Viewpoint Construction Technology

MARCH 19, 2019

Once building begins, plans, specs and drawings are tweaked as efficiencies are noted, errors are corrected or work gets completed throughout the process. Paper has been the traditional format for plans, specs and drawings in construction. Dealing with paper plans and drawings in the field can be a hassle. Want to know more?

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Lets Build

APRIL 9, 2021

Many project managers in repetitive residential projects tell us that they have to spend up to 50% of their time each week on planning. The reason is that they lack a clear, real-time connection both to the master schedule and the 3-6 week lookaheads. They don’t connect their schedules.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MARCH 15, 2023

Easily markup your drawings, check measurements, and link important project info (Issues, Photos, RFIs, Sheets) directly to the location on the sheet. You can also use the app to fill out and submit Daily Reports, QA/QC forms, and safety checklists so you don’t have to wait to be at your desk to complete and send important documents.

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HardHatChat

APRIL 12, 2019

Also, a negotiated approach means the GC can identify efficiencies across all phases, whether it’s cost savings from having one trade bid and perform work for multiple phases at once, or scheduling considerations such as anticipating conflicts between work happening at different project stages.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 28, 2022

You have stakeholders tugging on your shirt for progress updates, financials, submittals, schedules, RFIs, and that barely scratches the surface. Let your team suggest schedule updates. Project delays and ongoing schedule updates are more common than we’d like, but an assumed part of construction. Project management is tough.

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Fieldwire

AUGUST 30, 2023

Short-term benefits Save an hour/day per craftsperson Reduced printing costs Reduced rework due to outdated information/paper documents “Initially, it was around $7,000 to print off one set of drawings, so we’ve saved $35,000 just on printing costs with Fieldwire.” It’s saved us untold amounts of time.” Schedule a demo today!

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Fieldwire

AUGUST 7, 2023

One widely cited study by the Navigant Construction Forum states: “Average rework on projects can cost between 7.25% and 10.89% of total construction cost (when both direct and indirect costs are included) and can cause an increase in the schedule (project delay) of approximately 9.8% of the planned project time.” It is an important process.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 11, 2022

The team uses 2D drawings which are printed and manually marked up with changes or issues as well as spreadsheets to manage certain workflows. We’re really looking forward to creating efficiencies on this project by using digital technology and digital workflows,” says Joe. © Ditte Valente / Metroselskabet.

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Metro Autodesk Construction Travel 98

BD+C

MARCH 18, 2024

They plan to keep using it as an ED overflow space for other types of patients. Drawing courtesy Stantec 2. Consider the potential time (and budget) freed in the schedule of ambulance and police services. When compared with traditional construction, a modular solution offers substantial benefits, beyond schedule and cost.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

AUGUST 1, 2023

On a typical project, this might play out when a subcontractor discovers a discrepancy in the drawings or, say, finds a key detail was left out of the original contract scope. This approach fosters greater cost and schedule predictability while streamlining the construction process. This is the direction the industry is heading.

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Construction Autodesk Schedule Design 96

HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The use of technology and apps for daily construction reporting, sharing photos and scheduling look-aheads has become common practice on today’s commercial construction job sites. Today, when a client sends us plans, our preconstruction services team can have them uploaded and digitally ‘on the street’ within an hour.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 24, 2022

This means the team does not lose momentum on projects as Mauno Lounakoski, VDC Manager for SARA reflects: “On projects, we deliver designs and hold meetings on a weekly rotation over the traditional monthly schedule.” . This helps us diversify our offering,” says Mauno. Connecting a Fragmented Supply Chain.

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Construction Junkie

JULY 23, 2020

Over the last three months, Bridgit has experienced a 72 percent increase in usage across our customer base, both in the US and Canada,” said Mallorie Brodie, CEO and co-founder at Bridgit, in a press release.

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Job Order Contracting

JULY 24, 2018

This can consistently be achieve through the us of LEAN Construction Deliver Methods, such as OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting. Collaborative process and dialogue among Owner, A/E’s, and Contractors drive significantly improved outcomes. LEAN is customer-focused and outcome-focused.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Workflow information and tips on safety, site access, scheduling, security requirements, specifications, drawings, daily site clean-up, and task closeout. Ongoing performance monitoring including scheduled and unscheduled senior management visits. Client assistance hotline/e-mail information. and More!

Contract 100

Contract Documentation Renovating FAQ 100

Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Processes at Eamon Costello were largely paper-based, with staff taking large amounts of time to compare drawings manually and fill in onerous forms. Now, we can capture live issues on the site and assign them to specific people; that’s a huge benefit for us,” Paul explains. Inconsistency was a major challenge.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 31, 2023

“We’re using Autodesk Docs as our main document management system for submission reviews and so on. Most of our consultancies are in the US, but the time difference doesn’t matter, because the process is running smoothly and is automated in Autodesk Construction Cloud.” The Bridge feature has huge benefit for us.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 25, 2022

While humans have been engineering architectural feats for thousands of years, traditional drawings are often siloed, stagnant, and vulnerable to rapid obsolescence. . Our teams use the BIM models for collaboration and communication. Similarly, we use them when setting out the design and process of the project at the onset.

