Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Attention Real Property Owners, Construction Contractors, Architects, Engineers, Consultants, & Business Product Manufacturers. The Department of Energy is seeking input a draft Building Energy Modeling (BEM) Roadmap. DOE-BTO-BEM-Roadmap-DRAFT-2-1-2016_0. Send your comments to BEMroadmap@ee.doe.gov.

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CivilJungle

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Civil Engineering Software: Civil engineering software encompasses a variety of tools to assist civil engineers throughout both the design and construction process. This software can help in drafting & documenting, designing, visualizing & analyzing & so on. Software Required for Drafting or Drawing.

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Construction Marketing

JANUARY 31, 2019

The most common causes of disputes is amending the initial design of the project, failing to get all the necessary paperwork and poor communication between the involved parties. If there is a change that that needs to be made, all the parties should be consulted before the decision is implemented.

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Construction Specifier

JUNE 19, 2020

In other instances, mixing different items can have adverse results, and may need expert guidance (the author acknowledges the advice and comments on drafts of this article from Gerard Cavaluzzi, Esq., vice-president and general counsel at Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Inc., New York). Photo © BigStockPhoto.com.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 18, 2017

Whether that query is from a Fortune 1000 businesses or an architect, the answer is the same, have the owner engage an experienced green building consultant as early as possible in the project. My go to move is to recommend Lorax Partnerships based in Baltimore who are among the best of green building consultants we work with.

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Construction Cost Estimating

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

The Company: Van der Meer Consulting, a multi-disciplinary Structural and Civil Consulting Engineering group with various office locations in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Expertise and Personal Attributes: • Should be well versed with applying Australian Standard design codes.

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Revit Beginners

AUGUST 11, 2006

Revits Drafting Machine. For those of you who remember using drafting machines mounted to a drafting table youll find a similar tool in Revit. Now any lines or walls that you draft will snap to the gridlines of your workplane. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Find Consultants.

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Construction Cost Estimating

AUGUST 29, 2019

Reinforcement Detailing or Rebar detailing is a detailed construction engineering process normally accomplished by the Rebar fabricators, structural engineering consultants or the contractors for generating ‘shop/placing’ drawings or shop drawings and bar bending schedule of steel reinforcement for construction.

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 6, 2013

Providing the opportunity for the kind of collaboration that the construction industry so badly needs… Design-Build has a spectrum, ranging from almost as dysfunctional … all the way to almost as collaborative as Integrated Project Delivery. Shifting Design-Build toward IPD. Owners, this is bad for you.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 5, 2015

With the Town water system running out of water, the Town created a Groundwater Conservation District “encouraging environmentally sensitive and sustainable ‘green’ design and construction methods, minimizing impervious surface, maximizing groundwater recharge and protecting the aquifer.”

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Pro Builder

JUNE 1, 2020

For years, we as builders have been trained by industry consultants to think like manufacturers, create a process, and stick to it if we want to be profitable. Third-party contractors: Research + design + renderings + plan stamp/liability. Let’s explore the backend operation to fully understand the impact on our business.

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Cassell Construction Estimating

OCTOBER 1, 2015

This trend is also reshaping the engineering and construction (E&C) space, where the evolution of design and construction functions has taken a leap forward with the transition from electronic drafting to high-resolution digital modeling (also known as Building Information Modeling or “BIM”). Click here to continue reading.

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Construction Cost Estimating

OCTOBER 8, 2018

They acquire the resource orders, deal with clients, and coordinate with designers and other engineers. Project Engineers Site engineers perform according to a designer's plans, engineer's specifications and city codes to execute their jobs.

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Construction Lawyer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

LEXIS 118757 (August 26, 2014), illustrates once again that letter agreements should be avoided by design professionals. The architect was hired to design a restaurant for the owner. Some time later, the architect drafted an AIA contract which the owner marked up with various changes. Highway Inn, Inc., 2014 US Dist.

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Fins Architecture

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Posted by fins | Filed under architectural renderings | Sep 27, 2010 | Tags: parker school rough drafts , sketchup renderings | No Comments. These rough drafts were prepared using Sketchup modeling software. green building consultation. concept design. furniture design. interior design. modern design.

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DebunkTheBIM

JANUARY 24, 2011

I mentioned before design consultants regularly and intentionally showing incomplete drawings with a lot of padding (irrelevant information) to keep the mental image of the proposed building as vague as possible for as long as possible. Have you looked at the file I posted yesterday? Most striking features? Navigation? Intaractability?

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DebunkTheBIM

JANUARY 7, 2011

Last time building owners took an interest in who called the shots was when ‘project managers’ got established in a central role, independent from design consultants. Definition: Computer aided drafting that uses purely orthogonal projections and ignores most of the rules and principles of ‘traditional’ documenting.

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CivilJungle

MAY 28, 2021

Frequently, property owner plays a role as the laborer, payer & design team leader. All building construction projects possess few common elements – design, financial & legal purposes. Seek Technical / Consultant. Design Process. Are the project designs correctly established to begin the construction?

