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Procore/FMI Survey: Less-Than-Half Satisfied With Preconstruction Technology

ENR Construction

The process of preconstruction has significantly changed over the last 10 years to include project data from multiple sources, better design modeling and more involvement from specialty contractors, but has preconstruction technology changed with the data? A Procore/FMI report says not enough.

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Design-Build gets sweeter: Expanding a Hershey plant with a high-tech approach

The Korte Company

Multi-phased Design-Build. Building a multi-layered design from cloud point data We’ve done more than a dozen jobs in our 20+ years with Hershey — but this was just the second for Project Designer Alex Engelbrecht. When the design phase kicked off in January 2022, Alex first focused on keeping key components clash-free.

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14 Integrations for Owners to Power Smarter Projects

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Design planning with scan-to-BIM workflows. Design planning with immersive VR. In addition, Masterworks connects with Autodesk design data, providing capital planners and construction managers critical design information across the capital program lifecycle. Design planning with scan-to-BIM workflows.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Don Juan De Guzman, BIM Director at Silicon Valley Mechanical 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

As Building Information Modeling Director at Silicon Valley Mechanical , Don looks after all things BIM at the company. We’re a design-build commercial contractor specializing in HVAC, plumbing, service, and maintenance, and we also have a 24-hour emergency support team. There’s design, engineering, construction, etc.

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iPhone and iPad Applications Best Suited for Construction Professionals

Construction Cost Estimating

GoBIM : With GOBIM application you can navigate 3D BIM models and their associated data easily as BIM applications are widely used in the construction industry today. The size of the model handled by GoBIM depends on three factors- number of parameters, number of triangles and number of materials.

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The Construction Software Toolbox Part 1: Why It Pays To Work With A Tech-Savvy Commercial Contractor

HardHatChat

Finally, using good accounting software allows commercial contractors to create and access historical data, which helps us provide accurate pricing models for just about anything we’ll run into on a commercial construction project. This data is crucial in providing conceptual construction budgets for clients.

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Some Best Construction Apps In Recent Times

Construction Cost Estimating

GOBIM application creates the scope to operate 3D BIM models and their related data on the basis of the factors like number of triangles, number of parameters, and number of materials. The final design is saved and transmitted through email. It can also be printed. It can also be printed.