HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Fast-casual restaurants like Noodles & Company should be a bright spot for commercial construction in 2011. It’s that time of year again, when I dust off the crystal ball to predict commercial construction trends for the following year. If you didn’t read last year’s post on “ Commercial Construction Trends 2010 ,” you should know these predictions are based on the new commercial construction projects Englewood Construction has heard are in the pipeline for 2011 across the country, as well a

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Construction Marketing

DECEMBER 2, 2010

A webcast panel discussion entitled Lead Generation Best Practices for Construction is now open for registration on the Construction Marketing Association (CMA) website. The webcast is scheduled for Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 12 pm CST. The webcast will identify a broad range of lead information sources, and share some practical aspects of managing lead generation programs.

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Constructonomics

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

It’s hard to describe how owners feel about change orders. Sometimes I think they would rather be forced to eat a bucket full of glass or perhaps permantly lose feeling in all extremities before accepting a change order that increases their project cost by.01%. Why is this? Change orders are a part of the construction process, and any semi-experienced building owner should expect a reasonable amount of change orders and budget for them.

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Carol Hagen

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Last week the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) Valley of the Sun Chapter had the pleasure of hearing from two fabulous Senior Compliance Officers, Mary Sneed-Hill and Cheryl Davis from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). As most road projects in Arizona are either Federal Contracts or Federal Assisted, there are a few compliance issues that will most likely come up when an Onsite Investigation commences.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 2, 2010

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Constructonomics

DECEMBER 3, 2010

I got an email recently citing some article saying that construction starts would incr ease in 2011 for the first time in some ungodly amount of time. I’d give you the exact number and cite the source and all that, but that would make this much more like a book report instead of the eloquent and flowing stream of conciousness that makes it a blog…er whatever it is that you call this. .

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Do

DECEMBER 1, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. dont think: Do Revit. My journal of work in Revit as part of a 600+ member architecture firm. Wednesday, December 01, 2010. AU 2010. Somehow it is already Wednesday! Im finally actually taking a class being given by James, Phil and Jim about "Future Technology". On Monday I had the pleasure once again of attending the third annual Computational Design Symposium.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 3, 2010

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Construction Law Monitor

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

A new law spawned by the 2010 Louisiana legislative session will effect construction contracts in the state, but has received relatively little attention. I speak of Senate Bill 625 (Act 492), which created La. R.S. 9:2780.1 ( read the Act and new law here ), and provides that certain contract provisions within a construction contract are invalid as a matter of law.

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Revit OpEd

DECEMBER 3, 2010

I listed my schedule for this past Tuesday at AU2010 in a previous post and I'm just going to write about the session I led called Teaching the Reviteers, a session intended to discuss how a panel of people teach Revit. We started out by arriving to find the room didn't have a computer despite having filled out the classroom equipment needs form. The session was conceived by Harlan Brumm of The Revit Clinic blog.

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PSMJ Resources

DECEMBER 2, 2010

There was an interesting article in the Boston Business Journal the other day regarding the increasing pursuit of LEED accreditation among design professionals, both personally and in their projects. The article, titled “Architects see growing importance in taking the LEED” by Mike Hoban, stated that LEED-certified commercial buildings just surpassed 1 billion square feet globally.

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Constructor Marketing that Works

DECEMBER 1, 2010

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Construction Law Monitor

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

I’m a big fan of Bill Bryson’s books. I first fell in love with his writings by reading A Short History of Nearly Everything. The book is as advertised. A couple of weeks ago, Bryson released a book with a less ambitious subject: At Home: A Short History of Private Life. The point here is that Bryson goes through his own English home, examining the history of our normal everyday lives by examining each room and the room’s associated history.

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Julian Construction

DECEMBER 1, 2010

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. « The Importance of Earthquake Retrofitting | Main. | Julian Construction Say Winter Rains Can Increase Drainage Problems » 12/01/2010.

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PSMJ Resources

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Most design firms have sophisticated job cost and financial reporting capabilities, as well as manpower planning and scheduling systems. Today’s firm is fully automated. However, team members complain that project managers are simply too busy to give them the time of day. Face-to-Face Don’t let your high-tech management systems replace personal contact with team members.

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CAD Shack

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Monday, November 29, 2010. Quantifying BIM in AUGI World. Check out my article in AUGIWorld magazine on Quantifying BIM. Posted by. Todd Shackelford. at 10:36 AM. Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook. Usefullness: No comments: Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). About Me. I am the BIM Manager for Alvine Engineering, a college instructor and the Revit MEP Content Manager for AUGIWorld Magazine.

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Green Building Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

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Construction Law Monitor

DECEMBER 3, 2010

A few months ago, I posted “ Joint Ventures and Contractor Licensing – Not A Simple Topic, ” which compared the regulation of joint ventures by construction licensing entities in Washington (one party to joint venture requires license) and Louisiana (all parties to joint venture require license). I completely overlooked a recent change in the Oregon law related to licensing joint ventures.

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