Case Study: DPR Construction achieves 33% faster shop-drawing reviews and up to 10-day schedule savings with Bluebeam Software, Inc.'s Studio

Real-Time Collaborative Review with Bluebeam Studio™ Results in Critical Schedule Savings for DPR Construction

DPR Construction, working on a $298M, 13‑story Alta Bates Summit Medical Center addition in Oakland, faced a 31‑day delay and ongoing design and sequencing changes that threatened to slow rebar fabrication and the overall schedule. With limited engineering and detailing resources, DPR needed a faster way to move shop drawings from creation to fabrication without repeated revise‑and‑resubmit cycles.

DPR adopted Bluebeam Studio to load 2D and 3D PDFs from Tekla and conduct real‑time, concurrent reviews with the engineer and rebar detailer; markups are visible immediately but only editable by their author, giving reviewers confidence. The collaborative workflow eliminated extra printing and rework, reduced the typical review cycle from about 25–30 days to roughly 20 days (over 33% faster) and enabled review windows as short as 10–12 days—saving up to 10 days per review.

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