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6 Barriers to BIM Adoption in the Housing Industry

Pro Builder

These factors are increasing costs for construction companies and reducing their profit margins. Cybersecurity to protect valuable data, including house plans and other designs that have value. Some construction sectors are adopting BIM but relying on CAD tools, which isn’t a universal practice. Lack of Industry Standards.

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Estimating Controls

Cassell Construction Estimating

On Screen Takeoff directly from digital plans? It’s in estimating, planning, scheduling, executing, and 
supervising your company’s self‐performed labor. Sad but true‐ even if you just did 10 profitable jobs in a row, your next one can still take
 your company down. Bids are time‐consuming: How are you doing your takeoff?

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Sounding Off — Construction Professionals Talk Emerging Technologies

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Over the past few years, we’ve seen a significant boom in the amount of technologies construction companies are deploying to streamline workflows, improve productivity, expand the scope of projects, expand access to data, enhance collaboration and generate stronger profit margins. is vital to great production.

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7 Advancements in MEP Tech that Make Life Easier on Contractors

Autodesk Construction Cloud

These construction professionals work with arguably the most complex and technical aspects of the building process, which require expertise, careful planning, and strict execution. . We’ve captured our favorite innovations to help address a range of potential obstacles including accessibility, productivity, and resource planning below. .

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Housing, Industrialized: Designing for Off-Site

Pro Builder

Our CAD [computer-aided design] modelers and drafters have become experts in how to build a house,” Carpenter says. To stay focused on its goals for attainable housing, the On2 team simplified floor plans, elevations, and options while keeping an eye on marketability through a series of focus groups with first-time buyers. “We

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Proposal Pricing Strategies: How Much are You Selling that Watermelon For?

Help Everybody Everyday

After a few months of this, the two boys wonder where all the profits went. For example, you may charge $80/hr for a CAD Operator. That does not take into account how much each CAD Operator makes. Published rates take into account the cost of doing business and are usually developed with an eye towards realizing a profit.

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BIM Strategy- Why Everything, or Nothing Ever, Changes!

Building Information Management

This is a major shift in thinking for many, but especially for our business or “for-profit sectors” Robust, proven processes with associated accurate transparent, and actionable information in support of fact-based decision-marking are drivers for success. Proprietary (e.g.,

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