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The ABCs of VDC

Construction Business Owner

Crosby started in construction on a framing crew building custom homes, then moved into management of large projects with an emphasis on electronic project management and scheduling. As BIM has emerged, Crosby has fully engaged in virtual design and construction (VDAC). Sponsor Procore. Embedded Form.

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

The Korte Company

Multi-phased Design-Build. To manage the complexity of the project, we relied on a phased work schedule over two years. We also needed to adapt to shifting project parameters without blowing the budget or schedule. When the design phase kicked off in January 2022, Alex first focused on keeping key components clash-free.

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Top 10 ERP Solutions for Construction Firms

Construction Marketing

One of the well-known options in the construction industry, Procore helps Owners, General Contractors, and Specialty Contractors to manage their projects and financials, gaining complete visibility, keeping projects on schedule, and working more efficiently. Oracle ERP.

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Fieldwire employee spotlight - Kendra Sutherland

Fieldwire

This was very fulfilling to work with some of the most acclaimed designers and architects in the Bay Area. The schedules are extremely aggressive and require 14-plus teams to come together and completely transform a space within approximately 3-4 months. years as an estimator. Commercial TI is not for the weary.

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

Autodesk Construction Cloud

We’re a design-build commercial contractor specializing in HVAC, plumbing, service, and maintenance, and we also have a 24-hour emergency support team. What we’ll do is run the coordination process for them, and they insist on using BIM 360, along with different software like Procore, Dropbox, or Trimble.

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

HardHatChat

Our software of choice, a portal powered by Procore , stores every component about the actual construction of a project, including all construction documents, addendums, construction change order requests , RFIs, schedules, and progress reports and photos. Instead, they simply log in to retrieve updates at their convenience.

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iPhone and iPad Applications Best Suited for Construction Professionals

Construction Cost Estimating

Through this application, the final design is saved and can be sent via e-mail or printed. It also contains formulas for steel design , swimming pool and parking area designs. 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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