ATLANTA – October 28, 2016 – BuildingReports University, the educational arm of BuildingReports and a leading training resource for the Fire and Life Safety industry, has announced its 2017 schedule for Basic Fire Alarm lab and classroom training. Since launching in 2005, Inspector’s Boot Camp has delivered over 30 classes with more than 500 graduates […]

ATLANTA – July 5, 2016 – BuildingReports, the most trusted name in compliance reporting, reached a landmark on July 5th with the upload of its three millionth fire and life safety inspection report. The company provides mobile inspection applications and web-based compliance reporting to help independent service companies ensure that critical fire, life safety, and […]

BuildingReports is proud to announce that BUILDINGS has selected ScanSeries® as a 2016 Money-Saving Product winner. This product is a member of an elite group of 76 products showcased in the June 2016 issue of BUILDINGS magazine. Finalists were evaluated by the BUILDINGS editorial staff for the money-saving qualities they offer to building owners and […]

Article originally appeared on the SDM Magazine website in June 2016. Since the widespread emergence of mobile computing technology in the 1990s, an entire industry has erupted with the mission to enable field service with better tools. The result has been a shift from the historical paper-based reporting process that is costly and time consuming […]

May 25, 2016 (ATLANTA, GA) – BuildingReports® is pleased to announce the launch of BRForms® for Android. The application makes the popular web-based compliance-reporting solution available outside of the iOS platform. BRForms’ web-based features allow users to create new forms or choose from a variety of standard and custom documents in the BuildingReports Forms Library. […]

ATLANTA, Georgia – March 14, 2016 – BuildingReports®, the most trusted name in fire and life safety compliance reporting technology, announces the availability of the second annual fire and life safety inspection benchmark report. The new report expands upon the industry’s inaugural report for 2014 and is based on the world’s largest and most robust […]

December 7, 2015 (ATLANTA, GA) – BuildingReports®, a leader in mobile inspection applications and online fire and life safety technology, is pleased to announce that BuildingReports University will now offer Inspector’s Boot Camp attendees the option to become certified with the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) Inspection and Testing of Fire Alarm […]

June 15, 2015 via VSR Magazine, By Julie Ritzer Ross – Long mired in paper, pens, and clipboards, field service organizations are fast gravitating towards technology for use at job sites and in the back office. In fact, more than 80 percent of participants in the recently conducted Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA) “State of […]

March 17, 2015 (ATLANTA, GA) – BuildingReports has partnered with Janam to offer a new custom device, built specifically for the inspection of high-security and restricted areas where devices with cameras are prohibited. The Janam XM5 provides the same benefits as other ruggedized devices from Janam, but the new custom device allows us to provide […]

January 30, 2015 (ATLANTA, GA) – ScanSeries 2.1 for iOS is now available for download from the Apple App Store. In addition to updates and modifications based on your feedback, this release also includes several enhancements to improve the user experience and add important functionality to the leading mobile fire and life safety inspection application. […]

December 3, 2014 (ATLANTA, GA) – BuildingReports® is pleased to announce the launch of ScanSeries® for Android™, making BuildingReports the first fire and life safety compliance reporting provider to offer inspection applications for the four major mobile operating systems, including iOS®, Android, Windows Mobile® and PalmOS® platforms. Exclusive to members of the BuildingReports network, ScanSeries […]

November 19, 2014 10:05 AM Eastern Standard Time ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BuildingReports, an inspection reporting technology company, announced that it now equips building inspectors nationwide with the Apple® iPhone® or iPod touch® and the Linea Pro from leading enterprise mobility device provider Infinite Peripherals, Inc. (IPC). To date, the solution has been deployed to […]

The following is an excerpt from the October 7, 2014, Security Systems News coverage of the 2014 Benchmark Report’s official release… SSN Staff – Tuesday, October 7, 2014 SUWANEE, Ga.— BuildingReports, an inspection reporting services company, recently released its first benchmark report based on inspection data from more than 120 million fire and life safety […]

Certification program verifies fire and safety inspectors and service companies’ credentials, certifications and training ATLANTA, GA – October 8, 2014 – BuildingReports, the most trusted name in compliance reporting, today launches the TrueCompliance certification program. The program verifies an individual inspector as well as service companies’ credentials to ensure the proper certifications and training are […]

BuildingReports and its service member network achieve significant accomplishment with online inspection reporting and technology ATLANTA – October 2, 2014 – BuildingReports, the most trusted name in compliance reporting, announces the upload of its two millionth fire and life safety inspection report. Chicago-based SMG Security is the inspection company to officially upload the milestone-making report. […]

BuildingReports is pleased to announce that they are once again sponsoring the American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) Conference in Orlando, FL. Company representatives will be providing demos and meeting with existing and prospective customers in booth 316 during exhibitor hours. The AFSA is a non-profit, international association representing merit shop fire sprinkler contractors, dedicated to […]

Memphis-based State Systems, a BuildingReports Service Member, was the subject of a recent article published by The Daily News. June 9, 2014 By Amos Maki In 1986, the father-and-son team of Robert and Bob McBride bought a fledgling small business called State Systems. At that point, the company had just two employees. Today, State Systems […]

ATLANTA – August 8, 2014. BuildingReports announced today the availability of ScanSeries™ version 1.5 with updates and enhancements for Apple® iOS. ScanSeries is a suite of industry leading applications for device-specific inspection and reporting of fire, life safety and security systems. Using a simple point-and-scan process leveraging iPhone® and iPod touch® devices in coordination with […]

Inspector’s Boot Camp, a leading training resource for the Fire and Life Safety industry, will be holding it’s second week-long fire and safety inspection training course of the year September 15-19 in Aiken, SC. Dedicated to enhancing the value of inspectors through education, certification, and quality hands-on building inspection training using the latest inspection tools […]

ATLANTA – June 9, 2014 – BuildingReports, the most trusted name in compliance reporting, is publishing the 2014 BuildingReports Fire & Life Safety Inspection Benchmark Report, the industry’s first analysis of fire and life safety inspection performance from its vast inspection database. The report examines fire and life safety inspections including device performance rates for […]