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#117:  Building Information Modeling

NH Construction Law

Over the past decade, Building Information Modeling (“BIM”) – computerized 3D portrayal of integrated building elements that allows a project or project subset to be built virtually before being built in the field – has become prolific in commercial construction. This is not your father’s CAD system.

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You Need to Review a SITES Scorecard, Now

Green Building Law Update

SITES is modeled after the LEED green building rating system. While the lawsuit revealed the founding organizations did not have a written agreement among themselves to protect their valuable intellectual property, they have had a multi-year written agreement and close working relationship with USGBC.

Site 149
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Behind the Build: Interview with Jason Waddell, Director of Construction Technology at Batson-Cook

Autodesk Construction Cloud

We do commercial construction, pretty much anything vertical. Half of our business is in healthcare, our specialty, and the rest is commercial: schools, park decks, and any other type of vertical construction. I started learning Revit and got into modeling jobs. It saves us 40 to 50 hours a week just in model transfers.

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You Need to Review a SITES Scorecard, Now

Green Building Law Update

SITES is modeled after the LEED green building rating system. While the lawsuit revealed the founding organizations did not have a written agreement among themselves to protect their valuable intellectual property, they have had a multi-year written agreement and close working relationship with USGBC.

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Demystifying carbon offsets vs direct reductions

BD+C

C above pre-industrial levels, as called for in the Paris Agreement, emissions need to be reduced by 45% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050. The total cost of ownership can be analyzed and calculated using energy modelling and standard accounting tools which are increasingly routine practice in the design process.

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Transforming shopping malls into 21st century neighborhoods

BD+C

With the State of California encouraging housing development in commercial zones, these projects are prime opportunities for alleviating the housing crisis. Rarely are mall properties owned by a singular entity and they come with handfuls of long-term lease agreements with retailers.

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What’s the difference between RFIs, Submittals and Specifications?

Fieldwire

In construction, a Request For Information (RFI) seeks the clarification of plans, drawings, specifications, and agreements. The construction RFI is a formal written process in which parties, such as the contractor and designer, clarify information gaps in construction documents.