HardHatChat

JANUARY 19, 2010

Martin and Lewis. Simon and Garfunkel. Jordan and Pippen. While each half of these duos has been an independent success, there’s no denying two is often better than one. The same can be said of the relationship between commercial general contractor and subcontractor. We GCs may think we’re the star, but we all know the most successful commercial construction project s require great subcontractors.

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Carol Hagen

JANUARY 18, 2010

The construction industry is known as a technology laggard, but not all construction companies take a wait and see approach. In the social media realm, many contracting firms have decided to get involved early, primarily being driven by the business development and marketing folks. They want to use LinkedIn to further develop their contact base and find prospects hiding in the contacts of their associates.

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Constructonomics

JANUARY 3, 2010

I have a new year’s resolution. I resolve to not rip on the authority of the business world and specifically construction organizations. And I will also lay-off the d-bag bankers and other greedy manipulators that hav e been spending the past decade hoarding money while screwing the… ok, ok, I’m done – seriously. It’s a new year, in fact, it’s a new decade, and we’re going to let bygones be bygones.

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Green Home Design Architect

JANUARY 11, 2010

One of the experts we recommend to our clients who are building a new home and need help selecting appropriate light fixtures for their home is Ellen Winkler, CEO and principal of Ellen’s Interiors on Main Street in New London, New Hampshire. Her 3000 square foot showroom features a lighting display, fine furnishings, kitchen & bath fixtures, granite & tile displays, area rugs, carpet samples, decorative accessories, and wall art.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 20, 2010

by Ran Tavory. About.me. Contact. Introduction to NOSQL and cassandra, part 2. In part 1 of this talk I presented few of the theoretical concepts behind nosql and cassandra. In this talk we deep dive into the Cassandra API and implementation. The video is again in Hebrew, but the slides are multilingual ;-). Started with a short recap of some of RDBMS and SQL properties, such as ADIC , why SQL if very programmer friendly, but is also limited in its support for large scale systems.

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HardHatChat

JANUARY 26, 2010

Champps Restaurant. I thought it would be interesting to start this blog post with a question to test your restaurant construction IQ. What’s the difference between building the back of the house of a TGI Fridays and a McCormick and Schmick’s? Nothing. That’s right, when it comes to restaurant kitchen construction, it doesn’t matter if you’re building a five-star restaurant or a chain of Red Robins ?

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Carol Hagen

JANUARY 26, 2010

Today I was speaker at the eWomenNetwork luncheon in Tempe Arizona. A group of women entrepreneurs wanted to understand how social media can impact their business. This group is focused on the strategic plan and beginning their journey minimizing their mistakes. If you are testing the waters don’t be discouraged but recognize that “build it and they will come” is a misnomer.

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Constructonomics

JANUARY 28, 2010

In the economic climate that we find ourselves at the moment, it seems that the only projects out there are public jobs where bids are solicited and any warm-blooded creature with a pulse and a remote ability to read plans can submit a price on the job. The municipalities are required by law to accept the lowest responsible bid. Of course words like responsible can be interpreted in many ways, so the public entity reserves the right to exclude bids from companies that they feel are not capable

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Green Home Design Architect

JANUARY 18, 2010

There are more reasons to build green than saving the environment - expanding our green technology will certainly boost the economy and provide much-needed jobs. Here's an interesting article we read last week: Green Energy Opportunities Start with Smart Climate Policy by Frances Beinecke, President, Natural Resources Defense Council January 15, 2010 Each new commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is yet another indicator that the clean energy market will explode.

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CAD Shack

JANUARY 29, 2010

Friday, January 29, 2010. AUGIs Revit MEP Wishlist. Its almost like the AutoCAD wishlist. except for different. Revit MEP Wishlist. Posted by. Todd M. Shackelford. at 6:50 PM. Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook. Usefullness: No comments: Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). About Me. I am the BIM Manager for Alvine Engineering, a college instructor and the Revit MEP Content Manager for AUGIWorld Magazine.

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Help Everybody Everyday

JANUARY 1, 2010

The December 2009 issue of SMPS Marketer includes my latest article. The article is entitled 10 Web Designer Red Flags (That Nobody Warned You About). SMPS Marketer is a publication available to members of the Society of Marketing Professional Services (SMPS.org). They are kind enough to let me host it here for our lovely Help Everybody Everyday readership.

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HardHatChat

JANUARY 12, 2010

© Azusa Nakamura. When the news broke before the holidays about a fire at The Shops at North Bridge on Michigan Ave., I had to hold my breath. As a national retail construction contractor, Englewood Construction has completed a number of retail construction projects in that mall. Was anyone hurt? Was it one of our stores? . Thankfully, the answers to both questions were no.

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Carol Hagen

JANUARY 11, 2010

The Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) Valley of the Sun Chapter in Phoenix AZ has compiled the 2009 comprehensive salary survey as a resource for the construction industry. With commercial, industrial and residential participation from general contractors, highway heavy and specialty trades, the survey addresses office, field and executive compensation and has added specific questions about the economy to help contractors see what the industry is doing with staff, wages and c

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Constructonomics

JANUARY 31, 2010

I’ve always thought there were similarities between the film making process and the construction process. In movie ma king you have the script (plans), the set (jobsite) and of course the final product (building). Similar to construction, the more time spent on the script, the smoother and quicker the implementation of the script takes place.