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Construction Marketing Ideas

APRIL 18, 2015

You can also use it to check whether your consultants are getting it right on news release preparation.). So before drafting your press release, it’s worth asking yourself these questions: 1. However, even if you aren’t an expert, you can evaluate your work (and that of your consultants) against advice you see here.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

AUGUST 23, 2015

There were delays and roadblocks along the way; first in even getting started, then moving past the first draft stage to a version that had been edited properly, to finally achieving proofreading and production success. (Of I didn’t worry about perfection in the first draft; but knew that I had to get the core work done.

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Safety Services Company

MAY 3, 2018

HOW TO CHOOSE A SAFETY CONSULTANT? Don’t: Avoid consultants who only provide cookie-cutter, downloadable safety programs and on real safety advise. There are many levels of consulting available in the market place. Do: Check your potential consultant’s references and reputation. LONG-TERM VALUE. COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 14, 2021

Design Trends Survey: What's in Store for Housing's Look and Feel. A recent survey of architects and design-minded home builders reveals what's in store for the look and feel of housing during the next three to five years. Mon, 06/14/2021 - 08:00. Caroline Broderick, Associate Editor. . Home Styles on the Horizon: More Modern.

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Help Everybody Everyday

OCTOBER 25, 2011

I was faced with several challenges: Multiple corporate stake holders with diverse opinions and limited knowledge of website design Multiple marketing stakeholders with their own preferences and ideas No defined budget. Initially, I tried to use the typical approach, hire a consultant to lead us through the process. The Challenges.

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PSMJ Resources

JANUARY 16, 2012

Be certain that your facilitator knows the design industry, and that you provide an abundance of advanced data about your firm, its markets, its clients, and all previous strategic planning efforts. Title the plan “DRAFT.” Don’t hire a consultant who will learn the A/E business at your expense. AECBytes.com.

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FDR Safety

MARCH 19, 2020

This can be accomplished by asking the OSHA inspector to wait for the arrival of the designated representative before starting the inspection. Where the inspector refuses to wait or where it is impossible for the representative to personally appear, designate a back-up to fill in. If you’re unsure seek advice from counsel.

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CivilJungle

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

The stairs are a series of steps which are designed to facilitate the ways of landing and takeoff between both the floors as well as the landings. Upon choosing the best land for construction , seek the aid of a competent designer to plan the building as well as seek instructions. Getting Prepared Estimates and Expenditure-.

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Natural Building

SEPTEMBER 13, 2006

Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design. Strawbale Home Designs. They are now in the process of drafting this Initiative and are soliciting support and feedback from anyone who is interested in the issue. View my complete profile. Saving our Forests.

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Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 11, 2012

AT/Comm and Amtech Systems, both ETC-system manufacturers, submitted proposals for the contract to install the ETCs at designated sites along the New York State Thruway. Electronic toll-collection contracts are generally awarded after proposals are technically evaluated by consultants.

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Natural Building

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design. Mike and I have discussed a variety of ways to accomplish this and the design that we came up with should perform quite well in this regard. View my complete profile. HyperAdobe. Masonry Heaters. Day Lighting Schools.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In order to accelerate the design and coordination phases, architects, engineers, BIM managers, and trades must have the ability to identify and track issue resolution. Best case, this is all in the same solution when they review designs or create packages. . Resolve design discrepancies faster with new Design Issues feature .

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Revit Beginners

JULY 1, 2009

The only solution is to place images in a drafting view (or legend view) first. Rescaling the image can also be easier from a drafting view once scale is established. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Marathon Drafting. USG Design Studio. Design Reform Videos.

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Construction Specifier

JUNE 13, 2021

Specifications originally intended for design bid-build (DBB) projects require significant revisions to be suitable for design-build or integrated project delivery (IPD). Greater challenges arise when adapting DBB source documents for design-build. Design-build contractual relationships. Images courtesy HDR.

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Construction Lawyer

AUGUST 21, 2014

The Architect shall obtain similar nonexclusive licenses from the Architect’s consultants consistent with this Agreement. After paying the architect some $500,000, the owner became dissatisfied with the architect’s services and terminated the agreement, going to a design-build arrangement to complete the project.

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Construction Specifier

JANUARY 28, 2021

Specifications originally intended for design-bid-build (DBB) projects require significant revisions to be suitable for design-build or integrated project delivery (IPD). Greater challenges arise when adapting DBB source documents for design-build. Design-build contractual relationships.

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Natural Building

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design. I would like to introduce you to a new member of the team of architects and designers at www.DreamGreenHomes.com : John Fordice. Cob is an amazing material which allows an unparalleled simplicity and freedom of design.

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Revit OpEd

DECEMBER 3, 2010

We discussed the classroom configuration, technology, class size, techniques, dealing with internet browsing and mixing drafting standards or design standards with learning software.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 3, 2016

It is beyond dispute that the best way to mitigate risk in a sustainable project is a properly drafted contract. And while this law firm makes a business of drafting and revising contact documents, there are very good contracts available in the marketplace. It is now the time to revise your contracts for sustainable projects.

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