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An Introduction to the Different Types of Construction Drawings

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Anyone who works in the construction industry is intimately familiar with different types of construction drawings. Here’s a simple primer for understanding the differences and the roles each type of drawing plays in the construction process. What Are Construction Drawings? But can you define the differences between them?

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Rainscreen walls: An updated definition for today’s construction environment

Construction Specifier

“Rain penetration results from a combination of water on a wall, openings that permit its passage and forces to drive or draw it inward,” noted Garden. “It Garden further defined six forces that drive or draw liquid water into a wall system. It can be prevented by eliminating any one of these three conditions.”.

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Becoming A Better Project Manager By Improving Communication Skills

Contractor Bookkeeping

In the construction industry, communication takes many forms, including written reports, drawings, emails, and face-to-face meetings. Each form of communication has its own set of advantages and disadvantages.

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BIM for Seniors

DebunkTheBIM

After all, most construction contracts are still based on drawings and there is a belief that ‘we build off drawings’. Yet it is undisputable, that a large percentage of those drawings are created in a model-based software. For better or worse, most of building related data lives in model-based environments.

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Architecture that helps children fall in love with the environment

BD+C

She showed the kids how to draw ducks. By the end of the story, the kids had started looking for other animals and plants to draw. It’s a simple story, but it illustrates the power of teaching children to respect the environment. She had colored pencils and paints. and they had put down the rocks.

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Emerging considerations in inclusive design

BD+C

At Page, our design philosophy encourages planners to go beyond these typical notions to provide unique, more inclusive environments. The hall serves as a circulation hub and a point of guidance that draws passengers in from drop-off and ticketing areas and directs them out to gates. Nemour's Orlando Children's Hospital.

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Stok Draws Senior Leadership Additions to Rapidly Expanding Team

Stok

This growing team partners with people and organizations across North America to co-create radically better environments that enhance occupant wellbeing and drive successful business outcomes. I look forward to working with the team to inspire clients across the globe to conduct better business through the built environment.”.