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BuildingReports to showcase networked mobile service and inspection technology at the CWSI Annual Distributors Summit October 23-25 at the GALLERY one Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

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 welcomes network members to their 2013 Partners Conference October 2-4 at Chateau Elan in Braselton, GA.

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.

Next Inspector’s Boot Camp slated for Nov. 11-15, 2013. Register for more information or to reserve a seat.

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 showcases expanded healthcare reporting solutions for mobile field inspections at ASHE 2013 Annual Conference & Technical Exhibition July 21-24 in Atlanta, GA.

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.

NFPA Conference & Expo – Chicago, IL: BuildingReports, the trusted leader in web-based inspection reporting, today launched an expanded ScanSeries Healthcare inspection solution at the 2013 NFPA Conference and Expo.

New ExtinguisherScan and SprinklerScan Healthcare formats were made possible due to a major programming enhancement recently completed by the BuildingReports development team. The enhancement allows the current and historical inspection data for each individual device to generate dynamically within a single compliance report. The existing FireScan Healthcare report has been upgraded with the enhancement provided complimentary to the BuildingReports network of Member Service Companies, Facilities and Fire Officials.

“With the new programming enhancements and additional Healthcare reporting formats, BuildingReports’ ScanSeries offers a formidable compliance package for medical centers and healthcare facilities,” explains Jason Kronz, President and Chief Technology Officer of BuildingReports. “The new formats were developed based on Accreditation Organization guidelines and feedback from our 600 strong service member network and their 5500 hospital and medical facility clients.”

Healthcare facilities must provide detailed inspection reports to accreditation organizations like The Joint Commission, DNV Healthcare (Det Norske Veritas) and HFAP (Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program) during accreditation surveys of their facilities. BuildingReports’ ScanSeries Healthcare reporting formats are specifically designed to meet the rigorous reporting requirements defined by these organizations. For example the formats for review by The Joint Commission surveyors include their latest EC (Environment of Care) and LS (Life Safety) codes.

ScanSeries Healthcare formats include features such as:

• Data from previous inspections is integrated into the report to provide facility managers with a complete inspection summary as required by accreditation organizations
• Inspection data for each individual device is automatically generated into the corresponding interval field or column
• Inspected devices are split into accreditation organization standards and/or NFPA standards throughout every section of the report and print separately for easy binder insertion
• Hyperlinked code headings for rapid report navigation

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.

NFPA Conference & Expo – Chicago, IL: BuildingReports announced that after extensive testing of new generation Android™ and iOS rugged scanning mobile options, that the Linea Pro with iPod Touch or iPhone was the most suitable hardware solution for its networks demanding mobile requirements.

“Users of our ScanSeries apps work on their energy-hungry mobile devices constantly throughout their work-day scanning barcodes and entering inspection results and device data in a myriad of environments, from office buildings to hospitals to industrial plants to oil rigs and mines” explains Jason Kronz, President and Chief Technology Officer of BuildingReports. “We’ve been wanting to expand the mobile hardware options for our ScanSeries users however until now there hasn’t been a new generation rugged barcode scanning device to compete against the proven Palm OS and Windows Mobile devices when it comes to meeting our four cornerstone requirements, durability, battery life, usability and cost.”

The Linea Pro case and barcode scanner provides some protection to an iPhone or iPod Touch, however to make it truly durable BuildingReports will be recommending the optional Rugged outer case that fits snugly over the Linea Pro while keeping the unit small enough to fit into a regular pants pocket. Additionally the Linea Pro has its own battery for the barcode scanner that also provides auxiliary power to the iPhone or iPod Touch for long inspection days. Multiple factors are considered in regards to the Usability of a device such as form factor, ease-of-use, connectivity, etc. all of which the combined iOS Linea Pro device fully caters for and at an anticipated low price point in comparison to previously recommended mobile rugged scanning devices or kits.

Several companies have been selected from BuildingReports’ worldwide network of Service Members to beta test the Linea Pro/iPod Touch units and new ScanSeries iOS apps. The beta testing period is expected to last several months after which BuildingReports will offer turn-key kits including iPod Touch, Linea Pro barcoding case, Rugged outer case and pre-loaded BuildingReports mobile inspection apps through their online catalog.

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, the trusted leader in web-based inspection reporting, is pleased to announce the release of SuppressionScan Version 3.0. The new version of SuppressionScan is the most extensive application upgrade BuildingReports has undertaken to date and is available network-wide to all SuppressionScan users.

“This has been the largest and most difficult application upgrade in BuildingReports history,” explained Jason Kronz, President and Chief Technology Officer of BuildingReports. “We appreciate the assistance of our beta testers and the feedback and recommendations of all our SuppressionScan users.”

The successful upgrade of SuppressionScan 3.0 includes improvements to existing devices, additional new devices and several new features designed directly from member feedback.

SuppressionScan 3.0 improvements include:

• Foam Systems can be documented in full with new device types for Foam Tank, Foam Proportioner and Foam Distribution Device
• Addition of Cartridge and Cylinder device types
• Additional devices have been added for Kitchen System inspections, including the ability to list equipment layout, left to right
• Major improvements to the existing Agent Tank device with more information carried over from prior inspections
• Addition of System Type “Early Warning Detection”
• Increased Manufacturer List
• Damper device type has been added
• Addition of Maintenance Bypass Switch with the ability to record the outputs bypassed
• Sequence of Operations can now be entered onto the PDA and appears in its own section of the report
• Addition of “Signature Capture” for the Technician/Inspector and the Building Owner Representative

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.

The BuildingReports’ network has officially surpassed one million inspections. Since introducing their innovative, cloud based, digital reporting service and mobile bar code technology, BuildingReports has established itself as the most trusted leader in web-based inspection reporting software for the fire, security and life safety industry.

“We’re proud of what BuildingReports has accomplished in just a few short years,” said Jason Kronz, President and CTO of BuildingReports. ”I’d like to take this opportunity to thank our members for helping us achieve this incredible industry milestone.”

BuildingReports operates the world’s largest network of independent service organizations and facility managers completing inspections in hundreds of thousands of buildings worldwide.

Easy to use, BuildingReports’ innovative technology automates and streamlines inspections producing more accurate, secure and verifiable results that are fully documented in compliance with regulatory standards.

Inspection reporting results are instantly retrievable from a secure online database 24/7 from anywhere. BuildingReports delivers device specific inspection reports with more detail than any other system. Our Third Party Verification ensures verifiable, trusted inspection results. For more information, visit www.buildingreports.com.

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.