Safety Services Company

MAY 13, 2015

Here are some tips and red flags to look out for: Avoid ISNetworld® consultants who only provide cookie cutter, downloadable safety programs and no real safety advice. There are many levels of ISNetworld® consulting available in the market place. Check your potential consultant’s references and reputation.

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Consulting Safety Accounting Drafting 48

Construction Marketing

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Should you believe your building is due for recladding, it’s advisable to consult specialists such as Multi-M. Reports of water leaks or drafts from residents. This is especially crucial in areas prone to wildfires or in densely populated urban settings where fire safety is paramount.

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Safety Materials Drafting Defense 296

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 3, 2016

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. It is now the time to revise your contracts for sustainable projects.

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Green Contract AIA Drafting 159

Green Home Design Architect

OCTOBER 7, 2009

At the same time, they did not require full architectural services, only limited drafting services , but wanted to work with an architect to pull their design ideas together and make them work with their land’s difficult terrain and elevation issues. We were happy to assist them by providing drafting services for their new custom home.

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Drafting Architecture Design IDEA 45

Construction Law

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Vijay Bange and Paul-Raphael Shehadeh of Duane Morris examine key provisions of the draft new edition of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre’s Rules. She explains how the Model Law can spread the benefits of adjudication to jurisdictions that do not enjoy access to it already.

Construction 52

Construction Insurance Procurement Drafting 52

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 3, 2016

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. It is now the time to revise your contracts for sustainable projects.

Green 120

Green Contract AIA Drafting 120

BD+C

JUNE 16, 2023

0 dbarista Fri, 06/16/2023 - 14:36 Virtual Reality With the aid of virtual reality and 3D visualization technologies, designers, consultants, and their clients can envision a place as though the project were in a later stage. Can a VR-enabled AEC Firm transform building projects? In reality, work has yet to begin.

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Consulting Modeling Visualization Drawings 98

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Attention Real Property Owners, Construction Contractors, Architects, Engineers, Consultants, & Business Product Manufacturers. The Department of Energy is seeking input a draft Building Energy Modeling (BEM) Roadmap. DOE-BTO-BEM-Roadmap-DRAFT-2-1-2016_0. Send your comments to BEMroadmap@ee.doe.gov.

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Modeling Drafting Consulting Engineering 40

BD+C

MARCH 15, 2024

This is particularly crucial during the construction phase when we anticipate receiving product submittals, RFIs (requests for information), consultant inquiries, and more, all requiring timely attention and prioritization. For tasks that fall outside my responsibility, I draft emails to request further information from the relevant party.

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Architecture Consulting AIA Management 52

Green Building Law Update

MAY 3, 2015

It can also be critical in contracts between owners and architects, owners and contractors, subcontractors and materialmen, and the like, where a properly drafted contract is the single best method of risk mitigation in green building. ” [The text above is from the general conditions of a consultant contract with an owner.].

Documentation 120

Documentation Certification Green District of Columbia 120

Constructlaw

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

SGLC Consulting LLC , No. Subcontractor Spirtas Worldwide LLC filed a Miller Act claim against contractor SGLC Consulting LLC to recover the cost of materials provided and labor performed on a project for the U.S. United States ex rel. Spirtas Worldwide, LLC v. 3:21-CV-00182-MAB, 2022 U.S. LEXIS 105589; 2022 WL 2116451 (S.D.

Agreement 52

Agreement Illinois Contract Bidding 52

Constructlaw

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

SGLC Consulting LLC , No. Subcontractor Spirtas Worldwide LLC filed a Miller Act claim against contractor SGLC Consulting LLC to recover the cost of materials provided and labor performed on a project for the U.S. United States ex rel. Spirtas Worldwide, LLC v. 3:21-CV-00182-MAB, 2022 U.S. LEXIS 105589; 2022 WL 2116451 (S.D.

Agreement 52

Agreement Illinois Contract Bidding 52

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 5, 2021

in a state where the majority of rain in cities and towns flows into storm drains dumping into the Pacific Ocean), including a draft emergency regulation that among other things makes washing a car without a shut-off nozzle punishable by a fine. This looming water curb and excessively severe public policy (. yes, this blog will continue).

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Mississippi New York New York City Memphis 156

Revit Beginners

AUGUST 11, 2006

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. Marathon Drafting. Find Consultants. Revit's Drafting Machine.

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Drafting Revit CAD nemetschek AllPlan 40

Construction Marketing

JANUARY 31, 2019

You should actually draft an agreement that states what each party will do and the action that should be taken against any party that fails to comply with the laid out rules. If there is a change that that needs to be made, all the parties should be consulted before the decision is implemented.

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Agreement Construction Documentation Risk 121

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 20, 2020

And, of course there is a cottage industry of ESG consultants who will draft the GRESB questionnaire responses to skew the score. Separating from GBCI will also allow more asset level reporting, versus portfolio level, which would directly compete with LEED building ratings.

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Certification Deals Foundation DC 156

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Which translates into her “desire to drive positive change in the sustainability arena,” throughout her “10 years of consulting around facilitating dialogue, education, and improved standards in green building, parking industry, mattress industry, and as a consultant to ICC in solar and rainwater harvesting, just to name a few.”.

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Green Consulting Organization Environment 120

Construction Cost Estimating

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

The Company: Van der Meer Consulting, a multi-disciplinary Structural and Civil Consulting Engineering group with various office locations in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Should contain excellent interpersonal skills as well as capability to keep in touch and work with drafts persons, engineers, architects and design managers.

Structural Engineering 40

Structural Engineering Engineering Consulting Drafting 40

Cassell Construction Estimating

APRIL 20, 2015

This location type is primarily used draft documents that are not ready for general distribution. The post DD# 80: P6 Deep Dive: Underutilized Feature in P6 appeared first on Cassell Consulting - Construction Operations Consulting. Our goal was to provide instruction for using the Work Products and Documents tool in P6.

