By Josh Girvin, O3 Solutions CEO  “We have a project kicking off next week and we would like to implement Advanced Work Packaging. Can you help?”  I hear this a lot, and of course in most cases the answer is yes. But the key to the question is in understanding what is meant by “kicking...

The first-ever AWP xChange was a great success! We heard some valuable information on the digital transformation that construction must make to effectively support Advanced Work Packaging. O3 clients presented case studies highlighting the scalability of AWP, how to successfully go digital with AWP, and beginning with the end in mind. O3 CEO, Josh Girvin...

O3 is excited to announce model browsers that are built on a CWP-centric view for WorkFace Planners. The need for this came from traditional model browsers set up with the hierarchy set for the needs of Engineering. This posed two challenges for WorkFace Planners: model conditioning needed to supplement information and reorder hierarchy and the...

This year’s AWP Conference London was virtual once again as the world is still navigating through the pandemic. While we would have loved to travel and see everyone in person, this conference still delivered high-value content and information from all speakers and presenters. We’ve compiled some of the highlights that you may have missed but...

By Josh Girvin, O3 Solutions CEO  To continue the series on Advanced Work Packaging(AWP) Myths, let’s take a look at another fallacy I hear all the time: “AWP doesn’t work for turnarounds”.   Before we start addressing what is wrong with this, let’s focus on a few aspects that are correct. There are two main aspects to AWP:  The focus on getting Engineering and...

The final installment of our data series focuses on using data to support work packaging with a 3D model. 3D modeling has come a long way in just the last few years. It would take quite a bit of time to create the 3D model and when it was ready it was pretty but it...

By Josh Girvin, O3 Solutions CEO  If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say “We don’t need to do AWP on this project. It is lump sum”, I could retire tomorrow.   Let’s break that down a little. Clearly, we are just talking about Construction here, because Engineering is very rarely done on a lump...

By Josh Girvin, O3 Solutions CEO  O3 Solutions is pleased to announce that Andrew Foy is joining the O3 team as Director of Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) and Construction Excellence.  O3 is committed to having the most AWP knowledgeable team in the construction technology market and the addition of Andrew Foy is a great step in supporting that...

O3’s partner Insight AWP is in the business of implementing work packaging in the field and depends on good quality software to manage the process. Which ultimately relies on good quality data. Insight helps project teams define the data requirements needed to support a healthy Advanced Work Packaging program while O3 leverages the well-organized data...

By Josh Girvin, O3 Solutions CEO  “Oh yeah, we do AWP” is a very common statement in industrial construction, usually thrown out a split second after an Owner company says they plan to use Advanced Work Packaging on a project. Heads are nodded sagely, and assurances are offered: “No problem at all. We know all about AWP and have been...