Construction Marketing

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Construction Marketing Advisors now offers a low cost service for YouTube videos including YouTube channel set-up, and development of up to a 2 minute video for only $899. The complete YouTube video package includes video editing, script and copy writing, video graphics and animations, and coordinating all YouTube channel set-up and passwords. In addition, a guide will be provided with step-by-step instructions for growing your YouTube channel.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 26, 2011

HOME |. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. LAW |. INSURANCE |. EQUIPMENT |. FLEET |. SAFETY |. GREEN. Topics. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance. Insurance. Construction Law. People Management. Green Building. Construction Safety. Compliance/Regulations. Sales/Marketing. Security. Equipment Management.

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Chianelli Estimating

OCTOBER 22, 2011

Estimating is Critical to Your Success. Are you left with the memories of a project gone bad and lost money? If you are fortunate you can absorb the loss, move on and learn from the incident, if not you’re out of business. There can be times when no matter how skilled you are or how efficiently you think you’re working, it can seem like you’re going backwards.

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DebunkTheBIM

OCTOBER 23, 2011

and exploded her heel, she required multiple surgeries and numerous metallic implants over the following years. Many observed at the time that she could have ‘easily’ died had she landed a bit differently. She would have never known her 6 grandchildren born in the years following this accident. That October in 1990 was eventful enough even without this crisis, I was expecting my first child while still working eagerly on getting the foundation of a new 3D modelling program off the ground.

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Construction Marketing

OCTOBER 27, 2011

One of the most important decisions you can make as a marketer is finding a marketing agency to partner with that can generate great ideas, as well as manage and implement projects expertly and efficiently. And perhaps most important, help you be successful with measurable marketing results. Shouldn’t be too hard, right? After all, there are hundreds of agencies out there begging for your business.

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Revit OpEd

OCTOBER 28, 2011

There is a stock family that dates back to the very earliest of days, Desk.rfa. It's a good example of a family that confuses users routinely. The issue is that the desk top isn't visible in plan and it overhangs the edge of the chassis of the desk. When in plan we can align the desk but find in a 3D view that it now overlaps another or something else, like a wall for example.

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DebunkTheBIM

OCTOBER 28, 2011

and I hope its counterpart’s name has been chosen carefully too. I refer to the ‘filtering gadget’ that most AEC modelling packages have, the one that provides for easy assessment of project data, with the capability to quickly move between preset views. Some are more powerful than others, the two I use regularly are Revit’s Browser and Archicad’s Navigator.

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Help Everybody Everyday

OCTOBER 25, 2011

. About a year ago, I embarked on a journey to redesign our firm’s website. At first, it proved to be a major challenge. But ultimately, I used a unique approach which provided our firm a great corporate website for about $7,000. And guess what…you can use the exact same approach. Since many of you may find yourself with the same challenge, I decided share my experience over several detailed posts.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 25, 2011

HOME |. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. LAW |. INSURANCE |. EQUIPMENT |. FLEET |. SAFETY |. GREEN. Topics. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance. Insurance. Construction Law. People Management. Green Building. Construction Safety. Compliance/Regulations. Sales/Marketing. Security. Equipment Management.

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As the use of Enterprise Resource Planning systems in the construction industry is critical to optimizing operations, it's critical that decision makers conduct a thorough software evaluation to find the one that best aligns to their needs.

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Revit OpEd

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Vasari 2.1 update has been posted at Autodesk Labs. They stated that it is a minor update, "just some bug fixes like correcting problems with SketchUp import and custom glazing." In another post they announced Vasari Talk. This post is a day late and a dollar short though since the one they were alerting us to was yesterday, sorry about that! Here's what was posted: The Project Vasari team has just kicked off a periodic series of webinars where you can have some "face time" with the Project Vasa

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DebunkTheBIM

OCTOBER 27, 2011

and it is time to face up to this. The ‘waterfall model’ in project management is a term that describes a sequential design process and it is routinely used to represent the way buildings are created. I seriously dislike the concept. Actually, not the concept itself but the idea being blankly forced onto the AEC industry. Designing a waterproof window may work well within a ‘waterfall approach’.

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Green Home Design Architect

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Some of us are frustrated at the changing of the seasons – not because it's time to bring out the sweaters and coats, but because we have to find the directions on how to reprogram the thermostat! Nest | The Learning Thermostat The new Nest Learning Thermostat might be the answer. Developed former Apple executives Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers, the Nest is said to be user-friendly with updateable software and nominal installation requirements.

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PSMJ Resources

OCTOBER 24, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, October 24, 2011. Stop Being Too Busy to Market! How to gain more exposure for yourself and your firm. We work in a unique industry – selling services is completely different from selling products. When consumers buy products, they consider the reputation of the manufacturer, but, most likely, have no knowledge of the individuals who are employed by that company.

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Revit OpEd

OCTOBER 27, 2011

A few other bloggers have mentioned that 3D Connexion is promoting their products with a chance to get to Autodesk University 2011. Pretty simple requirements to enter. If you haven't already made your plans to attend and going is a long shot, this might improve your odds a little bit. I guess how good your odds are depends on how many other people decide to enter?

