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A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

Green Building Law Update

Responding to consultant email and draft report of Phase II environmental site assessment. Responding to consultant with comments on selection of a DOE approved energy model for 179D tax deduction. Reviewing and approving quotes in draft third party journal article on defects in green building contracts. 04:00 p.m.

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How to make analysis of a 5 storied building with ETABS

Construction Cost Estimating

ETABS provides integrated analysis, design and drafting of building systems. The most updated version is ETABS 2015.This This construction video focuses on how to use ETABS for making analysis of a 5 story industrial building.

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Cannabis Cultivation has Growing Environmental Implications

Green Building Law Update

Anecdotally, last year in Boulder County, Colorado during the second quarter of 2015, a modest 5,000 square foot indoor cannabis facility was consuming over 29,000 kWh of electricity each month. A single family home in Colorado might be consuming about 630 kWh. 4) Investigate water regulations for small‐scale producers.

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Faster Resolution of Design Issues with New Feature in Autodesk BIM Collaborate

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Yet from 2012 to 2015, just 25% of projects came within 10% of their original deadlines. In the context of an aggregated model, as you evaluate your team’s designs in a WIP folder, cloud-based issue resolution accelerates the design phase and provides better visibility into the constructability of a model across disciplines.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Matthew Keck, BIM Manager at Metromont 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

This is where Building Information Modeling (BIM) comes into play, and BIM managers are the ones tasked with connecting teams and improving coordination between them. I continued grading until 2015, then went to school for drafting and design, where I was introduced to Autodesk products and BIM.

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Revit and AutoCAD

Revit OpEd

Witness some of the comments in response to my earlier post about Revit 2015''s new features. In my opinion the phrase Building Information Modeling (BIM) was born in part because Autodesk desperately needed to differentiate ADT/ACA from Revit, at least as BIM is defined and expressed by Autodesk.

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JOC Study Announced – Value of Job Order Contracting and Integrated Project Delivery

Building Information Management

About PRBSRG: The Performance Based Studies Research Group (PBSRG) is a group of researchers and educators at Arizona State University that focus upon “Best Value Models” consisting of three main phases: Selection, Pre-Planning & Quality Control, and Management by Risk Minimization. Finalization of JOC Research Strategic Plan 1/26/2015.