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6 March, 2026

How the best AEC firms manage project email in 2026

How do the best AEC firms get engineers to file project emails? The firms with the strongest grip on project email have stopped asking engineers to change their habits. They've changed the system instead - embedding tools like Ideagen Mail Manager...

Compliance, ISO, information management, ISO 19650

6 March, 2026

Email as evidence: what AEC firms need to know before a dispute

Why your project emails are your most important legal asset An email your team sends today confirming a material decision could be demanded as evidence in a dispute five, ten, or fifteen years from now. Most firms can't reliably retrieve project...

Compliance, ISO, ISO 9000

17 February, 2026

Your M365 ROI is trapped in Outlook

You're paying for Microsoft 365. You're using less than half of it. Your organization invested in Microsoft 365. SharePoint for collaboration, Teams for communication, OneDrive for storage, maybe Copilot on top. Most organizations achieve only 40%...

Compliance, ISO, information management, ISO 19650

17 February, 2026

The unstructured reality: why email is ISO 19650's biggest blind spot

ISO 19650 talks about information management. It doesn't mention email. ISO 19650 is the international standard for managing information across the lifecycle of a built asset. It covers how data should be structured, shared, secured and maintained...

Software, Email Management, Compliance

8 December, 2025

End of year reading list for AEC professionals

The holidays are the perfect time to catch up on the reading you've been meaning to get to all year. Whether you're at the airport, waiting for relatives to arrive, or just enjoying some quiet time between projects, we've pulled together the reads that...

Software, Email Management, Compliance

1 December, 2025

Email retention software that actually works: Why archiving isn't enough

Construction projects carry multi-year email retention requirements that create serious compliance risks for AEC firms. It's not just about storing old emails but it's about proving you can retrieve specific project correspondence years after completion,...

Email Management, Compliance, ISO, workfllow automation

1 December, 2025

Email workflow automation: Uncovering why your team still files emails manually

AEC professionals waste 5.5 hours every week hunting for project emails. The root cause? Manual filing creates bottlenecks that slow down entire project teams. All-in-one systems promised to automate email management, but they've delivered the...

Compliance, ISO, ISO 9000

27 November, 2025

ISO 9000 family 2026 update: What leaders should know

The first major revision in over a decade is coming The ISO 9000 family standards are undergoing their first significant revision since 2015. While final requirements won't be confirmed until late 2026, preliminary guidance from certification bodies like...

Compliance

17 November, 2025

What does the golden thread mean for building safety compliance?

Building safety compliance has become a critical focus in recent years, particularly after the Grenfell tragedy highlighted the devastating consequences of inadequate building safety measures. Among the many changes introduced by the Building Safety Act...

Compliance, golden thread

10 November, 2025

How the Building Safety Act 2022 reshapes design and construction responsibilities

The UK's Building Safety Act 2022 marks a seismic shift in the construction and property management industries, introducing a new era of accountability and transparency. Born out of the tragic Grenfell Tower fire, this legislation aims to ensure the...

Email Management, Compliance

9 October, 2025

Email compliance management: protecting your organization

Your organization diligently maintains document retention policies, carefully archives important contracts and follows strict procedures for financial record-keeping. But what about the thousands of business-critical emails flowing through your systems...

Compliance

18 June, 2025

The silent threat in your inbox: Why BSA compliance starts with email

When we talk about Building Safety Act compliance, email is rarely the first thing that comes to mind. But it should be.

Compliance

11 April, 2022

How SMEs can ensure traceability and compliance

Facing sanctions for failing to ensure your business is compliant can spell disaster for SMEs.This usually results from being unaware ofresponsibilities and not having the necessary tools in place to ensure correct procedures are being maintained.

Compliance

1 February, 2022

Email's role in Records and Information Management (RIM) Compliance

As you’re already probablyaware, email is a huge source of information and records for businesses. This information is the lifeblood of project and client work. And to be completely Records and Information Management (RIM) compliant, you need to ensure...

Compliance

7 October, 2021

How document management and records management differ, and when you need them

As organisations store growing volumes of digital information, it becomes increasingly critical to efficiently and securely manage and store their data. As this need grows, we see the processes of document management and records management overlap. So as...

Compliance

7 September, 2021

How Mail Manager helps you achieve QA standards

As the regulatory landscape becomes ever more stringent and complex, it’s more crucial than ever for businesses to have a firm grasp on their quality assurance (QA) processes.

Compliance

30 September, 2019

Mail Manager stories: 5 real-world use cases

As with every technology solution, our customers want to know how they can actually use the solution to address their challenges and pain points. We love to address how businesses and users actually benefit from using Mail Manager in their day to day...

Compliance

6 August, 2019

Email management: The importance of knowing where your email data is

After the British ambassador to the US, Kim Darroch, lost his job as a result of information leaks, the emphasis on email management is back on the agenda.

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How the best AEC firms manage project email in 2026

Email as evidence: what AEC firms need to know before a dispute

Your M365 ROI is trapped in Outlook

The unstructured reality: why email is ISO 19650's biggest blind spot

End of year reading list for AEC professionals

Email retention software that actually works: Why archiving isn't enough

Email workflow automation: Uncovering why your team still files emails manually

ISO 9000 family 2026 update: What leaders should know

What does the golden thread mean for building safety compliance?

How the Building Safety Act 2022 reshapes design and construction responsibilities

Email compliance management: protecting your organization

The silent threat in your inbox: Why BSA compliance starts with email

How SMEs can ensure traceability and compliance

Email's role in Records and Information Management (RIM) Compliance

How document management and records management differ, and when you need them

How Mail Manager helps you achieve QA standards

Mail Manager stories: 5 real-world use cases

Email management: The importance of knowing where your email data is

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