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JANUARY 25, 2012

Bringing a stalled construction project back to life is easier to do if you perform the right due diligence. It’s not just foreclosed homes that are looking like a bargain to real estate investors in today’s market, but also distressed commercial assets. Most of these REO commercial properties fall under the multi-family construction sector, but there are also abandoned retail and restaurant spaces, not to mention hotel construction projects that have stalled and are now ripe for the picking.

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The Constructor

JANUARY 21, 2012

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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 26, 2012

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.

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Julian Construction

JANUARY 24, 2012

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 Foundation Safety Inspections of Homes | Main. | JulianConstruction.com: Earthquake Preparedness -- Is Your Home Ready For The Big One?

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Contractor Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2012

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JANUARY 26, 2012

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.

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JANUARY 24, 2012

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. « WARNING: Identify Drainage Problems Before Problems Occur | Main. | Home Foundation Repair » 01/24/2012.

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CAD Shack

JANUARY 23, 2012

Monday, January 23, 2012. Revit Family Formula Examples and Tricks. When creating formulas in a family it is helpful to have a go to list of examples. Here is mine. IF Statement. IF (Length < 30′, 2′ 6″, 4′). If the Length parameter is less than 30 x = 1 , y = 22-6". If the Length parameter is greater than 30 this parameter will have a value of 4-0".

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Revit OpEd

JANUARY 27, 2012

I've written about the workaround solution for documenting occupancy information in room tags in the past. I've even shared a sample project file based on the work I did for Scott Davis' past firm WLC Architects in 2005 (before he joined Autodesk). Until the API came along we were faced with a semi-inelegant solution that involved manual data entry and checking before plot day.

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As the use of Enterprise Resource Planning systems in the construction industry is critical to optimizing operations, it's critical that decision makers conduct a thorough software evaluation to find the one that best aligns to their needs.

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Help Everybody Everyday

JANUARY 23, 2012

What is E xecution? Execution is “the missing link between aspirations and results.” When a strategic plan or initiative gets done right and achieves its objective, it has been executed. Sounds easy enough, but why do marketers find it so hard to execute? Here are some things that stop execution in its tracks and some time on how you, as a marketer, can combat them. 1.

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Julian Construction

JANUARY 24, 2012

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Contractor Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2012

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Revit OpEd

JANUARY 23, 2012

or alternate title, "Road to Recovery" When you don't have access to the original Shared Parameter's file there are two ways to get to it, via a family or in a schedule. Either way you need to be able to “touch” the parameter so you can use the Export option for shared parameters. Revit will add the parameter to the current shared parameter file you are using.

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DebunkTheBIM

JANUARY 26, 2012

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, January 26, 2012. ‘T

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Do

JANUARY 23, 2012

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, January 23, 2012. Where have we been? Busy!!!! A concerned reader wrote a comment, asking where we went? What hole absorbed us, was everything ok? The icons all represent something that has been keeping me quite occupied since mid November!

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PSMJ Resources

JANUARY 23, 2012

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, January 23, 2012. Leadership is so Yesterday! Bob Kelleher, a noted speaker, consultant, author, and founder of The Employee Engagement Group, a global consulting firm that works with leadership teams to implement best-in-class leadership and employee engagement programs is co-organizing the A/E/C Industry HR Summit this March in San Francisco.

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Revit OpEd

JANUARY 25, 2012

When I first saw this show up in the Labs blog post it was called "Scan to Bim". I wondered about the name conflict with the application already using that name, created by the folks at IMAGINiT. I thought at first maybe that Autodesk bought it. However barely a day later and it's called Point Cloud Feature Extraction. [Added 1/26/2012: There are reports that some users experiencing difficulty getting this plug-in to work.

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JANUARY 24, 2012

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Contractor Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2012

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Constructor Marketing that Works

JANUARY 24, 2012

'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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Revit OpEd

JANUARY 23, 2012

David Light wrote a post about getting stairs to display better when color fill legends are involved. Then Brian Mackey wrote a post to offer another solution. David's approach involves using a solid fill and matching color to "blend" the color fill and the solid fill colors. Brian's involves using the new "Ghost Surfaces" feature. To offer my two cents I wrote a comment to David's post after reading his.

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Building Information Management

JANUARY 23, 2012

It appears that Capitol Hill is beginning to recognize the linkage between BIM and efficient project delivery methods such as IPD (Integrated Project Delivery) and JOC (Job Order Contracting), the latter a version of IPD targeting facility renovation, repair, and sustainability construction projects. H.R.3371, introduced by Russ Carnahan (D-M0.) call for the GAO to study BIM and integrated project delivery methods relative to use for Federal Buildings.

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Best Practices Construction Law

JANUARY 25, 2012

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BIM & Beam

JANUARY 27, 2012

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Revit OpEd

JANUARY 27, 2012

I've not mentioned subsequent updates for this IFC based model viewer since my original post when it first became available. I received an email the other day letting me know that they released version 1.4. This release includes enhanced presentation tools and they are really pleased to provide a new dedicated UI for Windows tablets! That should help focus effort on field applications?

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JANUARY 26, 2012

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The Constructor

JANUARY 22, 2012

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Revit OpEd

JANUARY 26, 2012

CAD Technology Center is offering a new product called BIM List. They've provided several videos to help get acquainted with the application. Quickly Locate and Insert Families Advanced Search Functionality Administrative Controls Up to Date Content Easy Setup I've embedded the first video here. Uh oh, now I'll toss out a little of the opinion part of my blog.

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