Carol Hagen
JANUARY 10, 2012
Building Information Modeling (BIM) has become an industry standard on complex construction projects. As more Construction owners reap the benefits of BIM, more projects add a modeling component. While Architects grab Revit, the complexities feel insurmountable, especially for smaller contractors in the electrical and mechanical trades. An investment of 6-18 months and $80-100,000 is not uncommon to hear.
Construction Business Owner
JANUARY 12, 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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The Constructor
JANUARY 13, 2012
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
SAB Magazine
JANUARY 9, 2012
Even in the innovative and rapidly changing world of green building, some of the old ways and traditional materials are often the best. For thousands of years, natural clay and lime plasters have been used to create beautiful and long-lasting interior and exterior finishes. While these materials continue to be used extensively throughout the world, they have been largely replaced in North America by cement and acrylic stuccos.
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Help Everybody Everyday
JANUARY 9, 2012
The vice president of a construction consulting firm sent me an email after reading my SMPS whitepaper, “Marketing to the Mind.” Here is the question he asked: “How does one best apply these techniques to a crowd mainly composed of business development or marketing personnel? The vast majority of the national conferences and monthly organizational lunches I attend are predominantly attended by BD personnel and I get the feeling in talking with them that they are prepared for th
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The Constructor
JANUARY 12, 2012
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
SAB Magazine
JANUARY 9, 2012
This small live/work addition to a Montreal row house represents a highly personal response to some big questions. With environmental responsibility his highest priority, owner Mario Lafrenais, chose to build the project himself, in order to facilitate maximum use of reclaimed materials and alternative energy systems, something that would have been much more difficult within the constraints of conventional commercially-driven building delivery systems.
Help Everybody Everyday
JANUARY 12, 2012
Over the last several months, I published a series on how I had our entire A/E/C corporate website redesigned and built for under $7,000. I got a lot of great response from readers in the A/E/C industry who really liked the series and found it helpful. I’ve collected the entire series here for easy navigation. Building the $7,000 A/E/C Corporate Website.
Construction Business Owner
JANUARY 13, 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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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
JANUARY 12, 2012
More and more in my everyday practice I encounter issues with contractor general liability insurance (GL). Whether I am defending a contractor or going after one, there tend to be issues with GL carriers. Here are some tips on coverage and others for contractors who have issues. First and foremost, contractors need to get a solid policy, pay the policy premium form year to year and do not let it lapse.
SAB Magazine
JANUARY 9, 2012
Many homeowners are already reducing their water consumption having retrofitted their home with water-conserving plumbing fixtures. They have accepted the soft touch of new showerheads over the powerful needle spray, and they are familiar with automatic-eye hand washing, dual-flush toilets and waterless urinals.
Help Everybody Everyday
JANUARY 9, 2012
The vice president of a construction consulting firm sent me an email after reading my SMPS whitepaper, “Marketing to the Mind.” Here is the question he asked: “How does one best apply these techniques to a crowd mainly composed of business development or marketing personnel? The vast majority of the national conferences and monthly organizational lunches I attend are predominantly attended by BD personnel and I get the feeling in talking with them that they are prepared for th
Revit OpEd
JANUARY 12, 2012
[rant mode = on] I'd like Specialty Equipment to either become a real MEP category (Autodesk's court) or that content creators (whoever you are) stop making MEP content using the Specialty Equipment category. It has not and still IS NOT a "real" category for Revit MEP. Just un-check the Show Categories from All Disciplines option in Visibility/Graphics, not there is it?!?
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DebunkTheBIM
JANUARY 11, 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’ Wednesday, January 11, 2012.
PSMJ Resources
JANUARY 12, 2012
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thursday, January 12, 2012. Architecture Firms Rebound in November. The American Institute Architects’ Architecture Billings Index reported substantial gains for the month of November - the strongest since the fourth quarter of 2010. While inquiries for new projects also increased sharply, the biggest gains were seen among residential and commercial/Industrial firms, and those in the Southern U.S.
Help Everybody Everyday
JANUARY 10, 2012
After reading a post by Bernie Siben , I got to thinking. Efficiency sometimes gets a bad rap. Efficient means achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense. You can do something wrong very efficiently. Or you can do something right, but do it very inefficiently. I think the concept is somewhat misunderstood. Consider this math problem: Let us suppose you are working on a proposal.
Revit OpEd
JANUARY 11, 2012
Read a post a couple days ago that AutoCAD has WBLOCK to write information out to a new file. It went on to say that Revit does not. Technically true, no Wblock command. It got me thinking that the "Save as Group" feature however does much the same thing, select elements, create group, Application Menu > Save As > Group. This takes your selected items (the group) and writes them to a new.rvt (project) file.
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DebunkTheBIM
JANUARY 12, 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 12, 2012.
Green Home Design Architect
JANUARY 13, 2012
Today's the last day you can vote for your favorite project entered into the 2012 AIA NH Excellence in Design Awards! Bonin Architects' submission is #1, The Landing, Newbury, New Hampshire. Located on Lake Sunapee, this gorgeous new custom home replaced an old uninsulated cottage. The new home design conforms to the Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act guidelines for placement and property setbacks.
SAB Magazine
JANUARY 9, 2012
This low-cost, 1,190sf, LEED Platinum house is sited on an existing 20-year-old foundation on pedestrian-oriented Protection Island, a five minute passenger ferry ride from Downtown Nanaimo.
Revit OpEd
JANUARY 10, 2012
Saw a request recently to change the "Grand Total" (title as Revit calls it) that appears at the bottom of Revit schedules from Sentence Case to Upper Case. My first reaction was to wander down the path of reminiscing why we use upper case in documentation at all. Going back to hand drafting and reducing the number of characters to master for simplicity and consistency sake.
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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
JANUARY 11, 2012
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Wednesday, January 11, 2012. How To Survive During Hard Times. The bad news is that a prospering economy isn’t back with us just yet. The good news is that you control your own future. Now is the time to get aggressive about growth in the “new normal.” You must be doing everything possible to solidify client relationships so that you will be the first firm on a client’s mind when project time rolls around.
Constructor Marketing that Works
JANUARY 12, 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
Best Practices Construction Law
JANUARY 9, 2012
Revit OpEd
JANUARY 13, 2012
Since today is a superstitious day and I'll be pretty busy watching out for black cats, walking around ladders and such.I thought I'd bump something I wrote in August 2009 up to the front. I thought of this one because of a couple posts by Doug Bowers. For the most part Revit will help you find when various elements interfere with each other. A window that gets bumped into by a perpendicular wall will generate a warning.
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Green Industry Professionals
JANUARY 12, 2012
Construction Business Owner
JANUARY 10, 2012
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Julian Construction
JANUARY 8, 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 Services 55 Cities of Southern California | Main. | WARNING: Identify Drainage Problems Before Problems Occur » 01/08/2012.
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