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Questions Commercial Buyers Should Ask When Shopping for a New Building

Wolgast Corporation

Are there any As Built drawings or Architectural Plans? It tells about the building’s systems and how they are connected (electrical, mechanical, plumbing), and materials used for matching when necessary. Your Architect can create As Built drawings for a fee. What are the financing options?

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5 Reasons to Use Mechanical Contractor Software

Pro Builder

Here are five reasons to use mechanical contractor software: 1) Drawing & Design Planning. Since mechanical activities at the construction site need extensive run-through drawing and design data, the technology could be used to process, and store 3D models and information related to activities. . 4) Budgeting & Finances.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

BD+C

But making an adaptive reuse project pencil out in a tight financing market isn’t so simple. Every building is unique, and older buildings may not have original structural drawings available or may have had substantial alterations. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.

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Common Types of Construction Contracts And Their Use

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The different types of construction projects include: Lump Sum Construction Management (Cost Plus / Guaranteed Maximum Price) Design Build Design Build Finance Maintain. Competitive Value – if the drawings are complete, having competitively tendered the project can create value as people try to beat each other for the project.

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The Preconstruction Phase: Understanding the Process & Risks

Levelset

These drawings give the client something to picture and provide feedback on before moving to the next stage. Also, building systems such as the electrical system, HVAC, and plumbing become part of the plans. It entails the architect creating a full package of drawings for the building that code enforcement will use for permitting.

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How The Cloud Is Enabling Smarter Project Management—Part 4 of 5

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Or as one contractor recently put it, “I reviewed draw requests from 35,000 feet in the air on WiFi on a flight to China over Siberia.” Having real-time data also keeps the owners and financers of the project up to date and ultimately happier. Discover how real-time accessibility to data has helped Haldeman-Homme, Inc.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Accounting & Finance. Drawings have been used by designers for centuries to communicate ideas to the construction trades. Until recently, those drawings were produced by hand, but in the last 25 years or so, computers have become the primary tool people use to produce construction documents. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |.