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Make It Resilient 2024 Student Contest Encourages New Ways to Build for Extreme Environments

Autodesk Construction Cloud

With its latest annual Make It Real program, Autodesk is challenging high school students to imagine how to design and build a habitat for an extreme environment. For the Make It Resilient 2024 contest , any extreme environment such as a desert, rainforest, deep ocean site, areas prone to flooding, or even another planet can be chosen.

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Effective Marketing For Diverse Construction Job Categories

Construction Marketing

Conduct safety training and inspections to create a secure work environment. Establishing Partnerships With Educational Institutions Forge partnerships with vocational schools, trade colleges, and universities offering programs related to construction. Ensure compliance with electrical codes and safety standards.

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BIM Pioneers: From 2D to 3D with Rodio Swissboring

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In Central America, a BIM implementation team led by Oliver Contreras, Regional Construction Director for Central America and Ernesto Calzia, General Manager and Digital Transformation Co-ordinator for the Iberoamerican region, paved the way for pioneering the use of BIM.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Mark Decker, Sr. Manager of BIM at CDM Smith

Autodesk Construction Cloud

BIM Managers carry the burden of having to make clear, quick, and concise decisions. For Mark Decker , Senior Manager of Building Information Modeling (BIM) at CDM Smith , it’s choosing and leveraging the right technology to enable him, his firm, and his clients to reach or exceed expected outcomes. Manager of BIM.

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Why the BIM Revolution Fizzled

Job Order Contracting

The “BIM Revolution” fizzled since technology was never the problem. Any major positive upon the AECOO sector must begin with education and a focus upon change management. Furthermore, a common data environment (CDE) is a fundamental element. A standardized set of terms, definitions, and data formats is needed.

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Does a BIM Requirement Stop You From Bidding?

Carol Hagen

Building Information Modeling (BIM) has become an industry standard on complex construction projects. As more Construction owners reap the benefits of BIM, more projects add a modeling component. Get Educated on BIM. Consider Outsourcing while You’re Learning BIM. So what is a smaller subcontractor to do?

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The Focus of BIM Education: A Time for Change

Building Information Management

BIM, Building Information Modeling, education is not being practiced effectively, if at all, in many/most educational institutions. Certainly BIM involves technology, and the disruptive technology of cloud computing will prove a primary catalyst for BIM acceptance.

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