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cnstrctr

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Pull planning is considered a lean scheduling technique. We’ll go into what it is in a bit but all you need to know for now is that it makes scheduling weekly and daily tasks easier through collaboration. The Last Planner System is an exercise using sticky notes to represent activities and it’s what we will be discussing today.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 24, 2021

We had to negotiate our final draw on every home,” says Molthan. BuildTools provides a way to document client interactions and remove any gray area, keeping everyone up to date on common points of conflict such as budgets, change orders, and schedules. It is the silent salesperson for us, telling the customer what they need to know.

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HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Plus, they usually have some combination of historic or architectural significance, beautiful vintage materials and fine craftsmanship – the kind of stuff us industry fanatics just can’t get enough of. Because these buildings are well-known and prominently located, making it all the more exciting to work in them. Craftsmanship is Key.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 20, 2022

It’s no wonder construction schedules get extremely complex and consist of thousands of schedule activities. As a Project Manager or Schedule Coordinator on the job site, you know that when one thing goes wrong, it’s a recipe for a series of problems to surface. Digitize and centralize your schedule management.

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Revit OpEd

AUGUST 18, 2015

When I look at my keynote schedule I don't see the keynote being added." When software uses the same word we routinely use to describe something we do it is supposed to make it easier to understand and use. A good many of us in the AEC business are familiar with the concept of using keynotes on drawings.

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Lets Build

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

10 Construction events in Europe you don’t want to miss in 2023 & 2024 You can find great construction trade fairs all over Europe year-round, and while you might want to visit them all, there’s no way you can fit in more than a few events each year with your busy schedule – we know all about the problem.

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Construction Concrete BIM Industrial 78

Lets Build

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

10 Construction events in Europe you don’t want to miss in 2023 & 2024 You can find great construction trade fairs all over Europe year-round, and while you might want to visit them all, there’s no way you can fit in more than a few events each year with your busy schedule – we know all about the problem.

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Construction Concrete BIM Industrial 78

Fieldwire

AUGUST 13, 2023

Specialty contractors must ensure that the work they do complies with drawing specifications set by the architect or design team to avoid unnecessary rework or conflict. of total construction cost (when both direct and indirect costs are included) and can cause an increase in the schedule (project delay) of approximately 9.8%

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The burden is on us to ensure we have the curriculum that excites young people, motivates them, and moves things forward." Using technology to get younger generations of workers on board Digital natives—i.e., Not to mention that construction schedules these days have gotten much shorter.

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Wolgast Corporation

APRIL 25, 2022

The way a building is used changes overtime, compared to the original plan. This allowed us to expand the number of exam rooms.” Another common area used for freeing up space is the storage areas that were once used for file storage. With electronic filing abilities, not as much room is needed for this use.

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CivilJungle

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Many of us are confused that how to calculate steel in RCC slab. The extra bars are also provided at the bottom of the current bus which is used to maintain the framework of the slab and the length of the extra bar is L/4. Let us understand it by taking one example of a one-way slab having 5m length and 2m width. BBS for Slab-.

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Maine Drawings Foundation FAQ 90

Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

They thought scheduling was “pretty good.” . But despite access to an online scheduling portal from a big-name software company, most of the actual scheduling and updates were done by the field superintendent by phone. We call this a “clue” to the question about technology’s use and value in home building. . Why is that?

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 31, 2023

This naturally leads us to wonder: what skills and expertise should organizations encourage and advance in their teams? They can also use BIM to spot design flaws and issues early so they can be addressed before the prefabrication process. There's no one correct answer to this question, of course, as every firm is different.

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Autodesk BIM Innovation Materials 98

CivilJungle

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The main goal of estimation is to encourage us to always understand the cost of work prior. Drawings (Plans, Sections, etc.). Drawings : Planning , sectional elevations, and accurate scale drawings are needed, completely dimensioned. Specifications. Specification: There are two types of specifications. As follows.

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Estimating Drawings Roads Plans 59

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 13, 2021

There are a lot of great use cases for how machine learning can improve our industry. For example, companies like Newmetrix use image recognition to scan jobsite photos and flag safety concerns. Pype uses SmartPlans to scan through drawings to identify submittals or potential submittals and organizes them.

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Risk Construction Autodesk Safety 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 17, 2023

“The burden is on us to ensure we have the curriculum that excites young people, motivates them, and moves things forward.” ” Using technology to get younger generations of workers on board. “Not to mention that construction schedules these days have gotten much shorter. Digital natives—i.e.,

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iPad Organization Drawings Bidding 52

Lets Build

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

For instance, most project managers have their programmes and schedules locked into MS Project. As these sources of information are all disparate and not connected to the related scheduled tasks, project managers typically get buried under a mountain of unnecessary admin work. Doing more work than what is required by the client.

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Site Schedule Plans Materials 88

Help Everybody Everyday

AUGUST 3, 2018

The committee to meet to confirm a work plan, schedule, provide an update on content. If you can’t draw a picture of someone doing it, it’s not an action. Could you take out a piece of paper with some crayons and draw a picture of that? You can draw a picture of it in your mind. The committee will focus on content.

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CAD Shack

DECEMBER 22, 2005

One of the most powerful tools in ABS is scheduling. Using a predefined schedule is easy, but figuring out how that schedule works and how to customize it is not. These properties can be assigned by the designer or extracted from the object or style, linked to the object by the tag and reported by a schedule.

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