Construction Specifier

AUGUST 11, 2021

Jackson, AIA. Glass spandrels are a common design strategy used to opacify floor levels in building façades. Certain glass spandrel designs, such as shadow boxes, can also provide a greater expression of visual depth in comparison to back-painted spandrel glass or glazed-in metal panels.

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Design Construction Visualization Comparison 59

BD+C

MARCH 22, 2023

GBBN's Mickey LeRoy, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP, explains the difference between onsite and offsite prefabrication methods for healthcare construction projects. In order to take advantage of the speed and efficiency that onsite prefabrication offers, a more integrated design approach is essential.

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AIA Construction Fabrication Innovation 97

HardHatChat

MARCH 17, 2015

Interestingly enough, we have found owners for many of the commercial construction projects out-to-bid are looking to work with design-build construction firms. As a former architect and member of the AIA, this couldn’t make me happier. Working with a design-build firm can include: Subcontractor harmony. Financial savings.

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Construction Lawyer

JUNE 26, 2013

The American Institute of Architects has announced a series of new documents available with the latest version of the AIA Contract Documents software. The Program Management family is designed for larger projects that involve multiple buildings or projects, such as college campuses, hospital facilities and the like.

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AIA Documentation Agreement Contract 40

BD+C

APRIL 13, 2023

James Krueger, AIA, NCARB, Design Principal Education Facilities K-12 Schools School Construction Designers Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Facility Managers Architects Building Owners PreK–12 education has become far more sophisticated over the years, and school design must continually evolve to keep up with current and future needs.

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Design AIA Bidding Education 98

PSMJ Resources

APRIL 30, 2012

Do Small Projects Need Schedules? Is it really critical that small projects have a schedule? Here are some of the most important reasons that schedules are developed: 1) First and foremost, you always want to get the work done on time. Without a schedule, it gets done when it gets done. Building Design & Construction.

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Schedule Resource Cash Flow Project Management 46

Safti First

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Even AIA lunch-and-learns and in-person meetings were sidelined. In response to the AIA National Conference being canceled this year, the AIA mobilized to put together a 3-day, Virtual Education Summit last July so that architects who usually travel to the AIA conference to get their credits can still do so without leaving their home offices.

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AIA Conference San Diego Education 40

BD+C

JULY 6, 2023

The responsibility of adapting historic university buildings 0 qpurcell Thu, 07/06/2023 - 10:44 Adaptive Reuse Shepley Bulfinch's David Whitehill, AIA, believes the adaptive reuse of historic university buildings is not a matter of sentimentality but of practicality, progress, and preservation.

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Conference AIA Education Houston 52

Building Information Management

AUGUST 6, 2013

Providing the opportunity for the kind of collaboration that the construction industry so badly needs… Design-Build has a spectrum, ranging from almost as dysfunctional … all the way to almost as collaborative as Integrated Project Delivery. Shifting Design-Build toward IPD. Owners, this is bad for you.

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Design Documentation Contract Estimating 69

Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 25, 2022

We have a great webinar in the first week of June, on the life of a model for BIM/VDC managers and any other stakeholders that tend to rely on or interact with design models. The life of a model: design, coordination, and the field. The life of a model: design, coordination, and the field. June 2022 Construction Webinars.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 28, 2023

The last few years have been tough on the construction industry, requiring businesses to rapidly adapt to changes in the supply chain and industry demands — while also handling struggles with finding workers or maintaining schedules. You can’t go wrong when you attend AU 2023: The Design & Make Conference.

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Revit Beginners

APRIL 30, 2007

Apply View Template to Schedules. but you can now create a view template from schedule views. I revisited my first post and realized that just because Revits schedules defaulted to Arial font back then, doesnt mean I have to live with it now. Labels: Schedules. We design traditional, high-end residential work.

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Christopher Clements, AIA. For a building owner, contractor, or design professional, encountering an unfamiliar material can be a terrifying prospect, especially if the material makes up something as fundamental as the floor slab. Photos courtesy Hoffmann Architects Inc. History and background: Cities under threat.

