Building Information Management

AUGUST 20, 2012

The problem with the AIA approach to IPD is it is inherently anti-architect. While the AIA implementation of Integrated Project Delivery may or may not be flawed, the concept of involving Owners, Architects, and Contractors as early in the design/construction project as possible is certainly not “anti-architect”. .

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Construction Specifier

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

by Vivian Volz, AIA, CSI, SCIP, CCS, LEED AP. Melody Stinson, AIA, CCS, CCCA, CSI, LEED AP, senior specification writer, Deltek; Alexander Lungershausen, AIA, CSI, CDT, CCS, CCCA, SCIP, LEED BD+C, associate principal, Hennebery Eddy Architects, Inc.; Photo © BigStockPhoto.com. Melody Stinson.

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Construction Specifier

MARCH 12, 2021

One of these changes has been the push for increased transparency into the environmental and health impacts of materials, and also the drive for manufacturers to optimize their chemical and sustainability profiles.

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 6, 2013

On the left of this spectrum, you have those Design-Build projects that use bridging documents, lowest bidder selection, and a team that doesn’t work well together. The biggest problem with this model is that when you have an architect prepare bridging documents, you’ve just made all the big decisions without the input of the building team.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 3, 2016

Today is the day to revise your contracts for sustainable projects. It is beyond dispute that the best way to mitigate risk in a sustainable project is a properly drafted contract. And while this law firm makes a business of drafting and revising contact documents, there are very good contracts available in the marketplace.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 3, 2016

Today is the day to revise your contracts for sustainable projects. It is beyond dispute that the best way to mitigate risk in a sustainable project is a properly drafted contract. And while this law firm makes a business of drafting and revising contact documents, there are very good contracts available in the marketplace.

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 11, 2015

To help expedite following the latest guidelines, a list of tools and documents can be downloaded for use at [link] tools. The ASHE resource site listed above is a great place to start but we want to share resources and access to the documents and research needed for compliance. Pathogen Training. She can be reached at endres@sdb.com.

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 11, 2015

To help expedite following the latest guidelines, a list of tools and documents can be downloaded for use at [link] tools. The ASHE resource site listed above is a great place to start but we want to share resources and access to the documents and research needed for compliance. Pathogen Training. She can be reached at endres@sdb.com.

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Contractors Construction Commissioning Certification 40

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

The best way to mitigate risk in your green building project are properly drafted contract documents prepared by this law firm or by another attorney with green building experience. The document is simply that good. The American Institute of Architects has published standard form construction industry documents since 1888.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 2, 2016

The methodology was admittedly unscientific, if only in that the sample was too small given the large number of sustainable building being erected across the country. But such was not the case, The errors in the contract documents, most simply put, were all over the board. Only 1% used the ConsensusDOCS Green Building Addendum.

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Drafting Green Contract Documentation 120

PSMJ Resources

MARCH 25, 2013

Refer to article 9 of AIA Document B101-2007 for guidance. Most projects will sustain two concepts. Once the client has signed off, proceed to completing the documents in a most efficient manner. Don't design for free. Limit the amount of concept designs you will prepare under basic services.

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Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Construction delivery methods and their associated processes and contractual documents are directly linked to the success or failure of any project. The benefits include centralized and visual communication, early exploration of options, sustainability, efficient design, integration of disciplines, site control, as built documentation, etc.

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Green Home Design Architect

MARCH 31, 2009

After you have a home plan, your architect will help you find a qualified builder to construct the home and document certification points throughout the construction process. Jeremy Bonin, AIA NCARB LEED AP Registered in NH, VT, ME, MA, NY, RI, and PA. points), Silver (60.0 points), Gold (75.0 points) and Platinum (90.0

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Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Tom Gay manages worldwide CAD and GIS services, site plan documentation and engineering document management services for The Factory Mutual Insurance Company (FM Global). Phil Wirdzek is the founding president and executive director of the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL). 270 Central Avenue.

