safety officials charged with safeguarding occupants. BuildingReports’ mobile and online inspection reporting tools enable inspectors to accurately gather data on fire and life safety devices—ensuring these devices are working properly and meeting code requirements—as well as identify necessary compliance actions through easily verifiable inspection reports.

BuildingReports supports Convergint Technologies during their Partner Night 2014 at the The Woodlands Resort and Convention Center in Houston, TX February 24, 2014.

About BuildingReports
Building-safety compliance is critical to service companies, building owners, and fire and safety officials charged with safeguarding occupants. BuildingReports’ mobile and online inspection reporting tools enable inspectors to accurately gather data on fire and life safety devices—ensuring these devices are working properly and meeting code requirements—as well as identify necessary compliance actions through easily verifiable inspection reports.

BuildingReports is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of field beta testing on the Linea Pro 5 scanning sled. Following the 2013 launch of ScanSeries™ for iOS and the immediate availability of the Linea Pro 5, BuildingReports members now have an extensive range of Apple iOS options for field inspections including iPhone 4, 4S, 5, 5S and 5th generation iPod Touch.

The following Linea Pro sleds and kits are immediately available via the online catalog or through emailing memberservices@buildingreports.com.

Linea Pro 4 for iPhone 4 and 4S – Bring Your Own Device (iPhone not included)
Linea Pro 5 for iPhone 5 and 5S – Bring Your Own Device (iPhone not included)
Linea Pro 5 Turn-Key Wi-Fi Kit – includes Linea Pro 5 case and 32GB 5th Generation iPod Touch

While ScanSeries™ iOS will load on any iPhone or iPod Touch, in order to overcome limited battery life and slow camera scanning capabilities while inspecting, BuildingReports only supports using your mobile device in conjunction with a ruggedized Linea Pro scanning sled (similar to a phone cover) with built-in laser barcode scanner, mag stripe reader and auxiliary long-life battery.

About BuildingReports
Building-safety compliance is critical to service companies, building owners, and fire and safety officials charged with safeguarding occupants. BuildingReports’ mobile and online inspection reporting tools enable inspectors to accurately gather data on fire and life safety devices—ensuring these devices are working properly and meeting code requirements—as well as identify necessary compliance actions through easily verifiable inspection reports.

BuildingReports today announced the ExtinguisherScan® inspection application has been renamed SafetyScan®. While the application continues to provide for NFPA 10 inspections of Fire Extinguishers, feedback from the BuildingReports Membership Network indicated a name change would assist facilities comprehend the expanded capabilities of the solution.

“When we released ExtinguisherScan in 2001 most of the devices within the application were primarily based around Fire Extinguishers and their peripheral equipment” explained Jason Kronz, President and Chief Technology Officer. “12 years later the application has expanded greatly to include more safety devices such as Defibrillators, Breathing Apparatus, First Aid equipment, Exit and Emergency Lights, Fire Doors, etc. and the name of the application needed to reflect it’s current role in the marketplace”.

SafetyScan® is part of the ScanSeries™ suite of inspection applications and is immediately available for Palm OS and Windows Mobile scanning PDA’s from the download section of the BuildingReports website. Additionally all ScanSeries™ applications including SafetyScan® will be available for specific Apple iOS devices in the coming weeks with users able to download directly from the App Store. All corresponding web-based reports and online report sections now also reflect the new name.

About BuildingReports
Building-safety compliance is critical to service companies, building owners, and fire and safety officials charged with safeguarding occupants. BuildingReports’ mobile and online inspection reporting tools enable inspectors to accurately gather data on fire and life safety devices—ensuring these devices are working properly and meeting code requirements—as well as identify necessary compliance actions through easily verifiable inspection reports.