Purpose-built for every phase of your vertical build.
Mid-rise, high-rise, healthcare, data center, or campus — vertical construction means coordinating structural, MEP, and finishing trades across multiple floors, where one sequencing delay on one level can cascade upward. Smartapp.com connects CPM and lean scheduling, field data capture, safety management, and project financials on one platform so your team can catch problems before they cascade.
Request a DemoThe construction workforce gap is driving automation
Vertical industry sectors are battling workforce challenges on every jobsite. According to a report by ABC, the construction workforce shortage topped half a million in 2023, and nearly 1 in 4 construction workers is above 55 years of age — meaning retirements will continue to erode skilled labor and institutional knowledge. That's why real-time data capture, integrated dashboards, and automated documentation aren't optional anymore; they're how vertical construction teams fill the knowledge gap left behind as experienced staff retire.
Context: The 2025 Report Card for America's Infrastructure from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) gave U.S. infrastructure its highest-ever overall grade — a C, up from C- in 2021 — while estimating a $3.7 trillion gap between current planned investment and what's needed to bring infrastructure into good working order. That combination of increased public investment and continued underfunding is pushing more institutional and government vertical projects toward technology that can prove compliance and control cost from day one.
Vertical construction sectors we support
Each of these sectors carries its own scheduling pressure, compliance requirement, or coordination challenge — and all four Smartapp editions play a role in solving it. Here's a specific way each edition supports the sectors we work in most.
Mid-Rise & High-Rise
Stacked trades across dozens of floors mean a single sequencing delay on one level can cascade upward.
PLANNER™CPM and lean pull planning keep trade sequencing synced floor by floor as field progress rolls in.
FIELD™BIM markup and RFI tracking keep every trade working from the same current drawing set on every level.
CONTROLS™Automated change order and payment tracking ties cost control to actual floor-by-floor progress.
SAFETY™Certification and incident tracking scale safety oversight across a large, constantly rotating multi-trade workforce.
Data Centers
Data center builds are commissioning-driven, with dense MEP coordination and uptime commitments that leave little room for rework.
- PLANNER™CPM scheduling keeps commissioning milestones synchronized across structural, MEP, and IT fit-out teams.
- FIELD™BIM viewing and clash coordination catch MEP conflicts before they reach the floor.
- CONTROLS™Budget and contract tracking manages the high volume of specialty equipment orders and change orders typical of these builds.
- SAFETY™Certification tracking documents the specialized trade qualifications commissioning often requires.
Distribution Centers
Large-footprint, fast-track distribution center projects depend on tight coordination between structural steel, racking, and MEP rough-in crews working simultaneously.
- PLANNER™Lean pull planning sequences concurrent trade crews across a large footprint without idle time.
- FIELD™Drawing markup and RFI tracking keep every crew working from the same current documents.
- CONTROLS™Automated payment applications keep pace with a fast-track schedule and frequent subcontractor draws.
- SAFETY™Jobsite safety management covers the elevated equipment and racking-installation risk on these sites.
Healthcare
Hospital construction and renovation projects must maintain infection control (ICRA) protocols and interim life safety measures while the facility often remains partially occupied.
- PLANNER™Phased scheduling sequences work around active patient-care areas without disrupting operations.
- FIELD™360° photo documentation and RFIs provide a verifiable record for infection-control and life-safety compliance.
- CONTROLS™Change order tracking manages the frequent scope adjustments common in occupied-facility renovation.
- SAFETY™Automated onboarding and certification tracking document ICRA and interim life safety compliance continuously.
Higher Education
Campus renovation work is frequently compressed into summer and winter breaks around a fixed academic calendar.
- PLANNER™Lean planning sequences short, high-intensity work windows so projects don't slip into the next semester.
- FIELD™Real-time field updates keep the office aware of progress against a hard academic-calendar deadline.
- CONTROLS™Automated budgets keep multiple simultaneous break-window projects on track against a fixed capital plan.
- SAFETY™Certification tracking and incident logging maintain safety documentation on active, partially occupied campuses.
Government Campuses
Government projects carry strict documentation, change order, and payment application requirements.
- PLANNER™CPM scheduling keeps agency-facing milestone dates aligned with day-to-day field progress.
- FIELD™RFI and submittal tracking creates the audit trail government contracts typically require.
- CONTROLS™Automated budgets, contracts, and payment tracking keep the paper trail audit-ready throughout the project.
- SAFETY™Incident and certification logging supports compliance with government jobsite safety requirements.
Campuses
Multi-building campus projects often run several buildings on staggered schedules with shared sitework and utilities.
- PLANNER™A shared schedule view coordinates staggered building sequences and shared-utility tie-ins.
- FIELD™Consolidated field data gives owners one progress view across every building on the campus.
- CONTROLS™Portfolio-level budget tracking rolls up cost data across every building in the program.
- SAFETY™Centralized safety records cover every building and every crew on the same campus program.
Power Plants
Power plant construction and retrofit work combines heavy equipment, confined spaces, and specialized trade coordination in a high-consequence safety environment.
- PLANNER™CPM scheduling sequences confined-space and shutdown-window work with minimal downtime.
- FIELD™Real-time documentation and RFIs support the specialized trade coordination these retrofits require.
- CONTROLS™Change order tracking manages the frequent scope changes typical of live-plant retrofit work.
- SAFETY™Jobsite safety management and incident logging address the high-consequence risk profile of live power infrastructure.
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The Smartapp editions, at a glance
One software + hardware platform, not four disconnected systems.
Every vertical construction project — regardless of sector — draws on some combination of PLANNER™, FIELD™, CONTROLS™, and SAFETY™, plus Smartapp's Jobsite hardware, all running on one shared data model. A schedule update, a safety certification, or a change order captured in one place is immediately visible everywhere else, instead of living in disconnected systems.
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Frequently asked questions
What is vertical construction management software?
Vertical construction management software coordinates scheduling, field data, safety, and financial controls for projects that build upward, such as mid-rise and high-rise buildings, hospitals, data centers, and campuses. It centralizes CPM and lean scheduling, BIM and drawing coordination, RFIs and submittals, and budget and contract management on one platform so office, field, and executive teams work from the same data.
How does Smartapp support high-rise construction scheduling?
Smartapp's PLANNER™ module runs CPM scheduling and lean pull planning on a shared data model, so schedule updates from the field automatically reflect in the master schedule. This is particularly useful on high-rise projects, where trade stacking across many floors makes manual schedule updates slow and error-prone.
Can Smartapp manage BIM coordination for hospital or data center builds?
Yes. Smartapp's FIELD™ module supports BIM viewing and markup, clash coordination, RFIs, submittals, and 360° photo documentation, which are especially important on MEP-dense builds like hospitals and data centers where coordination errors are costly to correct after installation.
What's the difference between vertical and linear construction software?
Vertical construction software is built around coordinating multiple trades across floors within a fixed site footprint, such as high-rises, hospitals, and campuses. Linear construction software is built around projects that extend across long distances, such as pipelines, highways, and utility corridors, and typically emphasizes GIS mapping and GNSS-based asset location. Smartapp supports both project types on the same underlying platform — see our Linear industries page for more.
Does Smartapp integrate with other construction software for vertical projects?
Smartapp integrates with ERP systems and supports configurable workflows through its App Library and AppStudio™, allowing vertical construction teams to connect existing accounting, procurement, and design tools to Smartapp's PLANNER™, FIELD™, CONTROLS™, and SAFETY™ modules.
