Construction Enquirer

JUNE 30, 2023

The chief of one of Scotland’s largest independent house builders staged a one-man protest yesterday featuring an eight foot snail to highlight the slow pace of planning at Stirling Council. He said Springfield had waited a staggering 287 weeks since planning was submitted for the development and still has failed to gain final approval.

Plans 91

Plans Agreement Housing Documentation 91

Construction Equipment

JULY 21, 2020

Designer Omer Arbel’s Vancouver studio has made a film documenting the concrete forms of House 75.0, which is being built on a hay farm near Surrey in British Columbia, Canada. The video shows the partially complete home that is being used as a testbed to continue Arbel’s experiments into the…

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Concrete Documentation Housing Design 79

Pro Builder

MARCH 1, 2022

The ‘Where Is My Land’ initiative offers justice for families who can prove ownership through documentation, and families without documentation can also proceed through a court process with proof that fraud, such as forged signatures on ownership documents, was involved. Housing Policy + Finance. Housing Markets.

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Documentation Finance California Compensation 52

Natural Building

JUNE 26, 2022

The students are designing prototypes for tiny houses, which are then developed into permit-ready construction documents for three homes in Syracuse. This initiative forms part of a design-build program within the school called the Small Built Works Project.

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Design New York Permits Documentation 52

HardHatChat

APRIL 24, 2023

As a National General Contractor working across multiple verticals in the commercial construction space, we understand the challenges (COVID and Supply Chain) facing our retail, restaurant, hospitality, and senior housing clients. Getting it right the first time can save you time and money.

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Commercial Construction Retail Housing 156

Viewpoint Construction Technology

JULY 12, 2018

Many skylines across America are punctuated with cranes these days as cities construct new housing, offices and other structures. Documentation is key for compliance, and it’s especially important if an accident ever does occur so you can demonstrate you followed the standard. OSHA has proposed a new crane operator certification rule.

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OSHA Certification Safety Software 184

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 21, 2022

BIM SyncShare is a cloud-based distributed document management system that gives project stakeholders the opportunity to create shared working folders which deliver files between internal servers and external locations. Docs Manager allows users to manage documents, issues, and reports. Docs Manager .

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 27, 2020

In April, the city of Toronto stepped up to create 100 apartments to house those struggling with homelessness. Toronto utilized modular methods for construction, and the Modular Housing Initiative developed the project. Toronto Builds 100 Apartments in 8 Months for Vulnerable Population. cbroderick. Tue, 10/27/2020 - 10:13.

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Housing Site Documentation Design 86

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 22, 2021

Integrating in-house and contracted resources to achieve optimal outcomes requires a full understanding of expected deliverables and associated strategies and workflows, in addition to a fully skilled and dedicated team. Sample Workflow. Project Procurement and Delivery Environment Comparison. via 4bt.us.

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Renovating Management Procurement Life Cycle 252

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 31, 2018

The actual technical review of a cost estimate submitted by a JOC Contractor may be done by in-house estimators or owner’s representatives/consultants with appropriate capabilities and business relationships. Verify appropriate documentation and mark-ups for any non-UPB line items. This is mandatory in the case of Federal Owners.

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ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Project now about four years late, with projected cost of about $1.7 billion, more than five times the 2004 estimate.

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Documentation Colorado Housing Estimating 28

Construction Marketing

JANUARY 31, 2019

Since putting up a house or a facility is an expensive affair, you risk losing huge amounts of money in case the structure doesn’t meet your needs. Before the agreement is signed by all the parties, you should ensure that the document has been reviewed by a lawyer. Put It in Writing. Discuss Potential Risks in Advance.

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Agreement Construction Documentation Risk 121

Construction Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

If you’re unsure about which material best suits your home, consult an expert to determine which materials would be a good investment for your house. . 5) Acquire Other Vital Documents. Aside from the contract, you must also obtain two other vital documents. 2) Get To Know The Anatomy Of A Roof.

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Fieldwire

JUNE 28, 2023

The construction RFI is a formal written process in which parties, such as the contractor and designer, clarify information gaps in construction documents. Specifications, often called specs, in construction documents usually include information about the project’s materials, the timeline, methods and requirements.

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Documentation Drawings Project Management Materials 52

Lets Build

APRIL 22, 2021

They have their master schedule lying around on paper form, detailed programmes stuck in MS Project, numerous updates from the site on WhatsApp and Messenger, outdated reports on Excel, and document approvals lost on email threads. And don’t even mention the endless phone calls and the information that is lost there.

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Plans Schedule Project Management Management 148

Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 14, 2023

The firm has dramatically raised the anticipated cost of recladding buildings by nearly 50% to £151m since signing the Government safety pledge just after the 13 March deadline set by housing secretary Michael Gove. He said the liability primarily related to buildings developed by house builder Crosby, acquired by Lendlease in 2005.

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Liability Estimating Safety Residential 65

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Do you prepare a detailed line item estimate in-house for JOC projects over a set dollar threshold? Cam your JOC software view and access Revit drawings, images, documents, etc.? Does your technical team (engineering/facilities management) and procurement team review detailed line-item estimate prepared by your JOC contractor(s)?

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Contract Procurement Estimating Management 220

Natural Building

AUGUST 8, 2022

Even today, more than 65 million of about 118 million houses in the country are made of mud. A 47-year-old architect is looking to change our notions about mud housing. This population is also keen on making a dramatic shift in their lifestyle by growing their food and building houses using locally sourced materials.

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Architecture Materials Concrete Housing 52

Natural Building

MAY 6, 2022

Minimalist housing, like tiny homes, van living, and container homes, has taken off in the past decade, in part due to the skyrocketing costs of home ownership that make traditional houses inaccessible to many people. Just take a look at this couple who both had no prior professional experience in building a house.

