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ATLANTA, GA – BuildingReports, the most trusted name in compliance reporting, announced its service members have now reached the 5 million inspection report milestone. This reflects a growth rate of 150% since the company reached the 2 million inspection report mark in 2014. For perspective, BuildingReports reached the 1 million mark in 2012, 12 years since opening its doors. Over the next two years, that figure grew to 2 million reports, then 3 million by mid-2016 and 4 million by 2017.

Founded in 2000, BuildingReports provides mobile inspection applications and web-based compliance reporting to help independent service companies ensure that critical fire, life safety, and security systems are code-compliant and in working order. Using barcodes that are applied to applicable devices throughout commercial and industrial facilities, inspectors can now use mobile devices equipped with BuildingReports’ ScanSeries application to scan and log device inspection results.

“First and foremost, this industry milestone is as much testament to the dedication of our service members in their mission to ensure the safety of facilities and more importantly the people within them, as it is to our leadership team and employees,” said Jason Kronz, BuildingReports’ president and chief technology officer. “Earning the trust of our network of service members and the facility management and Authorities Having Jurisdiction they serve has been the cornerstone of our success. While we are celebrating this milestone, we renew our pledge to continue to be an innovator in the industry and to deliver pioneering new technology and solutions to drive the industry forward in the years to come.”

To that end, the company has expanded their portfolio of mobile applications and cloud-based reporting technology to include security systems with SecurityScan in recent years. Even more recently, the company expanded even further outside of fire and life safety to include HVAC maintenance and service documentation for HVAC systems with HVACScan.

This also comes on the heels of the launch of a complimentary public service, ComplianceCenter, for submitting electronic reports to Authorities Having Jurisdiction. ComplianceCenter offers an alternative to pay-per-use solutions that are available through other providers that often place the expense burden on service companies and facility management professionals. Because the software-as-a-service solution is built into BuildingReports’ existing platform, the company is able to offer the service free of charge to companies, facilities, and officials in a jurisdiction.

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Building-safety compliance is critical to service companies, building owners, and fire and safety officials who are charged with safeguarding occupants. BuildingReports’ mobile and online inspection reporting tools enable inspectors to gather data on fire and life-safety devices quickly to ensure that these devices are working properly and meet code requirements in addition to identifying the actions needed to meet compliance through easily verifiable inspection reports. With over 5 million inspection reports to date covering more than 10 billion square feet of floor space in over 775,000 buildings and representing more than 300 million devices, BuildingReports has earned its reputation as the most trusted name in compliance reporting.

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The following article was published in the March/April 2018 issue of Sprinkler Age magazine.

The requirements in NFPA 25 regarding documentation make digital inspection, testing, and maintenance (ITM) abilities increasingly attractive and useful to industry leaders. This is especially true as more jurisdictions adopt electronic report submission services to help streamline fire prevention efforts and code enforcement processes.

Let’s take a look at each of the record-keeping requirements in Section 4.3 of NFPA 25 (2017 edition) from the reference point of a company using digital technology to inspect, test, and maintain water-based fire protection systems and documenting its results.

Sub-section 4.3.1: Records are required for the system and its components. This harmonizes with Section 4.6.1, which requires testing of all components and systems. It’s not enough to write down that “(1) Wet Pipe System was inspected and tested. Everything passed.” The property owner or designated representative needs to see that the components making up that system are itemized and accounted for during testing. If a component failed, it needs to be individually documented. This also helps the service contractor when quoting service and returning to the site for repairs. This need is even more critical if you’re working in the highly regulated healthcare setting. Whether using a checklist-type form or a report with a device-type-specific listing, digitally inputting this information expedites the ITM process for the service contractor, keeps costs down for the property owner, and provides the level of detail implied in this section.

Sub-section 4.3.1 also requires that the report be made available upon request to the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ). Rather than scanning a multi-page report and emailing it or, slower still, mailing a hard copy, emailing or submitting a report via a web-based service in digital format to the AHJ with a couple of clicks or taps is far more efficient. Additionally, providing the AHJ with the ability to scan a QR code at the actual site and access the report on a phone or tablet instantaneously creates even more significant efficiency advantages for stakeholders. The service contractor’s labor and time in providing documentation is reduced, the property owner’s responsibility to the AHJ is quickly fulfilled, and the AHJ’s wait-time in receiving the report for review, especially where there are deficiencies, decreases substantially.

