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Tidal Wave of the Future

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Hydrokinetic power–drawing energy from tidal flows–may be the next frontier in alternative energy. Verdant had been successfully developing and testing turbine prototypes in the East River since 2002, but those turbine rotors were not durable enough to be scaled up for commercialization.

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Ignoring water issues can harm the economy - Contractor Magazine

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Green Geothermal. Green Mechanical Awards. The device creates no external heat or electromagnetic flux outside of the fuser and it draws about 100W. On old buildings where the as-built drawings are missing, the machine can create a map of the DWV system. Plumbing Contractor. Residential Plumbing. Wastewater. Pipefitting.

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Revit Beginners: Sort by Submittal Package

Revit Beginners

We decided that we also wanted to be able to sort the sheets in our project browser (and our drawing lists) by Submittal Package. and check the category Drawing Sheets. Drawing List. Leave the name Drawing List. The Drawing List on our coversheet shows ALL the drawings from ALL the different packages.

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Revit Beginners: Utility Lines Workaround

Revit Beginners

This workaround involves drawing a repeating detail line (with imported text) on top of a simple detail line. Now draw a detail line in any view of your project. Draw your repeating detail over your new detail line as though tracing the detail line. in 2002 and am currently a member of AUGI. Green Revit.

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Revit Beginners: Instant Section Box

Revit Beginners

While in plan view draw a floor plan callout. in 2002 and am currently a member of AUGI. Green Revit. HOK Green BIM. This blog will highlight some of the common questions and cool tips found in the process of transitioning our office to Revit. Saturday, October 21, 2006. Instant Section Box. Go to any 3D view. Go to View.

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Revit Beginners: The Project That Almost Could

Revit Beginners

To add to the complexity, the as-built drawings we had on file were not accurate to the true construction of the existing structure because the original architect had improvised the design during construction. in 2002 and am currently a member of AUGI. Green Revit. HOK Green BIM. David Duarte. View my complete profile.

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Revit Beginners: Revit 2010: New Coordinates Icons

Revit Beginners

you can draw a simple building and link in a simple building (by shared coordinates) and move these two icons around a bit (clipped and unclipped) to see how the two models react or. in 2002 and am currently a member of AUGI. Green Revit. HOK Green BIM. here is the simplest way I can put it: 1. David Duarte. BIM & BEAM.

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