Housing 52

Housing Drawings Documentation Electrical 52

Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Some home selling and lending services like Compass, Zillow, and LoanSnap claim their artificial intelligence (AI) tools can search through millions of documents in seconds to find the right property for buyers and match the perfect loan type to borrowers. Mon, 09/20/2021 - 11:22.

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San Francisco Claims Debt Documentation 104

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Locate your property using Google Maps and immediately obtain all the associated construction and operational information, documents, correspondences, drawings, etc. Any document type and all of the most common viewers for any type of browser can be handled. Document Management.

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Software Software Management Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The calculated workload for a potential JOC should exclude – (1) Work normally reserved for 8(a) or set aside for small businesses; and (2) Work that can be effectively and economically accomplished by in-house resources. 1 Revised August 4, 2022 5117.9004 DOD FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SUPPLEMENT 5117.9004 Procedures.

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Contract Office Negotiation Documentation 226

Pro Builder

MAY 12, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic turned residential construction on its head, as contractors navigated the onslaught of supply chain upheavals, operational restrictions, a volatile economy, and an erratic housing market. . Yet, even prior to the pandemic, the housing industry faced deep-rooted, systemic challenges. Photo: courtesy Katerra.

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Site Residential Construction Accidents 111

CK Power

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Our complimentary spec review service helps you mitigate risks by putting expert eyes on your MEP documents. In this video, our senior power systems engineer Frank Kurz walks you through exactly what to expect from our in-house spec review service. Engineers aren’t engine people. That’s where CK Power comes in.

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Regulation Engineering Documentation Risk 52

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 8, 2019

The architect or engineer of record shall indicate in the construction documents, the selected high-performance rating system used for design and construction with which, the project is compliant. Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. In fact, we gave our first legal opinion on a LEED certified public building in Maryland in 2002.

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Maryland Green Guidelines Certification 240

Pro Builder

JULY 14, 2021

and eventually drove him to explore 3D modeling and startup Constructability 3D to serve other builders and housing professionals. I knew that by modeling a house before building it, I could show clients exactly what it was going to look like and save them money by eliminating problems before we started building.” .

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Modeling Sketchup Drawings Visualization 105

Construction Marketing Ideas

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Some provided their documentation in handwritten scrawl on estimate forms. Proposal quality documentation can reach incredible extremes if you have the resources to invest in sophisticated systems. Now, how important is the proposal documentation, however, in the real world?

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Documentation Bidding Estimating Contractors 63

Construction Test

MAY 10, 2020

The green venomous snake has been named Trimeresurus salazar after the Hogwarts house founder, but will be commonly known as Salazar’s pit viper. . In the Harry Potter stories Salazar Slytherin was one of the four founders of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry – he founded the Slytherin house.

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Green Housing Documentation Roads 26

Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Skyrocketing material and labor costs followed by sharp interest rate increases have worsened the current housing affordability crisis. To this day, I have yet to walk into a house that doesn’t have considerable excess lumber that can easily and safely be eliminated. Lean Design Construction Documents. Todd Hallett, AIA.

Design 98

Design Drawings Profitability Documentation 98

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 4, 2022

But in all seriousness, with the hundreds and thousands of steps and documents needed to complete just one project, as-builts might be overlooked for their importance. As-built drawings are documents that make it easy to compare and contrast between designed and final specifications. Key Takeaways. What Is an “As-Built?” .

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Drawings Documentation Renovating Permits 52

Construction Law

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Almost hidden away at the end of the announcement about housing safety measures announced in Parliament by UK Secretary of State Michael Gove in January was publication of a new guidance document titled Collaborative Procurement Guidance for Design and Construction to Support Building Safety.

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Procurement Safety Consulting Documentation 52

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 10, 2019

housing stock was built before 1978 and contains some lead based paint (i.e., Federal law requires that before being obligated under a contract to buy housing built prior to 1978 (. More than three quarters of the U.S. more than 64 million dwellings). No level of lead exposure is considered safe.

Leases 136

Leases Inspections Contract Regulation 136

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 18, 2020

The 38 pages of amendments to the form 2018 IgCC both cause the code of conform to the existing regulatory scheme in the City and tweak many of the difficult provisions of the form document that have likely caused other jurisdictions to take a pass on this code (. click here for a free copy of the IgCC ).

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DebunkTheBIM

JUNE 27, 2020

(even if your company is ‘BIM enabled’) If you work in construction, you are likely to waste a lot of time/money because how projects are documented. Entire house documentation packaged in one model including drawings and specifications. BIM, drawings and specs are hurting you and we’re here to help. SHORTCUT is the key word!

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BIM Drawings Documentation Mobility 48

GCP Applied Technologies

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

When starting a building project, whether it's renovating a house or new construction, there are so many elements to cover that warranties often get pushed to the bottom of the list. Again, it is most important to not focus on what is in the warranty document, but the proven track record of the products themselves. House wrap.

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Residential Materials Products Claims 148

Construction Marketing

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The roof is among the most valuable assets on your house. A well installed and maintained roof gives your home the curb appeal that makes your house attractive and noticeable. Take Pictures and Document the Damages. At times, the roof may look intact but there could be significant damage internally.

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Insurance Claims Inspections Minnesota 120

Construction Junkie

JULY 23, 2020

Factory_OS Factory_OS facilitates the off-site construction of affordable housing in manufacturing influenced assembly line process. The company touts that their process yield 20% lower costs, builds houses 40% faster, and produces 70% less waste.

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Autodesk Documentation Schedule Software 85