Construction Specifier

JUNE 8, 2022

Heuring, AIA, CCCA; Mitchell Elliott, AIA; Scott Horn, AIA; and Joshua Storm, PE. In early 2018, RDG Planning & Design and its partner firms began design work to replace an existing, nearly 50-year-old Healthcare Facility on the Shell Point Retirement Community campus (a CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY [CCRC]) in Ft.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Transitional elements that encourage mental well-being are integrated into the building design including consideration about what the ideal corridor layouts, variety in ceiling planes, and material selections which allow individuals to decompress as they move physically and mentally from one zone to another.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Transitional elements that encourage mental wellbeing are integrated into the building design including consideration about what the ideal corridor layouts, variety in ceiling planes, and material selections which allow individuals to decompress as they move physically and mentally from one zone to another.

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Pro Builder

JULY 10, 2020

Specifically, this unit utilizes a roof deck to create spacious outdoor living with multiple zones for entertaining, while taking full advantage of the western views. Evans, AIA, The Evans Group , devans@theevansgroup.com , 407.650.8770 . A Open floor plan with gourmet kitchen, dining, and living areas. Summerville.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 5, 2021

Although they've traditionally been segregated to specific locations within municipal development plans, changing zoning laws are beginning to allow these attached homes in single-family detached neighborhoods. Density Done Right: 4 Home Plans Reimagine Proximity Post-COVID. E: Open floor plan with living, dining, and kitchen.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 6, 2022

These house plans from the House Review team offer imaginative and purposeful ADU designs. Experts Say Relaxed Zoning Rules Will Boost Housing Supply. Evans, AIA, The Evans Group , dmichele@theevansgroup.com , 407.650.8770. DIMENSIONS: Plan A: Width: 39 feet / Depth: 28 feet, 4 inches / Living area: 1,071 sf. Smart ADUs.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Built on the site of the client’s boyhood home, the design borrows from that past while establishing a modern future for the client and his family, while also applying lessons in creative ways to manage restrictive municipal zoning requirements and daylight access rules, with sometimes surprising results. PROJECT SPECS: LUMINOSA. Lot size: 0.23

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

With no shortage of networking and learning opportunities this month, you’ll find construction events happening from California to New York, and every time zone in between. AIA, Global Business Development, Autodesk. No other conference brings health care planning, design, and construction decision-makers together like the PDC Summit.

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BD+C

JANUARY 2, 2024

rcassidy Tue, 01/02/2024 - 14:16 John Sullivan, AIA A new study by a collaboration of design, engineering, and construction firms describes cost-effective strategies for building laboratories and science+technology facilities using mass timber. The resulting spaces can accommodate a diverse group of tenants.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Although there’s no doubt these areas were even more invaluable during the COVID-19 pandemic, many households realized the need for more than one flexible space within the floor plan to accommodate multiple work- and learn-from home areas, places to exercise and decompress, or to house a long-term guest or quarantine a family member.

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BD+C

MARCH 6, 2023

Benefitting kids through human-centric high school design 0 qpurcell Mon, 03/06/2023 - 09:09 K-12 Schools Ingrid Krueger, AIA, LEED AP, shares why empathetic, well-designed spaces are critical in high schools. These third places are vibrant, comfortable, communal places to share ideas and form relationships.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 11, 2021

People don’t leave their comfort zone without a highly compelling reason, and when it comes to technology, we have failed to convincingly provide that reason. My TrueNorth colleagues and I began running our intense, “ Lean Building Blitz” and “Lean Plan Workout” sessions in 2007 and continue to do so to this day. automotive sales.

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Revit Beginners

JULY 22, 2006

Stepped Foundation Plans. We often have split level projects and weve had a lot of trouble isolating the stem walls and footings from the rest of the model for use in a foundation plan. Go to your foundation floor plan and type VG. Revit Zone. AIA Convention (may). Saturday, July 22, 2006. that is until Revit 9.0

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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 . Koby Bowen , 38, President / CEO of Construction and Design, Homes of Distinction, Rogers, Ark. Meredith Chapman , 36, Area Sales Manager, K. PDS Studio.

