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How masonry software can improve detailing and design

Construction Specifier

Due to the complexity of estimating and ordering, and the vast number of individual units required for projects, masonry can be challenging to model in existing software, extremely difficult and perhaps not entirely impossible. The post How masonry software can improve detailing and design appeared first on Construction Specifier.

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AIA and Autodesk introduce new feature to automate 2030 Commitment reporting data

BD+C

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced the release of a new feature – developed in collaboration with Autodesk – that will automate the AIA 2030 Commitment data reporting from energy analysis software directly to the Design Data Exchange (DDx).

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Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 138: Is Architecture School Broken? (Part 2)

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What is the best software to teach students? Andrew Hawkins, AIA Are students graduating from architecture school prepared for the profession? What is the best software to teach students? These courses are each worth 1 AIA LU or 1 IDCEC CEU/HSW. Is the educational system aligned with the workplace?

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Payment Applications 101: A Guide to Pay Apps in Construction

Fieldwire

It’s also known as AIA billing since the American Institute of Architects (AIA) produces one of the most commonly used pay applications. If using an AIA pay application form, their continuation sheet takes the place of the SOV. There are a wide variety of pay application templates available.

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AIA Version of IPD anti-architect?

Building Information Management

The problem with the AIA approach to IPD is it is inherently anti-architect. While the AIA implementation of Integrated Project Delivery may or may not be flawed, the concept of involving Owners, Architects, and Contractors as early in the design/construction project as possible is certainly not “anti-architect”. .

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Drones take site assessments to new heights

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Drones take site assessments to new heights 0 qpurcell Mon, 06/12/2023 - 12:50 Drone Software Eric Vallejo, Director of Reality Capture and Geospatial Solutions, IMEG Corp., discusses strategies for using visualization and reality capture. We delivered this to the client with our notes and suggestions for improving lighting and security.

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AIA Releases new Documents

Construction Lawyer

The American Institute of Architects has announced a series of new documents available with the latest version of the AIA Contract Documents software. It is coordinated with AIA Document C171™–2013, an owner/program manager agreement, where the program manager is an independent adviser to the owner throughout the course of the program.

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