Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 19, 2022

DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) programs and practices help build a stronger and more resilient workforce to weather the labor shortage. . So how are firms making this a reality, exactly? We asked real professionals in the Big Room to share their thoughts. . The Big Room: Construction’s Water Cooler .

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DebunkTheBIM

MARCH 28, 2020

I know, that my focus on the elimination ‘the paper’ from construction can seem a bit over the top and pointless. So, if you still need to be convinced that ditching the paper is a good idea, you’ll have to go back in my writings or do your own research. The day-counting in the title is per NZ lockdown. impossible.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 26, 2023

1 kcichowicz Thu, 10/26/2023 - 11:05 MFPRO+ Blog Dive into the new trend of multifamily pop-up hotels! Learn how they're changing the game in lease-ups, creating vibrant communities, and offering property managers a lucrative new revenue stream. It focused on the transformative impact of mixed-use buildings on the multifamily sector.

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Natural Building

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Building Bound to the Ground is a new publication written by Dutch architect Bjarne Mastenbroek, with photos by Iwan Baan. Its aim is to highlight the eco-conscious practices and green infrastructures that building with the ground nurtures – a necessary practice for the future of architecture, the environment and humankind.

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HardHatChat

JULY 24, 2018

As a result, we’re seeing a change in the footprint of restaurants and how our clients are allocating space – particularly with new-construction projects where clients are dedicating more square footage to back-of-house beverage cold storage. For example, a BJ’s Brewhouse we recently completed in Livonia, Mich., Catering to Catering Business.

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In 2009, amid the business challenges of the Great Recession, our company made the decision to start a blog as an outlet to share commercial construction trends, insights, news, and observations on a variety of topics. But here we are, with 147 blog posts under our belt, celebrating Hard Hat Chat’s 10th anniversary.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

The Brand Constructors blog really focuses on the construction marketing topic. I’ve cited references from his blog and newsletter several times, and have met him at several Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) conventions, as well. So, let me clarify this seemingly conflicting info.

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Chianelli Estimating

AUGUST 15, 2018

Blogs are usually about information geared toward the industry, how to help folks who may be struggling with new concepts, or ways of doing business. But when I think of all the ways to assist my clients or prospective clients, I can’t help but take a step back and look at the earlier history of my own construction story.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 18, 2015

I had an opportunity some days ago to speak at length with Vicki Worden, the Executive Director of Green Building Initiative. Readers of this blog will be interested in what this thought leader in the green building movement has to say. All of which gives her street cred in the green building industrial complex.

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Natural Building

JUNE 8, 2020

In response to a question about using light straw/clay for a particular application, he wrote: Another possible solution, that I have become quite excited about lately, is rice hulls and lime. Here are the ratios I use for rice hulls and lime (“ricecrete”): 1 part dry hydrated lime. equal part by volume of water.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 3, 2022

A closer look at what’s propelling the adoption of off-site construction methods in home building. In Pro Builder ’s March/April issue, I laid out the case for why the “Fourth Wave” of the technology that will change home building forever has finally arrived. Scott Sedam.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Trish Donnally MFPRO+ Blog Higher Education University Buildings Multifamily Housing Affordable Housing Senior Living Design Student Housing Designers Architects Projects Sustainable Development To say the United States is facing an affordable housing crisis is a major understatement. They depend on good planning.

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Help Everybody Everyday

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

To achieve success with marketing in the construction industry, you only need two things: The right message. I’ve worked with construction firms just starting out and those making billions per year. I’ve worked with construction firms just starting out and those making billions per year. But hear me out.

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Natural Building

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

There is a construction materials company based in Austria that looks to the forgotten practices of the past for inspiration and Sami Akkach, who works as an architect there, tells us what they have been doing lately. They aim to bring this ultimate circular material into modern building practices through prefabrication.

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Construction Marketing

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The Social Media Summit was packed with useful content, tips and examples for using social media to build awareness, and drive sales leads. Results are provided in a separate blog, link here for Social Media In Construction Survey Results. Establish profiles on the big 5 (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+).

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A David Creation

OCTOBER 27, 2021

On top of that, the younger generation of customers that prefer text messages is growing older and likely needs your services just as much as their parents or grandparents. Do you have a way to quantify how many calls (leads) are lost to your phone tree system? The big takeaway? Can you imagine?

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Natural Building

JUNE 20, 2020

This book features more than 1,500 photos that illustrate various innovative architectural styles and natural building materials such as cob, papercrete, bamboo, adobe, strawbale, timber framing and earthbags. If you love fine, fun or funky buildings, you will enjoy this book. Here is his account and photos of his latest work.

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HardHatChat

JUNE 21, 2012

A proper pre-construction analysis can help developers avoid the "build it and they will come" approach, which can end disastrously as this property in Crest Hill illustrates. I get asked a lot about commercial construction trends. Recently someone asked me: “What is the best retail center to build today?”.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

APRIL 8, 2014

Glen Allsopp discusses how Houzz and some other large sites are stretching the SEO rules here. I hesitated briefly before accepting the link from what appeared to be a spammy email promoting SEO tricks. And I’ll still hesitate in recommending the site or even providing the publisher with a backlink here.