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DebunkTheBIM

OCTOBER 26, 2011

I told an acquaintance some years ago (my guess: it was about 2005). I was really referring to the full-construction-integration package he was proposing to soon launch. His heart was in the right place, had government funding to chase his dream and a bunch of PhD students to execute it, I still could not earnestly back his concept. He argued that some revolutionary software solutions originating from suburban garages still make it to the top, I said, time for believing in magical-tales has gone

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The Korte Company

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Sometimes building smart is constructing a 50,000 square-foot building. But sometimes, it’s helping a local Boy Scout build a fishing platform that’s ADA compliant. We’re proud to be involved with this one. Heres’ to you, Joshua Case.

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PSMJ Resources

OCTOBER 26, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Wednesday, October 26, 2011. Clinard Engineering Associates merges with Alfred Benesch & Company. PSMJ initiates transaction and advises Clinard Engineering Associates As of October 3, 2011, Clinard Engineering Associates of Nashville, Tennessee has joined forces with Alfred Benesch & Company, a leading multi-discipline design firm serving a wide range of client markets.

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Revit OpEd

OCTOBER 27, 2011

When you put a view on a sheet, its viewport has a parameter (Show Title) that determines when we see a view title. There are three choices; Yes, No and When Multiple Viewports. The third option (When multiple viewports) will cause Revit to only show the view title when there is more than one viewport on a sheet. An interesting thing happens when you actually use the When Multiple Viewports option, we lose the snapping sensitivity that the view title line has when adjusting the length/position o

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DebunkTheBIM

OCTOBER 25, 2011

is that they are generally ten years behind architects and engineers. They have a traditional process that has been in place for a long time. This is because the complexity of projects in the Middle East is pretty different from Europe. You need to be really experienced to be able to run a project over here,” says Jeffrey Freund in an article written by Gerhard Hope on May 4, 2011 and published in the ConstructionWeekOnline.com Jeffrey Freund and Marc Durand are the executive directors of iTech,

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The Korte Company

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Introduction When the planning and the design of a new credit union or bank building starts, the first step for the designers is to plan the vault. A bank vault is usually custom built according to the bank’s specifications and requirements. Only after its design has been finalized, can the rest of the bank’s design and planning work commence.

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CAD Shack

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Monday, October 24, 2011. 100,000 Hits Cant Be Wrong. I am Happy to report that CAD Shack has hit over 100,000 hits. I would like to thank my team of trained gerbils for continually hitting my blogs for sun flower seeds. Tonight, I am rewarding them with a slice of apple. Thanks too, to all of you who may have inadvertently stopped by the Shack once and checked back with me from time to time.

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Construction Cost Estimating

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. adsense analytic. Monday, October 24, 2011. RS Means adds a wing to its cost database with the launch of 2012 Annual Cost Data Publications. RS Means, a trusted name in construction cost data, has been providing accurate and the latest information for construction professional. RS Means construction cost data is updated annually to avail up-to-date labor, materials and overhead costs for construction estimating projects.

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DebunkTheBIM

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Husband is preparing a lesson for tomorrow. As he trawls the internet for interesting examples for his chemistry problem, he marvels at the capabilities of the search-engine: “.I type in a question. and.within seconds I have the 54 th page of a particular course-book, published twenty years ago opened on my screen.” Here is another aspect of our life we so take for granted, yet is almost totally absent when it comes to my daily work within AEC projects.

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The Korte Company

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Introduction Before construction or any type of renovation on most financial institutions, such as banks, can start, a variety of considerations need priority attention from the planning and design company. Layout Considerations The layout of the new bank is of the utmost importance and the designers need to put efficiency of the layout as a top priority.

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Natural Building

OCTOBER 23, 2011

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart, webmaster of the popular website www.greenhomebuilding.com, posts text and photos featuring what he discovers from around the world.

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Construction Cost Estimating

OCTOBER 22, 2011

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. adsense analytic. Saturday, October 22, 2011. The role of quantity surveyor for construction project. Quantity Surveyors perform in the areas where major construction work is executed. They work on diversified projects like office blocks, schools, hospitals, factories to bridges, railways, oil and mining development, shipbuilding and large process engineering works for example oil refineries.

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DebunkTheBIM

OCTOBER 22, 2011

is the title of the press release. While I skim over the carefully-crafted-spin, my imagination goes into overdrive – weaving an inspired string of positive effects that this cooperation will bring to the true BIM enthusiast. If Autodesk is going to be ‘working together’ with Gehry Technologies, then surely Digital Project will be synched with the ABDS (also known as the Revit family of Products).

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The Korte Company

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Introduction When you are planning a new bank or you want to upgrade and remodel your existing bank- especially the interior- you will need a company that specializes in bank designing and architecture. There is a variety of experienced companies that will offer you an overall package, which will include the designing of your entire new building structure and its new interior.

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