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Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts Properly Drafted

Green Building Law Update

In a recent review of contracts involving green building construction projects, less than 20% had properly drafted provisions addressing green building matters. The projects were of a variety of building types (although no single family residential) including public schools, private office buildings, multi family residential, etc.,

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2018 will be a Year for New Green Building Standards, Codes and Rating Systems

Green Building Law Update

True believers seek to design to a reality that green building, at its foundation, is fundamentally human; that engineering is second rate without aesthetics in the building architecture; and, that buildings work best when the people who will occupy the space have the most contact possible with those who will erect it. ASHRAE 189.1

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Revit Beginners: Revit's Drafting Machine

Revit Beginners

Revits Drafting Machine. For those of you who remember using drafting machines mounted to a drafting table youll find a similar tool in Revit. Now any lines or walls that you draft will snap to the gridlines of your workplane. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

Pro Builder

Cory Benjamin , 39, Project Director, BIM Manager, TK Design & Associates, South Lyon, Mich. Koby Bowen , 38, President / CEO of Construction and Design, Homes of Distinction, Rogers, Ark. Philip Chan , 37, Principal Architect, AIA, PDS Studio, Arcadia, Calif. Jared Phifer , 39, President, Revolve Design-Build, Denver.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: Architecture Firms Rebound in November

PSMJ Resources

While inquiries for new projects also increased sharply, the biggest gains were seen among residential and commercial/Industrial firms, and those in the Southern U.S. Commercial/industrial and residential firms are expecting stronger revenue growth than institutional firms. and Residential is up 55.8 on average, compared to 1.6%

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Revit Beginners: Some New Bloggers on the Block

Revit Beginners

I've fortunately been busy lately working on some residential projects but do have a couple of new documents in the works for posting. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Marathon Drafting. USG Design Studio. Design Reform Videos. AIA Convention (may).

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Specifications for design-build projects

Construction Specifier

Specifications originally intended for design bid-build (DBB) projects require significant revisions to be suitable for design-build or integrated project delivery (IPD). Greater challenges arise when adapting DBB source documents for design-build. Design-build contractual relationships. Images courtesy HDR.

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