Construction Marketing
AUGUST 11, 2011
This blog, Part 2 in the a series will share email marketing testing tips, measuring email campaigns, a Glossary of Terms, and an enormous construction email list. Email Marketing For Construction (Part 1 of 2) covered email marketing basics, and email tips and tricks. Email Marketing Testing. One of the advantages of email is the ease of testing and optimizing campaigns.
SAB Magazine
AUGUST 11, 2011
Located on the outskirts of Calgary, the Shepard wetland is part of a 227ha storm water management initiative to improve the quality of storm water entering the Bow River. Development of this site also creates an open water habitat for wildlife. It is a regionally significant migratory and breeding habitat for waterfowl, and will provide important connections with surrounding wetland areas.
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Chianelli Estimating
AUGUST 10, 2011
Don’t Be Caught Short on Construction Change Orders. It’s easy for contractors to overlook the real cost impact of construction change orders on their projects. Depending upon the size of the change modification, merely estimating for the additional material, labor, equipment and subcontractor costs could be a misconception and could be only part of the cost equation.
Help Everybody Everyday
AUGUST 7, 2011
. People rarely unsubscribe to this site. And I thank all of you that clicked on the link to the right and subscribed. But when they do unsubscribe, it’s always after a post on productivity. My Story. Here is why I push productivity so hard. When I started my career, first with a real estate firm and then with a designer, I had trouble managing all the stuff.
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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.
Revit OpEd
AUGUST 9, 2011
Ryan Schultz with openingdesign.com has occasionally asked me to offer some feedback on what they are working on. They went live with their site in May. It isn't about Revit, rather collaboration in the A/E/C realm. Here's what their website says: snip OpeningDesign.com is a collaboration platform for A/E/C professionals—offering a real-time sketching and markup tool, and a place building and construction professionals can exchange expertise.snip On their home page it discusses "The Tool" and "T
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Construction Law Monitor
AUGUST 9, 2011
In a recent decision, Sloan & Company v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (“Sloan”), the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has an in depth discussion regarding some technical yet very important clauses found within many construction contracts between general contractor, subcontractors, owner and the surety. Although the court interprets Pennsylvania law, these concepts are good to know for any jurisdiction.
DebunkTheBIM
AUGUST 12, 2011
Not the ‘GP’ version of it! Generalists are not the flavour of the month in the professional circles I frequent these days. Project decision makers like to take their consultants nicely packaged and clearly labelled. That pretty much writes architects off the project-influentials’ lists. Make no mistake, architects are still present on most building projects, however like it or not, the archetypal ‘general practitioners’ within the troupes are by and large relegated to the margins.
Revit OpEd
AUGUST 10, 2011
These projects typically have "standard/common/shared" details AND "specific/custom" details. It's a pretty common question, "How do I manage the shared details?". In an earlier post I wrote about the Insert Views from File tool that Revit added several years ago. The overall strategy I like boils down to this list: Do all the detailing that they share in "one" project Do all the detailing that is shared in Drafting Views, not model "live" views Use Insert Views from File to pass them to the oth
SAB Magazine
AUGUST 11, 2011
The Vancouver Island University’s [VIU] Deep Bay Marine Field Station is a new 1,200 m2 facility located on a three hectare unserviced waterfront site at the south end of scenic Bayne’s Sound, 65 km north of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. As an extension of VIU Centre for Shellfish Research Nanaimo Campus, the new Field Station will accommodate research and educational programs devoted to the development of a sustainable shellfish aquaculture industryon Vancouver Island.
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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.
Do
AUGUST 12, 2011
skip to main | skip to sidebar. dont think: Do Revit. My journal of work in Revit as part of a 600+ member architecture firm. Friday, August 12, 2011. Revit Server Installation/Updating & Mosaic. A Revit Server post to leave you with as I head out on vacation. I recently ran into an issue with Revit Server that also caused another large firm quite a bit of distress.
DebunkTheBIM
AUGUST 11, 2011
Created this little illustration some time ago, I was obviously into primary colours then. It formed part of a more complex narrative on the intricacies of BIM implementation. I will not go there today. A couple of days ago when I looked at this picture with eyes anew, it struck me how appropriate my choice of colour had been at the time: Blue for BIM.
Revit OpEd
AUGUST 11, 2011
From the Autodesk Wiki Help site for Revit, regarding using point cloud data and worksharing: snip (bold emphasis is mine) Using point clouds in a worksharing environment: To improve performance and reduce network traffic, the recommended workflow for users who need to work with the same point cloud files is to copy the files locally. As long as the relative path to the local copies of the point cloud files is the same for each user, the link will remain valid when you synchronize with Central.