Sub-section 4.3.1.1: This section recognizes the increased usage of digital reporting in our industry by permitting records to be stored and accessed electronically. Digital reporting makes it significantly easier for the property owner to comply with the requirements that follow.

Sub-section 4.3.2: Here we find minimum required features for the report. At first glance, it might appear light on detail. However, Annex B.4 clarifies the expectation for documentation by providing a list of recommended information for every report. While NFPA 25 stops short of mandating any specific format, it does provide excellent guidance. New to the 2017 edition, Annex B.4 outlines what should be standard content?regardless of the form or report you choose. As one scans through this brief, informative material, it becomes clear how advantageous it is for the service contractor to enter this content digitally. This makes it easier for the inspector to enter the data and expedite delivery to the end-user

Sub-section 4.3.3: The property owner has the responsibility to maintain records. Digitally inspecting and documenting such records translates to easier storage, retrieval, and delivery options for the owner, saving time and facilitating the relationship with the AHJ when a request is made for the report. This also solves logistical challenges for facility management companies or building owners with multiple properties. Let’s say a large multi-national industrial manufacturer operates numerous plants across North America, but the employees at the corporate headquarters are conducting an audit. The auditors can now rely on a single, centralized online repository of all the required reporting. They’re no longer reliant on each of the facilities to provide hard copies or scanned images of the required documentation, and they have the necessary visibility across operations to identify potential liability issues quickly and easily.

Section 4.3.4: With digital reporting also comes the ability to store related data in the same manner. Related data would consist of, for example, acceptance tests, data sheets, hydraulic calculations, certificates, and as-builts—all of which are required to be retained for the life of the system. Over the course of many years and many property owners, having this data stored digitally benefits all parties when historical data needs to be quickly accessible for reference during a compliance inquiry or survey.

Section 4.3.5: The Records section ends with the requirement for a retention period for documentation, which is currently one year after the next ITM activity. If adhering to the International Fire Code requirements for record keeping, the retention period is not less than three years, and could be longer if specified in another section of that Code or in another referenced standard. Regardless of the retention period your local jurisdiction requires, digital inspection and documentation indefinitely allows for safe storage of ITM data.

Hard-copy documentation is still valid and recognized by all major inspection, testing, and maintenance-related codes and standards. However, those same codes and standards permit electronic alternatives, recognizing a growing awareness of the advantages that digital inspection and reporting provides. Paper reporting, which for decades has been the industry standard, is expensive to produce and maintain, highlighting the green, cost-saving benefits to going paperless. Along with 24/7 access and ease of dissemination to stakeholders, the advantages of digital ITM processes are clearly seen in the time and money saved, risk and liability reduced, and highly prized gain of report-compliant reassurance that every sprinkler contractor wants and needs.

About the author: Joe Scibetta has more than a decade of experience in the field as a certified inspector and more than a decade serving as Codes & Standards Manager for BuildingReports, a leader in fire and life safety inspection and reporting technology. In addition to providing product insight and training related to the application of fire and life safety codes and standards, Mr. Scibetta is an active member of numerous industry associations and serves on technical committees for NFPA, NFSA, and AFAA.

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ATLANTA, Georgia – December 11, 2017 – BuildingReports, the most trusted name in compliance reporting, announced its service members have now completed over four million inspection reports. This continues an accelerated trend in growth; the company reported reaching the one million mark after 12 years of operation. However, that figure grew to two million reports by late 2014, three million in mid-2016, and from three million to four million in fewer than 17 months.

Founded in 2000, BuildingReports provides mobile inspection applications and web-based compliance reporting to help independent service companies ensure that critical fire, life safety, and security systems are code-compliant and in working order. Using barcodes that are applied to applicable devices throughout commercial and industrial facilities, inspectors can now use mobile devices equipped with BuildingReports’ ScanSeries application to scan and log device inspection results.

“We are extremely proud of our relationships with the network of inspection, testing and maintenance service providers that leverage our technology,” said Jason Kronz, BuildingReports’ president and chief technology officer. “When the entire industry is focused on the protection of people and property, trust is essential in providing a foundation for success. We are inspired to have earned this trust from our members, facility users and Authorities Having Jurisdiction.”

Historically, BuildingReports’ core business has been centered on inspection and code-based reporting for fire alarm and signaling, fire sprinkler, fire suppression and life-safety devices and systems. However, in recent years, the company has expanded to include security systems with SecurityScan, and more recently, the company widened its solution set to include HVAC maintenance and service documentation for HVAC systems with HVACScan.