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

Surveys and Site Plans. Now lets say youve developed your site plan (with linked survey) and you want to export the data (including survey) back to DWG format. The survey needs to be a part of the Revit model or Revit wont consider it when exporting your site plan to DWG. Revit Zone. AIA Convention (may).

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BD+C

JUNE 2, 2023

Designing a pedestrian-focused city for people to live, work, and play 0 qpurcell Fri, 06/02/2023 - 11:13 Urban Planning What makes a city walkable? Omar Bailey, AIA, LEED AP, NOMA University Buildings Mixed-Use Student Housing Office Buildings Shopping Centers Transit Facilities Codes Urban Planning What makes a city walkable?

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Phoenix Design Zoning AIA 52

BD+C

JUNE 2, 2023

Designing a pedestrian-focused city in downtown Phoenix 0 qpurcell Fri, 06/02/2023 - 11:13 Urban Planning What makes a city walkable? Shepley Bulfinch's Omar Bailey, AIA, LEED AP, NOMA, believes pedestrian focused cities benefit most when they're not only easy to navigate, but also create spaces where people can live, work, and play.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 4, 2021

It is currently building homes at Sea Haven , a 248-acre planned community in Marina, Calif., Through early August, Wathen Castanos had completed 150 homes at Sea Haven toward a planned build-out of more than 800 units. . The panelized and modular home producers we contacted for this article have big growth plans.

Roads 116

Roads Site Housing Industrial 116

Pro Builder

MAY 17, 2021

House Plans for a Post-COVID Reality. Barnaby, designed by Donald Ruthroff, AIA, principal of Dahlin Group , will be located in Garman Homes’ 7,068 acre Chatham Park master planned community as part of its Quotables Collection. Show Village 2021: 3 Idea Homes for the Way We Live Now. How We Built The New American Home 2021.

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PSMJ Resources

JANUARY 11, 2012

Redouble efforts to find leads that fit with your focused marketing plan. Here are some examples: Visit your local zoning agency to learn who is requesting zoning variances or rezoning land for commercial or industrial development. American Institute of Architects (AIA). 8 tips for Better Strategic Planning in 2012.

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BD+C

APRIL 13, 2024

Jonathan Boriack, AIA, LEED AP, Principal MFPRO+ Blog MFPRO+ New Projects Mixed-Use Multifamily Housing Adaptive Reuse At its core, adaptive reuse is an active reimagining of the built environment in ways that serve the communities who use it. Alameda Marina. Waterside Rooftop at Alameda Marina.

Industrial 105

Industrial Residential Zoning Housing 105

BD+C

JUNE 5, 2023

Robin Randall, AIA, LEED AP BD+C K-12 Schools Reconstruction & Renovation As of December 2022, 41 states and Washington, D.C. Compared to the classroom for older students, the ideal kindergarten classroom is larger and offers more zones for play-based learning. The extra space allows for hands-on learning zones (e.g.,

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Renovating Education Budgeting Budget 52

Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Construction Project Management can be termed as overall planning, coordination and control of a project from commencement to completion intended for fulfilling the need of the client for generating a functionally and financially feasible project. Tuesday, February 21, 2012. Downloadable link. Microsoft Project. Download free trial versions.

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Project Management Software Software Accounting 40

Revit Beginners

JULY 11, 2006

Interior elevation tags from the first floor plan were mysteriously showing up on the second floor plan. Thats because if the top of the crop region for an interior elevation view intersects the primary range (bottom clip plane) of the floor plan above, then the interior elevation symbol will show in the floor plan above.

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Revit Beginners

OCTOBER 21, 2006

While in plan view draw a floor plan callout. and select your floor plan callout from the list of views. Revit Zone. AIA Convention (may). Instant Section Box. Scott Brown posted this on Zoogdesign ages ago but I thought it was pretty useful so Ill post it. Go to any 3D view. Go to View. To Other View. at 12:22 AM.

