2006

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Water.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart, webmaster of the popular website www.greenhomebuilding.com, posts text and photos featuring what he discovers from around the world.

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Revit Beginners: Cost Estimating

Revit Beginners

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Revit Beginners. Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. This blog will highlight some of the common questions and cool tips found in the process of transitioning our office to Revit. Wednesday, August 23, 2006. Cost Estimating. There are 3 ways weve found to estimate the cost of a project in Revit.

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Inaugural Ranking of the Top Undergraduate Construction Schools

C-School

As promised, here are the inaugural rankings of the top undergraduate construction management and construction engineering programs in the nation. The Top 10 List follows: #1 Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State U., Blacksburg. #2 North Dakota State U., Fargo. #3 California State Polytechnic U., San Luis Obispo. #4 Florida International U., Miami. #5 North Carolina State U., Raleigh. #6 Purdue U.

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Expressions in Solitude: HTML - Linking within a page

Construction Dive

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Home. Photos. Geeky. About. Labs. Expressions in Solitude. ATTITUDE, TECHNOLOGY & REALITY. April 01, 2006. HTML - Linking within a page. Earlier, I was wondering how do I link to an article that requires scrolling down to middle of the page. The below answer is being borrowed from this site. To link to a specific section in a page, you need to place tags at the beginning of the section you will be linking to ( section_name = a unique name for each section of a pag

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Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software

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.

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Vectorworks and ArchiCAD

CAD Shack

Yesterday Nemetschek (makers of Vetorworks) announced plans to aquire Graphicsoft (makers of ArchiCAD). I guess I could say more than I think Archiworks sounds better than VectorCAD. They are both strong programs with good followings and I believe getting together now is a smart move for both. Although, it kinda feels like the Geeks and the Goths just banded togther to compete with the popular kids.

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Korte Completes Communication Facility for Switch Communications Group

The Korte Company

The Korte Company recently completed work on the Thomas & Mack Switch Building, a 53,760 square foot communications facility for Switch Communications Group, a provider of interconnectivity and telecommunications services for businesses throughout the world.

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constructionattorneyblog: Indemnity Agreement

Construction Lawyer

constructionattorneyblog. Attorneys at Sabo & Zahn. Sabo & Zahn. Werner Sabo. Werner Sabo is a partner at the construction law firm of Sabo & Zahn in Chicago. He is also a licensed architect, having practiced architecture for a number of years prior to establishing his law practice in 1981. He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular co

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Unpin Em All

Revit OpEd

When you have a number of pinned objects you can unpin them one at a time using the little Push Pin icon that appears for the objects. The only trouble is clicking the pin only unpins the one you clicked. The others just get deselected. To unpin multiple objects you need to use the Modify ribbon/panel item Edit and choose Unpin. The default Revit keyboard shortcut for this is UP.

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Phases & Phase Filters

Revit Beginners

Are you doing a remodel project? You’ll need to learn about phases. There are 3 dialog boxes you’ll have to become more familiar with. 1. Phase Settings: Under Settings. Phases. you will find Project Phases, Phase Filters, and Graphic Overrides. Project Phases: Here you can add new phases to the project. The best practice is to set these up before you begin work on your project.

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Optimize Operational Processes With an Industry-Specific ERP

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.

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C-SCHOOL BLOG Ranks Top Undergraduate Construction Programs

C-School

Below you will find a table of the ranking data that was previously only available at a Google Spreadsheet link. Refer to original link at: inaugural-ranking-of-the-top-undergraduate-construction-schools/. In the next several months, I plan to divide the rankings below into two categories: 1. Size of Program. a. Programs with 30 graduates or more. b.

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Google's 3D Warehouse

Revit Beginners

You can now get 3D content from Google in the form of SketchUp files. Revit 9 supports the importing of SketchUp files. There's not a lot of content yet but I'll be watching this.

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Does It Matter Where I Went to College?

C-School

From time to time, I will post “non-construction” articles that relate to the construction industry. I ran across the following clip from “The Welch Way” article by Jack and Suzy Welch in the January 8, 2007 edition of BusinessWeek (link here if you subscribe to BusinessWeek). I took the liberty to bold a few of the sections that provide great points: “When it comes to getting an entry-level job with a corporation, does it matter where a person went to college?

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Virginia Tech — Tenure Track Position Available & Construction Internship and Career Fair Opportunities

C-School

Two items of note at Virginia Tech ( 1# CM Program according to the C-School Rankings ): Item#1 — Virginia Tech is “seeking candidates to fill a tenure-track faculty position in the Vecellio Construction Engineering and Management Program commencing Fall 2007.” Item#2 — There are still “resume-only” opportunities available for the Construction Internship and Career Fair scheduled for February 27th & 28th 2007.

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The Ultimate Procurement Software Buyer’s Guide

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?

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Papercrete.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart, webmaster of the popular website www.greenhomebuilding.com, posts text and photos featuring what he discovers from around the world.