The company also recently introduced a free public service, ComplianceCenter, for submitting electronic reports to Authorities Having Jurisdiction, which further expanded BuildingReports portfolio of products and services. ComplianceCenter offers an alternative to pay-per-use solutions that are available through other providers that often place the expense burden on service companies and facility management professionals. Because the software-as-a-service solution is built into BuildingReports’ existing platform, the company is able to offer the service free of charge to companies, facilities and officials in a jurisdiction.

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ATLANTA, Georgia – July 25, 2017 – BuildingReports®, the most trusted name in fire and life safety compliance reporting technology, announces the availability of the third annual Fire and Life Safety Inspection Benchmark Report. The new report examines key performance indicators for the industry, leveraging the world’s largest and most robust database of nearly 3.7 million fire alarm, sprinkler, suppression, security and life safety inspections, covering more than 9 billion square feet of facility space.

“We cannot understate the importance of big data when it comes to continuous improvement in the effort to protect people and property,” said Jason Kronz, president and chief technology officer. “As the largest source of this type of data in the world, we feel we have a responsibility to share this unique insight with service companies, building operating management, code enforcement officials and industry associations.”

Inspectors use mobile devices equipped with BuildingReports’ online inspection and reporting technology to scan and log device inspection results of fire and life safety devices throughout commercial and industrial facilities. Upon completion of an inspection, a building’s report is uploaded to BuldingReports’ web-based portal, where customers can access it online at their convenience. The detailed, verifiable reporting provides a comprehensive record of device inventory, which devices passed or failed, why devices failed, (including the associated codes and standards) and what action is required to be in compliance.

Previous editions of the report uncovered key findings, such as:

  • Fire extinguishers are one of the most compromised fire and life safety devices, requiring regular service and being at-risk for human tampering. Following the NFPA 10 requirements for monthly visual inspections can effectively reduce this risk.
  • While only 13.39% of the total devices inspected were attached to conventional as opposed to addressable systems, conventional systems accounted for 17.68% of total device failures.
  • Fire alarm and signaling signage was the most common device type failure at 33.83%, while sprinkler system air compressors took the most time to inspect at just under 27 minutes on average.

As in previous years, the 2016 report includes a special supplement that takes a deeper dive into a specific occupancy type. “Industrial occupancy types inherently have their own unique sets of challenges, and downtime due to an incident in these facilities can be extremely costly for companies,” explains Kronz. “By helping environmental safety professionals identify common risks and strategies for avoiding them, we can hopefully reduce the number of fire and life safety incidents, and in turn help better protect occupants.”

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ATLANTA, Georgia – July 25, 2017 – BuildingReports®, the most trusted name in fire and life safety compliance reporting technology, announces the availability of the third annual Fire and Life Safety Inspection Benchmark Report. The new report examines key performance indicators for the industry, leveraging the world’s largest and most robust database of nearly 3.7 million fire alarm, sprinkler, suppression, security and life safety inspections, covering more than 9 billion square feet of facility space.

“We cannot understate the importance of big data when it comes to continuous improvement in the effort to protect people and property,” said Jason Kronz, president and chief technology officer. “As the largest source of this type of data in the world, we feel we have a responsibility to share this unique insight with service companies, building operating management, code enforcement officials and industry associations.”

Inspectors use mobile devices equipped with BuildingReports’ online inspection and reporting technology to scan and log device inspection results of fire and life safety devices throughout commercial and industrial facilities. Upon completion of an inspection, a building’s report is uploaded to BuldingReports’ web-based portal, where customers can access it online at their convenience. The detailed, verifiable reporting provides a comprehensive record of device inventory, which devices passed or failed, why devices failed, (including the associated codes and standards) and what action is required to be in compliance.

Previous editions of the report uncovered key findings, such as:

  • Fire extinguishers are one of the most compromised fire and life safety devices, requiring regular service and being at-risk for human tampering. Following the NFPA 10 requirements for monthly visual inspections can effectively reduce this risk.

  • While only 13.39% of the total devices inspected were attached to conventional as opposed to addressable systems, conventional systems accounted for 17.68% of total device failures.

  • Fire alarm and signaling signage was the most common device type failure at 33.83%, while sprinkler system air compressors took the most time to inspect at just under 27 minutes on average.

