BD+C

APRIL 22, 2024

Achieving Safer School Design with Secure Entry Vestibules 1 kcichowicz Mon, 04/22/2024 - 10:47 Designers can plan secure entry vestibules with security-rated glazing to enhance the effectiveness of their safer school designs. What are secure entry vestibules and how do they support safer school design?

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Security Design Defense Guidelines 59

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.

Construction 315

Construction Project Management Electrical Safety 315

Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Close the data gap from AEC to operations The critical step for closing the AEC and operations data gap : involve facility managers in design and build data management processes as early as possible. While the formative stages of new projects bring together design and construction teams, facility managers often have more limited representation.

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Management Design BIM Life Cycle 98

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pro Builder

JULY 20, 2022

House Design Tips That Separate Timeless From Trendy. These tips from Housing Design Matters can make communities look unique and timeless rather than cookie-cutter or trendy . You may want to consider a fourth style for the model – since everyone wants the model. Home Design. Design Best Practices.

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Housing Design Architecture Modeling 52

Natural Building

JANUARY 14, 2020

Cocoa husks, dried orange peel, and ground blue pea flowers are among the ingredients that constitute a new class of building materials that could revolutionize construction. They are waste products that are used to make “Orb”, a sustainable building material that is carbon neutral. That was even more shocking,” he says.

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Materials Products Sustainability Airports 89

Pro Builder

JUNE 14, 2021

Design Trends Survey: What's in Store for Housing's Look and Feel. A recent survey of architects and design-minded home builders reveals what's in store for the look and feel of housing during the next three to five years. Mon, 06/14/2021 - 08:00. Caroline Broderick, Associate Editor. . Home Styles on the Horizon: More Modern.

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Housing Design Materials Architecture 111

Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

3 Ways Lean Design Can Help Home Builders Recover Margins. Using a Lean design and construction approach, home builders can reduce waste and costs without sacrificing amenities or marketability of their produc. What Is Lean Design in Home Building? Lean Design is a tool builders all over the country use to reduce costs.

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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 Marketing

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In more technical terms, machining is a type of subtractive manufacturing, which means that the material gets removed during the process. A CNC machine uses fast-moving cutters starting with a block material to quickly carve and cut away materials to create a finished part. The CAD Model Designing Process.

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CAD Materials Products Industrial 156

BD+C

MARCH 17, 2019

HMC Architects is creating a new, internal, designing model that pushes for earlier interdisciplinary collaboration and deeper integration of processes, technology, materials and systems. This “design lab” approach is being launched from HMC’S office in Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles IDEA Design AIA 87

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 29, 2024

With its latest annual Make It Real program, Autodesk is challenging high school students to imagine how to design and build a habitat for an extreme environment. In the end, the habitat design should help answer the question, “What if extreme environment habitats embraced their unique surroundings to enhance human well-being?”

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Environment Autodesk Education Engineering 126

Construction Dive

APRIL 8, 2020

Rob Caputo tells Construction Dive how Katerra's business model runs on enterprise resource planning from a bill of materials during the design stage, similar to what's done in manufacturing.

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Resource Modeling Construction Materials 136

Construction Marketing

MAY 17, 2023

These tools enable construction professionals to rethink every aspect of project planning, execution, and collaboration, whether it be through the use of project management software, virtual reality (VR), or building information modeling (BIM). In addition, QR codes can also be a great solution if you want to keep your information in safety.

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Innovation Construction Safety Budgeting 254

Natural Building

APRIL 14, 2022

It is intended to prepare owner-builders to design radically efficient and beautiful structures that combine natural building and bioarchitecture (architecture that supports your life force energy). This will be a fun blend of design process and hands-on learning to prepare you to create your dream structure.

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Architecture Modeling Consulting Design 98

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

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

BD+C

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group Design veterans Steven Burke and Michael Swenson will lead the new sustainability initiative for Suffolk. Contractors Sustainability Sustainable Design and Construction Suffolk Construction, headquartered in Boston, has established the Suffolk Sustainability Group.

