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The news release: Getting it right

Construction Marketing Ideas

This worthy article describes how to write an effective news release. 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. Is there anything “new” in my story?

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How to Create Templates in AutoCAD

Construction Cost Estimating

It is a computer aided design and drafting solution brought to you by Autodesk. As a design engineer , you often need to do the same type of design over and over again, don’t you? Do you just copy-paste your previous design and make changes in that? Today, we will learn how to create templates in AutoCAD.

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Dennis Calvert, the right architect for Design-Build

The Korte Company

Design-Build was not always accepted in the industry. So when he encountered Ralph Korte’s vision of Design-Build in action, he saw the industry’s future. . The work was labor-intensive at the time—everything was hand-drawn on drafting boards—and everyone still wore white shirts and ties. Louis Arch and Lincoln Center). .

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Revit Beginners: Revit's Drafting Machine

Revit Beginners

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. Revit Forums & News.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Ben Fiedler, Staff Consultant at Benchmark, Inc.

Autodesk Construction Cloud

At my previous job before Benchmark, I worked as a satellite uplink engineer doing national news and sporting events. I was out on projects, doing observation, and then slowly I moved into completing roof surveys and design projects. We want to be that leader and we want to be that measurement point. Now, I wear multiple hats.

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Commercial Construction Tips: Six Best Practice Resolutions for 2011

HardHatChat

Bill Di Santo (right) overseeing a design-build project for Englewood Construction. Working with design-build GCs is a good resolution for 2011. I’m sure some of you don’t have the time to draft a list of resolutions, so I’ve done it for you – you can thank me later. Or better yet, hire a design-build general contractor.

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Advancing our time-honored traditions through technological innovation

The Korte Company

We helped spearhead the development of the Design-Build Institute of America and the Design-Build method itself. With the rise of our internal Design-Build division in 1977, we also pioneered Tilt-Up construction and won key projects for the USPS and distribution centers across America. Data privacy, bias, reliability.