SAB Magazine
AUGUST 11, 2011
The False Creek Energy Centre [FCEC] is an innovative heating plant that produces domestic hot water and space heating for the Neighbourhood Energy Utility [NEU] that serves Vancouver’s emerging South East False Creek community.
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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
AUGUST 11, 2011
Subcontractor non-payment is something very familiar to me. It’s been written about here on the Construction Law Monitor (especially with regard to how pay when paid clauses affect subcontractor payments), and it’s something my other blog (the Construction Lien Blog ) focuses on exclusively in its discussion of mechanic liens. So it’s no surprise that New Orleans City Business magazine contacted me to discuss how the law can help and hurt subcontractors who are frustrated when
DebunkTheBIM
AUGUST 10, 2011
Those that state that I repeat myself too much can feel justified: nothing is new under the bright August construction sun. apart from scales. Funny new scales that make your eyes water keep appearing on drawings. Just found a beauty; (see attached) It is often discussed in forums that in today’s complex world many of us loose the appreciation of how our work fits into the bigger picture.
Revit OpEd
AUGUST 10, 2011
CTC ( CAD Technology Center ) teamed up with LHB , the company that Daniel Stine works with, to develop their new offering, a packaged focused on helping a firm bring their electrical engineering process using Revit up to speed quickly. From their site.snip The template includes many features such as schedules (light fixture, equipment, cost estimating, etc.), legends, sheets, titleblocks and more.
SAB Magazine
AUGUST 10, 2011
The separation of cities from their food sources is directly related to many of the most pressing problems in the world today – climate change, obesity, energy supply, pollution, resource availability, global poverty, and food security. For example, the concerns about peak oil and other future resource shortages have a huge impact on food given the energy intensity of current food production methods and the use of [fossil fuel based] fertilizers.
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PSMJ Resources
AUGUST 9, 2011
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Tuesday, August 9, 2011. Design Activity Weakness Continues in June. The American Institute of Architects’ Architecture Billings Index slipped once again in June, marking the third straight month of decline in billings. Recent figures have been disappointing, especially considering the promising increases seen in the fourth quarter of 2010 and into the first quarter this year, with five consecutive months of positive conditions.
DebunkTheBIM
AUGUST 9, 2011
One topic that hit home with many readers of the blog was the post on the subject of ‘BIM bluffers’, earlier in the year. Interesting, how over the last 6 months I stopped referring to the above figures as such and am more inclined to think of them as BIM cowboys. There is only so far the bluffing can go without turning sinister and start hitting where really hurts.
Revit OpEd
AUGUST 9, 2011
If you are interested in some pretty nice looking construction related content to make your presentation models pop, check out Revit Machines. As a fan of Peterbuilt trucks I must say the versions they offer are pretty nice looking! Not free mind you. But for the price, can you model one as nice in less than an hour? It is still early days for them so there isn't a lot of content yet.
SAB Magazine
AUGUST 11, 2011
This is a multi-family social housing development located close to downtown Montreal. It incorporates an abandoned utility building that served previously as a hospital. The overall development included the restoration of this building together with new structures, and totals 9,497m2 in 91 residential units.
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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!
PSMJ Resources
AUGUST 12, 2011
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Friday, August 12, 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.
DebunkTheBIM
AUGUST 8, 2011
There is something quite weird when it comes to BIM ‘viewers’. Most appear to have been created on the assumption that there is a large section of project participants that are happy to ‘just view’ the project they are supposed to hold a stake in. Clients are often put into this basket, negating everything I know about building owners/clients/developers.
Revit OpEd
AUGUST 8, 2011
I got a question via a tweet the other day. Q: "Is it possible to model a parallel kick conduit run in Revit" The tweet on its own wasn't enough for me but I also saw the same question at AUGI. Same person or not I find that this sort of thing happens often enough, similar questions percolate up into the internets. The description "kick" was what lost me as I haven't heard that term used before.
SAB Magazine
AUGUST 11, 2011
Through the renovation and conversion of a historic structure this project has created a dramatic, modern and sustainable building. The project took a redundant 1940s schoolhouse, located in East Vancouver’s historic Strathcona neighbourhood, and transformed it into five distinctive residential units for the client and his extended family.
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Constructor Marketing that Works
AUGUST 10, 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
DebunkTheBIM
AUGUST 7, 2011
Must have been living under a rock as I had absolutely no clue on the meaning of these acronyms when I came across them recently on one of the BIM related group forums. Was not going to be the one to publicly ask the question and not intrigued enough to search for it on the net, thankfully it was all revealed. RTM = Read The Manual; RTFM = I’ll let you work that out yourself.
The Korte Company
AUGUST 8, 2011
A design professional’s work challenges him to make several choices that involve a series of compromises. To reach a satisfactory outcome, the design professional pits 5 basic objectives against each other. Here is a description of each. Objective #1: What will give the required functional performance?
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