As in previous years, the 2016 report includes a special supplement that takes a deeper dive into a specific occupancy type. “Industrial occupancy types inherently have their own unique sets of challenges, and downtime due to an incident in these facilities can be extremely costly for companies,” explains Kronz. “By helping environmental safety professionals identify common risks and strategies for avoiding them, we can hopefully reduce the number of fire and life safety incidents, and in turn help better protect occupants.”

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April 11, 2017 (ATLANTA) – Atlanta-based BuildingReports announced today that it has been named to CIOReview’s annual list of top technologies for the field service industry. BuildingReports provides mobile and online inspection reporting tools, which ensure accurate and comprehensive inspections that are fully documented in compliance with regulatory standards.

According to CIOReview, “A distinguished panel comprised of CEOs, CIOs, VCs, and analysts has evaluated the top companies in the field service arena, and selected the ones that are at the forefront of tackling industry challenges. The companies featured in this issue exhibit extensive business knowledge, along with in depth as well as integrated and innovative strategies in the field service sector.”

BuildingReports President and Chief Technology Officer Jason Kronz explained, “Our mobile inspection applications are available on all the major mobile platforms, and over 800 service companies use the service in nearly 600,000 commercial and industrial facilities to inspect and maintain more than 180 million individual devices.”

Since launching in 2000, 3.5 million fire and life safety inspection reports have been completed using the innovative service.

“Our business is based on trust,” says Kronz. “The health and safety of building occupants is very serious business, and people rely on the service companies who use our solutions to ensure that critical fire and life safety systems are thoroughly inspected.”

The recognition from CIOReview is the second major award the company has garnered in less than a year, following being named a BUILDINGS Magazine Money-Saving Product in June 2016. The news also comes on the heels of BuidlingReports’ January announcement regarding its new solution for the HVAC industry at the 2017 AHR Expo in Las Vegas, NV.

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April 11, 2017 (ATLANTA) – Atlanta-based BuildingReports announced today that it has been named to CIOReview’s annual list of top technologies for the field service industry. BuildingReports provides mobile and online inspection reporting tools, which ensure accurate and comprehensive inspections that are fully documented in compliance with regulatory standards.

According to CIOReview, “A distinguished panel comprised of CEOs, CIOs, VCs, and analysts has evaluated the top companies in the field service arena, and selected the ones that are at the forefront of tackling industry challenges. The companies featured in this issue exhibit extensive business knowledge, along with in depth as well as integrated and innovative strategies in the field service sector.”

BuildingReports President and Chief Technology Officer Jason Kronz explained, “Our mobile inspection applications are available on all the major mobile platforms, and over 800 service companies use the service in nearly 600,000 commercial and industrial facilities to inspect and maintain more than 180 million individual devices.”

Since launching in 2000, 3.5 million fire and life safety inspection reports have been completed using the innovative service.

“Our business is based on trust,” says Kronz. “The health and safety of building occupants is very serious business, and people rely on the service companies who use our solutions to ensure that critical fire and life safety systems are thoroughly inspected.”

The recognition from CIOReview is the second major award the company has garnered in less than a year, following being named a BUILDINGS Magazine Money-Saving Product in June 2016. The news also comes on the heels of BuidlingReports’ January announcement regarding its new solution for the HVAC industry at the 2017 AHR Expo in Las Vegas, NV.

About BuildingReports
Building safety compliance is critical to service companies, building owners and fire and safety officials who are charged with safeguarding occupants. BuildingReports’ mobile and online inspection reporting tools enable inspectors to gather data on fire and life safety devices quickly in order to ensure that they are working properly and meet code requirements or in order to identify actions needed to meet compliance through easily verifiable inspection reports. With more than 3.5 million inspection reports to date, nearly 600,000 buildings represented and over 800 inspection companies in its network, BuildingReports has earned its reputation as the trusted name in compliance reporting. For more information, contact sales@buildingreports.com or visit www.buildingreports.com.

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By Joe Scibetta

The requirements in NFPA 25 regarding documentation make digital inspection, testing, and maintenance (ITM) abilities increasingly attractive and useful to industry leaders. This is especially true as more jurisdictions adopt electronic report submission services to help streamline fire prevention efforts and code enforcement processes.

Let’s take a look at each of the record-keeping requirements in Section 4.3 of NFPA 25 (2017 edition) from the reference point of a company using digital technology to inspect, test, and maintain water-based fire protection systems and documenting its results.

