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Construction Collaboration: PDF Secrets Part 1 – Estimating Takeoff

Carol Hagen

To help change that I’ll share some best practices and features that contractors, architects and estimators perhaps weren’t aware of. Realize this is just one secret to Bluebeam Revu and is built-in to every version Standard, CAD and eXtreme. What PDFs do best is share documents in a format that everyone can access.

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Construction Scheduling Techniques

Construction Cost Estimating

Construction cost estimator should create project scheduling to assign dates to project activities and to match the resources of materials, equipment and labour for organized project procedure. Scheduling technique also offers precise comparison of expenses for the proposed alternate project completion methods.

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SHOP DRAWING creates maximum benefits for construction companies

Construction Cost Estimating

Rajib Dey Construction Estimating Service.

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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.” No one seems capable (in the olde tymes we estimated hours per drawing sheet - quite simple and elegant really.) Your thoughts?

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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. Keep record of hour usage of spotlight bulb, noting its estimated life and date of installation. This equipment is typically found in computer rooms, but may also be found in special purpose rooms such as CAD rooms or laboratories. Check Points: 1.