BIM & Beam

APRIL 14, 2016

The latest version of Advance Steel adds a host of new features and enhancements that help improve productivity and usability, and allow fabrication documents to be drafted and documented more easily to support BIM enabled workflows. Easy Access to Fabrication Data. Documentation Improvements Productivity and Appearance.

Fabrication 40

Fabrication Autodesk AutoCAD Drawings 40

Fieldwire

JUNE 28, 2023

In construction, a Request For Information (RFI) seeks the clarification of plans, drawings, specifications, and agreements. The construction RFI is a formal written process in which parties, such as the contractor and designer, clarify information gaps in construction documents. What is a specification?

Documentation 52

Documentation Drawings Project Management Materials 52

Construction Cost Estimating

JUNE 16, 2010

The shop drawing is a drawing or collection of set of drawings, diagrams, illustrations, schedules, and other data or information specifically generated or assembled by the contractor, supplier, manufacturer, subcontractor, or fabricator to demonstrate some portion of the work for the approval of architect or engineer.

Drawings 40

Drawings Fabrication Construction Documentation 40

Construction Specifier

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Cam Featherstonhaugh, AIA, CDT, associate, truexcullins Architecture + Interior Design; and Michael Chambers, FAIA, FCSI, CCS, associate vice-president, HGA Architects & Engineers were on the panel that was chaired by Mark Dorsey, CAE, FASAE, CEO of CSI. Software and the design process. Michael Chambers. Mark Dorsey.

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CSI BIM AIA Drawings 97

BIM & Beam

APRIL 29, 2015

The Martin/Martin CES team has innovatively addressed the issue of fragmented fabrication drawing production that design and construction teams consistently encounter with today’s increasingly tight project delivery schedules. This process allows delivery of the first package of shop drawings (reviewed and approved!)

Innovation 40

Innovation Concrete Fabrication Drawings 40

Construction Marketing Ideas

MARCH 16, 2016

I have rarely read a construction blog post with as much power and impact as this recent Procore Blog post: Inside theRisks of Construction Drawings: The Case of the Hourglass , by Bridget Johnson. The sub responsible for the structural steel ignored the mark and showed standard joist girders on the shop drawings.

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ProCore News Drawings Documentation 48

BIM & Beam

MAY 24, 2016

During the project process from design to detailing, there are many discussions between engineer, detailer, and fabricator about how to connect the multi-material framing elements like beams, columns, and bracings. This feature improves workflow between design and detailing within the BIM environment. -- Tomasz.

Revit 42

Revit Fabrication Drawings BIM 42

Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Compass was only a few years old when it committed to changing the way it approached engagement with architectural and design support. Though Compass offered the most cost-competitive proposal, the prospect chose another provider in the 11 th hour because they weren’t comfortable with the Compass design. The answer was obvious.

Construction 52

Construction Schedule Design Products 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Fortunately, you can overcome these hurdles by using ACC Connect to sync drawings, field reports, and documents in the cloud. And since the information stays in sync, teams know that they can get the documents and information they need in the application they use most. . 2: Project Management. 4: Performance Tracking.

Autodesk 105

Autodesk Construction Contract Documentation 105

BIM & Beam

APRIL 11, 2018

Building on Autodesk’s strategy to make Revit a robust model authoring tool for designing and detailing, the Revit 2019 release includes a number of new features that increase modeling versatility, accuracy, and productivity for engineers and detailers. Detailed Steel Design. Documentation with steel details.

Structural Engineering 19

Structural Engineering Revit Engineering Fabrication 19

BIM & Beam

JUNE 29, 2015

The visual capability of Revit, coupled with the ability to design reinforced concrete in 3D, allows users to gain more insight into the design during the project than would otherwise have been the case. They offer a full range of civil engineering and design services.

Revit 40

Revit BIM Autodesk Modeling 40

Construction Business Owner

MARCH 29, 2012

Drawings have been used by designers for centuries to communicate ideas to the construction trades. Until recently, those drawings were produced by hand, but in the last 25 years or so, computers have become the primary tool people use to produce construction documents. Modeling & Design. BIM is also a process.

