Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

If you haven’t heard, registration for Autodesk University 2021 (AU) is now open! AU 2021 has been crafted to help you connect your processes, automate workflows, and unlock highly valuable insights—all of which give you significantly more confidence in decision-making. Autodesk University starts October 5.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 7, 2021

Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40. Wed, 04/07/2021 - 15:02. Meet our class of 2021—the rising stars in home building. Pro Builder is proud to present the Forty Under 40 Class of 2021. Pro Builder is proud to present the Forty Under 40 class of 2021. Itasca, Ill.

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Pro Builder

MAY 3, 2021

Mon, 05/03/2021 - 09:40. The coalition argues that NAHB’s support for easing Canadian tariffs lumber imports, and its argument that tariffs impact lumber costs, threatens long-term domestic lumber production and availability. Building Materials. Building Materials. cbroderick. Read More. . Construction.

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Pro Builder

JULY 15, 2021

Thu, 07/15/2021 - 11:19. While the country’s eyes and ears were locked onto the changes of lumber prices, other building material costs shot up, such as oriental strand board, or OSB. Oriented strand board accounts for the most wood product used in structural panel applications in new construction. Building Materials.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MARCH 31, 2022

Productivity challenges. Spending on construction accounted for 13% of the global GDP in 2020; it’s expected to reach over 13.5% Asia-Pacific is projected to account for US$7.4/A$10.2 APAC projects in the pre-planning stage account for US$92.3/ Data center investments in the APAC region increased 35% in 2021.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Wed, 11/24/2021 - 13:07. Cover, a seven-year-old, LA based company offers modular home design with quick and easy onsite assembly using lightweight materials in a process being adopted by a growing number of modular home builders, says TechCrunch. How One Modular Home Builder Has Cracked the Code for Hassle-Free Assembly.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 7, 2021

Mon, 06/07/2021 - 06:00. Chuck Fowke NAHB 2021 Chairman. The study found that regulations imposed by all levels of government account for $93,870, or 23.8%, of the current average sales price ($394,300) of a new single-family home. NAHB Chairman's Letter: Regulations Add $93,870 to a New Home’s Price.

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

In reality, waste is a much broader term that defines any material that is above and beyond the minimum required amount to complete a project task. Process Failure: Product Waste in Home Building. Accounting for extra tile for perimeter cuts is another area that will often result in required waste. . That simply is not the case.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 14, 2022

In December 2021, the Consumer Price Index recorded a 7% year-over-year gain, the highest in nearly 40 years as a result of pandemic-driven supply-chain issues and a significant increase in government spending, according to NAHBNow. New NAHB analysis finds that a key cause behind this price growth is insufficient production.

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Construction Junkie

OCTOBER 21, 2020

There are a ton of moving parts on each project, from the estimate, to ordering materials and equipment, to billing, and having that information where and when you need it can make all the difference. Reports within the dashboard have many different configurations to meet your needs. Find Sage at Groundbreak 2020.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Material costs. Spending on construction accounted for 13% of the global GDP in 2020; it’s expected to reach over 13.5% As of Q2 2021, German banks have seen sales growth up to 30% compared to 2019. It accounted for 44% of total global construction in 2020. Production in the German construction industry fell 4.3%

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Lets Build

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Fortunately, in 2021 the turbulence has subsided. Traditional methods of acquiring materials have also been hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic, causing contractors to explore 3D printing as an alternative. Among the new home construction trends include the use of a sustainable material known as K-Briqs. 3D printing.

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In 2021, the U.S. Over the last 10 years (2012-2021), there has been at least $1 trillion in disaster damage costs resulting from 142 weather and climate disaster events. As the most widely used building material, concrete offers many advantages for meeting the challenges of sustainable development.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 19, 2021

Mon, 04/19/2021 - 06:00. The construction industry has gone through an extensive transformation, and technology has completely changed the concept of how to drive more quality, productivity, and profit into projects. 2) Time & Productivity Management. 5) Material Planning & Document Management. 3) Estimating.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The construction industry finds itself entering 2022 with a tangible labor, supply and material shortage affecting operations, yet a glimmer of excitement shines bright as funding from the 2021 Infrastructure Bill begins to be appropriated to different markets and individual projects. Productivity. “[Job Greg Ragsdale.

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Fri, 02/12/2021 - 14:34. For home builders, framers, and remodeling contractors, the impact has eroded profitability, stalled production, and led to cancelled sales contracts and all-out shut-downs of projects—all of which works against housing affordability. "We Building Materials. Building Materials. Rich Binsacca.

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Fieldwire

JANUARY 11, 2023

When determining the objectives and key results for the year ahead, general contractors and subcontractors must think of their own goals and constraints, and take into account the challenges and issues that affect the sector as a whole. Bureau of Labor Statistics , there were 5,190 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2021.

