Construction Marketing

MAY 27, 2011

The recent CMA webcast “ Killer Construction Content ” demonstrated that content is king! Content marketing is becoming foundational to a modern marketing program. Content supports such goals as awareness, customer retention and lead generation. Marketers are transforming into authors and publishers. Content marketing is the creation and distribution of educational and/or compelling information in multiple formats to attract and/or retain customers.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 24, 2011

Infrastructure 159

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Julian Construction

MAY 25, 2011

Julian Construction Blog. Shawn Kyles. Partner, Julian Construction. Contact Info. Our Services. Foundation Repair. Foundation Replacement. House Leveling. Earthquake Retrofitting or House Bolting. Social Media Links. Facebook. Twitter. « Using Helical Piles to Repair Your Foundation | Main. | Julian Construction Can Help Prepare You for Next Earthquake » 05/25/2011.

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SAB Magazine

MAY 24, 2011

ver the last few years, most commercial and institutional construction in Canada has moved to exterior wall systems in which the building insulation is applied to the outside face of the wall framing and sheathing system. This type of construction, with the air/vapour barrier applied to the exterior sheathing, then insulation and subgirt framing covered with an exterior cladding, has proven effective in Canada's varied climates.

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PSMJ Resources

MAY 23, 2011

We all know that relationships are the foundation of successful project and client pursuits. But, do we really understand what it takes to form a real connection with our clients? According to a recent survey of 200 buyers of professional services, 85 percent said they’ve encountered at least one major problem with a service provider during the sales process, including: “Did not listen to me” “Did not understand my needs” “Did not respond to my requests and correspondences in a timely manner” Tr

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Julian Construction

MAY 25, 2011

Julian Construction Blog. Shawn Kyles. Partner, Julian Construction. Contact Info. Our Services. Foundation Repair. Foundation Replacement. House Leveling. Earthquake Retrofitting or House Bolting. Social Media Links. Facebook. Twitter. « Julian Construction Offers House Leveling In Los Angeles Area | Main. | Julian Construction Services Homeowners With No Middleman » 05/25/2011.

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DebunkTheBIM

MAY 24, 2011

In the not-too-distant future, Autodesk will launch the integrated, multi-disciplinary version of its BIM solution, and name it Revit Integrated. Revit Int. – for short. I can see the headlines, the AEC Bytes review, User-groups and User-blogs all terribly excited about the potential this new approach will bring. No longer will architects need to fight with structural modellers over the ownership of columns, pipes will return to be just what they always have been, pipes, suitable to be used as,

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SAB Magazine

MAY 24, 2011

ver its 80 year life, the interior of this landmark heritage building in downtown Calgary had been compromised by several insensitive renovations, although the exterior remained largely intact and in excellent condition. The challenge posed to the design team, was to create a leading edge, energy efficient and sustainable office environment within the building, while preserving and enhancing the historic character of the exterior.

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Revit OpEd

MAY 24, 2011

It's midday Wednesday in Australia while it's late Tuesday in the USA. We are well underway getting the conference ready to kick off tomorrow in Goldcoast. We've posted some pictures at the Facebook page for RTC if you are curious. It's quite a beautiful view from the hotel, took this from a committee member's room. This image is from the meeting rooms and general session spaces combined before dividing walls are moved into place.

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Construction Law Monitor

MAY 24, 2011

I recently came across an interesting blog post on Mike Purdy’s Public Contracting Blog that includes a report by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries releasing an updated list of debarred contractors in Washington. The post itself highlights the hugely important issue of contractor debarment that every state or federal contractor should be aware of.

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DebunkTheBIM

MAY 27, 2011

Or anyone really, that is assessing construction documentation with the intention of committing to create something out of nothing based on drawings compiled in packages often labelled “for tender”. Could be a client representative too, charged with overseeing the project! Here is my list of 5 ‘favourite’ booby-traps: 1/ When soft copies of drawings are requested, provide only PDFs and bind them into one; (can be separated into sheets, but it takes time and they end up with names hard to recogni

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PSMJ Resources

MAY 24, 2011

Finally, some good news for the hard-hit design profession: Firms are hiring again. As the third anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers approaches — the event that delivered the knockout punch to an already reeling U.S. economy — a trend is emerging that may have once seemed unthinkable. Firms are hiring again. To be fair, staff levels are not at their prerecession highs, as new employees are being added in dribs and drabs.

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Revit OpEd

MAY 27, 2011

Quick post, sorry for being quiet but activities at RTC have been dominating my attention. Back in May 2007 I wrote The Freshman post. It was written after writing a little longer document, called Revit Roles , that I've shared on my download page. I decided to track down the post because the concepts came up a couple of times in the last two days while chatting with attendees at RTCAUS.

