Construction Marketing
OCTOBER 18, 2011
The Construction Marketing Association announces a survey of construction marketers that will identify marketing budget outlook, top marketing priorities, and tactical marketing plans for the upcoming 2012 fiscal year. While outlook surveys are common, this is the only known marketing survey in the construction industry. Survey participants can request a free copy of the results.
HardHatChat
OCTOBER 21, 2011
Most of the commercial construction news we discuss in this blog involves new Chicago retail and restaurant construction projects or analyzing commercial construction trends. But every once in a while we have something special to share. I am usually not one to brag, but I am proud to announce The Construction Writers Association (CWA) has awarded Englewood Construction the 2011 Website & Electronic Communications Blog Award for Hard Hat Chat.
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Construction Business Owner
OCTOBER 20, 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.
Green Building Law Update
OCTOBER 19, 2011
I have spent just over a year thinking about the International Green Construction Code (IgCC). I know it has been one year because I received my first copy of the code at Greenbuild 2010. My conclusion today about the code is no different than it was one year ago: The IgCC is unnecessarily confusing. Take, for instance, the IgCC's basic setup -- it's two codes in one.
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Julian Construction
OCTOBER 18, 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 Urges Homeowners Be Prepared For Earthquakes | Main. | Julian Construction Recommends Use Of Helical Piles For Foundations » 10/18/2011.
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Construction Business Owner
OCTOBER 20, 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.
Green Building Law Update
OCTOBER 19, 2011
Julian Construction
OCTOBER 18, 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 Inc. Celebrates Their 10th Anniversary | Main. | Foundation Problems: Early Warning Signs » 10/18/2011.
Revit OpEd
OCTOBER 20, 2011
Should be no surprise, when software is installed a file association is created that links its special file extension with Windows. This allows you/me to double click on a file to open it with the correct application. Revit versions don't distinguish themselves with a special executable file for Windows to recognize them as different, they are all just "Revit.exe".
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DebunkTheBIM
OCTOBER 21, 2011
is often credited to the architect, Mies van der Rohe. It is still a regularly used view, in fields beyond that architecture and buildings. "God is in the details," meaning opportunities come from digging into the details. Others say "The devil is in the details," implying that the details might cause failure. Both are true, I believe, one a bit more positive than the other.
Construction Law Monitor
OCTOBER 19, 2011
As many contractors know, starting a large construction project isn’t as simple as having your crew show up to the job site to begin work. There is a lot more involved in acquiring the appropriate permits, licensing and legal documents in order to be granted permission to start. To add to the pile of paperwork, surety bonds are usually the starting process to not only begin construction work, but it’s also required of many businesses prior to opening their doors.
Julian Construction
OCTOBER 18, 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. « Why Do Foundations Sink? | Main. | Julian Construction Urges Homeowners Be Prepared For Earthquakes » 10/18/2011.
Revit OpEd
OCTOBER 18, 2011
Revit MEP elements like electrical panels and receptacles or HVAC equipment and diffusers have a Parent - Child relationship. The other day we were chatting about this in class and I blurted out "You know, like whose your Daddy?" I was kidding but one of the guys said that it actually helps remember to start with the "child" part of the relationship.
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DebunkTheBIM
OCTOBER 20, 2011
It is the software-packages that can’t represent them well that will break-your-back as you try to make any headway in virtual construction. Take for example walls within buildings: Most architect-focused modelling packages create walls as monolithic entities, even when they are made up of numerous layers in real life (composites); Therefore, when one wants to represent walls in a ‘virtual construction’ or BIM context, the work method to follow is not user friendly or straight forward.
Do
OCTOBER 17, 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. Monday, October 17, 2011. Platforms vs. Products. Depending on the tech circles you run in (or keep track of) you may have heard of (or even read) the following post that was made by a Googler who formerly worked at Amazon. Steveys Google Platforms Rant.
PSMJ Resources
OCTOBER 17, 2011
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, October 17, 2011. How to Gain Your Client’s Trust. In the present economy, clients only do business with firms they trust. And, with overhead dollars so tightly controlled, you must leverage every dollar you spend developing new business. So, here’s the challenge: what can you do to gain a client’s trust in the most cost-effective way?
Revit OpEd
OCTOBER 17, 2011
Part three of the trilogy. ( following up these other posts ) Steve Faust and Nick Kovach of Revolution Design are sharing a free fix for the elevation update issue. This only affects projects that don't use Worksharing. If that's you then check out their solution until Autodesk delivers a patch or update to resolve it. While you are there you might as well check out their Keynote Manager and Selection Master apps, might find them useful!?
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DebunkTheBIM
OCTOBER 19, 2011
I spent the day flying again. Don’t wish to list all the airport-jokes that come to mind, have visited the US enough to put me off that reckless habit, for the foreseeable future. I still like to examine the practice of screening passengers from a psychological point, but with no political undertones whatsoever and as a result, almost always end up pulling together some useful lessons as I queue to have my bags x-rayed once again.
Constructor Marketing that Works
OCTOBER 20, 2011
'Contractor Marketing That Works. HVAC Marketing, Plumbing marketing, Electrical contractor marketing can be tough. Your technical expertise tends to blur the importance of getting and keeping customers to actually PAY for that skill. Thats why weve assembled the best plumbing, electrical and hvac marketing strategies onto one site. Youll find info on Yellow Page ads, Customer Retention Newsletters, HVAC Marketing PowerPacks, Marketing Plans, plus sites for dozens of free contractor marketing re
CAD Shack
OCTOBER 20, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011. AEI-Ashrae Expo - Call for Speakers. On March 7, the Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) and the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineering (ASHRAE) Nebraska Chapters are sponsoring first one day Expo and Technical Conference for professionals involved in the building industry. Topics of interest to our audience cover a wide range of topics divided in tracks.
Construction Cost Estimating
OCTOBER 20, 2011
Construction Cost Estimating Blog. adsense analytic. Thursday, October 20, 2011. EstimatorXpress v.8 makes the estimating process fast and error free. EstimatorXpress v.8 is an exclusive estimating software that produces professional estimate with incomparable estimating speed and accuracy. The software is ideal for builders building works as the builders can apply the software for estimating anything from new builds and extensions to renovations, conversions and smaller works.
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DebunkTheBIM
OCTOBER 17, 2011
The richly decorated, highly acclaimed academic was presenting before me. This fact on its own would not have been a problem, had he not used my laptop as a host for his densely populated power-point and had my laptop not been under huge risk of misbehaving due to its overconsumption of desert-dust. The disease of the ‘black screen’ is manageable in the privacy of one’s office, (unplug the charger, blow through both ends.) a bit less when it happens as part of a well-organised and technology bas
Green Building Law Blog
OCTOBER 18, 2011
As we all learned in kindergarten, every snowflake is unique. Now, studies have shown that is not entirely true (see here if you are marginally interested in the science of snowflakes), but close enough. Uniqueness may be good for snowflakes, but lousy for financial transactions. At least part of the problem in harnessing private capital to fund energy efficiency projects is the lack of standardization across projects.
Green Industry Professionals
OCTOBER 18, 2011
Best Practices Construction Law
OCTOBER 20, 2011
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DebunkTheBIM
OCTOBER 17, 2011
This picture (attached) has been doing its rounds on the FB and other social websites over the last couple of. months*. A similar phenomenon little if at all known to current generations of digital information users is the concept of the ‘broken record’, though they may still get caught accusing their mates of sounding in such way. It is unlikely they ever had the opportunity to watch a squealing-needle get stuck in a groove of the black disk, causing the performer to endlessly repeat the same w
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