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The Korte Company

JANUARY 28, 2010

The Korte Company, along with Hitachi officials, joined Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry in a groundbreaking ceremony earlier this week. The Hitachi Computer Products plant, located in Norman, Oklahoma, will be adding 200,000 square feet to its current facility. The $15 million expansion will more than double its size and add a significant number of jobs as the company moves to consolidate its North American operations.

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CAD Shack

JANUARY 28, 2010

Thursday, January 28, 2010. The Year of the Ribbon. We have been moving along getting people switched over to Revit MEP, but I would say there are still quite a few AutoCAD and AutoCAD MEP hold outs. As an extra motivator to switch to Revit, I am introducing the ribbon into our AutoCAD products. I had left them out in the past for change management reasons.

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Green Home Design Architect

JANUARY 27, 2010

The design is underway for a lakefront home for our clients, a newlywed couple building on their property overlooking Chase Pond in Wilmot, NH. The home is a traditional New England style home designed at approximately 2500 square feet. Goals for this custom home are energy efficiency, low maintenance, and flexibility in the design, as our clients are planning to live in it well into their retirement years.

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Julian Construction

JANUARY 24, 2010

Julian Construction Blog. Shawn Kyles. Partner, Julian Construction. Contact Info. Our Services. Foundation Repair. Foundation Replacement. House Leveling. Earthquake Retrofitting or House Bolting. Social Media Links. Facebook. Twitter. « Julian Construction Urges Homeowners to Commemorate Anniversary of Northridge with Foundation Inspection | Main. | Earthquakes Happen Every Day in California » 01/24/2010.

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Revit Beginners

JANUARY 20, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Revit Beginners. Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. This blog will highlight some of the common questions and cool tips found in the process of transitioning our office to Revit. Wednesday, January 20, 2010. In-place Cavity Walls. If your cavity is a constant width along the length of the wall (like the angled exterior wall shown on the right) you can just add the necessary layers to a basic wall family, but if you have undulating cavity w

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Constructonomics

JANUARY 27, 2010

Below is a list of projects that are bidding between 2/3/10 and 3/10/10 on which I am looking to partner. I will be providing free pre-construction services and administering as much of the bid as you would like in exchange for providing the required bonding capacity to do the job. I will also work as a project manager on the site at rates lower than market value.

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The Korte Company

JANUARY 20, 2010

The Korte Company is pleased to welcome Bill Hinds as the newest member of The Korte Team. A recent graduate of Purdue University, Bill received his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Construction Science.

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Natural Building

JANUARY 21, 2010

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart, webmaster of the popular website www.greenhomebuilding.com, posts text and photos featuring what he discovers from around the world.

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Green Home Design Architect

JANUARY 7, 2010

One of our architectural design clients is building an ocean view home in Middletown RI, overlooking Third Beach, Sachuest Bay, and the Atlantic Ocean. The 2400 SF ocean view home is in the preliminary design phase. With the garage in the basement, this plan makes efficient use of space. The first floor features an open floor plan, with a lower level conservatory to capture views of the ocean in four seasons.

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Julian Construction

JANUARY 22, 2010

Julian Construction Blog. Shawn Kyles. Partner, Julian Construction. Contact Info. Our Services. Foundation Repair. Foundation Replacement. House Leveling. Earthquake Retrofitting or House Bolting. Social Media Links. Facebook. Twitter. « 16 Year Anniversary of Northridge Earthquake - Preparing for the Future, Ensures a Safer Tomorrow | Main. | Julian Construction Urges L.A.

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Revit Beginners

JANUARY 11, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Revit Beginners. Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. This blog will highlight some of the common questions and cool tips found in the process of transitioning our office to Revit. Monday, January 11, 2010. Some New Bloggers on the Block. Steve Swensen is REVIT GUY Oliver is the author of Revit In Motion and you can find more interesting reading at revitflow I look forward to reading your posts guys.

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Constructonomics

JANUARY 21, 2010

I’ve always been rather suspicious of rankings that were put out by magazines like Fortune or the Princeton Review for companies or schools or whatever, however they always make for some interesting reading and in the very least some lively conversati ons. Fortune magazine came out with their 100 Best Companies to Work For today and while the construction industry is represented, we certainly didn’t top the list.

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The Korte Company

JANUARY 8, 2010

The Korte Company is pleased to be recognized as a winner of the Southwest Contractor’s ‘Best Of 2009’ Award. The competition, judged by a panel of design and construction professionals, is now in its 12th year. Each project undergoes an intense review and winners are selected on a variety of criteria from teamwork to innovative design and safety. The Nevada Cancer Institute Support Services Center was selected for best Office/Industrial project.

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CAD Shack

JANUARY 6, 2010

Wednesday, January 06, 2010. Greenology at Autodesk. In November Autodesk published a report from an experiment they did involving the a rapid energy modeling for 6 of their existing buildings all over the globe. If you cant get enough of that Green-Revit-Synergy type stuff, you should check out the Rapid Energy Modeling Report PDF they have posted on their web site.

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