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Sustainability Life Cycle Commissioning Construction 105

Construction Specifier

JUNE 9, 2022

Created in partnership with architectural firm Gensler, the fully equipped office space is designed with optimal acoustics, lighting, cleanliness, comfort, and excellent air quality in mind. It is intended to test new health-focused solutions and emerging innovations in workplace design. A living, breathing workspace.

Design 52

Design Innovation Office Environment 52

BD+C

MAY 3, 2013

Now the popular design blog is highlighting the work of yet another artist who used food as the sole material for building a model city. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Building Materials Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects' Body Image: read more.

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Modeling Materials Engineering Design 80

ENR Construction

JUNE 8, 2022

With projects facing rising material costs, crunched schedules and labor shortages, project delivery firms say owners are finding themselves at a fork in the road when it comes to design-bid-build versus alternative delivery models.

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Risk Bidding Roads Schedule 71

Pro Builder

JANUARY 30, 2022

Design Excellence: A Selection of Projects From the 2021 Best in American Living Awards. Winning projects in NAHB’s 2021 BALA residential design awards present the pinnacle of today’s production housing design. To win an NAHB Best in American Living Award ( BALA ) requires more than just curb appeal and eye-catching design.

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Design Jacksonville Plans Green 98

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 Marketing Ideas

MARCH 15, 2016

this page isn’t visible without some searching as the organization says it isn’t actively recruiting new contractors for its commission-paid-when work committed model. This is an intriguing business model. I can see an application like this having other business development models. You can check it out here: .

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Modeling Design Austin Renovating 48

Stok

OCTOBER 21, 2020

With their strict technical requirements and rigorous performance standards, laboratories and other high-tech life science facilities present a unique opportunity for sustainable design and construction innovation. If the space can’t perform to exact requirements, the tenant can’t use it and the schedule is delayed.

Design 52

Design Commissioning Construction Modeling 52

Stok

OCTOBER 22, 2020

With their strict technical requirements and rigorous performance standards, laboratories and other high-tech life science facilities present a unique opportunity for sustainable design and construction innovation. If the space can’t perform to exact requirements, the tenant can’t use it and the schedule is delayed.

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Design Commissioning Construction Modeling 52

Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 25, 2017

And, the Genie Xtra Capacity (XC) feature gives customers the ability to work with up to three people onboard while still leaving room for tools and jobsite materials.

Modeling 51

Modeling Design Materials Industrial 51

Construction Specifier

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Complexity of the church acoustical model . Acoustic design is a primary consideration, whether the church space is a worship center, a sanctuary, a chapel, a Sunday school classroom, a fellowship hall, or a family life center. Churches are constructed from a diverse mix of materials. Fundamentally, a church is a place of sound.

Architecture 98

Architecture Modeling Visualization Environment 98

Construction Equipment

MARCH 5, 2020

Building information modeling (BIM) has made design, construction, and project management easier and more convenient to manage, Geospatial World reports. By using BIM, construction engineers are now finding it easier to schedule their work, manage material, estimate the expenditure, and look after…

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BIM Management Construction Project Management 91

Construction Specifier

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

As a building material, concrete is particularly susceptible to volume changes, which can be caused by thermal effects, creep, and shrinkage. When materials like concrete are constrained to prevent volume changes, large internal forces and stresses develop. Photo © BigStockPhoto.com. by George R. Figure 1: Embed angle detail.

Design 52

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BD+C

MARCH 18, 2024

A modular construction solution to the mental healthcare crisis 0 qpurcell Mon, 03/18/2024 - 12:19 Healthcare Facilities Maria Ionescu, Senior Medical Planner, Stantec, shares a tested solution for the overburdened emergency department: Modular hub-and-spoke design. A Stantec-designed, two-story modular prefabricated crisis unit.

Construction 105

Construction Design Modeling Schedule 105

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Cement use in concrete is the largest single material source of greenhouse gas emissions in building. Concrete is the largest single material source of embodied emissions in buildings, and makes for more than 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. And such is why addressing the negative environmental impacts of concrete matters.

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Concrete Green Materials California 245