Construction Marketing

JULY 22, 2011

Co nstruction marketing is changing rapidly. The marketing mix is evolving, in a good way. There are many reasons for this metamorphosis. First, construction and business-to-business buyers (like consumers) increasingly use the Internet for sourcing and selecting products and services. Therefore search optimization becomes more important than ever. Internet search engine optimization (SEO) and social media both improve search results.

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HardHatChat

JULY 19, 2011

If the right team and plan are in place, there are a number of outdated malls that could turn into successful shopping center retrofits. It’s a mixed bag of commercial construction news for shopping center developement. On one hand, retail sales continue to show improvement from last year, yet the suburban shopping mall – or at least the traditional enclosed shopping mall – seems to be on the way out.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 19, 2011

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Natural Building

JULY 22, 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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Revit OpEd

JULY 22, 2011

I read and responded to a post at AUGI over the last few days. The problem is that levels in the structural model won't display the shared elevation values based on the architecture model. To replicate the situation I imagined what steps were taken, based on the info in the post. I couldn't reproduce the problem. However, one thing my attempt didn't include was the Copy/Monitor tool (C/M).

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DebunkTheBIM

JULY 22, 2011

“A new study has demonstrated that Internet technologies have changed the way we remember information. We now remember information sources rather than information itself” the study says, “remembering methods instead of memorising facts”. I don’t think this is such a new phenomenon, I believe it’s been with the human kind since written recording was first established.

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PSMJ Resources

JULY 20, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Declines in Design Activity Suggest a Bumpier Road to Recovery. The American Institute of Architects’ Architecture Billings Index indicated weak business conditions for the month of May. This marks the second month in a row of decline; a discouraging sign considering the 5-month recovery streak in the months prior.

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Revit OpEd

JULY 21, 2011

Via email yesterday, a Revit user wonders why an elevation symbol won't show up in the view. It boils down to the crop region and cut-plane of the views involved. The question was also posted at AUGI and I responded there too. Here's a simple image depicting the issue. If the cut-plane of the elevation is moved away so that it no longer intersects the crop region of the view, no elevation symbol anymore!

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Julian Construction

JULY 18, 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. « Identifying and Correcting Draining Problems | Main. | Public Speak About Their Success With Construction Company » 07/18/2011.

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DebunkTheBIM

JULY 21, 2011

Consider this dilemma: You develop an innovative software solution. You undertake to distribute it within a geographical area; “Do you give exclusivity to one company or do you choose a number of them and keep them competing with each other?” Not a trick question, I am genuinely interested in the issue. Having been on the receiving end of an exclusive dealership for quite some time, I’d say that more than one distributor would benefit the client/customer.

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Construction Law Monitor

JULY 20, 2011

You are in the business of leasing heavy equipment to contractors. You are beginning to provide more and more machinery to jobsites. You just hit your first snag with payment. What do you do? Chances are you are stuck in rough spot and have to defer to your contract for remedy. There is likely no answer for you under the lien law – unless you filed a notice of lease agreement with the owner within the appropriate time frame.

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Revit OpEd

JULY 19, 2011

A few comments responding to yesterday's post made me aware of a couple perspectives I had not given enough fair play in my mind. Thanks for the comments and the attitude adjustment. Just to repeat myself, I'm not opposed to showing alternate units or defending Revit's lack of the concept. I'm all for Autodesk making alternate dimensions a priority for documenting in Revit.

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Green Building Law Blog

JULY 20, 2011

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DebunkTheBIM

JULY 20, 2011

This is an election year in New Zealand. Oh, how I wish BIM could be on the list of items voters will base their decisions on whom to trust to lead them next! It will not make it to the agenda, of course. Think about it! What an opportunity! The country that first gave women the right to vote could be also the first one to employ BIM as an official strategy to hold governments accountable for their development of all public buildings.

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CAD Shack

JULY 21, 2011

Thursday, July 21, 2011. Creating Revit Type Catalogs for Families. When you have a family that has a lot of types, using a Type Catalog may be the best choice for helping users navigate them. An obvious example is structural steel. In that case there are many different choices and each choice changes the shape, weight and identity of the family. Type catalogs use a lookup table to assign the appropriate data needed for the different available types.

