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Move quickly from design to fabrication with Autodesk Advance Steel 2017

BIM & Beam

The latest version of Advance Steel adds a host of new features and enhancements that help improve productivity and usability, and allow fabrication documents to be drafted and documented more easily to support BIM enabled workflows. Easy Access to Fabrication Data. Easier access to customized fabrication data information.

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Taos Builder Strives to Work with Green Materials

Natural Building

In 1995, he and his wife bought land near Taos and built the first of many straw bale homes that they would design and fabricate; theirs was off-the-grid. O’Brien has learned how to construct a house in such a way that it eliminates the many small gaps, and their subsequent drafts, often prevalent in older builds.

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Guidelines for rebar detailing of RCC structures

Construction Cost Estimating

Reinforcement Detailing or Rebar detailing is a detailed construction engineering process normally accomplished by the Rebar fabricators, structural engineering consultants or the contractors for generating ‘shop/placing’ drawings or shop drawings and bar bending schedule of steel reinforcement for construction.

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Innovative Approaches and The Role of Reinforced Concrete

BIM & Beam

The Martin/Martin CES team has innovatively addressed the issue of fragmented fabrication drawing production that design and construction teams consistently encounter with today’s increasingly tight project delivery schedules. Traditional rebar detailing is done using a 2D drafting program. Recently the Martin/Martin, Inc.’s

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Difference Between Sketching and Drawing | What Are Conceptual Sketches | Architecture Concept Drawing | Types of Drawings for Building Design

CivilJungle

The drafting process may impose limitations on the size that is realistically workable. Shop drawings might be prepared by contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, manufacturers or fabricators. They generally relate to pre-fabricated components, showing how they should be manufactured or installed. #6. Size and Scale. Floor Plan.

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Enterprise Green Communities Criteria Being Updated

Green Building Law Update

Location + Neighborhood Fabric, 3. And then, after the efforts of several working groups, Enterprise Green Communities will welcome comments on a draft version of the 2015 Criteria during their public comment period late in the fourth quarter of 2014. Integrative Design, 2. Site Improvements, 4. Water Conservation, 5.

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Corian Countertops | What Are Corian Countertops | How to Maintain Corian Countertops | How to Clean Corian Countertop

CivilJungle

After the counters are spotless and fully waterless, the plane and its benefits block the development of heavy water spots and layers—Waterless the counters with a smooth fabric. Grant the cleanser compound to rest for a few moments and then apply a smooth fabric to waterless the counters. Wash the dribble instantly behind them happen.