HardHatChat

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

KA-BOOM! We were pulling a feeder cable through a Chicago retail construction project when we heard the explosion. Then, the transformer blew out. What the heck happened? It was a case for the Englewood Construction CSI team. Step 1: We pulled out the cable to find it completely destroyed. Step 2: We rented a sewer camera and discovered a metal object stuck to the existing pipe, which scraped the cable and caused the explosion.

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Carol Hagen

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Editing PDFs is a daily occurance in the construction industry. Architects, Engineers and Contractors have standardized on the PDF as the file type to share, email and collaborate on. PDF editing streamlines and helps clearly conveys changes, clarifications and improvements. Everyday PDFs are instrumental in the construction conversation to show mark ups on Microsoft Office documents, interactively draw on tablet PCs and then share these PDFs on Servers.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

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Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

RCE Endeavors. The End of the World. Skip to content. Home Audience About. ← Running a (32-bit) Process in the Context of Another. [Release] Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion Stat Hack (Undetected) → API Hooking Through Near Call Replacement. Posted on February 21, 2011 by admin. This post will focus on an interesting technique that I thought of this past week.

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DebunkTheBIM

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

“It is by design that Navisworks does not allow exports to dwg or other file formats. This software is a viewing software, not meant to be used as a model generation software. If Navis allowed export to dwg the integrity of the models being shared could be compromised.” This is a quote from AUGI’s website, I stumbled on it while searching for: Why does Naviswork go only one way?

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

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Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Stack Exchange. log in. |. careers. |. chat. |. meta. |. about. |. faq. Stack Overflow. Questions. Tags. Users. Badges. Unanswered. Ask Question. Problems writing a query to join two tables. up vote. 1. down vote. favorite. Im working on a script which purpose is to grant site users access to different sections of the site menu. For this I have created two tables, "menu" and "rights": menu - id - section_name rights - id - menu_id (references column id from menu table) - user_id (references colu

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DebunkTheBIM

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

The timeline for almost any building design-project goes like this: Brief, concept, schematic, developed design, working drawings, approvals, tender, construction. That is what I was taught a quarter of a century ago. That is still used in design offices around the world to scope jobs, bid for them, deliver and invoice. Milestones are set accordingly, budgets and resources are planned for, business plans worked agreed on.

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PSMJ Resources

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Managing changes to your project team is always a challenge. But what do you do if, in the midst of a project, you either inherit the project, becoming the new PM, or the client changes project managers, essentially creating a new client for the project team? If the client is making a change to their project manager, there are a few things to keep in mind: Getting your new client up to speed requires planning and time Do not assume the new client will be able to figure the work out as it moves a

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

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Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. adsense analytic. Saturday, February 26, 2011. Why to Outsource cost Estimation Service? The architectural companies always want reliable but affordable service in cost estimation. The offshore companies who are solely providing cost estimating can help the architectural firm to focus on their core business. The cost estimating companies are used estimating cost in various Civil, Architectural, Structural, HVAC, Earthwork, Material, Labour and many more sectors

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DebunkTheBIM

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Search for BIM in AEC – and you’ll find the concept “paper based” mentioned often as the problem that needs to be overcome to DO BIM; I disagree. It is the ‘drawing based’ approach that is causing us trouble. ‘Paper based’ for me, means designing our outputs to suit the format, size of the medium and that is not bad on its own. Drawing based is centred on the ‘projection technique’ (i.e. orthogonal projection – what 2D technical drawings are ‘made’ from) a risky solution that requires high level

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The Korte Company

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Welcome to Ryan Daniels who started February 21st in Korte Design. He will be based out of the St. Louis office. Ryan has a Bachelor in Architecture and Bachelor in Design Arts degree from Drury University. And yes, he is a native of St. Louis and is most likely a Cards fan.

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Revit OpEd

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Sorry about missing a post on Monday, just ran out of day and evening too quickly. If you haven't created a Revit Family using connectors then this might not be interesting, till later. If you have then you're probably already nodding your head and thinking, "I know where this is going". Revit Connectors for pipe (round duct too) offer us the ability to map their dimensions to a parameter so the user can adjust them easily in the project environment.

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Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. adsense analytic. Thursday, February 24, 2011. Is It Possible To Do Estimating Correctly? Cost estimating is one of the most difficult as well as important aspect in any construction project management. This necessary part of any project is generally handled by professional estimators. As the whole estimating process is so much complex that maximum time the main concern is whether the estimation is correct or not?

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DebunkTheBIM

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

I’ve been asked by blog-commentators, why I appear to be ignoring this area. A topical and important question, always mentioned when it comes to sustainability in AEC and generally greening of the world. Well, this is a subject I majorly failed to deliver on. Not for lack of trying. Having a model that can be analysed, and consequently delivering a building designed to perform well in its energy use has made sense to me for a long time.

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Constructor Marketing that Works

FEBRUARY 23, 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

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Stok

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

*(Reposted from www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com) Unprecedented Green Building Dispute Could Cost Developer Millions Up until yesterday, the biggest green building dispute I had come across was Shaw Development v. Southern Builders. That case involved $635,000 in damages because a project did not obtain the LEED certification necessary to qualify for state tax credits.

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Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. adsense analytic. Wednesday, February 23, 2011. The Cornerstone of Cost Estimate. The cost estimation is the rapidly growing trend in AEC industry. It helps both the contractors and the owners as a proper budget is really very assistive to them. On the basis of the estimated cost a proper bid will be prepared. A good estimate must start with a complete understanding of scope of work followed by an accurate quantity takeoff.

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DebunkTheBIM

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Most contemporary write-ups on BIM refer to this (often ill-defined) technology as the great catalyst for change for the AEC industry. The ‘change’ they allude to is again a bit hazily described. Still, many believe that in the foreseeable future most buildings will be modelled before any site work begins, and as a result contractors will gain the advantage of knowing what they need to build and how.

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Best Practices Construction Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

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Green Building Law Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

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Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. adsense analytic. Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Estimating Method for Home Remodeling. Remodeling of house is an important part of today’s life. As we love to change the look of our house frequently it has to done with proper planning. Estimating the cost of the home improvement with the help of contractors is the easiest way to figure the cost of your job.

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DebunkTheBIM

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Today, a tip for the doers and the developers! In model based documentation of buildings – there is one basic rule you must follow: Define and safeguard your spatial, model-based ‘Frame of reference’. There are 5 parameters I regard as essential to the system: Orientation (North Point) Origin (related to a known POR) X, Y and Z coordinates, ( Cartesian Coordinates, a set of numbers that will locate any point in space.

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Best Practices Construction Law

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

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Green Building Law Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

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Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. adsense analytic. Saturday, February 19, 2011. Importance of Concrete Estimating. The most used material in the architectural industry is concrete. No modern day construction can be completed without it. It can be customized to get compressive strength or color application, placed in almost any shape or form and finished to resemble masonry, stone and other surfaces.

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DebunkTheBIM

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Two seemingly unconnected questions. Still, those in-the-know, know. BIM will happen when the modus operandi of the present, non-BIM AEC industry is not longer sustainable and when high enough percentage of clients demand that what is currently sold to them as BIM (but is not really) starts making a measurable difference to their projects. So, when will this critical mass be reached?

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