Sub-section 4.3.1: Records are required for the system and its components. This harmonizes with Section 4.6.1, which requires testing of all components and systems. It’s not enough to write down that “(1) Wet Pipe System was inspected and tested. Everything passed.” The property owner or designated representative needs to see that the components making up that system are itemized and accounted for during testing. If a component failed, it needs to be individually documented. This also helps the service contractor when quoting service and returning to the site for repairs. This need is even more critical if you’re working in the highly regulated healthcare setting. Whether using a checklist-type form or a report with a device-type-specific listing, digitally inputting this information expedites the ITM process for the service contractor, keeps costs down for the property owner, and provides the level of detail implied in this section.

Sub-section 4.3.1 also requires that the report be made available upon request to the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ). Rather than scanning a multi-page report and emailing it or, slower still, mailing a hard copy, emailing or submitting a report via a web-based service in digital format to the AHJ with a couple of clicks or taps is far more efficient. Additionally, providing the AHJ with the ability to scan a QR code at the actual site and access the report on a phone or tablet instantaneously creates even more significant efficiency advantages for stakeholders. The service contractor’s labor and time in providing documentation is reduced, the property owner’s responsibility to the AHJ is quickly fulfilled, and the AHJ’s wait-time in receiving the report for review, especially where there are deficiencies, decreases substantially.

Sub-section 4.3.1.1: This section recognizes the increased usage of digital reporting in our industry by permitting records to be stored and accessed electronically. Digital reporting makes it significantly easier for the property owner to comply with the requirements that follow.

Sub-section 4.3.2: Here we find minimum required features for the report. At first glance, it might appear light on detail. However, Annex B.4 clarifies the expectation for documentation by providing a list of recommended information for every report. While NFPA 25 stops short of mandating any specific format, it does provide excellent guidance. New to the 2017 edition, Annex B.4 outlines what should be standard content?regardless of the form or report you choose. As one scans through this brief, informative material, it becomes clear how advantageous it is for the service contractor to enter this content digitally. This makes it easier for the inspector to enter the data and expedite delivery to the end-user

Sub-section 4.3.3: The property owner has the responsibility to maintain records. Digitally inspecting and documenting such records translates to easier storage, retrieval, and delivery options for the owner, saving time and facilitating the relationship with the AHJ when a request is made for the report. This also solves logistical challenges for facility management companies or building owners with multiple properties. Let’s say a large multi-national industrial manufacturer operates numerous plants across North America, but the employees at the corporate headquarters are conducting an audit. The auditors can now rely on a single, centralized online repository of all the required reporting. They’re no longer reliant on each of the facilities to provide hard copies or scanned images of the required documentation, and they have the necessary visibility across operations to identify potential liability issues quickly and easily.

Section 4.3.4: With digital reporting also comes the ability to store related data in the same manner. Related data would consist of, for example, acceptance tests, data sheets, hydraulic calculations, certificates, and as-builts—all of which are required to be retained for the life of the system. Over the course of many years and many property owners, having this data stored digitally benefits all parties when historical data needs to be quickly accessible for reference during a compliance inquiry or survey.

Section 4.3.5: The Records section ends with the requirement for a retention period for documentation, which is currently one year after the next ITM activity. If adhering to the International Fire Code requirements for record keeping, the retention period is not less than three years, and could be longer if specified in another section of that Code or in another referenced standard. Regardless of the retention period your local jurisdiction requires, digital inspection and documentation indefinitely allows for safe storage of ITM data.

Hard-copy documentation is still valid and recognized by all major inspection, testing, and maintenance-related codes and standards. However, those same codes and standards permit electronic alternatives, recognizing a growing awareness of the advantages that digital inspection and reporting provides. Paper reporting, which for decades has been the industry standard, is expensive to produce and maintain, highlighting the green, cost-saving benefits to going paperless. Along with 24/7 access and ease of dissemination to stakeholders, the advantages of digital ITM processes are clearly seen in the time and money saved, risk and liability reduced, and highly prized gain of report-compliant reassurance that every sprinkler contractor wants and needs.

About the author: Joe Scibetta has more than a decade of experience in the field as a certified inspector and more than a decade serving as Codes & Standards Manager for BuildingReports, a leader in fire and life safety inspection and reporting technology. In addition to providing product insight and training related to the application of fire and life safety codes and standards, Mr. Scibetta is an active member of numerous industry associations and serves on technical committees for NFPA, NFSA, and AFAA.

