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What to Look for in Construction Design Software

Lets Build

Construction professionals worldwide have used AutoCAD construction design software since the ‘80s for 2D and 3D drafting. Many in the industry consider AutoCAD to be the best construction drafting software to create blueprints for everything from residential homes to large-scale commercial projects.

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HUD Jumpstarts PACE Financing for Homes

Green Building Law Update

Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs released new guidance, changing their previous positions, now widely allowing residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing. a lien) that is superior to the FHA-insured mortgage for delinquent regularly scheduled PACE special assessment payments.

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#135:  Unconscionable Arbitration Agreements

NH Construction Law

Rafiei , 2024 WL 1470909 (April 5, 2024), recently rendered an opinion worth noting by all residential contractors, including in New Hampshire, who insert arbitration clauses with fee-splitting provisions in their contracts as a strategy for discouraging claims. ”).

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2018 will be a Year for New Green Building Standards, Codes and Rating Systems

Green Building Law Update

Following ICC’s drafting of the administrative procedures for the technical content, the document that will be the 2018 – IgCC will be published in June. With commanding residential market share, the Home Innovation Research Labs has already certified NGBS compliance of more than 100,000 dwelling units. all non-residential building).

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Revit Beginners: Apply View Template to Schedules

Revit Beginners

Apply View Template to Schedules. but you can now create a view template from schedule views. I revisited my first post and realized that just because Revits schedules defaulted to Arial font back then, doesnt mean I have to live with it now. Labels: Schedules. We design traditional, high-end residential work.

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Classification of Stone Work | What Is Stone Masonry

CivilJungle

This type of masonry is used for the construction of public buildings and residential buildings. This type of masonry is used for the construction of residential buildings. The exposed faces of this type of masonry should be given a fine dressed chisel drafting of about 25 mm width. Coursed Rubble Masonry I Sort. Like this post?

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What is Building Construction | Steps & Processes of Building Construction | Application of Building Construction | How to do Planning of Building Construction

CivilJungle

The ordinary construction scheme is to embrace a foremost priority on cost control or schedule control. Will it be more economical to utilize a fast-track scheduling procedure? Scheduling. Step 2: Draft a Preliminary Plan: Utilization of S.M.A.R.T. & A project schedule. Steps of Building Construction.

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