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Revit OpEd

JULY 18, 2011

I encounter the request to show alternate units in Revit every now and then. I see the subject pop up in user forums like AUGI and RevitForum.org too. The superficial response is, "Nope the dimension styles in Revit don't have a "show alternate units" option like other CAD software." Seems simple enough to me for the software to provide it doesn't it?

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Construction Cost Estimating

JULY 20, 2011

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. adsense analytic. Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Permits & Building Codes for Construction. Building codes represent a set of regulations which state the minimum conditions necessary to safeguard life, safety and protect the public welfare through regulating the design, construction practices, construction material quality (including fire performance) location, occupancy, and maintenance of buildings and structures.

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DebunkTheBIM

JULY 19, 2011

When I say nothing ever changes in this BIM game, I am exaggerating of course. One practice I used to see a lot has almost disappeared on largish projects. We called it the ‘dressing up’ game; views from loosely modelled buildings were isolated and decked out with hatches, dimensions, labels and notes. Depending on the tidiness of the host model, a cover fill was also employed to various extents.

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Construction Law Monitor

JULY 19, 2011

A quick word from the construction law case files: The Court of Appeals, Division 1, out in Washington state, has refused to deem a construction lien as frivolous based upon the complexity of the construction contract at dispute. The court in SD Deacon Corp. of Washington v. Gaston Bros. Excavating, Inc., decided back in May of 2009, that the state’s “frivolous lien” statute, coded under RCW 60.04.081, requires a more in-depth analysis of factual circumstances surrounding the s

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Revit OpEd

JULY 20, 2011

Alan Jackson has made his new Shared Parameter application available. From his blog openRevit : snip This utility is intended to manage shared parameter files for Autodesk Revit platforms. It was written and tested using Excel 2007. Features: Import Shared Parameter.txt files Export Shared Parameter.txt files Create New Shared parameters Selective Export from Parameter Library Organize Parameters.snip You can DOWNLOAD NOW from his site.

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PSMJ Resources

JULY 19, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Tuesday, July 19, 2011. How to Develop P3 Clients. In the industry, you never know if there will be stiff competition for a P3 project… or, surprisingly, none at all! From a business development perspective this situation is both the best and worst imaginable. Here’s why: ◦ If you were successful at identifying the "lead" early enough and become part of a development team, you may find yourself in a situation with very little, if any, competitors

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DebunkTheBIM

JULY 18, 2011

People have been telling me to drop the drawing. And guess what, I’ve been fighting back! Who would have thought this could happen! Seriously. I’ve come across a number of projects recently where wise and well meaning people propose to eliminate the 2D drawings from the process and just. ‘use the BIM for everything’. Construction, shop drawings, sign offs.

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Construction Cost Estimating

JULY 17, 2011

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. adsense analytic. Monday, July 18, 2011. Some exclusive journals containing useful information on construction estimating. Construction Estimating Journal contains various types of compact articles, case studies to simplify the construction estimating process. Gain knowledge on changing cost estimating methods and techniques and how they are being applied to make better your decision making and benefit an organization.

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The Korte Company

JULY 18, 2011

Thanks to @GOOD for the following story. A very positive read. By the way, you know we have some green jobs out there. There Are 2.

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Best Practices Construction Law

JULY 21, 2011

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DebunkTheBIM

JULY 17, 2011

‘A full page article in the paper on BIM today, has Gehry in it too’ Graham texted me a couple of days ago. On the second reading he realised BIM was not mentioned in it at all, the acronym I mean, the concept was, still, interesting. Fairly simplistic and one sided reporting nevertheless creates general awareness. Awareness of what? That the Tooth fairy still exists?

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Construction Cost Estimating

JULY 17, 2011

Construction Cost Estimating Blog. adsense analytic. Monday, July 18, 2011. Cost Estimate Pricing Methods. There are generally two methods available for estimating prices. In one method previous bid prices are considered as a fundament for constituting prices on the suggested project. In other method one has to formulate a total analysis of production rates, labor costs and material costs.

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BIM & Beam

JULY 21, 2011

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