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Moving from Design-Build, DB, to Integrated Project Delivery, IPD

Building Information Management

On the left of this spectrum, you have those Design-Build projects that use bridging documents, lowest bidder selection, and a team that doesn’t work well together. The biggest problem with this model is that when you have an architect prepare bridging documents, you’ve just made all the big decisions without the input of the building team.

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Evaluating Natural Disaster Risk In Site Selection

Business Facilities

most recently in Northern California, spreading across the landscape with hurricane-force wind gusts. Early estimates are that 6,300 structures have been destroyed in Sonoma County, the most destructive fire in California history. Earthquake ground shaking hazard is documented by the U.S. Wildfires raged in the Western U.S.,

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Morris Lessmore, and Pixomondo, whose work on the film Hugo won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. Louisiana edged out another emerging digital media powerhouse, Utah, and outpaced perennial media centers New York and California to take the top ranking in BF’s Digital Media Leaders category. California, NJ, PA Are Biotech Behemoths.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Tom Gay manages worldwide CAD and GIS services, site plan documentation and engineering document management services for The Factory Mutual Insurance Company (FM Global). Calvin is a registered Architect in the State of California, a Professional Engineer in the District of Columbia, and a LEED Accredited Professional.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Tom Gay manages worldwide CAD and GIS services, site plan documentation and engineering document management services for The Factory Mutual Insurance Company (FM Global). Calvin is a registered Architect in the State of California, a Professional Engineer in the District of Columbia, and a LEED Accredited Professional.

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Show Village 2021: 3 Idea Homes for the Way We Live Now

Pro Builder

As important as meeting our needs for a realistic online experience, the value of virtual technology to present photo-realistic spaces—and how they flow together—is becoming increasingly critical to consumers, developers, and municipal authorities who seek (and increasingly expect) comprehensive visualization of a project.

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Autodesk Construction Champions 2023: 25 People Powering the Future of Construction 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

As we know, construction teams go through a lot of paper—much of that is used to print drawings, mark up documents, and the like. This team achievement has sparked a stronger relationship with the safety department and has developed into further innovations and discussions surrounding prevention through design and visual planning.