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State of the Construction Industry: July Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Report: Design-Build to Deliver Almost Half of U.S. Alternative project delivery methods like design-build (DB) are growing more common as owners seek to speed up projects and lower costs. It’s not feasible for all contractors to suddenly offer design services, but new partnerships and strategies could help your business down the line.

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Living in a Materials World

Viewpoint Construction Technology

It’s the skill of the labor, the creativity of the design and the intricacy of the engineering that shifts steel, concrete, brick, glass and so many other materials into finished work. Relying on manual processes in today’s modern construction era is no longer going to be a feasible option.

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3 Ways Construction Contractors Can Expand to New Markets

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Many contractors have also been expanding to include design services recently so they can offer design-build project delivery to clients, rather than the traditional design-bid-build method where owners hire separate companies to handle the design and execution of a project. Expand to New Locations.

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don't think: Do Revit: Autodesk Blogger Day: Revit Server

Do

There are some limitations since it is Version 1, but for the first time I can truly say we have feasible, solution sourced from Autodesk that allows our different offices to collaborate together on projects. Conceptual Design Workshop. The comments and blog entries on this site represent the viewpoints of the author only.

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BIM, Value Management, Life-cycle Cost Management

Building Information Management

Facility / Infrastructure Life Cycle Cost: Costs associated with designing, acquiring, constructing, adapting, maintaining, repairing, and operating a built structure. design, building and operate) is possibly a good channel to consider building life cycle. In this case, end-users are left to bear the maintenance costs.

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All About Tendering | What Is Tendering | What Is a Tender in Construction | Tendering Meaning in Construction

CivilJungle

The clients advance the tender benefits in the regional paper with the necessary description of the design project and call excited craft person. Value for money – from the buyer’s viewpoint, the tender will offer a suitable estimate of money waste. Advantages of Open Tender. Here, the pros of open tenders are as follows.