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Relationship between the designer and the contractor

Construction Business Owner

Seminars and Tradeshows. » Relationship between the designer and the contractor. One part of our industry that I simply cannot get my head around is the oftentimes adversarial relationship that exists between the building design professionals and the building contractors on a particular job. Sales/Marketing. Industry News.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Seminars and Tradeshows. At Foundation Software, we try to avoid inmate takeovers by first assigning a lead analyst to oversee design for each project. We then provide a design methodology to follow. Design considerations are not relevant at this stage. Well-designed software provides a more powerful solution.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Seminars and Tradeshows. Section 179 was designed to provide an attractive tax savings on these purchases. Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management. Resource Center. Equipment and Services Directory. Ask the Expert. Hardhat Connect. Industry News. Forms and Checklists. Product Spotlight. Auction Calendar. Industry Statistics. August 2008.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Seminars and Tradeshows. One of my very favorite books is Alan Cooper’s The Inmates Are Running The Asylum , which takes an in-depth look into software application design. The Inmates Are Running The Asylum—or in other words, “The Programmers Are Designing the Software.” When designing FOUNDATION® for Windows® 3.0

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Seminars and Tradeshows. IPD is all about teamwork – bringing the design team and the construction team together early in the project delivery process to resolve issues and streamline processes. Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management. Resource Center. Equipment and Services Directory. Ask the Expert. Hardhat Connect. Publications.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Seminars and Tradeshows. For starters, it is designed for construction, so you’re getting software that handles the accounting and reporting challenges of your industry. Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management. Resource Center. Equipment and Services Directory. Ask the Expert. Hardhat Connect. Industry News. Forms and Checklists.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Seminars and Tradeshows. One of the areas we looked at was their pallet/skid area, where they were struggling to design an ergonomic work station. When working in a manufacturing plant, you can design or build workstations that can fit the workers physical needs. Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management. Resource Center.