Construction Marketing
JULY 26, 2011
A webcast on retail home center marketing and merchandising best practices for construction products is now open for registration on the Construction Marketing Association (CMA) website. The free webcast for members and non-members is scheduled for Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 1 pm CST. Click Here To Register! Learn how to market to The Home Depot, Lowe’s, hardware co-ops and related channels.
Carol Hagen
JULY 28, 2011
Collaboration on large format construction drawings often has the expectation that all the team players have the same tools. Architects and engineers spend countless hours in AutoCad then share their drawings with the General Contractor. Most smaller GCs have a license of AutoCad just to open these files and make a few annotations. But not everyone on the construction team is fluent in AutoCad nor has a licensed copy.
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Revit OpEd
JULY 29, 2011
The folks (Lighting Analysts Inc.) that create AGI32 (a popular lighting analysis tool for AutoCAD) are in the Beta process for their new application for Revit called ElumTools. From their website: snip ElumTools is a calculation Add-in used to predict the performance of electric lighting systems within the Autodesk® Revit® Architecture or MEP software.
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The Verdantix Green Quadrant: EHS Software 2023 is an independent third-party analysis of 23 EHS software vendors (including Intelex) that provides an in-depth look at the technical capabilities, application breadth, innovation focus, and momentum of key environmental, health, and safety management software market players. The guide is essential reading for EHS software benchmarking, especially for understanding unique vendor strengths and capabilities.
Construction Law Monitor
JULY 26, 2011
Most attorneys, myself included, take for granted how little most individuals know about corporation law and business entities. The distinctions between the different types of entities that can be created are substantial and have a tremendous legal effect on how the business operates from year to year. There are four basic categories of business that can be formed by an individual or groups of individuals: 1) sole proprietor, 2) partnership, 3) limited liability company (aka LLC) and 4) corporat
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PSMJ Resources
JULY 27, 2011
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Wednesday, July 27, 2011. PSMJ Resources Inc. Survey Finds that Overall Economy Continues to Languish but A/E Industry Tells a Somewhat Different Story. PSMJ’s latest Quarterly Market Survey shows gradual strengthening and optimism It is no secret that the overall U.S. economy continues to face a great deal of uncertainty and that is creating an environment that doesn’t lend itself well to much near-term optimism.
Revit OpEd
JULY 29, 2011
If you download a Plugin of the Month or some other application that doesn't have its own installer you might find that when you get it "working" that it doesn't actually run. The key to get it working again most likely, assuming your paths and names are correct, is that you need to "Unblock" the.dll and.addin files so Windows 7 security will give in.
DebunkTheBIM
JULY 29, 2011
The more we talk about it, the less of it there is on our projects. Meaningful interoperability. I note that the level of success of how any project’s parties interoperate is shaped by many forces, the medium used for communication, I highlight as important. Glance back thirty years: The medium was the drawing – originated as a transparency, a technical document on a sheet of tracing-paper.
Constructor Marketing that Works
JULY 27, 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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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.
Construction Law Monitor
JULY 29, 2011
On July 1, 2011, the Supreme Court of Louisiana decided a case, Charles Ebinger, et ux. v. Venus Construction Corporation, et al., that focused on the interpretation of La. R.S. 9:2772. This Louisiana statute has established a specific time limit of five years to bring an action against residential building contractors. Here, the Supreme Court reversed the decision of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, making it very clear where the law stands regarding this issue.
Revit OpEd
JULY 27, 2011
Back in January of 2008 I wrote a post for the HOK CAD Solutions blog that has since changed its name to HOK BIM Solutions blog. The post is about what happens when we use the feature to filter the list of views and sheets to print. The same can be said for exporting to other file formats too. The Show options that appear for Sheets and Views are filters to control the display of views in the list above.
DebunkTheBIM
JULY 28, 2011
The idea of ‘automated clash detection’ on construction projects is so delightful that it attracts a large following and refuses to go away. Or allow for any type of meaningful challenge. I’m not surprised that sellers of clash-detectors are enthusiastic about the concept. More puzzling is to see hardy, experienced site-based contractors get all dewy-eyed about intelligent machines processing models of yet-to-be-built buildings and spitting out clash reports.
