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BIM at LOD400: Why Level of Development 400 matters for design and virtual construction

BD+C

The modeled elements are not merely sufficient for bidding, procurement, or mill order. A new high rise utilizes concrete shear walls as the lateral load-resisting system, arranged around the elevator bank in the central core of the building. The resulting winning bid provides value to the owner.

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The Politics of Adobe in West Texas

Natural Building

The couple bid $38,000 for the six-hundred-square-foot house at a local tax auction. Fathy’s approach to building required no wood, no concrete—just bricks made on-site from earth. Concrete was introduced into adobe construction throughout the Southwest at the turn of the twentieth century. Concrete is rigid.

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Exciting products and fresh directions

Cassell Construction Estimating

March finds the bid market slowing in many areas, but holding its own in a few areas. However some of our clientele reports that it’s still possible to bid a job with some profit, and actually get awarded the job. Job prices continue to plummet as marginal contracting firms fight for survival.

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Product Snapshot: Floor Laser and Riding Trowel | ENR.

ENR Construction

Banking & Credit Crisis. --> Companies. This week we look at a self-leveling floor surface laser from Bosch and a rideable concrete trowel from Atlas Copco. Keywords: Product ; Snapshot ; Bosch ; Laser ; Level ; Atlas Copco ; Concrete ; Riding ; Trowel ; Fontaine ; Trailer ; RIDGID ; Inspection Camera. -- Advertising --.

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Pulse: 07/30/2012

ENR Construction

Banking & Credit Crisis. --> Companies. Michigan The Edgewater Group is planning to build Harbor Village, a mixed-use development within the Harbor Shares community, located along the north bank of the St. Bids/Contracts/Proposals. Bid/Proposal Dates. Gulf Oil Spill. -->. Building Types. Construction Methods. 07/30/2012.

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Patented Precast Shaves Costs on Korean Highway | ENR.

ENR Construction

Banking & Credit Crisis. --> Companies. A French subcontractor is using a patented precast technique to build one of the worlds longest precast-concrete arch-tunnel sections at the site of a residential complex along South Koreas new Suwon-Kwangmyeong Expressway. m-tick reinforced-concrete base slab and span 12.6 Building Types.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

00 11 13 Advertisement for Bids. 00 11 16 Invitation to Bid. 00 24 13 Scopes of Bids. Scopes of Bids (Multiple Contracts). Scopes of Bids (Multiple-Prime Contract). 00 25 13 Pre-Bid Meetings. Existing Concrete Information. 00 41 00 Bid Forms. 00 41 63 Bid Form – Purchase Contract.