Construction Marketing

DECEMBER 20, 2011

This is the second blog in a two part series on Blogging for Construction Marketing. Part 1 covered the benefits of blogging, blog platforms and features. This blog, Part 2, will consider the ongoing management and implementation of the blog, which focuses primarily on content. Other ongoing blog management considerations are building a blogroll and corresponding reciprocal links , updating other resource or content items like case studies , and supporting search engine optimization.

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Happy Holidays from the Hard Hat Chat team -- Chuck Taylor, Kim Sawyer and Bill Di Santo. As 2011 comes to a close, it’s time for us to look back on the commercial construction building trends , news and projects of this past year and share our thoughts on the highs and lows in the industry. HIGH – Everyone was submitting drawings in 2011. We saw drawings for new Chicago restaurant projects, retail construction work, office renovations, school construction and learning center additions – you nam

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The Constructor

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Home News Videos Tips Building Building Bye Laws Building Materials Aggregates Cement Wood Building Tips Buildings Green Buildings Flooring Formwork/Shuttering Paints & Decoratives Skyscrappers Smart Materials Concrete Concrete Admixtures Concrete Cracks Crack Repair Concrete Durability Concrete Properties Concrete Types Fibre reinforced Fire Pro

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Carol Hagen

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Successful contractors know what their xfactors are and if they align with your supplier’s, employee’s or project owner’s interests. Your differentiaters can attract talent, press and business. Just how do you leverage your xfactors? Talent Attraction Xfactors. When it comes to talent, three items come to mind: culture match, reputation and technology.

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 20, 2011

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The Constructor

DECEMBER 17, 2011

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Home News Videos Tips Building Building Bye Laws Building Materials Aggregates Cement Wood Building Tips Buildings Green Buildings Flooring Formwork/Shuttering Paints & Decoratives Skyscrappers Smart Materials Concrete Concrete Admixtures Concrete Cracks Crack Repair Concrete Durability Concrete Properties Concrete Types Fibre reinforced Fire Proo

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SAB Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Located in Toronto’s Don Valley, Evergreen Brick Works is the revitalization of a 4.9-hectare, century-old brick factory that closed its doors 20 years ago. The site has been transformed into Canada’s first large-scale community environmental centre.

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Revit OpEd

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Back in 2005 I wrote about using Revit to choose my son's soccer team lineups. Since then I learned that a friend used it to help her plan the seating for her friend's wedding reception. Now Case Inc. has offered up yet another way to use Revit in unconventional ways, Checkers ! Must use worksets though. My mind wanders to four player Battleship? Cool game Case guys!

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Julian Construction

DECEMBER 23, 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 Warns Public: Check Credentials Of Contractor | Main. | Types of Home Foundations » 12/23/2011.

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The Constructor

DECEMBER 20, 2011

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SAB Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2011

The growing pressure being placed on energy supply as a result of increasing global energy demand is one of the key challenges that we face and will continue to face. Efforts are under way to find new and improved methods to supply this energy, yet one of the key solutions is to use less energy in the first place.

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Revit OpEd

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Food for thought, what if we used railings for millwork and egress paths? By millwork I mean custom work, not fixed sized cabinets which are often referred to as casework by some architecture and interior firms). As for egress paths, I've written about them many times (I've put a list of those posts at the end of this one) in the past and the example of using a line based family kept me busy for quite some time with requests from people to get their own copy.

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Green Home Design Architect

DECEMBER 20, 2011

CNN reports this morning that home building has spiked to its strongest level in almost two years. Contributing factors are record-low mortgage rates and a surge in construction of apartments and condominiums. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Housing starts shot up to an annual rate of 685,000 in the month, up 9.3% from October and 24.3% higher than a year earlier.

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DebunkTheBIM

DECEMBER 23, 2011

DebunkTheBIM. I am a manager of construction information, tools and people. I believe that hands-on manipulating of project information by all project participants is the key to achieving any meaningful improvement of the AEC industry operating within the post-gambling-era. I consider myself to be a model-based construction information practitioner (shortened to a ‘BIM- meddler’) rather than an ‘expert’ or even ‘specialist’ Friday, December 23, 2011.

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SAB Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Our client for this project was the British Columbia Hydro & Power Authority [BC Hydro]. In accordance with the Province’s Climate Action Plan and its associated carbon reduction mandate, BC Hydro is required to move towards carbon neutrality in all of its activities.

