BD+C

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

8 strategies for multifamily passive house design projects 0 qpurcell Mon, 11/20/2023 - 12:22 Sustainability Stantec's Brett Lambert, Principal of Architecture and Passive House Certified Consultant, uses the Northland Newton Development project to guide designers with eight tips for designing multifamily passive house projects.

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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 16, 2024

We stress the benefits of proficiently handling project data, conversations, and files, in a unified environment, achieving streamlined processes and enhanced transparency. Renowned as a BIM Crusader, he excels in Building Information Modeling (BIM), Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), and Project Information Management (PIM).

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 10, 2024

We sat down with Mostafa Saber , BIM & Design Manager at Diamond Developers as he walked us through his career journey, the challenges he faces while modernising and his vision for the future of construction. By 2007, I was introduced to BIM and started to prefer 3D modelling over 2D. Check out our conversation below!

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BD+C

APRIL 30, 2024

Using Locking Hardware to Support Code-Compliant Safer School Design 1 kcichowicz Tue, 04/30/2024 - 10:16 Code-compliant locking hardware is essential to safer school design. Schlage Safer school design encompasses many elements of the built environment—from the property line to classroom door openings.

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BD+C

JULY 20, 2023

Passing Marks: Transferring Safer School Design to Other Applications 1 kcichowicz Thu, 07/20/2023 - 08:43 The benefits of safer school design can improve the safety and security of more general-use projects—especially with the use of passive protection. These concerns can inform designers in areas other than the classroom.

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Design Security Safety Guidelines 92

Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The model is one of the best sources of truth for viewing equipment and system components that need to be installed in a construction project. This is because asset information originates during the design phase, when the model is first created. . Introducing model-based workflows in the Assets tool .

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Modeling Autodesk Equipment Risk 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Needless to say, trying to design, coordinate, and build in and around these conditions is an uphill battle. You can store and organize imported NWC mesh files using Autodesk Docs’ common data environment, enabling better data access and collaboration. . A better design and coordination workflow .

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Design Autodesk BIM Modeling 119

BD+C

JUNE 12, 2023

Building Perimeters are Only One Layer in Safe School Design 1 kcichowicz Mon, 06/12/2023 - 09:23 Hardening entryways and exterior windows is a step toward safer school design. While these updates to state building codes can contribute to safer school design, they are just one layer within those guidelines.

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Design Security Guidelines Safety 98

Construction Specifier

DECEMBER 28, 2022

This will also transform the education and collaboration needed for planning, designing, and building these spaces. Those who have a role in designing, building, planning, or influencing these projects need to stay on top of the ever-shifting design landscape. Research shows employees overwhelmingly prefer a blended work model.

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Office Design Conference Modeling 57

Construction Specifier

JUNE 4, 2020

Recent developments in virtual reality (VR) technology allow for the visualization of unbuilt information as full-scale occupiable environments, providing previously unavailable insight to designers, clients, and other stakeholders. The design team used dedicated software to translate the BIM model into a VR-friendly environment.

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Sustainability Design Visualization Modeling 52

Pro Builder

JULY 28, 2021

The Future of the New-Home Design Studio. It's time for design studios to evolve. What have we learned from the past 18 months of a global pandemic and its ripple effects on our society and industry, and what does the future look like for new-home design studios? Wed, 07/28/2021 - 14:16. Jane Meagher.

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Design Profitability Retail Resource 98

Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 21, 2023

We don't always throw around the word "revolutionary," but building information modeling (BIM) has truly been that over the last few decades. It's a cloud-based model that brings together structured, multidisciplinary data to develop an intelligent model that represents an asset throughout its lifecycle. What is 4D BIM?:

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BIM Modeling Schedule Visualization 98

Construction Specifier

JUNE 9, 2022

The past two years have demonstrated how critical the need is for employers to ensure a safe and healthy work environment for its staff. As a result, a critical part of re-entry is for employers to prove they are providing a safe, healthy indoor environment to meet occupants’ ongoing needs now and for the long-term.

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BD+C

APRIL 27, 2023

Passing The Test for Safer School Design 1 kcichowicz Thu, 04/27/2023 - 09:59 Knowing testing protocols can help us understand how to better provide protection in areas that need to address multiple types of life safety threats. There are best-practice guidelines for designing safer schools, which are a great starting point.

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Design Security Safety Products 90

DebunkTheBIM

JUNE 9, 2017

In all mainstream BIM strategies, FM models sit at the end of the chain of Ds – numbered from the 6 th D onwards, following the 3 spatial Ds, cost and time. They are often used as the motive (excuse) for forcing BIM onto project in the first place – i.e. during design and construction.

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BIM Modeling Construction Maine 78

Construction Business Owner

MARCH 16, 2021

Challenges With Traditional Delivery Models. Delivery models. Traditional delivery models just don’t encourage teams to work together from the get-go. Although there are ways to be successful through trials in a collaborative delivery model, the IPD contract is built to prevent a team from sliding off track.

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Life Cycle Modeling Autodesk Software 284

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Optimizing interior design for human health 0 qpurcell Tue, 09/05/2023 - 12:53 Designers Page Southerland Page demonstrates how interior design influences our mood, mental health, and physical comfort. 50+% improved performance on a creative problem-solving test after 4 days exposure to nature.

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Design Office Denver Architecture 52

Building Information Management

APRIL 8, 2014

Ontology is now a rapidly evolving science in response to increasing complex information systems and/or “big data” Specific to the built-environment life-cycle management BLM / BIM, ontology is a fundamental requirement as it’s needed to establish robust, coherent, and consistent representations of ever-changing information.

