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Global AEC is limping, hobbling. It should be handed over to our children. Turn it back into a viable career choice and let them thrive and contribute to its recovery!

DebunkTheBIM

Forget kitchen alterations, bathroom refits or even new houses built for individual clients. They’d carry on obligingly climbing the limited staircase of their careers by keeping their profiles low and sticking to forever designing cheap office layouts, calculate bending moments or size sewer pipes. The media do not seem to care.

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How to plan your warehouse layout

The Korte Company

What additional statutory requirements or standards will the facility be required to meet if it houses food processing operations? Warehouses collect and concentrate rainwater, putting pressure on sewer systems. Will the facility be equipped to store perishable goods requiring refrigeration? How frequent will turnover of goods be?

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List of Common Construction Abbreviations

Job Order Contracting

CAD: Cadmium, Computer-Aided Drafting. CISP: Cast Iron Soil/sewer Pipe. HSG: Housing. BWV: Back Water Valve. BYP: By Pass. C: Courses, Curb, Channel, Degrees Celsius, Clock Outlet, Calcimine. C/C: Center to Center. C TO C: Center to Center. CA: Compressed Air. CAB: Cabinet. CAIS: Caisson. CAP: Capacity. CAR: Carpet.

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Construction Abbreviations – A Decent List

Building Information Management

CAD: Cadmium, Computer-Aided Drafting. CISP: Cast Iron Soil/sewer Pipe. HSG: Housing. BWV: Back Water Valve. BYP: By Pass. C: Courses, Curb, Channel, Degrees Celsius, Clock Outlet, Calcimine. C/C: Center to Center. C TO C: Center to Center. CA: Compressed Air. CAB: Cabinet. CAIS: Caisson. CAP: Capacity. CAR: Carpet.

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Construction Abbreviations – A Decent List

Building Information Management

CAD: Cadmium, Computer-Aided Drafting. CISP: Cast Iron Soil/sewer Pipe. HSG: Housing. BWV: Back Water Valve. BYP: By Pass. C: Courses, Curb, Channel, Degrees Celsius, Clock Outlet, Calcimine. C/C: Center to Center. C TO C: Center to Center. CA: Compressed Air. CAB: Cabinet. CAIS: Caisson. CAP: Capacity. CAR: Carpet.

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Facilities Maintenance Checklist and Procedures

Job Order Contracting

Manhole, Sewer. Application: This standard applies to manholes which contain sanitary sewer lines or other related piping systems. Examine structural features of sewer line, interior of manhole, manhole frame and cover, etc. Clean inside of housing. Clean interior of housing. Clean housing interior.