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3 sustainable design decisions to make early

BD+C

3 sustainable design decisions to make early 0 qpurcell Mon, 04/08/2024 - 09:26 Sustainability In her experience as an architect, Megan Valentine AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, WELL AP, Fitwel, Director of Sustainability, KTGY details three early sustainable design decisions: site selection, massing and orientation, and proper window-to-wall ratios.

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Level Up Design and Coordination Workflows with Accessible Reality CaptureĀ 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Needless to say, trying to design, coordinate, and build in and around these conditions is an uphill battle. Teams can then design and move forward confidently, knowing they’re working with models that accurately reflect the site’s current conditions. . A better design and coordination workflow .

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Top questions to ask when designing a green roof

GCP Applied Technologies

Top questions to ask when designing a green roof. He shared some key considerations to keep in mind when designing a green roof. This is a huge indicator of the feasibility of a green roof. Hardiness zones also determine feasibility of different plant species. . Phillip.fry@gcā€¦. Fri, 03/16/2018 - 15:14. March 16, 2018.

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Construction project management 101 ā€“ Checklist

Lets Build

The business models, though, are of two forms ā€” itā€™s either design, bid, build where the project owner chooses a contractor after the design phase or design-build where both design and construction phases are done by one contractor. Stakeholders then perform feasibility testing accordingly. The process. Initiation.

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3 ways computational tools empower better decision-making

BD+C

Megha Sinha, Melissa Alexander, Nate Holland Higher Education Laboratories Designers Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects BIM and Information Technology Computational toolsā€”which harness the power of computation to streamline decision makingā€”were once considered ā€œnice to have.ā€ Now they are integral to the design process.

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Conceptual Estimating is ideal for project feasibility study

Construction Cost Estimating

Owing to high number of design constraints and intricacy of construction a system known as conceptual cost estimation (also referred to as predesign cost estimation ) has been developed to conceptually estimate the costs for construction industries.

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Green Events: Home Design & Building Seminars

Green Home Design Architect

Our philosophy is that anything that can be done better and is financially feasible, should be done. Our seminars feature specific topics: Green Home Design , SIP panels (structural insulated panels), Timber Frame Homes , and Renewable Energy Systems. What have our guests said about our seminars?

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