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A journey through masonry reclad litigation

BD+C

In January 2017, the owner engaged Walter P Moore to perform an immediate initial visual assessment of the building’s stone façade. This comprehensive evaluation included the removal and documentation of dislodged stone units, examination of mortar joint conditions, and assessment of masonry veneer anchor assemblies.

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Why You Should Make 4D Construction Sequencing ‘Business as Usual’ – and How To Do It

Autodesk Construction Cloud

As humans, we rely on visual content to understand and consume information – so why, for example, is the archaic Gantt chart still such a core piece of documentation when it’s something that most people struggle to interpret? So, if you’re still asking yourself, ‘Why do we need to leverage 4D?’

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10 Essential Types of Construction Documents

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Construction documents help keep your projects organized and guide the construction process from start to finish. Having access to these construction documents puts information into the hands of the right people at the right time, so decisions can be made quickly and action can be taken to finish projects on time and within scope. .

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Data Scientists Reveal 5 Surprising Construction Insights to Manage Risk 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

An example of a data point might be the number of overhead mechanical racks installed on the job that day, or logging the root cause of a safety incident. This information eventually translates into knowledge , like figuring out the average time it takes to install an overhead rack based on information collected from multiple jobs.

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Construction Cost Estimating Software vs. Spreadsheets – State of the Nation 2012

Building Information Management

While accurate, timely, and transparent cost estimating is critical to the success of any renovation, repair, sustainability, or new construction project, most construction cost estimators (over 55%) continue to rely primarily upon manual methods, hard copy documents, or electronic spreadsheets such as Microsoft Excel.

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What is Job Order Contacting – JOC ? Efficient Project Delivery Methods

Building Information Management

Coefficient includes all costs for installed unit of measure including materials, labor, overhead, profit and sometimes bond and tax. •Competitively-bid coefficient is applied to the UPB and establishes pricing at the outset of the contract. Establishes contractual unit pricing for a broad range of construction activities at procurement.

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Worldwide Need for Construction Collaboration

Building Information Management

BIM , however, is not the solution if the focus and/or requirement is associated with 3D visualization. Contract/Project/Document Management. Consolidation of procurement creates lower overhead cost and procurement cost. Role of supporting technology: Lower cost implementation of proven business practices/processes.