Types of Drawings used in Building Construction
The Constructor
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Different types of drawings is used in construction such as architectural drawings, structural, electrical, plumbing and finishing drawings.
Instruments Used in Engineering Drawing -its Uses and Importance
The Constructor
DECEMBER 1, 2017
In engineering drawing, engineering related objects like buildings, walls, electrical fittings, pipes, machines etc. are represented with.
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What is Substructure and Superstructure in Building Construction?
The Constructor
APRIL 10, 2024
Reinforcement shall be cut and placed as per the structural drawings and approved bar bending Schedules. Cover blocks should be tied with reinforcement by using binding wires for preventing misplacement from its location during concreting The post What is Substructure and Superstructure in Building Construction?
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What is Engineering Drawing | Types of Drawings Instruments
CivilJungle
JUNE 13, 2021
Importance of Engineering Drawing. A subcategory of technical drawings is an engineering drawing. Standardized language and symbols are used in engineering drawings. This simplifies the interpretation of the drawings and eliminates the possibility of personal interpretation. Drawing Board.
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Effective Marketing For Diverse Construction Job Categories
Construction Marketing
JANUARY 24, 2024
In the ever-evolving landscape of the construction industry, where precision meets creativity and innovation, effective marketing strategies are paramount for attracting top-tier talent across diverse construction job categories. Architects Design and plan construction projects, considering both aesthetic and functional aspects.
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What are As-Built Drawings and Why are they Important?
The Constructor
OCTOBER 16, 2020
An as-built drawing is defined as a drawing created and submitted by a contractor after completing the project. Due to some specific inevitable.
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How to Study Civil Engineering Drawings
Construction Cost Estimating
JANUARY 22, 2020
The first step in any construction project is to prepare a visual plan for the building. This is called the drawing, a visual representation of the project with dimensions and appropriations so that civil engineers can understand what the architect actually wants them to build.
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Secrets of a structural engineer
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Secrets of a structural engineer 0 dbarista Fri, 09/08/2023 - 11:54 Engineers Walter P Moore's Scott Martin, PE, LEED AP, DBIA, offers tips and takeaways for young—and veteran—structural engineers in the AEC industry. Below is a summary of the presentation “Secrets of a Structural Engineer” that I gave to the students.
New Asset Features to Boost Progress Tracking on 2D Drawings
Autodesk Construction Cloud
MARCH 10, 2023
Multiple assets can also be made quickly when drawing on a sheet. Here are a few examples: Viewing status updates Let’s say a general contractor primarily uses 2D PDF drawings and needs to visually see the status of the concrete pour directly on their drawing. If there are existing assets, you can link to them easily.
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What is RFI in Construction?
The Constructor
JUNE 20, 2022
A request for information (RFI) is a formal written process undertaken during a construction project to clarify information like plans, drawings,
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Difference Between Sketching and Drawing | What Are Conceptual Sketches | Architecture Concept Drawing | Types of Drawings for Building Design
CivilJungle
DECEMBER 17, 2020
Conceptual Sketches are freehand sketches that are used by designers such as architects, engineers, designers as a quick and simple way. Architecture Concept Drawing. An architecture concept drawing is a technical drawing of a building (or building project) that falls within the definition of architecture. Scale Drawing.
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Some crucial technical drawings terms in construction
Construction Cost Estimating
AUGUST 27, 2018
Given below the details lists of technical drawings terms essential at construction site. Tender drawings: These types of drawings are provided to the bidders at the tender time to estimate the blank BOQ. Tender drawings & specifications play an important role in the post contract phase to manage variations.
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Innovative Approaches to Industrial Construction Project Management
Construction Marketing
APRIL 11, 2023
As in all walks of life, technology and innovation are changing the landscape of the industrial construction industry. With this in mind, keep reading for 5 innovative approaches to industrial construction project management in 2023. All stakeholders have access to the same files, documents, drawing, and models.
5 Helpful Resources for Designing & Building with Engineered Wood
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
APA – THE ENGINEERED WOOD ASSOCIATION Multifamily Housing Engineered wood’s combination of benefits—from beauty and versatility to sustainability and strength—has made it a popular material for commercial projects such as mixed-use buildings, low-rise office structures and even eight-story mass-timber high rises.
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How to Avoid 3 Common Commercial Construction Scheduling Delays
HardHatChat
SEPTEMBER 6, 2017
Compared with a few short years ago, commercial construction moves at an incredibly fast pace today. Specialty items, such as custom glass and doors for storefronts, have longer lead times that can potentially be the cause of construction delays. Unrealistic Expectations for Construction Permit Review. Delays on Shop Drawings.