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Natural Building

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

But building a root cellar requires space and resources that are not always available to homeowners. If you just think about the different climatic conditions around your house, you can find small spaces that are big enough to store whatever type of produce you may have in the ideal conditions for storage of those crops.”.

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DebunkTheBIM

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

To those loyal readers of mine that hope I’ll soon return to my usual subjects of technical BIMish tricks and tips or at least slightly amusing snippets of BIM-related arrogance I battle in my daily work any time soon – here is a brief message: please carry on being patient for a bit longer. I originate from that very country.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

MARCH 6, 2016

In mid-February, Angela Delmedico, CEO/founder of Elev8 Consulting Group sent me this email: Hi Mark, I saw your poll on Construction Marketing Ideas Blog website on new business generation, found it very interesting! Also, who is your demographic, how many readers, mostly construction company CEOs on this blog yes? .

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DebunkTheBIM

JANUARY 1, 2018

I am 52 years old. I forget things, can’t read without glasses and am not particularly agile. And I work in the AEC industry. And all this time, I have been fighting a non-winnable war against its global cronyism, corruption and archaic ways of doing things (even of its mundane tasks). Have been for over 30 years.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

JUNE 15, 2016

First impressions count — but how you handle things if things go wrong can determine your success. Michael Stone has written a simple blog post that is worth reposting here. (I I don’t think he’ll mind.) I think these rules apply equally well in the ICI space. Their other complaint?

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

How Developers Can Decrease Operating Costs by Thousands of Dollars. How would you like to “find” thousands of dollars in your operating budget? All you need to do is answer a couple questions. How did you file the documents for your last commercial construction project? I know it was for me.

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DebunkTheBIM

OCTOBER 22, 2013

How much does it cost to be a platinum sponsor for the next HK Institute of Building BIM Conference? ref 1) I have no idea, but it generally tends to be a nice chunk of money needed to become the major sponsor for such events. Can’t do real BIM? Do a Conference on one! I can''t wait to attend it actually!”

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Between the challenges of working remotely, connecting the office and field, and collaborating with external stakeholders, teams need tools to keep them on the same page at every stage of the project. . Autodesk Build supports advanced construction workflows . Collaboration takes hard work—especially on complex projects. EarthCam

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Carol Hagen

APRIL 16, 2010

How to Make a Personalized Newspaper is really a big time saver and Google Reader with iGoogle made my information aggregating simple. While my tech friends already use Google Reader or other RSS readers, I found that the rest of the world is still in the dark on how to make this automatic. Then setup your iGoogle page.

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Construction Marketing

DECEMBER 22, 2010

We identified a lack of information on this important topic, so this blog will cover the complete landscape of construction lead sources and types. The Big Dog Lead Generators: McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge and Reed Construction Data. For any person doing an analysis, those are hardly reliable sources of information.

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PSMJ Resources

DECEMBER 10, 2013

How big of a role do social media play in your firm? If your answer is a frustrated “I don’t know!” In building, the percentage of those saying they did not know how to use social media doubled to 36 percent over last year’s 18 percent. I mean it. I wasn’t kidding. So, what’s the answer?

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DebunkTheBIM

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

These claims I make based on the (previously mentioned in this blog) product demonstration I had the pleasure of attending recently. I just think, it is a long way ahead for most companies doing anything BIM these days. I just think, it is a long way ahead for most companies doing anything BIM these days.

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Help Everybody Everyday

MAY 15, 2017

In a time which the profession of marketing in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry seems to be gaining more and more respect… …it is nice to be reminded, sometimes, just how ignorant people in our industry can be about our chosen field of work. ” Ironically, it was posted on the PSMJ blog.

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Help Everybody Everyday

AUGUST 14, 2016

” Recently, I asked Erica Olson, author of Speak Simple: The Art of Simplifying Technical Presentations to give us some pointers on improving our shortlist presentations. When it comes to presenting in front of clients, where do most people go wrong? What do you see as the common mistakes?

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Construction Marketing Ideas

MAY 10, 2015

Anyone who has dared blog on a daily schedule for more than six years will ultimately discover a classic challenge: The old stories have been told previously (sometimes many times). You want someone else to do the heavy lifting for you — for your answers to be right under your nose ready to go. Big loss there.).

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Natural Building

JUNE 16, 2021

The entire development is to be carbon negative, sourcing its own energy, water and fresh food through solar and rainwater capture, regenerative agriculture practices, and passive solar and low carbon building techniques. The fun bit where you actually get to build the stuff,” Thierfelder said.

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CAD Shack

MAY 11, 2010

New Blog Site - Family Jewels. Family Jewels Blog Site. William Spier Placed a mission statement on the site that I have copied below. The mission/purpose of this, the Family Jewels blog is twofold. I wished I had that when I first opened the family editor in Revit. Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Newer Post.

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CivilJungle

APRIL 29, 2022

it is good for you to select tiles from a famous brand; I want to recommend you to use Lavish Ceramics floor tiles like: Polished Glazed Vitrified Tiles. Some structured even build the bigger shape of tiles in sizes of 24”x48”, 36”x 36”, and 48”x 48”. How Much Time Do I Need for Installation of Tiles?

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