Construction Marketing
MARCH 1, 2011
A webcast and panel discussion entitled Channel Promotion Best Practices for Construction Markets is scheduled for Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 12 pm CST. The webcast is free to both members and non-members. Panelists include Kevin Enke, Marketing Director for Robert Bosch Power Tool , and Jim Scarlata, Marketing Director for Knaack Div. Emerson Electric.
Constructonomics
FEBRUARY 27, 2011
Facebook, Twitter, podcasts, friends, followers, this thing, that thing, does it ever stop? Honestly, this is just getting way out of hand. There’s movies about it, talk shows, lawsuits, privacy concerns, what next? I shudder at the thought. . *Before we go any further I feel like I need to clear the air and just make clear that Mark Zuckerberg did not come anywhere close to inventing social networking and yes, he did steal the idea for Facebook from those twins at Harvard.
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Carol Hagen
MARCH 4, 2011
Update 3/23/11: With Firefox 4 for Android soon to be available, it is expected that Corecon will run the full version of their software on the Xoom! The Motorola Xoom has been available at Verizon for a few weeks and all the competition keeps repeating is “there are no apps for it.” Who needs apps when smart software developers offer access to their applications in the cloud?
Green Building Law Update
MARCH 1, 2011
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Revit OpEd
MARCH 4, 2011
Got an email this afternoon that provided some insight into their cash outlay for getting software and hardware up and running. Looked something like this: Revit Architecture - 6k Revit Structure - 7k Revit MEP - 7k Navisworks Manage - 10k Subscriptions - 4.8k Kickaxe PC - 6k Training - 5k Using BIM on our Projects: "Priceless" A little play on the MasterCard commercials.
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Help Everybody Everyday
FEBRUARY 28, 2011
. Among Marketers, Adobe CS has become the de-facto standard tool for developing proposals and marketing materials. That ends today with the announcement of Hobo Creative Suite (Hobo CS 1.0)!!! Times are tough kids. Especially in the AEC industry, budgets are tight. Who can afford Adobe CS’s $1,200+ a seat? Let’s look at the benefits of Hobo CS: It’s free!
Green Building Law Update
FEBRUARY 28, 2011
Revit OpEd
MARCH 1, 2011
Autodesk Labs blog announced this yesterday: Room Renumbering Plug-in for Revit This is one of those that may make you want to write, "It took ten years to get this?", or "It's about time!". Whichever emotion it evokes it is available and you don't have to learn how to write code yourself to make it. You can however use it to help you learn since the source code is made available for the each Plug-in of the Month.
DebunkTheBIM
MARCH 4, 2011
He (most likely) will be a ‘traditional’ project manager, a design manager and a bim(anager) all rolled into one. He will look, feel (maybe even smell) remarkable like architects used to before they got stripped of their magical powers. He WILL rule the AEC industry. (even more than now) What do I base this idea on? All other consultants working within the AEC processes have experienced dramatic decline in their fees and influence.
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Construction Law Monitor
MARCH 3, 2011
Engineering News Record (ENR) (among other publications, including my good friend Chris Hill’s Construction Law Musings Blog ) recently reported that the construction contract documents published by ConsensusDOCS were substantially updated. The update comes just a little over three years since the launch of the ConsensusDOCS program, which is a collaboration of organizations who publish a set of construction documents to rival the industry-leading AIA forms.
Julian Construction
MARCH 1, 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 6 Tips to Prevent Earthquake Damage | Main. | Julian Construction Offers Wells Fargo Home Projects Visa Card Financing » 03/01/2011.
Revit OpEd
MARCH 3, 2011
Various versions and years have intervened between now and when I wrote these earlier posts. Worksets - Take Me to the Library Central File in Four Easy Steps Local Files - How, How Often and Where? Which One STC or STC Why a Local File? Workset Terminology - Quick Reference Revit Worksets 2010 - Local Files Stand-Alone File - Central File - How can I Tell?
DebunkTheBIM
MARCH 3, 2011
I received a record number of comments (off line) on the light-box post; Their point: why would anyone want to use light-tables when most CAD packages can perform those tasks better? True. I believe that there usually are two different ‘worlds’ for any project, the digital one and the hard-copy one and comparably* few people operate in both; The light-box offers the soft way into BIM, a first step.
