His book, Legal Guide to AIA Documents, published by Aspen Publishing, is in its fifth edition. The new AIA Documents and Arbitration - What Rules Apply? New AIA documents and Arbitration. Much is being written about the 2007 AIA Documents, which were released in early November. It was with great interest that I opened the new documents using the AIAs Electronic Documents software system. And, the paper documents do not have anything pre-checked. MORE

A picture is worth a thousand words, they say – but, when that same picture has a powerful artificial intelligence (AI) software behind it, it also yields millions of valuable data points. courtesy of StructionSite. MORE

working together to provide robust building performance analysis capabilities to the Revit platform through a work flow between Autodesk Revit Systems, Autodesk ’s BIM design and documentation software for mechanical/electrical/plumbing ( MEP ) engineering, and the IES software suite. Last month Autodesk and IES (Integrated Environmental Solutions) issued a press release announcing that they are ".working MORE

The American Institute of Architects has announced a series of new documents available with the latest version of the AIA Contract Documents software. These include new BIM and Digital Documents; a new document family, Program Management ; and three free guides. These documents anticipate the involvement of additional consultants such as a program manager and a design manager, in addition to the traditional architect(s). MORE

Construction drawings are unlike construction documents. Featured North America Software construction document software construction drawings construction project management document management project managementDrawings are foundational to construction project management. Sheet counts in the approved construction set are often large to begin with and grow even larger as a project progresses. MORE

In addition to the wealth of documents already online, last week ConsensusDOCS released three new documents: The new and only available of its kind ConsensusDocs 298 Joint Venture Agreement makes it easier for construction companies to combine expertise and share risks on projects. " “Only the AIA’s Contract Documents provide the time-tested legal protection that has been the Industry Standard for over 120 years. MORE

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For project management, it’s my personal belief that one of the most valuable pieces of software a company can purchase is a quality photo documentation software. 360 Photo Documentation app, StructionSite, is one of the latest to harness AI to pull data from images taken throughout the jobsite, with minimal effort required of the user. StructionSite’s SmartTrack Progress Tracking, courtesy of StructionSite. MORE