Construction Marketing
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
QR Codes are everywhere ! The hype is backed up by statistics such as 14 million American’s scanned QR Codes in June, 2011 alone! (source: comScore) Clearly most of what we encounter is consumer advertising and retail applications. So what about the construction industry? Are QR Codes an effective marketing vehicle? The answer is yes! And this blog will demonstrate the what, where and how of QR Codes.
Construction Law Monitor
SEPTEMBER 4, 2011
Contractors and property owners should be very knowledgable of the claims process after a natural disaster. Over the Labor Day weekend the New Orleans metro area, along with southern Louisiana experienced high winds and double-digit rainfall totals due to Tropical Storm Lee. Contractors who have equipment, property and unfinished work need to report any flood, wind or wind driven rain damage to your general liability insurer in a timely fashion so that you may collect reimbursement for damages s
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DebunkTheBIM
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
It’s better than what it used to be. Fewer rogue elements are left floating in space after conversions, storey-settings come through OK, so do most walls, slabs, doors and windows. On the downside though, even a relatively small file still converts into thousands of objects. Topographical meshes, stairs, curtain-walls turn into objects, parametrical and with some intelligence retained, nonetheless with very limited ability to do modelling work with or around them.
Revit OpEd
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
Mario tweeted earlier today that he's updated his utilities for Revit 2012. It's good timing, I was just going to ask him about his Sheet Set Manager too! It allows you to update sheet list schedule from Excel data or vice versa. He started Whitefeet some years ago and returned to doting on it after departing HOK and joining Perkins & Will. Unfortunately for us, his full time gig with Perkins and Will means he's got little or no time to dote on "the feet" again.
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Construction Marketing
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
Originally featured on The Daily 5 Remodel Blog. Years from now, should the owners of certain homes have questions about their cabinets, finding the answers will take no more than a quick scan with their mobile phones. If the cabinets came from Cupboards Kitchen & Bath , that is. In May, the family-owned cabinetry cabinetry showroom, of Sylacauga, Ala., began installing a QR (quick response) code inside the sink base door of every cabinet installation it sells. “There’s nothing t
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DebunkTheBIM
SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
Woods Bagot. Bulk moving to a different modelling software? A friend of mine applied for a position there recently and was given a long list of software packages (each a lifetime to learn properly) to declare his expertise level on. Did not get the job, unfortunately. Now, I am one of those people that has been uttering things like “we do not want to be locked into one package.” and “choose the right tool for the right task.” for a long time, even before the now fashionable label of ‘BIM agnosti
Help Everybody Everyday
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
Yesterday Imad Naffa’s twitter account posted tweets throughout the day. Unfortunately, he passed away the night before of a heart attack. Marjanne Pearson posted his obituary here. Imad was a civil engineer, building codes expert, and social media evangelist. He heavily promoted the use of social media in our industry. He was even featured in a recent SMPS Foundation whitepaper on social media.
Revit OpEd
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
Not the kind of post we look forward to reading unfortunately. However if the "factory" is beginning to see a recurrence it is better to alert us to the situation than to let us stumble in unaware. The Revit Clinic post title today reads: "Data file is corrupt and needs to be manually recovered." They've created a Knowledge Base article to refer to if you are unlucky enough to encounter this.
Construction Cost Estimating
SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
Construction Cost Estimating Blog. adsense analytic. Friday, September 9, 2011. Some state of the art software ideal for HVAC & Mechanical Estimator. HVAC estimating software provides great benefits to mechanical, piping, plumbing or sheet metal estimator to estimate the material and labor cost required to build a heating and cooling ventilating system.
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DebunkTheBIM
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
I’d spend it on a particular ‘prize for a solution’ project. I know, I know.there are millions of holes in the world that my money could fill, not to mention the multitude of needs quite close to home. But, just for a moment, let’s imagine a bag with a million dollars falling from the sky with the option to use it one and only one way, and that is, as prize money for my project.
CAD Shack
SEPTEMBER 3, 2011
Saturday, September 03, 2011. Rotating While Worksharing. Every once in a while I would notice when rotating objects,the icon for moving the base point of rotation was not visible. After a little experimentation I discovered that when the workset of the object didnt match the current workset, the base point icon would not be visible. To see it all, change the current workset to match the workset of the object.
Revit OpEd
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
Pretty darn cool new development in Vasari! David Light mentioned it earlier today and showed off his Millenium Falcon.modelled in Vasari, such an over achiever!
Do
SEPTEMBER 6, 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. Tuesday, September 06, 2011. AU 2011. Registration is live, if you missed it earlier, I posted about the classes Im teaching here. The first session of the lab filled up quick (AU was in touch with Zach and I two days after early registration opened!).
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DebunkTheBIM
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
Part of the basic training of any BIM coordinator should be the exposure to and prolonged practice at solving wasjig puzzles. If you have not had the pleasure of any of these little exercises given to you before, in brief: wazjigs are jigsaw puzzles where puzzlers have to use their imagination and follow hints/clues to work out what the image they need to create from the box containing (most usually) 1000 pieces is supposed to be.
Constructor Marketing that Works
SEPTEMBER 9, 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
Revit OpEd
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
I mentioned the Whitefeet Revit Menu Utilities yesterday. When I tried to get them up and running last night I ran into an issue. Short story is while there are files to download, they won't run on 2012 just yet. Pulling back on the reins therefore. Wait till after the weekend to give it a go on the download, should have them back up and available after that, at least that's his plan.
PSMJ Resources
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Tuesday, September 6, 2011. Do You Think You’re Going To Live Forever? The results of this month’s A/E Pulse survey seem to indicate that a large number of principals believe they will live forever. Here are the results, along with some of our conclusions and interpretations: 1. In 2/3 of firms under 50 employees, the founder still owns most or all of the firm’s stock.
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DebunkTheBIM
SEPTEMBER 5, 2011
says Dolly Parton playing the confident hairdresser Truvy, in Steel Magnolias. A lovely, slightly sugary movie studded with stars and memorable quotes. Truvy sets herself up with lifelong clientele working on the principle of nature always being able to do with a bit of a helping hand. Similarly. There is no perfect modelling package in AEC, all can do with a bit of Truvy type magic.
Best Practices Construction Law
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
The Korte Company
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
The Korte Company has teamed with Fusco to construct the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Danbury, CT.
PSMJ Resources
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Tuesday, September 6, 2011. Breakthough 2012. Hear why Dave Burstein thinks you should attend Breakthrough 2012 in October! Posted by. PSMJ Resources, Inc. at. 11:05 AM. No comments: Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). PSMJ is on Facebook! Check out PSMJs Facebook Page. Subscribe To PSMJ Resources, Inc. blog.
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DebunkTheBIM
SEPTEMBER 4, 2011
Having become a self proclaimed expert on the subject matter, I thought I was right declaring ‘evolution in making’, when Happy Feet, the revolutionary emperor penguin made it to New Zealand following a 2000 mile swim. A fellow immigrant myself, I could see the guy got fed up with the Southern Ocean and took on to find a better life. No such luck. A couple of nights ago it boarded the research vessel Tangaroa and is on his way back to the Antarctica.
DebunkTheBIM
SEPTEMBER 3, 2011
When I talk of ‘scalability of BIM’, I think of the ability to maintain integrity of the end-product while expanding the workforce from one person doing the job (me) to a few and then to many. Over the last couple of years, I found this issue to be another ‘elephant in the room’, too big to tackle. It is generally ignored. The various ‘p’ words get banded around a lot instead – process, people, procedures, policies, performance, practice.all linked closely to the issue of scalability, still, I a
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