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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Mark It Up!

Rory Woolsey

” I get this question a lot from my architect friends when helping them budget their projects through the design process. The phase of design that a project is in will also influence the markups used. In setting the stage for this analysis we will assume an average repair & remodeling project of an aging government facility.

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The lifecycle of a detail – BIM and butterflies

DebunkTheBIM

Designs evolve, grids get moved, storey levels get changed – entire floors added or deleted etc., But, it is still a pretty good example of how any part of a building must to go through its development, no matter what approach you choose, from a traditional Design-Tender-Construct, fast track to D&B. Think of a precast wall.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Scope, Scope, Scope!!!

Rory Woolsey

The reality is engineers (and architects alike) do not have the best track record for budgeting project costs accurately. The design professionals define the project scope in plans and specifications; plans being the defined quantity of work and specifications being the defined quality of the work. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: Scope, Again?

Rory Woolsey

The reality is engineers (and architects alike) do not have the best track record for budgeting project costs accurately. The design professionals define the project scope in plans and specifications; plans being the defined quantity of work and specifications being the defined quality of the work. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook.

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Rory Woolsey's Construction Estimating Blog: A Savings Analysis!

Rory Woolsey

Ed Carrigan asked: “Do you believe there is a savings between JOC program and a bidding process (design-bid-build)?” For multi-trade repair and improvement type projects, Job Order Contracting will win out on a savings analysis over design-bid-build. ” Thanks for the question, Ed. This is the secret.

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Types of Construction Project | What Are Construction Projects | How Many Types of Construction Are There

CivilJungle

The modern design will classify into private homes, duplex houses, and apartments. Renovating projects can generally differ from the entity as the newest cover of color to a real loss and remodeling of an actual place. The contemporary building connects to constructing a whole newest space when remodeling is a natural solution.