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Constructonomics

JULY 2, 2021

Increased health risks that came along with COVID-19 worsened the productivity and efficiency in the construction sector. Let’s find out how and what changes should we expect for 2021: Safer Construction Sites. The situation forced US-based companies to look for local manufacturers of products or in closeby countries like Mexico.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 24, 2023

The infrastructure pipeline ballooned to $248 billion in the 2021-22 State and Federal Budgets, and movement to net zero is ramping up across the board. Construction accounts for nearly a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions. But it’s not always possible to simply re-use an old design or existing materials.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 3, 2022

Material shortages. It’s a given that off-site manufacturing reduces site waste , which means better utilization of materials. Add to that the substantial process cost of extra supplier trips to replace damaged, miscut, misappropriated, misordered, or stolen material from jobsites and you’re talking about significant dollars.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Thu, 09/30/2021 - 14:51. I think every functional area within home building—from land and community development to accounting and human resources, as well as the supply chain—should identify the lessons learned from the pandemic and to what extent those lessons have changed their way of doing business. 5 Supply-Chain Takeaways ?From

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Thu, 09/30/2021 - 14:51. I think every functional area within home building—from land and community development to accounting and human resources, as well as the supply chain—should identify the lessons learned from the pandemic and to what extent those lessons have changed their way of doing business. 5 Supply-Chain Takeaways ?From

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 25, 2021

Mon, 01/25/2021 - 10:35. The evidence for that trend isn't just anecdotal: a 2019 market study by Principia, a consulting firm serving the building products industry, found that composites already account for the majority of decking sold in the Northeast and are gaining in other parts of the U.S. Better Tech, Better Deck.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 25, 2021

From the July/August 2021 Issue. A ccording to the International Energy Agency (IEA), based on current policy settings and economic trends, electricity generation from renewables, including hydropower, wind and solar PV, is on track to grow by 8 percent in 2021 and by more than 6 percent in 2022. By Dominique Cantelme.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Tue, 09/28/2021 - 15:21. Do you know all of the elements of the true total cost and total benefit for all of the products you put in your homes? The sawdust pile from the BigAm material is larger than what you see from Central’s. We need 50 sheets of 7/16-inch OSB, the most common sheathing material used for exterior walls.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND, November 24, 2021 —? The massive impact on climate change, driven by the increasing consumption in energy and materials, is accelerating the demand for sustainability across the AEC and D&M sectors. In Australia, waste products like construction debris, slag from steel plants, etc. According to?

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 25, 2021

The 442nd session of the Maryland legislature adjourned on April 12, 2021. The bill applies prospectively to new construction for which a building permit is issued on or after October 1, 2021. million in the State budget for tree plantings on public and private land. Enforcement.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Wed, 12/15/2021 - 17:31. Ivory Homes in Salt Lake City is Pro Builder's 2021 Builder of the Year. 1 home builder in building permits and construction value, scaring off every large-volume, multistate production operation that dared enter Ivory’s Wasatch Mountain lair. Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda.

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Levelset

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In 2019, the construction industry accounted for about 20% of all work-related fatalities in the U.S. Struck-by : Building materials being unloaded overhead by cranes or booms frequently result in struck-by incidents. Modern tools of the trade can help productivity and reduce body strain that can lead to musculoskeletal injuries.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

AUGUST 12, 2021

trillion in 2021. Gilbane Building Company , ranked #11 on 2021’s ENR400, is one of the construction companies tackling challenges like this one head-on. . Improving structure and processes can be slow when the productivity and profit gains haven’t been fully understood by decision-makers. In fact, according to the U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 28, 2019

Styrofoam is actually a registered trademark of Dow Chemical Company and is a brand generally used in industrial settings for building materials and pipe insulation. Styrofoam is not used in the food service industry for coffee cups, coolers, or packaging materials, which are generally made of expanded polystyrene.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Mon, 10/04/2021 - 14:02. Less material waste. In 2020, panelized and modular (non- HUD Code ) homes commanded just 3% of annual new-home production—a flat trend line for the last several years—leaving many builders to either distrust the hype or wondering where to begin. Understand production capacity.

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Thu, 02/04/2021 - 04:00. 2021 Housing Forecast. For instance, when the pandemic hit, some builders in The Shinn Group’s clique were operating at 175% capacity to keep pace with demand, a strategy that also helped drive up material and labor costs. Home Building by the Numbers. cbroderick. John Caulfield, Contributing Editor.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Supply chain issues are causing the price of building materials to increase, on average by 8% in 2022. The price of land is increasing, with the average price per acre up by more than 12% in 2022 compared with 2021. TK Design: Masters of BIM for Production Housing [VIDEO]. There is a skills gap in the construction industry.

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Pro Builder

JULY 30, 2021

Fri, 07/30/2021 - 08:13. Not long ago I was called by a builder who felt his rapidly growing company was weak on systems and processes, especially at higher levels of production. Add to this the shortage of trades and materials allocations and we compound the problem. Solving the Labor Shortage in 12 Steps. cbroderick.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 3, 2022

At the end of 2021, the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, and making predictions for the year ahead seems challenging when we’re still such a long way from normality. Organisations have worked hard to become more resilient, and improved their safety, quality and productivity in the process. It’s the same outcome.”.

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Pro Builder

JULY 26, 2021

Mon, 07/26/2021 - 07:00. But 2020 turned out to be a great year , with 2021 shaping up to be even better. If not for severe shortages of land, labor, and materials, most notably reflected in the soaring price of lumber and steel, life would be not merely good but absolutely great. . How to respond? Here are 10 suggestions.

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