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Revit Beginners

APRIL 16, 2009

and you might notice that Revit has a new slope annotation that works in plan and elevation view. Revit Zone. AIA Convention (may). This blog will highlight some of the common questions and cool tips found in the process of transitioning our office to Revit. Thursday, April 16, 2009. Revit 2010: New Spot Slopes. Go to Annotate.

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Revit Beginners

DECEMBER 5, 2006

For instance you can combine custom room schedules with color fill plans (drafting. Revit Zone. AIA Convention (may). A parameter is basically any characteristic of a space or component that you want to illustrate, analyze or communicate. Revit Learning Club. Revit OpEd. Revit Rants. Revit Rocks. Revit Rockstar. Revit the Frog.

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Revit Beginners

JUNE 24, 2010

A placeholder is a family that has just enough geometry to illustrate the component in your plans, elevations, and sections. Revit Zone. AIA Convention (may). Question: So what do I do with highly complex and custom families that will likely change from week to week? Answer: Build a placeholder family. David Duarte. at 4:26 PM.

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Revit Beginners

JUNE 19, 2006

Youll notice you can select a Floor Plan or Detail View callout. Select Detail View and draw a callout in plan view. Now place a building section in plan view that intersects the callout region. Revit Zone. AIA Convention (may). Select the callout and goto its properties. Change it to "Intersecting views."

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

You might notice that when you move the endpoint of a gridline in plan A it moves in plan B as well. Revit Zone. AIA Convention (may). Surveys and Site Plans. This blog will highlight some of the common questions and cool tips found in the process of transitioning our office to Revit. Friday, September 29, 2006.

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Revit Beginners

JUNE 7, 2006

Draw a wall in plan view. Select the wall in plan view. This tool works in Plan, Section, and RCP views. Revit Zone. AIA Convention (may). Do you want a niche cut out of your wall for a soap dish or other amenity? Goto Tools. Edit Cut Profile. While in edit mode a blue arrow controls which side you want to keep.

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Revit Beginners

APRIL 16, 2007

Here is a list of some of the new and perhaps less obvious features in Revit Architecture 2008: Plan Regions are now always visible and easier to find. The element graphics of Section Boxes, Plan Regions, Crop Regions, Titleblocks, and Schedules can now be overridden once placed. Revit Zone. AIA Convention (may).

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 20, 2006

Lets say you have an office standard for how doors and windows should appear in plan view and you want to incorporate this or any other standard as part of your door and window templates. Revit Zone. AIA Convention (may). Surveys and Site Plans. Wednesday, September 20, 2006. Family Templates. Revit Learning Club.

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Revit Beginners

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Go to a floor plan view and add four new elevations looking in all directions. Revit Zone. AIA Convention (may). This is where having radar comes in handy. If I just imported a project and I cant seem to locate the imported model the first thing I do is setup my radar. Uncheck Crop View and Far Clip Active parameters.

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Revit Beginners

APRIL 20, 2009

Go to a floor plan view and hit the light bulb to reveal the two new coordinate system icons (the survey point triangle and the project base point circle). Revit Zone. AIA Convention (may). This blog will highlight some of the common questions and cool tips found in the process of transitioning our office to Revit. Revit OpEd.

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Revit Beginners

JANUARY 12, 2007

Check for Plan Regions if in a floor plan view. Revit Zone. AIA Convention (may). Try changing the detail level of the view. Are all your worksets opened? (it it may be hiding in a closed workset). Check View Range in View Properties (VP). The object may have been moved to a new elevation. Set your view to wireframe.

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Revit Beginners

AUGUST 23, 2006

If you want to estimate the total cost of the project per square foot then setup an Area Plan scheme and Area schedule: 1. Revit Zone. AIA Convention (may). There are 3 ways weve found to estimate the cost of a project in Revit. Goto Settings. Room and Area Settings. Area Schemes. New and add a scheme called Cost Estimating.

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