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Concrete San Francisco New York Materials 52

Construction Lawyer

NOVEMBER 11, 2007

He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier. He is a Fellow of the AIA as well as the Association of Licensed Architects.

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Liability AIA Documentation Illinois 40

NH Construction Law

OCTOBER 1, 2022

With a keystroke or a touch pad swipe, any part of the model and any trade’s work can be isolated to display connections and dimensions or to identify potential clashes arising from any design change. This is not your father’s CAD system.

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Modeling BIM Contract Documentation 40

Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Working, learning, and trying to stay fit from home became a necessity for most, challenging not only long-held habits but also our patience. ( “Homes weren’t designed for us to live in them 24 hours a day. We don’t work well like that,” says architect Dan Swift of BSB Design.) Rendering: RM Design Studio. The New New Home.

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IDEA Charlotte Maine Housing 98

PSMJ Resources

APRIL 28, 2014

by David Whitemyer, AIA Have you looked at your firm’s organization chart lately? Set up a schedule with your board or senior staff to revisit your organization chart once or twice a year. David Whitemyer, AIA, is a Contributing Editor at PSMJ Resources, Inc., Or do you not even have one? It’s not carved in stone.

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Organization AIA iPad Documentation 69

PSMJ Resources

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

by David Whitemyer, AIA A/E marketing isn’t for the faint of heart, lazy, or whiny. If you’re a strong A/E marketing professional, you’ve got a good handle on the schedules and tasks required to develop solid proposals and presentations. David Whitemyer, AIA, is a Contributing Editor at PSMJ Resources, Inc., Are you ready?

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AIA Budgeting Budget Schedule 58

Fins Architecture

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

designing a home with an architect. Mass produced homes are safe and predictable choices but they represent designs that fail to take into account our individuality, the quality that makes us human. Model house plans designed for the temperate climate are often being used in the tropics for example. Selecting an Architect.

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Architecture Design Hawaii Agreement 40

Carol Hagen

DECEMBER 9, 2014

I’ve seen many spreadsheets, reports, thousands of photos and AIA Schedule of Values all attempting to convey to the owner just how far along their project is. You can use similar methods for creating multilevel approvals for the punch and back check, design and constructability reviews, etc. It’s difficult.

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Visualization Modeling Electrical AIA 120

Pro Builder

AUGUST 12, 2022

With a super busy schedule at work, I really didn’t have time to go see any doctors, and besides, what would they do? If they can’t help you, maybe you need to find a new design partner. . . Eric Tiffin, AIA, is the production director at TK Design & Associates , in South Lyon, Mich. . . . . I kept ignoring it.

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Plans Management Housing Products 98

PSMJ Resources

AUGUST 5, 2014

by David Whitemyer, AIA What’s the secret to nailing the questions during a project interview? Is our schedule realistic? David Whitemyer, AIA, is a Contributing Editor at PSMJ Resources, Inc., a licensed architect, and project manager at a Boston-area design firm. Easy, ask your own questions.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 6, 2022

The 2022 World of Concrete (WOC) theme is all about grit, designed to reflect the tenacity and determination construction professionals demonstrate every day on and off the jobsite. Design-Build for Water/Wastewater (Orlando, FL) . Design-Build for Transportation/Aviation Conference (Orlando, FL). Get more details.

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Conference CMAA San Antonio Las Vegas 52

PSMJ Resources

APRIL 16, 2012

By using repeat, or “iterative,” planning, you can improve the overall project schedule. Define the major (10 to 12) schedule milestones. Outline all of the already-known tasks in the initial schedule for all of the project phases (preliminary design, code review, cost estimate, etc.). Ford Harding blog.

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Resource Plans Schedule Project Management 43

PSMJ Resources

APRIL 3, 2014

by David Whitemyer, AIA What’s the secret to nailing the questions during a project interview? Is our schedule realistic? David Whitemyer, AIA, is a Contributing Editor at PSMJ Resources, Inc., a licensed architect, and project manager at a Boston-area design firm. Easy, ask your own questions.

