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Commercial Construction Project Planning: 3 Warning Signs Your Budget Might Go Bust

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In a best-case scenario, a general contractor budgets a job based on thorough architectural and engineered drawings that encompass not only the client’s design intent, but also careful planning for everything from mechanical systems to cosmetic finishes. But in reality, the quality of plans we receive to work with at this stage varies widely.

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Precut Framing Field Test: Does This Off-Site Solution Earn Its Keep?

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are bundled by wall assembly, with letters printed on each stick matching identical labels on the construction drawings. We also documented saw time and the number of people on site. Ready-Frame makes sense to framers and builders. Precut studs, plates, headers, etc., Workers need only nail them together like a puzzle.

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Autodesk to Acquire Cloud Based Estimating Company ProEst

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ProEst, whose customers include Geisinger, O’Brien Construction, Vantis and Oswald, translates project scope quickly and easily, turning drawings, specifications and models into material, labor and equipment costs. © 2021 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2021

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With nearly a decade of experience in the AEC industry, Isabel began her career in Kansas City with Burns & McDonnell as an Environmental Engineer focusing on water and wastewater treatment and distribution design. . She coordinates the architectural, structural, and civil drawings.

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FEATURE STORY: The Story Of Storage

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So high are these stakes that the Telecommunications Industry Association has even published a document detailing the minimum requirements for the infrastructure of data centers and computer rooms. CoreSite already has a site in New York City and the Secaucus facility will mark an important expansion for the provider.