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Do

MAY 27, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. dont think: Do Revit. My journal of work in Revit as part of a 600+ member architecture firm. Friday, May 27, 2011. Revit Technology Conference USA: Why you should attend. Steve Stafford has been busy posting about how RTC Australia is getting underway (two thirds done now!) in the down under. So I thought this would be a great time (a little less then a month out) to remind everyone about RTC USA.

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DebunkTheBIM

MAY 26, 2011

Sometime when asked about where I’d come from originally, I say, in the area I was born and grew up countries expire sooner than one’s passport. A sad joke really, not that far from the truth. The first 2 decades of my life the region did enjoy some stability, things turned to custard in the 1990s. I was 25 when the Berlin Wall went, then in the following years the Balkans gradually disintegrated through a miserable, country-wide-version of a Big Brother game, where on the end ‘there was only on

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PSMJ Resources

MAY 26, 2011

The list reflects the outstanding financial performance of 45 top A/E industry firms. PSMJ Resources, Inc., the premier management consulting firm for the A/E/C (architecture/engineering/construction) industries, published its annual PSMJ Circle of Excellence for 2011 on wednesday. The 2011 PSMJ Circle of Excellence is determined by weighting each firm’s ranking in the overall 2011 PSMJ A/E Financial Performance Benchmark Survey with respect to 13 individual benchmarks.

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Revit OpEd

MAY 23, 2011

The Autodesk blog BIM APPS revealed a new website aimed at helping people who want to get started with the api. Emile Kfouri writes: Are you an Autodesk Revit power user with an interest in becoming even more productive? Would you like to automate or extend the capabilities of Revit, but are new to computer programming? Are you envious of all the really cool add-ins that others are developing and you want to join the fold or show them you can do better.

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CAD Shack

MAY 25, 2011

Wednesday, May 25, 2011. BIM Lawsuit goes after MEP Firm. I came across this article recently in Architectural Record regarding a lawsuit in which the contractor used BIM against the design team and won. Well worth the read, although I dont think anyone should live in fear of law suits, firms need to be informed and communicate at all times. Posted by.

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DebunkTheBIM

MAY 25, 2011

Go into any architectural consultancy employing people from different parts of the world and soon you’ll find two of them arguing about the way hinging of doors must be represented on drawings. One school of thought says: the dotted lines form a symbolised arrow (symbolised symbol?) and indicate the opening of the door. The ‘opposition’ claims this to be misleading and wrong.

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Best Practices Construction Law

MAY 27, 2011

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Green Building Law Blog

MAY 26, 2011

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Construction Marketing

MAY 23, 2011

Part 1 of 2—LinkedIn Profiles and Company Pages. This is part 1 in a two part series on the power of LinkedIn for construction marketing. Part 1 will discuss why you should join LinkedIn, LinkedIn profiles, company pages, and provide you with a LinkedIn To-Do list. The Power of LinkedIn for Construction Marketing Part 2 will cover LinkedIn Groups, InMails, and applications.

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DebunkTheBIM

MAY 23, 2011

It may be news to you – I am no saleswoman for BIM. If BIM disappeared today – I’d be OK. I studied architecture in the mid eighties and my beginnings at the University weren’t great. However, the first top mark on an exam I earned (within the first year) was for a subject I became attached to for life: Descriptive Geometry. Following graduation, for a while I entertained the idea of dedicating my career to the subject and taught DG for 3 years at another University.

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Best Practices Construction Law

MAY 23, 2011

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Green Building Law Blog

MAY 25, 2011

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Construction Dive

MAY 21, 2011

SonSpring. Journal. About. Work. Resources. Contact. Search form. Search. HTML5 in Drupal 7. May 21st 2011. — Topic: Content Management. I have been meaning to write this post for awhile. A few friends have asked me to explain how to do HTML5 in Drupal 7, via Twitter. Another concerned individual, having found a passing reference to it in a book review , even emailed: “I urge you to start producing this post just as deeply as you explained basic 960 principles.

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DebunkTheBIM

MAY 22, 2011

by which a model is created or chosen to try to best predict the probability of an outcome.” states Wikipedia. Finding this definition was a sad discovery for me – “Predictive Modelling” is a perfect description for a concept within BIM, yet not well-explored but with significant potential. IT, the insurance industry, archaeology and marketing have all put their pretty-paws on this terminology already but cannot claim exclusivity.

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Help Everybody Everyday

MAY 22, 2011

I know many marketers think you go to conferences, throw up a booth, sit behind it, and mission accomplished. You are branding your firm. I have to believe there is a better way to approach conferences. If you are going to take several days away from your job and family, I think you need to come away with something tangible. In addition, conferences are expensive.

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