Series Introduction: Discussing the IGCC : Green Building Law Update
Green Building Law Update
APRIL 27, 2011
Sat.Apr 23, 2011 - Fri.Apr 29, 2011
211 Navisworks Exporter Utility
Revit OpEd
APRIL 29, 2011
Need to Export from Revit to Navisworks? Don't own Navisworks though? You can download the Exporter you need for free, well free in $$, you'll still have to provide some personal details to get the installer.
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I challenge building owners to challenge their consultants
DebunkTheBIM
APRIL 27, 2011
A soft, non-threatening challenge, can be done on any scale of building; Point: For owners to get an appreciation of how well their consultants know the buildings they are in charge of. Try it: Book a time with your main consultant, the main person in charge.* Pick up the last set of drawings, calculations and specifications and put them on the table.
It’s The Little Tips That Help
Help Everybody Everyday
APRIL 23, 2011
There is so much I don’t know. But I try to learn as much of it as possible. Sometimes it’s the little tips and tricks you get from other people that really help you out. I would like to share some recent tips I received. . Microsoft Spelling and Grammar Check Needs to Be Set Up. I just kind of assumed that Microsoft Word spelling and grammar check had one setting and that was “on or off.” Apparently, I was very wrong.
Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software
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Think Green Building Risks Are Overstated? Check Out San Juan’s Green Roof Project
Construction Law Monitor
APRIL 27, 2011
San Juan, TX set out to install a beautiful green roof on a city building, but after some engineering work was performed, the roof had to be decreased substantially in size because it would not be able to support the additional weight. The story was reported by a local publication, The Monitor. It seems the green roof weight issue came as a surprise to the local planners, who already received a grant for the installation.
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Now remember to look up, now to look down! And now, through of course.
DebunkTheBIM
APRIL 29, 2011
There is a documenting approach in AEC known as RCP. When I first learned to draw complicated timber roof-structures, I was taught to ‘imagine’ a mirror that lies on the floor of the roof and draw what’s in that mirror. Later someone helpfully pointed out that the same effect can be achieved by visualising the structure from above with the roof-cladding removed.
5 Reasons Why You Need A BD Plan
PSMJ Resources
APRIL 25, 2011
Does your firm have a Business Development Plan? If so, does it really work? Is it complete and functional? Do you point to it with pride as you interview potential staff members? Does your Board of Directors consult your plan and use it for benchmarking? If your answers to any of these questions is a resounding “No,” then this issue is intended for you.
sato residence is featured in grand green homes tour - fins architecture
Fins Architecture
APRIL 29, 2011
Home. about. contact. projects. in print. green. faq. sato residence is featured in grand green homes tour. Posted by fins | Filed under hawaii architecture , hawaii residence , modern architecture , sustainable design | Apr 29, 2011 | Tags: kona-kohala chamber of commerce Grand Green Homes Tour , Sato Residence | No Comments. Sato residence is featured in the Kona -Kohala Chamber of Commmerce inaugural Grand Green Homes Tour on May1st 2011.
Dept. of Subtle - Click in Empty Space
Revit OpEd
APRIL 26, 2011
A quick video to demonstrate to concepts that are so foreign to the other applications we use at work. The first is to finish a dimension string and the second is to wrap up typing text. In both situations we have to click away from what we are doing and resist the temptation to press the Enter key, hit ESC or click on something else.
Optimize Operational Processes With an Industry-Specific ERP
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Time to wake up Sleeping Beauty? (my 5D ‘s been shelved for 5 years)
DebunkTheBIM
APRIL 28, 2011
Recently I came across a PowerPoint that I got from the Vico guys when they were not even called Vico and before I purchased the programme. What I was experiencing while looking at the slides was close to nostalgia. Those were the things I was going to do, when I started off with my brand-new virtual construction business. I was going to base my services on the principles similar to theirs, a truly 5 dimensional approach to working better in the construction arena.
Floods and Heavy Rains: How to Best Prepare a Delay Claim for.
Best Practices Construction Law
APRIL 27, 2011
Inside Baseball No More--Why The Building Code Adoption Process.
Green Building Law Blog
APRIL 26, 2011
Dept. of Bugs - Intous 4 Pen Tablet and 2012
Revit OpEd
APRIL 28, 2011
I've been experiencing a quirky issue with the Type Selector in Revit 2011 and 2012 since I started using the Wacom Intous 4. If I use the pen the Type Selector will not expand to show me the list. If I use the mouse they provide it works fine. Read a post at RevitForum this morning that also mentions this. It also mentions a bug I observed regarding the materials dialog in 2012.
The Ultimate Procurement Software Buyer’s Guide
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Another take on the use and misuse of colour in BIM (and CAD)
DebunkTheBIM
APRIL 26, 2011
This is part of the daily drudgery of many BIM practitioners: I am working on a job where the consultants provided DWG and DWF files of their drawings. So far, so good. The DWGs are coloured, legible. I navigate around them easily. (exhibit 1); On the other hand, the DWFs are the black-scale type, thick-black blobs, occasionally intersected by thick-black lines.
BIM and the AGE factor
DebunkTheBIM
APRIL 25, 2011
Received a number of comments on my ‘ageist’ post. I’m not taking the label personally. I’ve been (happily) married for 17 years to someone 17 years my senior. This subject is of interest to me, not just because the age difference of people in my own household is half-a-century but also because over the years it turned out to be somewhat of a taboo within workplaces I’ve been involved with.
It IS ‘smokes and mirrors’ – and I am proud of it!
DebunkTheBIM
APRIL 24, 2011
Today, I hope to tell more with pictures – though the words will be there too to fill the quota. I borrowed a series of ads by an (I think) German Job search company I came across some time ago. Hope you’ll find them really inspiring as they did help me focus my company’s service-offerings onto what really mattered and stopped myself from purchasing products just because they were ‘purposely built to address a particular need’.
Stop Making These Mistakes and Start Scaling Your Specialty Contractor Business
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Purpose (designed and) built for Architects
DebunkTheBIM
APRIL 23, 2011
I started learning technical drafting on my father’s drawing machine, the type with two rulers fixed at right angle to each other but adjustable to any angle through a button. (he was a mechanical engineer and we had a couple of those around our house) My teacher told me off. It was totally inappropriate. I was to use a T square or a parallel motion.
Revit Server - Heading Off Road
Revit OpEd
APRIL 25, 2011
If you are curious about Revit Server and using less server like hardware/software, David just posted the results of his experience doing exactly that. He's been able to get it up and running on extra equipment. Caution though, you'll be stepping outside the "support range" of Autodesk's support crew. Check out his post now !?!
Importing DWG and Exporting to DWG
Revit OpEd
APRIL 27, 2011
Here's a few things that have come up lately regarding importing dwg data: Revit imports from Model Space unless there is nothing in Model Space. It then asks if you'd like to import the stuff it finds in paper space. Revit only recognizes the World Coordinate System (WCS) Revit doesn't "see" AutoCAD points, doesn't snap to them, you'll see them but can't "use" them.
The Specialty Contractor's Guide to Job Cost Accounting
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