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BD+C

APRIL 3, 2023

Welcome to Life of an Architect episode 122: Architecture and Artificial Intelligence Andrew Hawkins, AIA Even though artificial intelligence can conceptually trace its roots back to the 1950s, the reality is AI and machine learning went mainstream not too long ago. Are there any ethical considerations that we should start thinking about?

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Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Tom Gay manages worldwide CAD and GIS services, site plan documentation and engineering document management services for The Factory Mutual Insurance Company (FM Global). Phil Wirdzek is the founding president and executive director of the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL). 270 Central Avenue.

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BIM Conference Education CAD 40

Fins Architecture

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

This is sometimes referred to as a contract document, which can be formal or informal and is usually prepared by the architect. Formal forms are found on the American Instituted of Architects, AIA, site [link]. Construction document process is when the concept design is being detailed so that it can be constructed.

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Architecture Design Hawaii Agreement 40

Construction Lawyer

MARCH 28, 2012

He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier. He is a Fellow of the AIA as well as the Association of Licensed Architects.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

The reason for the dearth of court cases is not that there are no disputes and differences arising from green building design and construction, but rather that many, if not most of the contracts in sustainable construction require mandatory arbitration, in lieu of a judicial contest.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 5, 2017

Standards produced by ASHRAE are consensus documents developed and published to define minimum values of acceptable performance. provides a “total building sustainability package” to design, build and operate green buildings. ASHRAE is looking for new members to serve on the ASHRAE Project Committee for SSPC 189.1 ASHRAE Standard 90.1

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

With over a million contract documents licensed on an annual basis, the AIA’s form construction documents are likely the most widely used contract documents in the industry. Arbitration is particularly wide spread in green building and has had the impact of so few green building disputes ever reaching a courtroom.

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Building Information Management

JULY 26, 2012

Is there no better way for GSA to meet sustainability requirement than via LEED? The recently released sustainability and energy “scorecard” by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) demonstrates just how successful GSA has been at reducing costs, improving efficiency and eliminating waste. Ackerstein Sustainability LLC.

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Building Information Management

MARCH 7, 2012

Project delivery methods set the tone and largely dictate the relative success of any facility construction, renovation, repair, or sustainability project. Provide access to all applicable record documents. It is intended for large-size projects. For example, JOC is also based on close collaboration between all stake holders. .

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 5, 2023

He's dedicated to promoting biogenic building technologies and their widespread adoption in the industry, aiming to transform construction practices towards sustainability and innovation. Known for his charismatic presence and unwavering integrity, Zack invests relentlessly in establishing strong and enduring business partnerships.

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Construction BIM Autodesk Innovation 116

Pro Builder

APRIL 7, 2021

Philip Chan , 37, Principal Architect, AIA, PDS Studio, Arcadia, Calif. Mariel Heredia , 39, Director of Design, AIA, Van Metre Homes, Fairfax, Va. Principal Architect, AIA . Director of Design, AIA. Koby Bowen , 38, President / CEO of Construction and Design, Homes of Distinction, Rogers, Ark. Philip Chan, 37.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 4, 2021

As a prelude, initial insight from home builders, manufacturers, academics, and other industry watchers—several of whom are engaged in the working group to develop the road map—reveal key signposts to making off-site productive, sustainable, and profitable for home building. In more detail, those signposts are: Rethink and retool the process.

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Building Information Management

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

The benefits include centralized and visual communication, early exploration of options, sustainability, efficient design, integration of disciplines, site control, as built documentation, etc.–effectively Information is data recorded in some Form (Document or Display). Attribute. Project Team Contract Agreements. Roadmap. .

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 7, 2018

I am optimistic that a global conversation, although centered in the United States, has begun where people are discovering and inventing new ways to build sustainably. To appreciate just how important this is, one need only recall the, then, unprecedented announcement by the ICC, the AIA, IES, and USGBC in 2014 that 189.1 and abroad.

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