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Mobility Elevates the Game in Construction

Construction Business Owner

According to the “Cisco Visual Networking Index: Forecast and Methodology, 2011-2016,” global mobile data traffic will increase 18-fold over the next five years, reaching 10.8 exabytes per month by 2016 (one exabyte = one quintillion, or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000, bytes).

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Video blog: Top color trends for 2016

BD+C

With images and video from Chicago’s 2016 NeoCon, Karen shares her findings on the current direction of color in furnishing and workplace applications, including upholstery and metal finishing trends. Designed by Visual Communications PDR. .

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How to use Etabs 2016 for slab design

Construction Cost Estimating

This construction video provides useful information on how to use Etabs 2016 for creating effective slab design. This newest software can be used to make integrated structural analysis, design and drafting of building systems.

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AR is indispensable to design and construction

BD+C

Since the first consumer-grade virtual reality (VR) headsets were released to the general public in spring 2016, VR has transitioned from an industry novelty to a nearly ubiquitous tool in architectural visualization. For SmithGroup, it took even less time for VR to advance from its infancy to indispensability.

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SOFiSTiK Reinforcement Generation 2016 is Available

BIM & Beam

SOFiSTiK Reinforcement Generation automatically generates a 3D rebar model inside of Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2016 based on computed analysis and design results. Visualization of required (theoretical) and physically inserted reinforcement ensuring that adequate reinforcement is provided. Functionalities.

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New York's first-ever public housing for visually-impaired begins upgrade

BD+C

The phased construction is set to be complete by 2016. Associated Blind HDFC manages the residence, which opened in 1980. The repairs and capital improvements are its first-ever building upgrades. The 14-story building is located at 135 West 23rd Street in Manhattan. Body Image: read more. Architects Designers'

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Revit 2016 - Rendering Engines

Revit OpEd

Don’t confuse it with the Visual Style called Raytrace This means we find ourselves in another period of rendering engine transition from Mental Ray to Autodesk Raytracer instead. Revit 2016 has both Mental Ray and Autodesk Raytracer options available to us when we decide to render via our desktop (not using Cloud Rendering).

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