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BIM in the ‘chain-stores’ business

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A resident architect familiar with the codes adopted them to the branches’ spatial requirements, we drew up the drawings (Flatcad) and all went (mostly) well. A decade later, my company documented a series of outlets for a retail chain providing (mid-range) clothing for children. Designed in NZ).

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Trends in Construction: 3 Ways Technology is Changing Commercial Construction

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We would send those drawings to a printer to copy enough sets to distribute to all the trade partners we were asking to bid the project – often 50 or 60 copies. This time and expense added up to a pretty significant investment.

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Autodesk Build Powers Success for Tetris across an International Design and Build Business

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Tétris specialises in turnkey solutions for corporate clients, managing the design and build of inspiring, functional, and sustainable offices, retail and hospitality spaces. Before we used Autodesk Construction Cloud’s BIM 360 , it was a nightmare,” says Andrea Reina Rojas, BIM Manager for Construction at Tétris. “We

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Lomans drives its digitisation further with Autodesk Build

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Lomans has continued to standardise its processes through BIM, creating better visibility and understanding of project expectations, and saving time chasing documents and data. He began by piloting the software on small retail projects with shorter timelines than some of Lomans’ other work. I have new drawings directly.

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How Much is Poor Construction Document Management Costing You? 

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A large number of rework requests are generated due to a lack of version control on drawings and plans. Security Leaks The construction industry may not be targeted for hacking attempts as often as healthcare and retail companies, but there have been plenty of serious data leaks in the past few years within the industry.

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Working In and With 3D Environments to Deliver Better Outcomes for Lomans’ Clients

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We had team members who printed off 3D drawings and worked in a 2D way using 3D information, which was clearly not the vision we wanted for the company,” says Bas. Getting our hands on key project insight was more complex than simply looking at a drawing.” . Choosing the right solution.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

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Cory Benjamin , 39, Project Director, BIM Manager, TK Design & Associates, South Lyon, Mich. Project Director, BIM Manager. Horton’s brand and marketing best practices • Opened 11 retail centers within 18 weeks to launch an operating division; trained the sales team and activated outreach to real estate agents to introduce D.R.