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Selecting anchor clips for metal cladding

Construction Specifier

Architects seeking to deliver their own, creative signature realize they must focus much of their attention on the design of the exterior wall, the face of the structure to the outside world. Today’s design trends drive those same architects to source a wide array of applied architectural features that are mounted to the building structure.

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Job Order Contracting JOC Integrated Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Both require “a collaborative alliance of people, systems, business structures and practices into a process that harnesses the talents and insights of all participants to optimize project results, increase value to the owner, reduce waste, and maximize efficiency through all phases of design, fabrication, and construction.”.

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Lawsuit over First LEED Platinum Building is Over

Green Building Law Update

SmithGroup was the architect and responsibility for design. Parallams are a fabricated wood product made by gluing strands of second-growth trees together to form a larger and stronger engineered wood product. One of SmithGroup’s design elements for the project was the use of external Parallams.

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In Construction, There’s A Tattletale And There’s What is Right

Best Practices Construction Law

Waukegan was responsible for fabricating and installing the structural steel of project. The subcontractor was required to submit “fabrication quality control and weld inspection certificates” to the government before payment was issued. That employee fabricated the requested welding inspection certificates.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Wikipedia says, “IPD is a collaborative alliance of people, systems, business structures and practices into a process that harnesses the talents and insights of all participants to optimize project results, increase value to the owner, reduce waste, and maximize efficiency through all phases of design, fabrication, and construction.”

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4 No-Brainer Workflows with Autodesk Construction Cloud Connect 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

That’s what Canam, North America’s largest fabricator of structural steel components, did when they implemented Autodesk Build. Now the firm’s engineers and detailers can optimize designs to reduce waste and improve project certainty—while boosting productivity in the process. .

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Tablet Computing and Enterprise Software » World of Concrete 2012: Products Get Smarter, Interfaces Mimic Streamlined Design of Smart Phones and Tablets. This new design will be intuitive to anyone who has ever used a smart phone or a tablet. Hllti is another company that places a premium on intuitive design. Recent Posts.