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Life Cycle Modeling Environment BIM 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 8, 2014

Ontology is now a rapidly evolving science in response to increasing complex information systems and/or “big data” Specific to the built-environment life-cycle management BLM / BIM, ontology is a fundamental requirement as it’s needed to establish robust, coherent, and consistent representations of ever-changing information.

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Life Cycle Modeling Environment BIM 40

Construction Marketing

JANUARY 24, 2024

Architects Design and plan construction projects, considering both aesthetic and functional aspects. Engineers (Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical) Civil engineers focus on the design and maintenance of infrastructure. Structural engineers design and analyze structures for stability and safety.

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Construction Project Management Electrical Safety 315

BD+C

APRIL 27, 2023

Blind Ambition: Insights from a blind architect on universal design 0 qpurcell Thu, 04/27/2023 - 14:53 Architects Blind architect Chris Downey shares his message to designers that universal design goes much further than simply meeting a code to make everything accessible. Universal Design Insights Downey is blind.

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San Francisco Design Architecture Visualization 94

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 26, 2022

International design firm, RKD , has a rich legacy dating back to its formation in Dublin, Ireland, in 1913. Sustainable design connects and unifies RKD’s multi-service, multi-sector approach. Since then, it has established itself as one of the most diverse and effective architecture firms in Europe.

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Autodesk BIM Design Innovation 52

BD+C

APRIL 13, 2023

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. And it’s not only patients who are at risk in this environment.

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Design Risk Modeling Equipment 52

BD+C

MARCH 9, 2023

5 laboratory design choices that accelerate scientific discovery 0 qpurcell Thu, 03/09/2023 - 11:06 Laboratories Stephen Blair, director of CannonDesign's Science & Technology Practice, identifies five important design strategies to make the most out of our research laboratories.

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Design Environment Innovation Office 52

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The promise of a “digital twin” is that it allows a building project to start digital and stay digital — from design to build to operations — and transform rich data into business intelligence. He has an extensive background in building information modeling (BIM) with respect to infrastructure projects. Thu, 03/25/2021 - 12:00.

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Virgin Islands Autodesk Puerto Rico Samoa 411

Construction Equipment

APRIL 13, 2021

Trimble announced the availability of Trimble Quadri Building Information Modeling (BIM) collaboration software in North America. Well known in Europe, Quadri software provides a common data environment for 3D project models, facilitating collaboration across the project for planners, designers,…

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Software Software BIM Modeling 82

Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

CS601407 | How to Ensure Success by Defining Digital Roles in a Project Projects today need one or several persons to ensure that digitalization, data flow, collaboration, and intelligent models are set up and working. Their work has taken model-based construction to a new level, ensuring more value for all parts of the project.

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Autodesk Construction BIM Modeling 116

BD+C

MARCH 1, 2024

For the more progressive companies, their focus has shifted towards designing spaces that offer flexibility, foster collaboration, and promote well-being and balance. This model offers the best of both worlds: the conveniences of remote work, combined with the collaboration and community opportunities offered by in-office days.

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Office Security Modeling Environment 59

BD+C

MARCH 20, 2023

Untraditional ‘Back To Work’ survey results for designers' insights 0 qpurcell Mon, 03/20/2023 - 11:53 Office Buildings SMMA shares the results of its "Back To Work" survey, with respondents from multiple industries weighing in on return-to-office pros and cons. designed by SMMA. The results were encouraging—and often surprising.

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Design Office Environment Industrial 64

Construction Specifier

MARCH 12, 2021

Climate and weather very much influence the design and construction of building enclosure systems, especially roof systems and assemblies. Implementing sustainability, resilience, and adaptability characteristics into buildings and structures requires above-code design considerations. Photo courtesy GAF. by Jennifer Keegan, AAIA.

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Design Sustainability Life Cycle Materials 52

Construction Dive

JANUARY 30, 2019

Fologram scales 3D models to workers' environments via HoloLens headsets so they can accurately assemble tough designs in hours rather than days.

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Modeling Environment Design 131

BIM & Beam

JUNE 8, 2018

Advance BIM Designers is a BIM solution for improving structural project management. It helps users to create, design, document, track and control structural members of a BIM project while also working in multiple BIM environments. Learn more about the BIM Designers add-in for Revit: [link].

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BIM Revit Products Design 90

Construction Specifier

MARCH 6, 2022

The early phases of the design process, such as programming and planning efforts, are typically exercises to get the entire team on the same page concerning programmatic priorities and budget limitations. This space-planning model influenced the design of the floorplan throughout the building. Photos courtesy BSA LifeStructures.

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Sustainability Plans Design Green 52

Construction Marketing

MAY 17, 2023

Due to the quick adoption of new tools and technologies, keeping competitive and being successful in the current environment of the construction industry are now closely related to implementing technological innovations. The construction industry is undergoing a remarkable transformation as it embraces the digital age.

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Innovation Construction Safety Budgeting 254

Construction Marketing

MARCH 31, 2023

It also poses a threat to wildlife and the general environment. A qualified environmental consultant can even assist in developing a conceptual model for detecting contamination sources. Improve Recycling Initiatives Recycling programs are essential aspects of hazardous waste management.

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Consulting Management Regulation Inspections 238

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 4, 2020

IPD software and support services provide an environment with a collaborative focus upon requirements definition and successful repair, renovation, and new construction project completion. Defined common data environment. Common Data Environment. Key performance indicators. Sample High-level Workflow.

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Software Software CSI Life Cycle 150

Pro Builder

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Urban Townhome Designs That Show Density Isn't a Dirty Word. Four great examples of higher-density projects designed with ample open areas and private outdoor spaces. Garnett, FAIBD House Review Lead Designer. Wed, 10/07/2020 - 09:33. Well-planned density can occur without crowding. . Portside Ventura Harbor Townhomes, Plan C1.

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