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Why zoning is fundamental to construction planning

Lets Build

What is zoning. Zoning relates to government regulations that guide what can and cannot be built on any property. For any construction project, you can refer to the local, municipal or city zoning map to determine what zoning classification your construction site belongs to. Why zoning matters to construction.

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Zoning Clearance Thoughts

Revit OpEd

A long time fellow Revit traveler reached out to me via Revit Lifeline last night asking about zoning clearance ideas. They also want them to prove it doesn't extend into a zone that leans back into the site. I used the floor's offset parameter to move it up above the surface by the zoning height required.

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What to Expect at Autodesk University 2023

Autodesk Construction Cloud

These AU 2023 community experiences include meetups, community zone, after-class connections, and receptions. Use it to manage your AU 2023 schedule, get valuable information in real time, connect with other attendees, explore activities, share your experience in the community feed, and more. Find a full list of community events here.

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5 questions all Project Managers should ask themselves before they start a project

Lets Build

Have I integrated zoning into my planning? One of the most common yet crucial mistakes made by project managers, especially in projects that come with a lot of repetition is that they fail to integrate zoning into their planning. Subcontractors need to be able to access each zone (i.e. But you can’t work on everything at once.

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AStrutTie 2017 – The powerful software for structural design

Construction Cost Estimating

This software facilitates the construction professionals to design corbel (bracket), abutment/pier footing, bridge pier coping (pier cap), frame corner, anchorage zone, deep beam, etc. AStrutTie offers several automated design checks concerning the conditions for rebar requirement and strength verification of struts and nodal zones.

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Net zero building design and air leakage

GCP Applied Technologies

climate zones 3 – 8 (all but the hottest southern regions) and ? climate zones 1 -2 (Florida, southern Texas and part of Arizona). Download the Perm-A-Barrier® air barriers brochure. One firm specializing in net-zero building design has proposed that air leakage not exceed 1.5 3 ACH at 50 Pa for U.S. 5 ACH for U.S.

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AStrutTie – A powerful software for structural analysis and design

Construction Cost Estimating

It facilitates the users to create the design of corbel (bracket), abutment/pier footing, bridge pier coping (pier cap), frame corner, anchorage zone, deep beam, etc. AStrutTie offers different automated design checks reclassifying the conditions for rebar necessity and strength validation of struts and nodal zones.