Three Easy Steps to Building a Commercial Building
Wolgast Corporation
DECEMBER 6, 2023
This preliminary phase includes a floorplan, exterior elevations (if applicable), code and zoning checks, and an initial engineering analysis.
Successful Commercial Construction Strategies and Operations: Tip #1
HardHatChat
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009
How did you file the documents for your last commercial construction project? If so, you probably put those documents in a banker’s box or two and then stored them in your office. Or maybe you paid to have the documents stored in a warehouse. By moving to a paperless project management software system.
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Construction Business Owner
JUNE 29, 2012
« Better Project Management through Better Communication. Committing Intentional Project Communications » Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Recently I had a friend fall walking near a construction zone while carrying a case of water to her coffee shop. document management.
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The 12 Best Construction Podcasts of 2020
Construction Junkie
JULY 8, 2020
Former winners CONEXPO-CON/AGG Radio, The ConTechCrew, and The Lien Zone were back and all had strong showings in the voting round. Check out our full review of The Lien Zone by clicking or tapping here. #7: It was a very exciting competition this year, with a few records broken along the way.
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Place Your Vote for the Best Construction Podcast of 2020
Construction Junkie
MAY 20, 2020
Former winners CONEXPO-CON/AGG Radio, The ConTechCrew, and The Lien Zone are back, as well as a many other podcasts that are new to the competition. vote for the lien zone. vote for the lien zone. The Lien Zone Podcast. The Construction Management Podcast. Vote for conexpo/con-agg radio. vote for in the blue.
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Advancing our time-honored traditions through technological innovation
The Korte Company
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
When a project manager starts drafting an email, intelligent software suggests the words that finish a sentence — shaving down the time needed to finish the message. For example, we can integrate cameras through software like OpenSpace to document and track project progress. We tip our hard hats to that.
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Chase Center LEED Gold Certification: Q&A with Sustainability Team
Stok
AUGUST 24, 2020
As LEED project facilitators, the team actively coordinated with the entire project team throughout design and construction to successfully complete a LEED campus application, resulting in three LEED Gold certifications thus far, including the Chase Center. What were some of the unique challenges you faced with this project?
Some useful tips on quality control and safety in construction
Construction Cost Estimating
AUGUST 15, 2018
A knowledgeable project manager is liable for completing the construction work in scheduled time and he ensures that no major accidents take place on the project. Quality requirements should be concise and valid, so that all the project stakeholders can recognize the requirements for conformance.
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EXPOSURE CONDITIONS AFFECTING DURABILITY OF CONCRETE
The Constructor
AUGUST 10, 2012
5 Extreme Concrete in contact with or buried under aggressive sub-soil / ground water, surface of members in tidal zone, members in direct contact with liquid / solid aggressive chemicals. Advertisement Hot Topics Recent Topics Most Viewed Most Discussed FOUR PHASES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT?
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EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE AND ENERGEY RELEASED
The Constructor
NOVEMBER 5, 2011
Related posts: MAGNITUDE & INTENSITY OF EARTHQUAKE EARTHQUAKE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING AND ITS PRACTICES-III-EARTHQUAKE DESTRUCTION How can it be in Seismic zone but not in earthquake zone or near earthquake fault? He is the founder of The Constructor and works in a reputed construction company.
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CONSTRUCTION SITE PLANNING
The Constructor
NOVEMBER 16, 2011
The opportunities and constraints inherent to a site and the response to a program/design brief are analysed and documented in an overall site planning document that should accompany a development application. Advertisement Hot Topics Recent Topics Most Viewed Most Discussed FOUR PHASES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT?
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DebunkTheBIM
APRIL 27, 2011
. * I will expand on this in a further post – don’t want to prejudice your challenge ** You can be following a “traditional” design-document-build method, cutting a D&B deal or having a managed process implemented by a project manager, if you are having anything built, give this challenge a go.
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Construction Cost Estimating Blog: Maxwell Systems? introduces.
Construction Cost Estimating
JANUARY 19, 2011
Maxwell System Inc, a pioneer software company in takeoff and estimating , job cost accounting, and project management, just launched Maxwell Systems™ ProContractorMX™ version 2.5. ProContractorMX Connect – Generate the latest project information in the office or in the field. ProContractorMX 2.5 Blog Archive.
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5 Signs Your Commercial Construction Contractor Just Isn’t That Into You
HardHatChat
JUNE 15, 2010
At Englewood, we’ve implemented a paperless construction project management system that houses all documentation for each of our jobs in one electronic folder hosted on our web site. Your vendors should make your job easier, not harder.
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REINFORCEMENT CORROSION-CAUSES & PREVENTION
The Constructor
MARCH 18, 2012
MINIMISING THE RISK OF CORROSION: The quality and depth of concrete in the cover zone are all important in minimizing the risk of corrosion as shown in fig. Advertisement Hot Topics Recent Topics Most Viewed Most Discussed FOUR PHASES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT?