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Classification of civil engineering drawings and importance of engineering drawings
Construction Cost Estimating
FEBRUARY 15, 2015
Classification of civil engineering drawings and importance of engineering drawings Engineering drawings square calculate however engineers and draftsmen speak the styles for a building project to a contractor , builder, or technician.
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Commercial Construction Project Planning: 3 Warning Signs Your Budget Might Go Bust
HardHatChat
AUGUST 28, 2018
Budget is always a major consideration for our commercial construction clients, and as a general contractor we devote significant time to the budgeting process. The best advice I can give our clients is to hire the best architect and engineer they can early in the planning stages, and give them time to do their job well.
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Balancing construction realities with ideal fenestration design
Construction Specifier
DECEMBER 22, 2023
This article will discuss what can happen when some of those recommendations are not followed due to the nature of construction. Submittals process During construction, the first place the design team will review information for the project is during the submittal process.
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Some useful tips to read civil engineering drawings efficiently
Construction Cost Estimating
JULY 24, 2017
This construction video tutorial sifts through the process for evaluating engineering drawing easily. In this video, some crucial topics like grid lines in civil engineering, problems found in the drawing, are explained briefly. A civil drawing contains a series of various types of site drawings.
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3 Tips On How To Find The Perfect Commercial Construction Contractor… And Be A Great Construction Client
HardHatChat
JULY 27, 2020
Earlier this spring, I had the opportunity to talk with Restaurant Development + Design Magazine for an article on “How to Find the Perfect Construction Partner” that just published in the July/August issue. Plus, once a client finds a great construction partner, the best way to hold onto them is by being a good customer themselves.
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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.
New Asset Features to Boost Progress Tracking on 2D Drawings
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JANUARY 19, 2023
Multiple assets can also be made quickly when drawing on a sheet. Here are a few examples: Viewing status updates Let’s say a general contractor primarily uses 2D PDF drawings and needs to visually see the status of the concrete pour directly on their drawing. If there are existing assets, you can link to them easily.
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Civil Engineering Software | List of Civil Engineering Software | List of Engineering Software
CivilJungle
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
Introduction of Civil Engineer Software: There is multifarious software accessible which are utilized in Civil Engineering. The Civil Engineering Softwares are surging manifold day by day. Here could be a list of SOFTWARE which are outrageously employed by many Civil Engineers all round the world. Software for Surveying.
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What is a submittal in construction? A comprehensive guide
Lets Build
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Construction projects involve multiple experts, like architects, consultants, electricians, and compliance professionals, working together to ensure successful outcomes. To that end, project managers and contractors must issue construction submittals to these experts for approval, review, or guidance.
What is a submittal in construction? A comprehensive guide
Lets Build
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Construction projects involve multiple experts, like architects, consultants, electricians, and compliance professionals, working together to ensure successful outcomes. To that end, project managers and contractors must issue construction submittals to these experts for approval, review, or guidance.
5 Reasons Prototyping Is Essential In Design And Construction
Construction Marketing
JUNE 16, 2021
Construction is one industry faced with many planning and designing before the actual structure is put in place. A plan is always drawn in blueprints to give clients and engineers insight into how the building should be. Therefore, construction companies and engineers are faced with the uphill task of meeting this.
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What Is Transportation Engineering | Major Disciplines of Transportation Engineering | What Do Transportation Engineers Do
CivilJungle
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
What Is Transportation Engineering? Transportation Engineering is a branch of civil engineering which deals with the planning , designing , operation, and maintenance of an efficient and safe transportation system. Major Disciplines of Transportation Engineering. What Do Transportation Engineers Do?
Three Easy Steps to Building a Commercial Building
Wolgast Corporation
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Whether it is a healthcare practice, manufacturing facility, office building, auto dealership, or restaurant, or if it is new construction or a remodel, we use the steps or phases of Design-Build construction to break down the commercial construction process most efficiently for our clients.
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What is a submittal in construction? A comprehensive guide
Lets Build
AUGUST 18, 2023
Construction projects involve multiple experts, like architects, consultants, electricians, and compliance professionals, working together to ensure successful outcomes. To that end, project managers and contractors must issue construction submittals to these experts for approval, review, or guidance.
How to Make Better Quantity Takeoffs?
The Constructor
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
Quantity takeoff in construction estimates the quantities for a contract from the drawings and construction plans to forecast the upcoming.
