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More about design drawings and model planning

Construction Cost Estimating

Plans are like a set of drawings or two-dimensional diagrams that are used to narrate a place or object or to communicate building or fabrication instructions which are drawn or printed on paper and can take the form of a digital file. So these design drawings can be categorized as: • Feasibility studies. Concept drawings.

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Construction project management 101 – Checklist

Lets Build

At the start of any project, a business case must be created and evaluated to ascertain the feasibility of the project. Stakeholders then perform feasibility testing accordingly. Has the selection of architectural, engineering, and other required consultants been managed? Initiation. Procurement.

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Commercial Construction Trends: Why More Clients Are Choosing the Design-Assist Model

HardHatChat

While we’re big fans of design-build construction, wherein the contractor fully “quarterbacks” the project by taking ownership of all elements, from selecting architecture and engineering firms to subcontractor partners, another great option we’re seeing more and more clients choose recently is the design-assist construction model.

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Converting downtown office into multifamily residential: Let’s stop and think about this

BD+C

Preliminary feasibility studies are flouting the conventional wisdom, showing that it’s more fiscally responsible to raze a commercial tower and replace it with a ground-up residential tower rather than an adaptive reuse into residential. About the Authors Greg Lyon is Chairman of the Board and Principal of Nadel Architecture + Planning.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

BD+C

Every building is unique, and older buildings may not have original structural drawings available or may have had substantial alterations. The architectural layout of a residential unit is unlikely to align with the office framing concept. If the units aren’t aligned with the structure the job will be more complex.

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What Is a Partition Wall | Uses of Temporary Interior Wall | Walling Materials | Types of Interior Wall Materials | Types of Partition Walls

CivilJungle

It’s an economically feasible and extremely stable product. Difference Between Sketching and Drawing | What Are Conceptual Sketches | Architecture Concept Drawing | Types of Drawings for Building Design. It’s an excellent soundproof material. It also gives us a stylish look at a reasonable price. #6.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Yurts: Living in.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. The Open Architecture Network. The Earthbag Architecture of Akio Inoue. Straw/Cement Blocks.