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Construction Business Owner Blogs
Construction Business Owner
MARCH 8, 2012
The more complex answer is workers are being pushed and pressured on production to the point that workers get into a zone of “get it done regardless of safety.” Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. document management. Management.
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Open information exchange of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling systems (HVAC) – A Important Standard? – HVAC information exchange – HVACie
Building Information Management
JULY 2, 2012
Accompanying the technical documentation are instructions for creating the HVACie files using commercial design software. At this intial stage of the project we are working on defining the requirements for design deliverables at the Construction Documents Statge of Design (100% Design) and at the Construction, Ready For Fabrication stage.
Open information exchange of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling systems (HVAC) – A Important Standard? – HVAC information exchange – HVACie
Building Information Management
JULY 2, 2012
Accompanying the technical documentation are instructions for creating the HVACie files using commercial design software. At this intial stage of the project we are working on defining the requirements for design deliverables at the Construction Documents Statge of Design (100% Design) and at the Construction, Ready For Fabrication stage.
Some new technologies for Perfect bidding and estimating
Construction Cost Estimating
JULY 30, 2011
C-BID’s online planroom assist you to store, organize and distribute your plans online from one easy to use centralized location with a bid-document library where significant bid information (project documentation, up-to-date bid information, drawings, specifications, and addenda ) can be accumulated. com, www.jobsite123.com,
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40 Construction Cost Estimating Blog: General Contractors now.
Construction Cost Estimating
APRIL 13, 2011
Among these technologies the most important are online plan rooms, bid management software, takeoff and estimating software, building information modeling (BIM), and cloud-based project management software. With 5D BIM the contractors can easily understand which aspects of the project are contributing to changes in cost.
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The tale of two BIM-stillborns and the relativity of time in developing global BIM to a useful level
DebunkTheBIM
AUGUST 31, 2017
Sure, ‘milestones’ do get peppered in these documents but the KPI’s (oh, I despise this TLA too) are so vague that can be achieved with just about anything (or nothing). Let’s be patient, nurturing, keep people in their comfort zones, doze them with BIM slowly, tenderly.
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Construction Cost Estimating
MAY 19, 2012
Sage 100 Contractor contains more improved service management, vendor, reporting and other capacities to augment the effectiveness of the users. The software provides a unique construction system amalgamating accounting, project management, estimating and service management under one roof. Blog Archive. ▼ 2012. (18).
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REPAIR OF POST CONCRETING DEFECTS IN STRUCTURES
The Constructor
MARCH 20, 2012
Since the main function of concrete in the cover zone is to protect the steel reinforcement from corrosion, cracks in floor slabs can generally be filled with a cement paste. Advertisement Hot Topics Recent Topics Most Viewed Most Discussed FOUR PHASES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT?
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Construction Cost Estimating Blog: Construction specifications - vital.
Construction Cost Estimating
FEBRUARY 22, 2012
A specification (often abbreviated as spec ) can be termed as a type of a technical standard to be referenced by a contract or procurement document. These will develop the expansive administrative and procedural conditions inscripted in the General and Supplementary Conditions documents. Blog Archive. ▼ 2012. (18). ► May.
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Construction Cost Estimating
FEBRUARY 18, 2012
The software includes some excellent features like simple navigation and installation process, admirable help documentation etc. The software contains a huge built-in database that accumulates all of your project details on materials, parts, labor work units, estimates and bid information to produce assemblies. Downloadable link.
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An Up-Close Look at Toronto’s Construction Boom
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JULY 28, 2022
Yet only a small segment of the city is zoned for high-rise buildings, and a massive 75% of buildable land in Toronto is zoned for low-rise development only. The shortage of zoned land has led to a dramatic increase in land value downtown. Investment. Dive Deeper Into Toronto’s Construction Boom.
Construction Cost Estimating Blog: Seminar on construction project.
Construction Cost Estimating
FEBRUARY 8, 2012
Can control their project’s development and reduce risks. Manage assets for the inferior outcome of project’s lifecycle with help of recognized and predictable risks. Become expert on risk-based documents to care for your project’s reliability. Blog Archive. ▼ 2012. (18). ► June. (4).
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Construction Cost Estimating Blog: Estimating and Takeoff Tools for.
Construction Cost Estimating
NOVEMBER 16, 2011
Any construction trade can use this program and is well suited for General Contractors, Subcontractors and Project Managers. If you are a newbie in the estimating service zone then you should know about construction estimating checklist and how to organize them. Portable Document Format (PDF) Estimate Software.
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Construction Project Management & accounting software plays a
Construction Cost Estimating
FEBRUARY 21, 2012
Construction Project Management & accounting software plays a vital role for construction companies. Now-a-days industry-specific project management software plays an important role for expanding integrated project management modules to participate with the leading stand-alone project management systems.