PSMJ Resources
JULY 25, 2011
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, July 25, 2011. Become a Master of the Client “Touch". Reaching out to your clients is not an optional activity for a project manager. You have to stay in contact, even after you have finished a project. A client touch is any contact made with the client in an effort to strengthen the relationship. Try to keep these contacts quick and meaningful.
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Choosing the right procurement software is a crucial step in ensuring third-party risk management, process governance, and bidding efficiency. With so many procurement solutions to choose from, it can be overwhelming without a frame of reference and a solid starting point. This free buyer’s guide will cover: Benefits of Procurement Software –– Why do you need it?
Construction Law Monitor
JULY 27, 2011
It’s been quite a while since we sent out an email newsletter, and we’re happy to announce that starting today , we’re bringing these email updates back. When Wolfe Law Group first opened, these email updates were a staple. Our newsletter email would get sent about once a month, and would provide clients, colleagues and friends updates on construction law issues that affected their business or practice.
Best Practices Construction Law
JULY 26, 2011
DebunkTheBIM
JULY 27, 2011
Husband’s got a new pet project for the summer. He set out to create an animation of the workings of the S bend of the kitchen sink; He teaches science to children, so this is not too out of character. While discussing various options available to him, I wondered again, while is the technique of animation so underutilised within the AEC industry’s communications?
Green Building Law Blog
JULY 26, 2011
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Construction Cost Estimating
JULY 26, 2011
Construction Cost Estimating Blog. adsense analytic. Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Construction Contract - General Overview. A construction contract is a contract purposely carried off for the construction of an asset or a group of interdependent or interrelated assets relating to the design, technology and function or ultimate purpose or use. A fixed price contract denotes to a contract where the contractor consents to a fixed contract price or a fixed rate per unit of output, which may be subject to
Best Practices Construction Law
JULY 23, 2011
DebunkTheBIM
JULY 26, 2011
Working in a BIM related role will get you develop a split personality. You constantly alternate between two significantly different roles; One is a positive character, the innovator, the pioneer, leader and motivator. The other is the cautious chap, the pragmatic one, providing the voice of reason and forever dragging the chain. Ironically, those that manage to be good at both roles are often labelled as ‘flip-floppers’, people who can’t quite make up their minds or hold their arguments across
Green Home Design Architect
JULY 29, 2011
We may not know how many new homes will be built in 2015, but we do know what they will look like. The National Home Builders Association’s Economics and Housing Policy recently asked 3,019 builders, designers, architects, manufacturers and marketing specialists in various locations to describe the likely characteristics of the average, new single-family detached home in 2015.
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Supply chain challenges and rising material costs are forcing specialty contractors to pay more for what they need to complete each job. Following a simple set of principles, this easy-to-follow guide can help you manage job costs, ease the pains of accounting, and run a more profitable businesses. If you are a Specialty Contractor or Self-performing GC, you do not want to miss out on this essential guide!
DebunkTheBIM
JULY 25, 2011
Hit rate is a measure of BIM performance. An indicator on how effective one is in turning a set of gobbledygook into meaningful construction data. No, I don’t think an official assessment system exists. I just made this question up. You may view it is just as a benchmark to gauge the effectiveness of someone’s modelling, however I believe it can be developed into a universal BIM measure; There used to be Modelling shootouts between modellers working on various packages to prove superiority of on
DebunkTheBIM
JULY 24, 2011
Middle daughter’s BD today! Being born on the 24 th day of the 7 th month suited her ever since she was a baby, making for us the numbers easy to remember, she’s been a real 24/7. Slowed down a bit when teenage-hood hit, hopefully will regain the trait of ‘keeping going’ as she gets out the other side of the tricky years. Her birth day also marks 3 software related anniversaries for me, 15 years of Archicad, 20 of AutoCAD and 5 of Revit (Architecture).
DebunkTheBIM
JULY 23, 2011
People taken up by the whirlwind of BIM enthusiasm tend to look at the discipline of dimensioning with fresh eyes. Dimensions no longer need to be specified, you can take off any and from wherever you like! Interesting idea, but can it be right? Can one assume that 3D modelling has reached such sophistication that all tolerances, installation requirements, conditions and subtleties are reliably captured within the virtual representation of the yet to be built building?
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