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How masonry software can improve detailing and design

Construction Specifier

Due to the complexity of estimating and ordering, and the vast number of individual units required for projects, masonry can be challenging to model in existing software, extremely difficult and perhaps not entirely impossible. For Phase 2, he used Masonry iQ, a plug-in that automates much of the manual modeling work.

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Upcoming Webinars & Construction Events in June 2022

Autodesk Construction Cloud

We have a great webinar in the first week of June, on the life of a model for BIM/VDC managers and any other stakeholders that tend to rely on or interact with design models. The life of a model: design, coordination, and the field. In this webinar, we’ll cover the life of a model, from design to coordination and installation.

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LEAN Construction Delivery, The Primary Challenge to BIM

Job Order Contracting

Asset Total Cost of Ownership-Efficient Life-cycle Management Model. The Evolution of Construction Cost Estimating Technology. Integrated_Project_Delivery_for_Public and Private Owners – AIA, NASFA, COAA, APPA, AGC. BIM for Facility Management. Maintenance and Repair of Federal Facilities.

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Drones take site assessments to new heights

BD+C

We gather the data points to create a 3D model that we can show clients and design team members to help visually communicate the challenges and how we can help solve them. By flying drones at night, we can see an enhanced view of a building and the owners’ entire site.

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LEAN Job Order Contracting Intro 3

Job Order Contracting

Asset Total Cost of Ownership-Efficient Life-cycle Management Model. The Evolution of Construction Cost Estimating Technology. Integrated_Project_Delivery_for_Public and Private Owners – AIA, NASFA, COAA, APPA, AGC. General Facility Management. BIM for Facility Management. Maintenance and Repair of Federal Facilities.

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Urgent care facilities: Intentional design for mental and behavioral healthcare

BD+C

Melanie Baumhover, AIA, LEED AP, BWBR, and Melanie Gullixson, RN, BSN, Allina Health Healthcare Facilities Hospital Design Trends Designers Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Architects Building Owners We’re in the middle of a mental health care crisis. In addition, it’s estimated that at least one in four people in the U.S.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: A New Year in.

Rory Woolsey

Rory Woolseys Construction Estimating Blog. Construction Estimating One Bite at a Time. A New Year in Construction Estimating. Hello to all the friends that I have made over the past 25 years of facilitating construction estimating seminars. Monday, January 16, 2012. To all of you Happy New Year!!! Labor Productivity?