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Construction Law Monitor
MARCH 2, 2011
Two years ago we wrote a blog post about 2009 House Bill 2224 , introduced in Olympia by Representative Simpson, and aimed to “eradicate barriers that prevent the voluntary installation of sprinkler systems in private residences by promoting education regarding the effectiveness of residential fire sprinklers.” While the bill had a lot of support in the House and Senate ( see voting history here ), it never got to the governor’s desk, and largely fizzled out.
Julian Construction
MARCH 1, 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 Mold Testing and Removal Services | Main. | Julian Construction Gives Top Five Reasons Why Foundations Fail » 03/01/2011.
Revit OpEd
FEBRUARY 28, 2011
If you aren't sure about attending RTCUSA 2011 in Huntington Beach, CA this June.maybe getting to see Steve Shell (the Rock-n-Roll Revit Architect) and Shell Shock will help make up your mind?? Just something else to look forward to! Stay tuned, Registration opens soon! btw, Steve's the one on the right, holding the guitar, I think he's actually playing too!
DebunkTheBIM
MARCH 2, 2011
Have you ever observed a back-to-frontness of the AEC industry that made you re-evaluate your thinking on processes? The following statement is logical enough: Any building-creation process has the building as the end product. Throughout the process numerous drawings/reports/specifications are produced. Logically, these should be considered to be by-products.
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Construction Cost Estimating
MARCH 1, 2011
Construction Cost Estimating Blog. adsense analytic. Tuesday, March 1, 2011. Construction Estimating Checklist: A New Era of Estimating Service. If you are a newbie in the estimating service zone then you should know about construction estimating checklist and how to organize them. it is not possible to get the help of expensive software for fancy estimate proposals.
Fins Architecture
FEBRUARY 27, 2011
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Revit OpEd
MARCH 2, 2011
I got a comment on my previous post about the new Plug-in posted at Autodesk Labs asking about renumbering Spaces. Well the Room Renumbering tool does not accommodate spaces too. I decided to use this as an excuse to steal a word from Zach Kron (hackalicious) and hack away at the Room code to convert to Space Renumbering. It took me a little less than an hour and two questions to Phillip Miller at Kiwi Codes (though I did find my answers before he replied both times, quick responses though Phill
DebunkTheBIM
FEBRUARY 28, 2011
The best way to get into BIM (even if you’ve never tried it) is by picking a real construction project. You don’t have to be on site, not even associated to a contractor to have a role with tasks closely related to the progress of a construction project. You will be assessing drawings (plans) daily. In the near future, I plan to write about ways to set up a construction-based BIM project.
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PSMJ Resources
FEBRUARY 28, 2011
In the doldrums of winter, many of your employees may feel a little blue. These winter blues have been shown to spill into the workplace, taking a toll on employee motivation, engagement, and productivity. The good news is that there are low-cost effective ways for employers to get employees back into the swing of work and keep them motivated and engaged until Spring finally arrives: Office get-togethers shouldn’t be viewed as one-time events: In December, most firms celebrated the holidays with
Green Home Design Architect
MARCH 2, 2011
Photo courtesy of NAHB Are you building a new home but need to wait until you sell your current home? If so, you’re not alone. Here are ten tips to selling your home, provided by the National Association of Home Builders: You may think your house is perfect just the way it is, but a prospective buyer may not see it that way. To give your home "curb appeal" and make it more attractive to buyers, there are some tasks you should see to before you place that "For Sale" sign in your front yard.
DebunkTheBIM
FEBRUARY 27, 2011
Not a loaded questions – really, a genuine interest of mine. See, both options have advantages; A Building Owner/Developers appoints a Project/Design Manager (or multiple people to fill those roles) so they get better representation, more certainty, good cost control, deadlines achieved and generally keeps all consultants inline. A project manager manages the project, the participants, the process; The role of the design manager implies technical abilities too – a counterpart to consultants with
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DebunkTheBIM
FEBRUARY 26, 2011
Early in the process of committing to write this daily blog I decided, that on days I’ve got nothing intelligent to say*– I’d write about something useful** that is relevant to BIM/BD (building documenting). Today, I copy a couple of lines from Wikipedia : Gaspard Monge, (1746 – 1818) French mathematician and inventor of descriptive geometry. “.An opportunity, however, presented itself: being required to work out from data supplied to him the defilading of a proposed fortress (an operation then
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