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Expert Flint Witness Testimony Draws Fire
ENR Construction
MAY 11, 2022
The ethics and standard-of-care witness in the negligence trial of two engineering firms connected to the 2015 Flint, Mich., water crisis said in three days of testimony that both firms failed to act to stop or limit the public danger despite having the knowledge and obligation to alert higher government authorities.
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QA and QC in Construction
Fieldwire
AUGUST 7, 2023
“Quality Assurance” and “Quality Control” are often times mistakenly used as interchangeable terms when discussing the broad issue of quality in construction; however, these two terms actually describe very different activities. RFIS Streamline your RFI process with Fieldwire Learn more → In construction, we have QC down.
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Komatsu All-Electric Wheel Loader Draws Industry Interest
ENR Construction
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
When Komatsu rolled out its WA Electric wheel loader during demonstration sessions at the 2022 Bauma equipment trade show in Munich, Germany, last October, engineers and sales staff at the booth were not expecting the little machine to steal the show.
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Construction blueprints 101: What you need to know
Lets Build
APRIL 3, 2020
What is a construction blueprint or construction plan? Construction blueprints (also known as construction plans or construction drawings) are two-dimensional drawings that contain all the details that are needed for a project. Every construction worker needs to know how to read blueprints.
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Construction Collaboration: PDF Secrets Part 3 – Large Format Drawings and Markups
Carol Hagen
JULY 28, 2011
Collaboration on large format construction drawings often has the expectation that all the team players have the same tools. Architects and engineers spend countless hours in AutoCad then share their drawings with the General Contractor. This is a sore spot for Architects and Engineers who are detail oriented.
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Puerto Rico Power Grid Stabilization Draws Six Contractors for $5B in Work
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Army Corps of Engineers selected the firms for multiple award task order contracts with a five-year order period.
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How to Calculate Slab Steel Quantity from Drawing
CivilJungle
JUNE 27, 2020
For cutting and bending purposes, schedules should be provided as separate A4 sheets and not as part of the detailed reinforcement drawings. • Also, read: House Construction Cost Calculator Excel Sheet. Estimation of steel quantity is an essential skill of any civil engineer. Also, read : How to Find House Construction Cost.
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More about design drawings and model planning
Construction Cost Estimating
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Plans are like a set of drawings or two-dimensional diagrams that are used to narrate a place or object or to communicate building or fabrication instructions which are drawn or printed on paper and can take the form of a digital file. So these design drawings can be categorized as: • Feasibility studies. Concept drawings.
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Stok Draws Senior Leadership Additions to Rapidly Expanding Team
Stok
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Denver (February 23, 2021) – Stok, a provider of sustainability and high-performance building services, announces the additions of Vice President of Project and Construction Management Emmy So and Director of Client Solutions Adam Guli. Emmy So, VP Project and Construction Management, Stok. Emmy earned her B.A. ABOUT STOK.
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stok Draws Senior Leadership Additions to Rapidly Expanding Team
Stok
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Denver (February 23, 2021) – stok, a provider of sustainability and high-performance building services, announces the additions of Vice President of Project and Construction Management Emmy So and Director of Client Solutions Adam Guli. Emmy So, VP Project and Construction Management, stok. Emmy earned her B.A. ABOUT STOK.
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Streamlining Construction Workflows: Hodari Africa Excels with Autodesk Build
Autodesk Construction Cloud
OCTOBER 15, 2023
Hodari Africa , a leading project management firm, recognised the limitations of traditional document-sharing platforms and sought a more robust solution to enhance their construction workflows. Supported by one of their key clients, Gateway Real Estate Africa (GREA), Hodari has been on a journey to digitalise its construction processes.
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Architectural Dictionary – 108 Words Used by Architects
The Constructor
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
The following are the words commonly used by Architects in their works and drawings. Understanding of these words is essential for construction.
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Shop Drawing Note May Be a Factor At Problem Transit Hub
ENR Construction
JANUARY 9, 2019
A note from the engineer of record on an approved shop drawing for San Francisco's Salesforce Transit Center appears to have initiated an instruction to the steel fabricator to cut two 2-in. holes in the bottom flanges of the hub's built-up plate girders.
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Over 275 Partners Now Integrate with Autodesk Construction Applications
Autodesk Construction Cloud
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
21 New Integrations for Autodesk Construction Cloud Construction companies produce an immense amount of data every day; but are firms actually leveraging this goldmine of insights? Today, only 20% of construction firms identify as data leaders, with the remaining 80% reporting either beginner or emergent levels of data capabilities.
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