Hensel Phelps field engineer Andrew Coba notes progress on a tablet at the Intercontinental Hotel sight on the downtown San Diego waterfront. (Roger Showley/San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS)
SAN DIEGO: At the InterContinental Hotel construction site on the downtown waterfront here, Hensel Phelps field engineer Andrew Coba pulls out his tablet and fires up an app called Raken to note progress on metal framing at the second level.
He can dictate observations, take photos and videos, and e-mail his daily report back to the office in a matter of minutes.
