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Essential BIM Terminology

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Level 0 : Level 0 entails basically no collaboration, and only 2D CAD drafting is used. Level 1 : Level 1 BIM is a combination of 3D CAD and 2D for drafting. It focuses on professional indemnity insurance issues. BIM levels are a universal understanding of what criteria are required to be BIM-compliant.

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Labour Cost Estimation

Construction Cost Estimating

Labour cost estimation helps in understanding how much hiring and paying a labour influences the employer’s benefits costs, insurance premiums, payroll tax contributions and others. Estimating direct cost estimation includes various methods following which the entire procedure becomes much simpler.

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List of Common Construction Abbreviations

Job Order Contracting

AIA: American Institute of Architects, American Insurance Association. CAD: Cadmium, Computer-Aided Drafting. He is a sample listing of abbreviation derived across a wide venue of sources. ADJ: Adjust, Adjustable, Adjacent. AF: Above the Floor. AFF: Above Finished Floor. AGA: American Gas Association. AGG: Aggregate. ALM: Alarm.

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Facilities Maintenance Checklist and Procedures

Job Order Contracting

Visually inspect ground area beneath equipment to insure no sharp objects and that the ground surface cushioning is adequate for the piece of equipment. Check operation of safety switches to insure they have not been by-passed. Draft regulators require slightly negative pressure in the combustion chamber at maximum input.

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Construction Abbreviations – A Decent List

Building Information Management

AIA: American Institute of Architects, American Insurance Association. CAD: Cadmium, Computer-Aided Drafting. ADJ: Adjust, Adjustable, Adjacent. AF: Above the Floor. AFF: Above Finished Floor. AGA: American Gas Association. AGG: Aggregate. AGGR: Aggregate. AIC: Amperes Interrupting Circuit. AL: Aluminum. ALM: Alarm. CAR: Carpet.

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Construction Abbreviations – A Decent List

Building Information Management

AIA: American Institute of Architects, American Insurance Association. CAD: Cadmium, Computer-Aided Drafting. ADJ: Adjust, Adjustable, Adjacent. AF: Above the Floor. AFF: Above Finished Floor. AGA: American Gas Association. AGG: Aggregate. AGGR: Aggregate. AIC: Amperes Interrupting Circuit. AL: Aluminum. ALM: Alarm. CAR: Carpet.