Serious And Funny Construction Definitions Contractors Enjoy Reading
Contractor Bookkeeping
JULY 27, 2012
BPM – Business Process Management for construction company owners to grow passive income streams. Business Failure - No meaningful financial and project management records in the calendar quarter preceding the failure. Comfort Zone - Success you have now since that is what you feel you deserve no more / no less.
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Trade coordination: how to coordinate technical teams on site efficiently without BIM
Lets Build
JUNE 9, 2023
Construction is usually involving and delicate, with different teams like trade professionals, project managers, and subcontractors working together to deliver successful projects. Today, construction teams rely on Building Information Modeling (BIM) to create and manage information during the entire lifecycle of a project.
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BIM Generic Content – UK
Building Information Management
JULY 20, 2012
Aside from the dimensions of the objects themselves we have further considered their relationship to other objects and zones of clearance. However, when assembled to make an accessible WC package, we have considered further dimensional information such as wheelchair turning circles, clearance zone and tolerances.
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40 Construction Cost Estimating Blog: TeamLink Portal will facilitate.
Construction Cost Estimating
FEBRUARY 16, 2012
Team members will get the ability to upload and distribute project files on the TeamLink Portal as well as drawings, CAD and BIM files and photographs. Building owner can easily download project documentation like as-built drawings and product manuals from the portal. Benefits :-. o Totally scalable. Blog Archive. ► May.
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Construction Cost Estimating Blog: Permits & Building Codes for.
Construction Cost Estimating
JULY 20, 2011
The Code and Guidelines delineate the responsibilities of clients, project managers, contractors , subcontractors, consultants, related entities, industrial associations and employers in the construction industry. Construction Project Management: A new Era of AEC. Accela Citizen Access. Posted by Rajib Dey. Blog Archive.
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Latest software for estimating & designing architectural projects
Construction Cost Estimating
FEBRUARY 15, 2012
The complete documentation, tutorials, and additional example building models are also available. If you are a newbie in the estimating service zone then you should know about construction estimating checklist and how to organize them. The software contains standard material and 3D object library. Posted by Rajib Dey. Blog Archive.
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Construction Quality Management 101
Autodesk Construction Cloud
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Quality issues arise from various problems like using low-quality materials or failing to document changes. At its core, quality in construction means that a project is completed within the defined guidelines set out in the Scope of Work. Up to 60% of general contractors say it has a high or very high negative impact on profitability.
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Construction Standardization: A Game Plan to Success
Autodesk Construction Cloud
MAY 17, 2023
One weakness of traditional management processes is the lack of standardization; there is no one set, single standard to refer to. Project managers are often chosen based on their previous experience—and end up keeping the same practices they used with previous projects, whether these procedures are truly applicable or not.
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Trade coordination: how to coordinate technical teams on site efficiently without BIM
Lets Build
JUNE 9, 2023
Construction is usually involving and delicate, with different teams like trade professionals, project managers, and subcontractors working together to deliver successful projects. Today, construction teams rely on Building Information Modeling (BIM) to create and manage information during the entire lifecycle of a project.
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Construction Cost Estimating
OCTOBER 22, 2011
They may also perform as scholarly in the building and construction disciplines and in financial institutions, with developers and as project managers. Quantity surveyors work with the Bill of Quantities, a document utilized for categorizing the quantities of materials and labor in a construction project. Blog Archive.
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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class
Business Facilities
DECEMBER 6, 2017
All have ready access to major transportation infrastructure, energy, water and zoning that meets the industry needs of advanced manufacturing, information technology and bioscience companies. A credentialed Iowa Certified Site has relevant site-related data and documentation accumulated and is designated as “development-ready.”.
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Construction Cost Estimating Blog: Overview of construction.
Construction Cost Estimating
JUNE 18, 2011
The Critical Path Method schedule comes up with all work specified in the Contract Documents as well as all probable activities of subcontractors, vendors, suppliers and all other parties related with construction project. It exposes process bottlenecks, allowing the project manager to focus on those points responsible for slippage.
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Protecting hospital patients from power outages
CK Power
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Louis is within the New Madrid Seismic Zone. Clients team with us for a spec review to analyze generator sizing, refine budget considerations, access AutoCAD files and review construction documents so everything is correct and no money goes to waste. Accuracy is key. This is the value we bring to a relationship.
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Revit Beginners: The Data Manager
Revit Beginners
MARCH 23, 2007
HOKs CAD Standards describe a Data Leader as someone "responsible for the execution of the CAD strategy including, the use of BIM, the folder structure and file-naming strategy, use of templates, and documenting specific project procedures." In our office Data Managers are starting to inspect models for proper construction.
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50+ New Product Updates for Autodesk Construction Cloud
Autodesk Construction Cloud
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
Cost Management | Enhanced Document Review Functionality**. Autodesk Build and BIM 360 Cost Management users can open and edit Microsoft Word documents online directly from the document package section within the items details flyout panel, enhancing and accelerating the document review processes.
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