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2018 will be a Year for New Green Building Standards, Codes and Rating Systems

Green Building Law Update

To appreciate just how important this is, one need only recall the, then, unprecedented announcement by the ICC, the AIA, IES, and USGBC in 2014 that 189.1 Following ICC’s drafting of the administrative procedures for the technical content, the document that will be the 2018 – IgCC will be published in June. ASHRAE 189.1

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Revit Beginners: Apply View Template to Schedules

Revit Beginners

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. Marathon Drafting. AIA Convention (may).

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Moving from Design-Build, DB, to Integrated Project Delivery, IPD

Building Information Management

Here is the crux of the biscuit: Under an IPD model, the owner actually shares in the financial risks and rewards associated with meeting the budget and schedule [1]. Oscia Wilson, AIA, MBA is the founder of Boiled Architecture. She serves on the AIA California Council’s committee on IPD.

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Revit Beginners: Filter Unplaced or Unenclosed Items

Revit Beginners

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. Marathon Drafting. AIA Convention (may). David Duarte. at 12:06 PM.

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Revit Beginners: Cost Estimating

Revit Beginners

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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List of Common Construction Abbreviations

Job Order Contracting

AIA: American Institute of Architects, American Insurance Association. CAD: Cadmium, Computer-Aided Drafting. SCH: Schedule. SCHED: Schedule. ADDL: Additional. ADH: Adhesive. ADJ: Adjust, Adjustable, Adjacent. AF: Above the Floor. AFF: Above Finished Floor. AGA: American Gas Association. AGG: Aggregate. AGGR: Aggregate.

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Revit Beginners: Communicating your data

Revit Beginners

One of the things Ive learned about Revit that some beginners may not know is that scheduling combined with 2D & 3D representation makes communicating an idea much easier. For instance you can combine custom room schedules with color fill plans (drafting. Labels: Practice , Rendering , Schedules. Marathon Drafting.

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