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AIA Arkansas Boston US 43

Green Home Design Architect

JUNE 17, 2009

Bonin Architects’ seminars are scheduled Friday and Saturday from 4:00 to 4:30 PM, and Sunday from 1:15 PM to 1:45 PM. The Green Homebuilding Seminars will feature topics such as sustainability, the guiding principles of green home design, the phases of design, and passive green design.

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Green New Hampshire AIA Boston 40

Construction Cost Estimating

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Construction Forms screenshot Construction Forms for Excel are designed to facilitate contracting and administrative tasks for construction work and projects. The package of over 140 purpose built forms are customizable Excel templates and documents addressing all areas of construction contract work.

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Lien Change Orders Construction Estimating 45

BD+C

JULY 5, 2023

The game room: Transforming game design office spaces 0 qpurcell Wed, 07/05/2023 - 09:04 Headquarters IA Interior Architects' designers discuss the aesthetic considerations for gaming industry work environments. Game Designers, Meet Interior Designers In terms of workspace layout, game designers understand the language of interiors.

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Office Design Security Environment 52

Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 30, 2011

For starters, it is designed for construction, so you’re getting software that handles the accounting and reporting challenges of your industry. You know, lots of contractors using an off-the-shelf accounting program ask me the same question: Why is construction-specific accounting software so much more expensive? Other Construction Features.

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Construction Software Software Accounting 169

PSMJ Resources

DECEMBER 5, 2011

You must therefore have a way to identify and correct them before the design is released to clients, subcontractors, or the operating staff. Build into a project’s schedule and budget the time and costs of review by individual(s) not involved with the initial design. Sullivan Kreiss Building Design Executive Search Blog.

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PSMJ Resources

MAY 21, 2012

project managers as is the ability to adhere to schedules, oversee a. Manage Proposals: Proposals are mini-projects, with a schedule, a. Sullivan Kreiss Building Design Executive Search Blog. Building Design & Construction. Environmental Design & Construction. American Institute of Architects (AIA).

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Project Management Management Negotiation Resource 46

Revit Beginners

JUNE 26, 2009

After youve created a Room or Area Schedule and populated it with rooms/areas you have the option of filtering unplaced or unenclosed Rooms/Areas. Labels: Filters , Rooms , Schedules. It is in the options bar when you open a room schedule. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform.

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PSMJ Resources

MARCH 26, 2012

Each time a PM, without this level of authority, is asked to do something by the client, there will be a schedule delay caused by the PM having to ask permission, or wait and analyze before committing the firm’s resources. • Motivate a team of design professionals and nonprofessionals. • Meet the schedule.

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PSMJ Resources

APRIL 23, 2012

Like any business development plan, the use of social media as a marketing tool should only follow a clear, strategic goal, with a schedule and identifiable milestones. You don’t have a graphic designer. Sullivan Kreiss Building Design Executive Search Blog. Building Design & Construction. Ford Harding blog.

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Resource Architecture ACEC IDEA 49

Revit Beginners

AUGUST 23, 2006

If you want to estimate the total cost of the project per square foot then setup an Area Plan scheme and Area schedule: 1. Schedule/Quantities. If you want to estimate the total cost of the project by materials used then setup one of Revits new Material Takeoff Schedules: 1. Schedule/Quantities. Labels: Schedules.

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Revit Estimating CAD Schedule 61

Best Practices Construction Law

AUGUST 16, 2012

The trial court found in favor of the contractor, finding, among other, the following causes of delay: the owner failed to properly schedule and coordinate the work. there were many design changes that were not communicated to other contractors, which caused delays. What can you do?

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Claims Compensation Contract Contractors 48

Construction Lawyer

OCTOBER 6, 2012

He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier. He is a Fellow of the AIA as well as the Association of Licensed Architects.

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