The Constructor

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Taipei 101 received the Emporis Skyscraper Award in 2004. They were the world’s tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004 if measured from the level of the main entrance to the structural top, the original height reference used by the US-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat from 1969.

Engineering 129

Engineering Concrete Foundation Structural Engineering 129

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 5, 2011

times On 26 December 2004, an earthquake of magnitude 9.0 Advertisement Hot Topics Recent Topics Most Viewed Most Discussed FOUR PHASES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT? releases 1000 times more energy than the earthquake of magnitude of 6.2 and 32 times more than the magnitude of 7.2. 32 times 0.5

Concrete 104

Concrete Foundation Materials Engineering 104

Building Information Management

JUNE 6, 2013

It doesn’t serve the whole project timeline, as it doesn’t have homes for high-level (early-stage) objects such as Complexes, Activities and Elements. The Uniclass2 Work Results Table has homes for objects of all classes from Regions down to Products, so can fully serve the project timeline, and all procurement routes.

BIM 40

BIM Commissioning Procurement Products 40

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Sharing actionable, transparent information with all construction project participants and stakeholders early on, and throughout the construction and operations life-cycle of a built structure, would measurably mitigate change orders, legal disputes, and waste. Standardized Cost Data. ” – GAO Report, 2009.

Estimating 40

Estimating Management CSI Life Cycle 40

Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2015

Level 1 schedule is a high-level schedule that reflects key milestones and summary activities by major phase, stage or project being executed. This schedule level may represent summary activities of an execution stage, specifically engineering, procurement, construction and start-up activities. Typically represented in Gantt format.

Schedule 40

Schedule Construction New York Procurement 40

Rory Woolsey

MARCH 10, 2012

This week I have chosen to change things up a little bit with an article I wrote back in 2004. Rory is currently with The Gordian Group, leaders in expediting construction procurement through Job Order Contracting. Kaiser Constructors and has worked on projects ranging from heavy, military, industrial, commercial and residential.

Estimating 40

Estimating Bidding Organization Construction 40

Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

MasterFormat 2004 (and subsequent updates) is now composed of up to 8 digits (though many have expanded to 12+ digits) and 50 divisions at Level 1, “Sections” within each division, as well as four standard levels, and a user-defined fifth level. 2004+ Edition. Procurement Requirements and Contracting Requirements. 1995 Edition.

Equipment 45

Equipment Construction Schedule Concrete 45

Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

MasterFormat 2004 (and subsequent updates) is now composed of up to 8 digits (though many have expanded to 12+ digits) and 50 divisions at Level 1, “Sections” within each division, as well as four standard levels, and a user-defined fifth level. 2004+ Edition. Procurement Requirements and Contracting Requirements. 1995 Edition.

Equipment 40

Equipment Construction Schedule Concrete 40