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What Do Roman England and Construction Technology Have in Common?

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The discipline of civil engineering dates all the way back to Roman times with our ancient engineers inventing strict standards when designing their highways. When it comes to solving complex design and construction problems, resource constraints have plagued our teams which we’re sure was no different in the Roman era.

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Advancing our time-honored traditions through technological innovation

The Korte Company

So, Ralph bought one for the office for estimating, scheduling and planning. We helped spearhead the development of the Design-Build Institute of America and the Design-Build method itself. And that bold, innovative spirit? The embrace of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and LEED certification?

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40 Best Construction Podcasts in 2022

Levelset

Release schedule : Weekly. Release schedule : Weekly. Release schedule : Weekly. Release schedule : Weekly. Release schedule : Every weekday. Release schedule : 3x/month. Hosts Davis Hambrick and Walker Lott talk their listeners through career paths, growth, and strategies in episodes of Laying Foundations.

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Supply Chain Snarls Today. Competitive Advantage Tomorrow.

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Transparency and collaboration extend to our architectural and design partners as well. Design packages are released for fabrication and ordered well ahead of historical schedules. We work in close collaboration to stay ahead of supply chain issues.

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Top 10 Construction Companies in the U.S.

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Across the industry, you can feel the momentum in resilience, creativity, and the human spirit for problem-solving. They were on a short, 15-month schedule. Specifically, Gilbane leveraged prefabrication, design-assisted preconstruction processes, and virtual reality (VR) to meet the deadline and high-tech requirements. .

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Commercial Construction Tips: Six Best Practice Resolutions for 2011

HardHatChat

Bill Di Santo (right) overseeing a design-build project for Englewood Construction. Working with design-build GCs is a good resolution for 2011. Schedule a commercial construction preventive maintenance visit. Or better yet, hire a design-build general contractor. Try switching it up in 2011 and bring in your GC first.

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New Year’s Resolutions for Commercial Contractors: Goals and Strategies for Growth

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In the spirit of sharing, here are three key things we’ll be focusing on in 2017: 1. Too often in a competitively bid construction project, contractors are awarded the job based purely on their bottom line, without being involved in any upfront planning or discussion of design intent.