Construction Business Owner
MARCH 11, 2011
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Green Building Law Update
MARCH 7, 2011
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Revit OpEd
MARCH 11, 2011
Revit book shelves are getting filled out these days. Time to plan for room for two more books. Book One is Revit Essentials which will be published by Wiley/Sybex and authored by the same team that brought you the most recent Mastering Autodesk Revit Architecture, Phil Read, Eddy Krygiel, James Vandezande and a number of other special contributors.
Help Everybody Everyday
MARCH 10, 2011
A marketer recently asked me to provide some advice on how to move up the corporate ladder in the AEC marketing world, especially when you are in your 20s. Well, until my business card says Chief Marketing Officer, I certainly can’t consider myself an expert in this area. But, of course, I can give you my two cents. Considerations When Climbing the Corporate Ladder.
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Construction Business Owner
MARCH 6, 2011
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Revit OpEd
MARCH 10, 2011
Attendees at the Revit Technology Conference 2008 (held in Melbourne, Australia) sparked a lively debate about content quality and standards (or the lack-there-of). Several people expressed an interest in developing a standard for their market, chief among them Michelle Van Kolck. Michelle wrote tonight about the latest update to their progress on her blog BIM BOOM BAM.
DebunkTheBIM
MARCH 10, 2011
Only if you ALSO improve the quality of THE project information. I know of two theories: one claims that BIM will do QS’s out of work. The other that it will make their job easier. Neither is likely to happen, because the way QS estimates are REALLY done at present. True story: In NZ one could have a house built for an average of 2K NZ$/m2; Alternatively purchase a new car for 20K NZ$.
Do
MARCH 10, 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. Thursday, March 10, 2011. Placeholder Sheets. I was reminded how great the placeholder option is. I needed to create a drawing schedule but some of the sheets we dont need right now but will need later. So I created some placeholders (the top three sheets seen below).
Green Home Design Architect
MARCH 9, 2011
Join us at the 2nd annual NH Ski Up on Saturday, March 19, 2011 for great skiing, snowboarding, networking, tailgating, and a BBQ! Saturday, March 19, 2011 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Skiing, Snowboarding, Networking, Tailgating & BBQ $45 per person includes full day lift ticket and BBQ on the "beach" at Mt. Sunapee State Park. If you are a season's pass holder at Mt.
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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.
Revit OpEd
MARCH 9, 2011
Jim Balding put together a video (duration 2:51) collage of pictures and a couple video clips from previous RTC events. If you want to get a sense of the event you can see a sneak preview of it before it gets posted on the conference site now. Thanks Jim!!!
DebunkTheBIM
MARCH 10, 2011
Liza is a (yet-to-be-built) building’s owner. A person or a corporate. The bucket is the receptacle that contains the information of her building-project. Who looks after Liza’s bucket? I used to want to look after it! I pitched for the role by saying: You have your child in the childcare while you work, your cat stays in a cattery often enough. Let us take care of your information!
PSMJ Resources
MARCH 10, 2011
The American Institute of Architects’ Architecture Billings Index remained fairly neutral in January, as the average billings matched levels in December. Although the growth has slowed compared to the months prior, the trend remains a sign of recovery. The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) serves as the leading economic indicator of construction activity, and reflects the approximate 9-to-12 month lag time between architecture billings, and actual construction spending.
Construction Cost Estimating
MARCH 9, 2011
Construction Cost Estimating Blog. adsense analytic. Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Newly launched To-Scale Plan Center - An exclusive construction takeoff software. The software is ideal for viewing plans and executing highly detailed on screen takeoffs. No other program facilitates you to work with all of your plans open at once. Easily zoom or pan from one plan to the next saving you time and helping you maintain perspective.
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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?
Revit OpEd
MARCH 8, 2011
Just a quick note to say that Registration is getting close, just a few things to sort out. Hoping that it will be able to go live this week. We'd also like to acknowledge Nick Kramer with HMC Architects who stepped up to volunteer with the schedule and programming efforts. He and Jim Balding actually used Revit to organized the program and schedule.
DebunkTheBIM
MARCH 9, 2011
I am a ‘yes, but’ person. I try not to be – but rarely succeed in suppressing the urge. I am sure it is genetic. My father has always been a ‘yes, but’-ter. Must run in my husband’s family as well as our children show tendency to ‘yes, but’ too. Even as I listen to your argument I ‘yes, but’ it in my head. My mother conditioned me to be a nice person, so I fight this impulse, but it beats me most of the time.
PSMJ Resources
MARCH 8, 2011
Business development professionals constantly beat the drum: ‘Everyone is a marketer!’ hoping that each staff member will then magically step up and contribute to the firm’s overall sales and growth. One surefire way to increase results from your ‘expanded marketing team’ is to measure everyone formally— during performance reviews— on their business development contributions.
The Korte Company
MARCH 9, 2011
It's rewarding to know that something we helped create can host some of life's most important milestones. A building is so much bigger than bricks and windows. Read more.
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Anything that is built on a poor foundation will soon crumble from the ground up. This is literally the case in the construction stage of projects and it applies just the same during the pre-construction stage. This free eBook is your ultimate guide to scaling your business with customizable software as early as during the bidding stage.
Revit OpEd
MARCH 7, 2011
Thought I'd mention a post from David Baldachinno on his blog " Do U Revit? ". He wrote that he has often wished for a faster way to generate 3D views that are cropped down around a specific part of the project, just by selecting something in the view already, like a stair or furniture. He got busy and forgot about it but he revived it this morning.
DebunkTheBIM
MARCH 8, 2011
Let’s say, you supply thermal insulation; Do the following: Create a template for major model-based architectural packages (i.e.: Revit, Archicad, Microstation); Include: · Intelligent , branded North-Point and a level marker · Min 10 wall types typically used by the type of construction you are most active in; · Intelligent keys and legend stamps of those walls; Also, Have their 2D representation clean and tidy; Printing without hitches on most printers/plotters.
Best Practices Construction Law
MARCH 9, 2011
The Korte Company
MARCH 11, 2011
It's official. The Nevada Cancer Center Research Institute has earned Silver LEED certification. Congrats and thanks to all involved.
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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!
Stok
MARCH 9, 2011
Great video from Tony Malkin: Serious Materials, JLL and RMI did some great work.
DebunkTheBIM
MARCH 7, 2011
Am I alone in my thinking that there is something fundamentally wrong in having to perform ‘value engineering’ in the late design stages of creating-buildings? Reminds me of “reading recovery”. A couple of years ago I was on the Board of Trustees of a NZ school. We celebrated how good we had performed “reading recovery” on children in years 5 and 6.
Best Practices Construction Law
MARCH 10, 2011
Green Building Law Blog
MARCH 11, 2011
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Constructor Marketing that Works
MARCH 11, 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
MARCH 6, 2011
How do you take your concrete? Light grey or with a lot of black in it? What about your stainless steel? Aluminium? Cement screed? Don’t some habits die hard when it comes to documenting buildings? We build in grey, so we model in grey. Or draw in black on white screens. (or red on black screens!); You have a complex detail? At the first instance resolve it in your head and try getting away with putting nothing on paper.
Best Practices Construction Law
MARCH 7, 2011
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