PHOENIX (July 11, 2023) — Today, ZELUS, a top VDC consulting company providing digital as-built services or “digital twins”, proudly announces its achievement of being named a top company to work for in Arizona for an impressive sixth consecutive year. The annual ranking, conducted by an esteemed panel of independent evaluators, anonymously assesses various factors such as workplace culture, employee […]
Originally published by Sean Spisak, Director of Operations at ZELUS, on Contractor Mag, “Digital Twins Raise the Bar on Quality Control“. The use case for digital twins in construction is ever-expanding and the market is expected to grow from $6.9 billion in 2022 to more than $73 billion by 2027. There’s even now talk about expanding this into markets that […]
PHOENIX (July 14, 2022) –– Today, ZELUS, a professional services firm providing digital as-built services, or “digital twins”, was recognized as a top company on the 10th annual list of 2022 Top Companies to Work for in Arizona. This is the fifth consecutive year the company has made the highly selective list. Results are based on anonymous and comprehensive employee […]
Off-site prefabrication is popular in other parts of the world, but it has experienced several false starts here in the United States. That is, until recently. The pandemic increased unpredictability within the construction industry, and many are realizing that prefabrication can solve pressing issues in the field. Ken Smerz, CEO of ZELUS, discusses four of the key benefits to adopting […]
ZELUS Director of VDC/BIM Ron Nauta joins hosts David Campbell and Joe Whitney on the Brewing with BIM podcast. The trio discusses technological advances in the construction industry, what drew Ron to construction in his early years, why BIM technology is a gamechanger, especially for historic building sites, and — of course — their favorite local craft brews. Tune into […]
When Ken Smerz founded ZELUS eight years ago, money was so tight, he and the team worked out of Papago Park to save on renting office space. A lot has changed since then. ZELUS now has over 110 employees in two states (and yes, their very own offices). In this profile in Phoenix Business Journal, Ken shares ZELUS’s exciting growth […]
BIM technology is moving the construction industry into the digital world. BIM has the power to reduce errors and costs, but as with any emerging technology, there is a learning curve in understanding how to best use it.
Laura Newbrough, SHRM-CP, is the HR Director at ZELUS, is proud to work for a company where 40 percent of the staff is referrals from another employee, and retention rates hover around 90 percent. In an interview with Authority Magazine, she shares how ZELUS has built a culture where employees can thrive, and discusses the intentional shifts they’ve made as […]
Originally published by Randy Marks, Director of Operations at ZELUS, on Contractor Mag, Are We Headed Toward a Tech Skill Chasm? The adoption of technology in the construction industry in 2020 hit a record high, outpacing even the most aggressive forecasts. In fact, the annual State of Construction Tech report by JLL found the rate of tech adoption reached in just the […]