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ATLANTA – January 30, 2017 – Atlanta-based BuildingReports will unveil the latest addition to its ScanSeries® suite of mobile applications for Android™ and iOS®. After security, the expansion represents only the second time that the industry leader in fire and life safety compliance reporting has expanded to provide solutions for other facility service functions.

The new HVACScan™ application and software-as-a-service solution offers heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration service providers a competitive advantage in securing new contracts and generating more recurring revenue. Through a simple barcoding point-and-scan process, HVAC technicians can quickly and easily provide verifiable electronic documentation for commercial and industrial systems and devices. The solution includes features and functionality specific to both mechanical and electrical HVAC contractors.

“Because all service reporting, warranty and recall information, photographic documentation, and maintenance detail is available online instead of within a binder or filing cabinet, facility management companies and professionals have immediate access — 24/7 — to all service and system records,” said Jason Kronz, BuildingReports’ president and chief technology officer.

In addition to having many of the same features and benefits as other popular ScanSeries® applications, Kronz announced the addition of new features based on the feedback service companies contributed during the design phase.

“HVACScan’s interactive FloorPlan feature even allows service companies to diagram and plot the location of all connected devices in a facility’s system, creating a more efficient and value-added service delivery model. This means third-party service technicians and facility maintenance professionals can easily locate a specific device in the event of a failure or scheduled service,” said Kronz.

“We’ve also included an advanced parent-child relationship for equipment comprised of multiple individual devices. This feature provides in-depth reporting on all devices that make-up a HVAC system.”

BuildingReports’ employees and executives will be demonstrating the new solution at the 2017 AHR EXPO® at the Las Vegas Convention Center from January 30 to February 1, 2017. The company will be located in the Software Pavilion in booth #N11626. The solution will be accepting a limited number of beta users. Once the beta period is complete, the software will be licensed as either a stand-alone solution or as part of the larger ScanSeries® suite of applications for fire alarm and signaling, water-based fire sprinklers, fire suppression, life safety and security systems.

About BuildingReports

Building safety compliance is critical to service companies, building owners and fire and, safety officials who are charged with safeguarding occupants. BuildingReports’ mobile and online inspection reporting tools enable inspectors to gather data on fire and life safety devices quickly to ensure that they are working properly and meet code requirements or to identify actions needed to meet compliance through easily verifiable inspection reports. With more than 3.3 million inspection reports to date, 600,000 buildings represented and over 800 inspection companies in its network, BuildingReports has earned its reputation as the trusted name in compliance reporting. For more information, contact sales@buildingreports.com or visit www.buildingreports.com.

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ATLANTA – November 1, 2016 – BuildingReports® is pleased to announce the general availability of the Socket Mobile S8001D Imager Barcode Scanner following the Beta release. The Bluetooth® device is configured to pair with supported mobile devices equipped with pair with Android and iOS devices equipped with BuildingReports’ ScanSeries application.

Exclusive to members of the BuildingReports network, ScanSeries provides the entire suite of inspection apps including FireScan®, SecurityScan®, SprinklerScan®, SuppressionScan® and SafetyScan®. The application is available for download or version update from the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store.

Helping to minimize data entry, the Socket Mobile S800 1D Imager Barcode Scanner pairs to smartphones while remaining small, thin and easy to use and is optimized for attaching to mobile devices, enabling one-hand operation. In beta testing, testers noted some of the advantages including:

    ·Extends battery life of paired mobile devices versus using the mobile device’s camera for scanning.

    ·Faster scan speed than mobile devices, which reduces inspection times.

    ·More cost-effective for companies that employ a BYOD (bring your own device) model for mobile phones.

BuildingReports will also offer a special clip for the scanner, perfect for attaching the device to smoke poles or other equipment to scan out-of-reach items. And, because it’s lightweight and less expensive, there is less risk of damaging a more expensive mobile device on the job. The device is available to members immediately and can be purchased directly from BuildingReports as a standalone unit or as part of a kit that includes the special attachment clip.

About BuildingReports

Building safety compliance is critical to service companies, building owners and fire and safety officials who are charged with safeguarding occupants. BuildingReports’® mobile and online inspection reporting tools enable inspectors to gather data on fire and life safety devices quickly to ensure that they are working properly and meet code requirements or identify actions needed to meet compliance through easily verifiable inspection reports. With more than 3 million inspection reports to date, 500,000 buildings represented and over 700 inspection companies in its network, BuildingReports® has earned its reputation as the trusted name in compliance reporting. For more information, contact sales@buildingreports.com or visit www.buildingreports.com.

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