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An Ode to ArchiCAD…or…can we call it something else?

DebunkTheBIM

Not even 30 years ago when I first started associating with it, even though at the time both the Arch part and the CAD part were positive terms. I came across a software comparison recently. I don’t really need any scientific comparison. I’ve never been happy with the name of my (possibly) most essentials of tools.

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Construction Scheduling Techniques

Construction Cost Estimating

Scheduling technique also offers precise comparison of expenses for the proposed alternate project completion methods. Documentation is extremely significant to keep a track on the labour hour and to research and develop alternative methods for construction to optimize cost.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Biotech, A Recession-Proof Growth Sector

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

By comparison, total employment for all private sector industries in the U.S. While national private sector employment fell by 6.9 percent from the outset of the recession in 2007 through the first year of the recovery in 2010, bioscience industry employment fell a mere 1.4 percent, adding more than 96,000 jobs.

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The case for architects with no hands – or why can’t the young of the AEC industry be successful without wanting to hand-sketch?

DebunkTheBIM

I’ll class the birth and growth of the FlatCAD industry to have been a ‘relatively’ easy and straightforward process for now, though it was not really either, but in comparison to the digitalization of the design process, at least it has achieved some sort of a critical mass in its uptake by now.

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Cover Story: Global Biotech Report

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

At the beginning of 2015, 566 companies employed more than 27,000 workers, with an average employment growth of more than five percent per year. As a comparison: Rhine-Palatinate holds 15.7 The region is the largest producer of pharmaceuticals in the UK and is home to over 250 core biomedical companies who employ over 3,400 people.

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DebunkTheBIM: ?Explain yourself!?

DebunkTheBIM

“The first step of the plan was to demonstrate the value of BIM with an apples-to-apples project analysis, comparing a just-finished renovation using CAD with a second one using BIM.” I just don’t see close enough resemblance between the two, without a lot of mathematical gymnastics applied to the conditions.

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Facilities Maintenance Checklist and Procedures

Job Order Contracting

Note all deteriorated areas on the roof plan for comparison later on the roof. This equipment is typically found in computer rooms, but may also be found in special purpose rooms such as CAD rooms or laboratories. Walk around the perimeter of the building. These units can be fan coils, heat pumps or spilt A/C units.