Construction 120

Construction BIM Software Software 120

BD+C

APRIL 3, 2023

In 2005, Kory Bieg founded OTA+, an architecture, design, and research office that specializes in the development and use of current, new, and emerging digital technologies for the design and fabrication of buildings, building components, and experimental installations. Midjourney is probably the most well-known at the moment.

Architecture 105

Architecture Education Modeling IDEA 105

The Constructor

MARCH 19, 2012

Its importance is evident when you consider that the cost of fabrication, erecting and striking the formwork, often exceeds the cost of the concrete it is designed to shape and support. For anything other than most smallest of concreting jobs e.g. walls over 1m in height, a drawing should be provided, showing what formwork is required.

Concrete 223

Concrete Foundation Materials Design 223

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Sometimes, as you know, project documents can devote an entire plan sheet or spec section to a list of abbreviations and acronyms. IPD is all about teamwork – bringing the design team and the construction team together early in the project delivery process to resolve issues and streamline processes. document management.

Construction 136

Construction Software Software Accounting 136

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 19, 2011

Even experience in extensive design in academic context can provide only limited perspective in engineering decision making. Most lessons in engineering decision making come from the cases of histories of failures of structures, which itself are the results of a bad judgement, thus making us understand the pitfalls in conceptual design.

Concrete 177

Concrete Foundation Engineering Design 177

BD+C

MARCH 11, 2024

Stephen Blumenbaum, PE, SE, Walter P Moore Contractors Designers Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Engineers Facility Managers Architects Building Owners AEC Tech BIM and Information Technology Building Tech Structural Materials Steel Buildings Today’s fast-paced world of design and construction is fractured.

BIM 59

BIM Design Fabrication Modeling 59

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The following template is provide for sample purposes only and should not be used a legally bidding document without through review and modification by appropriate Owner legal counsel. Architect/Engineer’s Guidelines, Quality Control, and other related documents in effect at. JOB ORDER CONTRACT (JOC) EXECUTION GUIDE. the time of award.

Contract 100

Contract Organization Change Orders Overhead 100

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Throughout the ongoing process, however, all of the following are address and/or improved upon: Who can offer change ideas (informally and formally) Who assesses the impact of the proposed change Who reviews the proposed change and its impact for approval How is the change implemented Documentation of the outcome. enables full visibility.

Project Management 161

Project Management Capterra Organization Management 161

CivilJungle

MAY 28, 2021

Frequently, property owner plays a role as the laborer, payer & design team leader. All building construction projects possess few common elements – design, financial & legal purposes. Design Process. Are the project designs correctly established to begin the construction? Pre-construction Steps. Excavation.

Plans 52

Plans Construction BIM Permits 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 20, 2022

Construction submittals are documents provided by a contractor to an architect for an approval of use. The submittal log includes information provided to the architect asking for approval for certain materials and equipment before they’re fabricated and sent to the project site. What is a submittal? Color and finish selections.

Construction 98

Construction Documentation Project Management Materials 98

Building Information Management

JULY 2, 2012

Accompanying the technical documentation are instructions for creating the HVACie files using commercial design software. HVACie extends the existing Industry Foundation Class Coordination View including equipment and system information streamlining construction shop drawing and fabrication. Table of Contents.

Documentation 40

Documentation Equipment Modeling Design 40

Building Information Management

JULY 2, 2012

Accompanying the technical documentation are instructions for creating the HVACie files using commercial design software. HVACie extends the existing Industry Foundation Class Coordination View including equipment and system information streamlining construction shop drawing and fabrication. Table of Contents.

Documentation 40

Documentation Equipment Modeling Design 40

CivilJungle

AUGUST 19, 2022

The design is eternal, as the fabric is durable. The cooking room with calacatta Veneto quartz work surface and the Calcutta Venice quartz work stand character a hot white backdrop which gets peaceful climate with a dizzy but slim design, the spot features Italian spots. Also Read, How to Draw a House Plan Step by Step.

Materials 52

Materials Design IDEA Site 52

Revit OpEd

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Obviously it won't really do the job for fabrication or construction documentation. If you want a fast way to "draw" millwork a railing works pretty well. The neat thing about this approach is that you can get schematic design info such as overall length of different millwork conditions via a schedule.