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Revit Content Highway

CAD Shack

One thing I Love about revit is the sharing. Here is a link to the Content Highway I just came across. Looks like they want to make sharing easy and fun. RevitCity is awesome too, but if you are in need, it's nice to have a plan 'B'.

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Recent BYU Student Becomes Professor in the Construction Management Program

C-School

Check out this article which tells the story of a recent Brigham Young University (BYU) masters student who made a quick transition from student to professor while earning the distinction of becoming the first woman full-time teacher in the College of Engineering and Technology’s construction management program.

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Louisiana State University (LSU) is offering several tenure track positions

C-School

The Construction Management Program at LSU is looking to fill three Assistant Professor positions. I see on the department homepage that two Assistant Professors joined the Department of Construction Management and Industrial Engineering this past Fall. Refer to this link for additional information on the available positions.

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Stop Making These Mistakes and Start Scaling Your Specialty Contractor Business

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.

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Engineering News-Record (ENR) Images of the Year

C-School

Although this posting has nothing to do with construction management education, I thought that the target audience for this blog would be interested in the the following link that will take you to a slideshow for ENR’s Annual Images of the Year. There are some great construction photos in this slideshow, including the one to the left of this posting.

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Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) Scholarship Opportunities

C-School

The CMAA has offered scholarships to several construction students over the past several years. Check out the CMAA Website for a list of scholarship winners from the past few years. Judging by the submission deadline for the 2006 – 2007 school year, the organization will be accepting submissions for the 2007 – 2008 school year in the near future.

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What does a Construction Manager / Engineer do?

C-School

One of the target audiences for this blog is high school students who are looking into the possibility of pursuing college level construction studies. The following excerpt from the Purdue – College of Engineering Website provides a great overview of what a student can expect in a construction management / engineering career: “Construction engineers design, build, and maintain the infrastructure of our world.

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Newsletter from the East Carolina University – Department of Construction Management

C-School

The Construction Engineering Department at East Carolina University has a well-done newsletter called the “ECU CMGT News” which provides an update on the current happenings among the faculty, students, alumni, and industry supporters. If your school has a similar newsletter, please feel free to submit a link as a comment below.

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The Specialty Contractor's Guide to Job Cost Accounting

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!

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Revit Beginners: Content Highway Beta Released Today

Revit Beginners

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Revit Beginners. Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. This blog will highlight some of the common questions and cool tips found in the process of transitioning our office to Revit. Thursday, December 21, 2006. Content Highway Beta Released Today. In December 2005 Marek Brandstatter announced the development of Content Highway Desktop , a content management solution for Autodesk Revit that allows you to manage Revit family (RFA) files on your

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Faculty Position Available – Texas A & M Head of Construction Science Department

C-School

Texas A & M is looking to fill the position of Head of the Construction Science Department according to a posting at HigherEdJobs.com. Texas A & M has one of the largest construction programs in the country. According to the Texas A & M’s Website : Texas A&M University is seeking a strong, visionary leader to be the Head of the Department of Construction Science.

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Construct My Future and AGC Scholarships for Construction Studies

C-School

I hope some of the visitors to this blog are students; so with that in mind, I will post links to construction related scholarship opportunities from time to time. Check out the Construct My Future website to see it you qualify. Also check out the Associated General Contractor’s (AGC) scholarship opportunities here.

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Purdue appoints new Head of Construction Engineering and Management Department

C-School

Purdue University, one of the largest construction management / engineering programs in the nation (and a Top 20 Program according to the C-School Rankings ), will promote Professor Makarand Hastak to Head of the Construction Engineering and Management Program in January 2007. Refer to this article for additional information on Professor Hastak.

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Report: Optimism for Construction Growth in the Next Year Remains High

Research reveals 96% of respondents are very or fairly optimistic about their organization’s growth prospects for the next year. The InEight Global Capital Projects Outlook also finds over half see digital technology as the greatest growth opportunity. But these are only some of the findings. Don't be kept in the dark when it comes to the future. Read the report today!

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Project Manager / Project Supervisor Academy

C-School

I received the following email from Dr. Jahren, who is the Professor-In-Charge of the Construction Engineering Program at Iowa State University: . Iowa State University is offering a one week intensive learning experience for construction professionals who are transitioning into positions where they are supervising other entry level professionals. In speaking with our alumni, many have said that this is an especially challenging transition, and this course is designed to help.

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Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Construction Managment Competition

C-School

Although this competition occurred several months ago, I wanted to provide a brief post on the ABC National Student Construction Management Competition which took place in Washington, DC. Congratulations go out to Florida International University (#4 Ranked Program in the C-School Rankings ) for earning the highest point total to be crowned “Construction Management Champions” of the competition.

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Alfred State College Places Third in ASC Region 1 Competition

C-School

Alfred State College in Alfred, NY (#10 nationally ranked and #1 in the North East Region according to the C-School Rankings ) recently posted an article regarding its performance at the ASC Regional Competition. Check out the article here.