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Revit OpEd

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Considering the time of year and checking lists you don't want a bad profile. If you create a profile family for a railing and don't do a very good job of it Revit won't offer you your profile in the list of available profiles. The missing profile you expect to find here is a clue that your profile is bad. You need to check your sketch to make sure you don't have a Bad Sketch.

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CAD Shack

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Thursday, December 22, 2011. December AUGIWorld features Industry Insights. The December issue of AUGIWorld serves up plenty of perspective from industry professionals. In "Halfway to Paperless,". Bryan Thompson offers his solution for getting us beyond just talking about a paperless office and actually realizing it. Melinda Heavrin, AutoCAD Architecture expert, thoroughly discusses "Material Matters". within the product.

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DebunkTheBIM

DECEMBER 22, 2011

DebunkTheBIM. I am a manager of construction information, tools and people. I believe that hands-on manipulating of project information by all project participants is the key to achieving any meaningful improvement of the AEC industry operating within the post-gambling-era. I consider myself to be a model-based construction information practitioner (shortened to a ‘BIM- meddler’) rather than an ‘expert’ or even ‘specialist’ Thursday, December 22, 2011. ‘

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SAB Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Among the central objectives of sustainable design is to move the construction industry from a linear process of production, service and disposal to a cyclical one in which materials and products are reclaimed, reprocessed and reused. Materials such as steel, aluminum and some plastics lend themselves to this approach reducing or even eliminating the draw down on the Earth’s ‘capital’ of material resources.

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Revit OpEd

DECEMBER 21, 2011

It would be nice if the gang at the factory would add some re-sizing magic to this dialog too!?! The Tag All dialog can be a bit hard to deal with the type name when some company naming conventions result in long names. There's only so much room to adjust the column widths within the fixed frame of the dialog. Seems like such a minor kind of finesse?

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PSMJ Resources

DECEMBER 19, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, December 19, 2011. Collecting Effective Client Feedback. Increasing a firm’s value to their clients improves client loyalty, referrals, profitability, marketing, staff performance and retention, and reduces liability. Improving this value involves tracking client preferences and managing the refinement of staff processes accordingly.

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DebunkTheBIM

DECEMBER 21, 2011

DebunkTheBIM. I am a manager of construction information, tools and people. I believe that hands-on manipulating of project information by all project participants is the key to achieving any meaningful improvement of the AEC industry operating within the post-gambling-era. I consider myself to be a model-based construction information practitioner (shortened to a ‘BIM- meddler’) rather than an ‘expert’ or even ‘specialist’ Wednesday, December 21, 2011.

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SAB Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2011

The SABMag Canadian Green Directory for Sustainable Design and Green Building is intended to help design and building professionals find products and services relevant to their building projects. LEED certification is granted only for an entire project, not for individual products or building systems.

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Revit OpEd

DECEMBER 19, 2011

As promised during the wrap up of RTC USA 2011 it is now possible for alumni to take advantage of early bird pricing to register now. The email inviting past attendees to register early went out last night. If you have not received an email let the committee know by responding to the thread(s) at the RTC Linked In community. If you aren't a member at Linked In send an email to the Conference Secretary.

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CAD Shack

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Tuesday, December 20, 2011. Happy 7th Birthday to CAD Shack. 7 years today I got frustrated with an editor that changed an article of mine, and I started the CAD Shack Blog so I could write what ever I wanted, when I wanted. I was all about Autodesk Building Systems at the time. The Aviator won an Oscar for best picture, New England won Super Bowl 39, Katrina happened, and I paid $2.17 a gallon for gas.

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DebunkTheBIM

DECEMBER 20, 2011

DebunkTheBIM. I am a manager of construction information, tools and people. I believe that hands-on manipulating of project information by all project participants is the key to achieving any meaningful improvement of the AEC industry operating within the post-gambling-era. I consider myself to be a model-based construction information practitioner (shortened to a ‘BIM- meddler’) rather than an ‘expert’ or even ‘specialist’ Tuesday, December 20, 2011.

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SAB Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2011

The University of Laval established a research station for its Centre d'Études Nordique [CEN] in Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuarapik in the early 1980s. Situated at the confluence of James Bay and Hudson Bay, and forming the western gateway to Nunavik, the settlement is home to a bicultural Cree and Inuit community numbering about 1500.

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Natural Building

DECEMBER 17, 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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