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Schedule IDEA Fabrication Travel 66

BIM & Beam

AUGUST 1, 2018

Before we dive in, let’s quickly review the four benefits of BIM for engineers: Combines the versatility of 2D documentation with the higher level of fidelity and accuracy of 3D modeling of steel reinforcement and concrete accessories, with minimal effort to produce both. Take, for example, a precast concrete wall.

Modeling 75

Modeling BIM Concrete Design 75

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 16, 2016

Also, similar to the water technology industry, public-private partnerships in Wisconsin’s energy, power and control industry bring together educational institutions, industry participants and government agencies to create a collaborative model that draws upon some of the world’s leading industry experts. Engineered Propulsion Systems, Inc.

Wisconsin 50

Wisconsin Industrial Milwaukee Innovation 50

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 27, 2022

Its core business is in industrial design-build and development projects, covering over 3 million square metres of real estate regionally. . With the introduction of Autodesk Construction Cloud TM , Boustead Projects has connected design to construction, expediting or even eliminating steps within internal processes. to 1.5hrs).

Autodesk 83

Autodesk BIM Inspections Drawings 83

BIM & Beam

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

For this post, I’m going to summarize some of the Advance Steel tips and tricks that I described in my class “Advance Steel Tips, Tricks, and Workflows You’ll Want to Try at the Office” during the Autodesk University MEP & Structural Fabricators Forum 2017. Using specific colors for parts on drawings. Center of Gravity.

Office 64

Office Drawings AutoCAD Modeling 64

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

The buildingSMART alliance TM Conference will help you understand how BIM can better integrate the design, construction, fabrication and operation processes, and provide you with the latest metrics available to assess industry progress. The buildingSMART alliance Conference Educational Sessions are broken into two days.

BIM 45

BIM Conference Education CAD 45

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

The buildingSMART alliance TM Conference will help you understand how BIM can better integrate the design, construction, fabrication and operation processes, and provide you with the latest metrics available to assess industry progress. The buildingSMART alliance Conference Educational Sessions are broken into two days.

BIM 40

BIM Conference Education CAD 40

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 4, 2022

Some of the standard “tools” of construction now include mobile construction software and document management systems and disruptive technology like robotics and 3D printing. Draw on any relevant work experience from the past. This means that workers will have new opportunities to work with advanced technology firsthand.

Construction 52

Construction Industrial Engineering Statistics 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Ellis Air works with developers, general contractors and building operators to design, fabricate, install and maintain mechanical services. They can now go from full design to install using Revit design parts throughout the whole process to protect the lifecycle of the model. A holistic approach was the way forward.

Contractors 52

Contractors Autodesk Revit BIM 52

Pro Builder

AUGUST 6, 2021

Brown Jordan’s Elements line of outdoor kitchens is a collaboration with Daniel Germani Designs that features a minimalist look to complement contemporary-style homes. Any Bosch appliance can be customized to meet specific design needs while receiving dedicated project support from the company. . Products from DuPont, Fi-Foil Co.,

Products 98

Products Electrical Design Chief Architect 98

Revit OpEd

APRIL 14, 2016

Last night I was able to download and install Building Design Suite 2017 from my Autodesk subscription account. BIG STUFF New Features Videos - Start with these videos provided as part of the help documentation if you prefer watching videos to reading my blog post. Long Post Warning, worth it I hope. Okay, on to the list!

Revit 40

Revit Fabrication Schedule Modeling 40

The Constructor

AUGUST 23, 2012

Restraint fixings are designed to hold panels back and transfer all horizontal forces (such as wind pressure or suction) to the structure. Design of fixings in precast cladding: The basic requirement in any cladding design is that support and restraint to the main structure to be provided.

Concrete 124

Concrete Foundation Materials Design 124

Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Design and build reimagined . “In I see the design process being streamlined and the term “Drawings are diagrammatical” being a thing of the past.” – Breawn Felix, Regional Support Services Manager, Swinerton Builders. Trends like mass timber will change the way we design, construct, and operate buildings.

Construction 111

Construction Industrial Management Innovation 111