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Documentation Products Change Orders Consulting 100

Construction Specifier

JUNE 19, 2020

In other instances, mixing different items can have adverse results, and may need expert guidance (the author acknowledges the advice and comments on drafts of this article from Gerard Cavaluzzi, Esq., vice-president and general counsel at Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Inc., New York).

Documentation 52

Documentation Drafting Contract Claims 52

CivilJungle

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

This software can help in drafting & documenting, designing, visualizing & analyzing & so on. Software Required for Drafting or Drawing. Software Required for Drafting or Drawing: The types of Software Required for Drafting or Drawing are as follows. #1a. TurboCAD Designer 2D Drafting Design.

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Software Software Engineering CAD 52

Pro Builder

JUNE 1, 2020

For years, we as builders have been trained by industry consultants to think like manufacturers, create a process, and stick to it if we want to be profitable. Studies and homebuilding consultants tell us that losing about 1 to 3 percent of your gross profit to variances or mistakes is common.

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Documentation Software Software Profitability 59

Construction Cost Estimating

AUGUST 29, 2019

Reinforcement Detailing or Rebar detailing is a detailed construction engineering process normally accomplished by the Rebar fabricators, structural engineering consultants or the contractors for generating ‘shop/placing’ drawings or shop drawings and bar bending schedule of steel reinforcement for construction.

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Guidelines Drawings Structural Engineering Schedule 40

Cassell Construction Estimating

OCTOBER 1, 2015

This trend is also reshaping the engineering and construction (E&C) space, where the evolution of design and construction functions has taken a leap forward with the transition from electronic drafting to high-resolution digital modeling (also known as Building Information Modeling or “BIM”). Click here to continue reading.

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Industrial Construction Budgeting Budget 100

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 17, 2022

Significantly, what is not in the bill was a requirement that all newly constructed buildings be electric only, which was amended out, but will no doubt be back after 15 month study and drafting of an all-electric building code. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a new blog at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (. yes, this blog will continue).

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Maryland Electrical Transportation Estimating 156

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

There is little question that a properly drafted provision in a contract requiring arbitration is enforceable. And always consult your attorney before signing. Chamber of Commerce even responded , the “New York Times continued its deceptive caricature of arbitration” arguing arbitration works as well or better than litigation.

Green 120

Green Contract DC Documentation 120

CivilJungle

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The drafting process may impose limitations on the size that is realistically workable. The contractor will generally mark up changes to the ‘final construction issue’ drawings on-site using red ink, and these can then be used by the consultant team to create record drawings showing the completed project. #9. Size and Scale.

Drawings 52

Drawings Architecture Design Drafting 52

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 5, 2015

The developer shall be responsible for the cost of the Town hiring a consultant to certify that the site plans and construction drawings conform to the LEED or other approved environmental standard. Carefully drafted, LEED can provide the standards, in an ordinance, for restricting water use.

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Commissioning Green Maryland Drafting 120

Construction Marketing

APRIL 3, 2015

The event produced by the OHL School of Construction at Florida International University was sponsored by Dodge Analytics , Bosch Power Tools , Digital Drafting Systems, and the Construction Marketing Association. The inaugural Construction Americas Exposition , held March 26-27 in Miami was a great success!

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America Construction Florida Miami 120

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

And there is no question that a properly drafted provision in a contract requiring arbitration is enforceable. And always consult your attorney before signing. The purpose of the blog post is not to argue whether or not arbitration works as well or better than litigation. Legal scholars can have at it.

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Green Contract Documentation Claims 120

BIM & Beam

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Our friends over in Autodesk Consulting have been busy helping the Corps create Revit Platform Templates to help increase adoption and improve delivery quality and consistency. Each member has specific disciplinary strengths and shared a draft working district specific Revit template with the team.

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Revit Autodesk BIM CAD 56

Construction Lawyer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Some time later, the architect drafted an AIA contract which the owner marked up with various changes. As a result, the owner and the owner’s consultants had a license to use the instruments of service prepared by the architect to complete the project because the letter agreement did not state that the license could be revoked.

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Agreement Claims AIA Contract 45

Construction Lawyer

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Frequently, the parties do not consult with a construction attorney when drafting contracts. The “plain and simple” document drafted by the architect is not clear. Clarity is required and is often not present because the architect is not trained to draft contracts. An example.

Contract 40

Contract Agreement Drafting Documentation 40

DebunkTheBIM

JANUARY 24, 2011

I mentioned before design consultants regularly and intentionally showing incomplete drawings with a lot of padding (irrelevant information) to keep the mental image of the proposed building as vague as possible for as long as possible. Have you looked at the file I posted yesterday? Most striking features? Navigation? Intaractability?

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Permits Drawings Drafting Liability 48

DebunkTheBIM

JANUARY 7, 2011

Last time building owners took an interest in who called the shots was when ‘project managers’ got established in a central role, independent from design consultants. Definition: Computer aided drafting that uses purely orthogonal projections and ignores most of the rules and principles of ‘traditional’ documenting.

Drawings 48

Drawings Documentation CAD Drafting 48

Construction Cost Estimating

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Conversely, the project engineers perform very intimately with management and planners in an consultative manner to produce blueprints that fulfill the objectives of the clients as well as city and state codes.

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Engineering Site Liability Construction 40

Green Building Law Update

MAY 6, 2018

With the upcoming May 25, 2018 effective date for the new European General Data Protection Regulation, the European Union law drafted to provide greater protections for the personal data of individuals, it is a good time to review and consider the large quantity of data generated by green buildings.

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