BIM & Beam

DECEMBER 22, 2014

This year at Autodesk University we had a set of fantastic classes for the Structural Engineering and Fabrication industry. One of them was “Rebar Detailing to Fabrication Workflows Using Building Information Modeling” presented by Jeff Cochrane - Director, Software Design, Applied Systems Associates, Inc.

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Contractor Magazine

MAY 11, 2017

Now that the industry is short by thousands of workers, contractors can work through the problem by fabricating complicated assemblies in their shops and delivering them to jobsites ready to install. read more.

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BIM & Beam

MAY 16, 2016

Held on Monday November 14 , the MEP & Structural Fabricators Forum will continue to help you Detail Better, Fabricate Better and Build Better. Classes that highlight design to fabrication to field workflows. We are now accepting proposals for classes! What are we looking for? Use the Call for Proposals link.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Panasonic Opens Engineering & Fabrication Center in Metro Dallas originally appeared on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. Building a high resolution videoboard at Panasonic’s new engineering and fabrication center in metro Dallas. Source: Panasonic Corporation of North).

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Lets Build

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

To that end, project managers and contractors must issue construction submittals to these experts for approval, review, or guidance. In most cases, project managers usually attach these documents or submissions to the project manual for easy accessibility and to provide information to all stakeholders.

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Lets Build

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

To that end, project managers and contractors must issue construction submittals to these experts for approval, review, or guidance. In most cases, project managers usually attach these documents or submissions to the project manual for easy accessibility and to provide information to all stakeholders.

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Lets Build

AUGUST 18, 2023

To that end, project managers and contractors must issue construction submittals to these experts for approval, review, or guidance. In most cases, project managers usually attach these documents or submissions to the project manual for easy accessibility and to provide information to all stakeholders.

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ENR Construction

JANUARY 9, 2019

Federal auditors point to project management inexperience at the U.S. and its National Nuclear Security Administration as a key reason that caused the estimated final cost of the Mixed Oxide Fuel (MOX) Fabrication facility in South Carolina to rise to $17.2 Energy Dept. billion from its original $4.8-billion

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

As a buildings engineer, I’ve had the fulfilling opportunity to travel for work, experiencing new cities, learning about emerging building techniques, and seeing firsthand how new projects play an important role in complementing the fabric of a community. But it’s not often that I can say my projects are also certified globetrotters.

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ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

is executing engineering, procurement and fabrication management for two phases of New Fortress Energy Inc.’s Fluor Corp. s first offshore natural gas export plant in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Grand Isle, La.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 5, 2013

(KMI), a manufacturer of sheet metal fabrications and enclosures, announced plans to relocate its headquarters from Defiance, OH to Fremont, IN, creating up to 44 new jobs by 2018. KMI also plans to relocate fabricating equipment from Ohio and update the Steuben County facility’s software and technology.

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BIM & Beam

APRIL 14, 2016

The latest version of Advance Steel adds a host of new features and enhancements that help improve productivity and usability, and allow fabrication documents to be drafted and documented more easily to support BIM enabled workflows. Easy Access to Fabrication Data. We’ve also made it easier to access customized fabrication data.

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Work Gearz

MAY 9, 2022

There is a wide range of fabrics available in the market. This range is so extensive that you need a scorecard to keep all the fabrics straight. Each fabric has got a specific purpose and therefore sometimes it becomes confusing for users to decide which one to choose. Same goes with flannel and flannelette. Well, not really.

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Fieldwire

APRIL 11, 2022

While improved weather forecasting technology has helped contractors better plan for weather events, the scenario of weather-related rework is still fairly common, along with the domino effect of weather-impacted schedules followed by hastily performed work—a vicious cycle if not managed properly. Fabrication Issues. Design Issues.

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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 21, 2023

Fabrice Nottin and Serge Touati, co-managing partners of Cap10, said: “Cap10 is looking forward to working with Sureserve’s management team to support them in delivering their strategic vision. The firm was formed five years ago, when the former Lakehouse business rebranded. ”

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Modern architectural zinc is specified for roofing, rain management, wall cladding , and other architectural details. It can be fabricated into a variety of panel styles, sizes, and shapes. In design and construction, zinc is known to be a dense material which is easy to form, cut, and fabricate.

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BD+C

AUGUST 9, 2019

Dane Stokes started using computational design while an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania, where it helped him manage a series of fabrication projects that included wall systems with several hundred unique panel components.

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BD+C

JUNE 18, 2014

Airports Architects Native American Casinos Arena Building Owner BIM/IT Casinos Contractors Collegiate Stadiums Designers Cultural Facilities Engineers Education Facility Facility Managers Building Materials Events Facilities Government Buildings Healthcare Buildings Higher Education Hospitality Facilities Hotel Facilities Industrial Facility Justice (..)

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FDR Safety

JULY 16, 2018

This blog is targeting small employers, especially those involved with sheet metal fabrication. Over the past few years, FDRsafety has been asked to represent a disproportionate number of small metal fabricating plants. That’s a pretty high bar to reach in metal fabrication. Spot welders, riveters, manual forming machines, etc.

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Work Gearz

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

So you need a fabric that is lightweight, comfortable and waterproof. And when you begin to wonder what fabric might be ideal, then nylon is something that crosses your mind. . Nylon is a good fabric when it’s raining but it is not 100% waterproof, although it is water-resistant. It is sturdy and durable in nature .

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Contractor Bookkeeping

MAY 3, 2019

There is a thread of success weaved into the fabric of the most successful, wealthiest, consistently most profitable house builders, general contractors, residential remodel contractors, flipper house contractors, commercial tenant improvement contractors, sub-contractors, specialty contractors, handyman, architects and designers and over 100 other (..)

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Fieldwire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

While this type of waste cannot be eliminated entirely, transportation waste can be minimized through better communication, coordination, and daily task management. This includes material being stored on-site or at the fabrication yard, work in progress, and unused tools or parts.

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Fieldwire

JULY 31, 2023

It is estimated that only a third of a worker’s day is spent performing their craft, with the other part of their day filled with non productive tasks, such as locating equipment and material, reviewing plans and assigning tasks, and dealing with fabrication and logistics. Learn more about Hilti prefabrication services.

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BD+C

APRIL 23, 2013

Milliken recently debuted a flexible fabric that allows for concrete installations on slopes, in water, and in other hard to reach places—without the need for molds or mixing. Concrete Cloth features a cement mix trapped in a layer of fabric, backed with a waterproof membrane.

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FDR Safety

APRIL 15, 2020

Examples include: A skilled worker setting up a frame for welding and fabrication and a 400 lb. However, the ability for any management to foresee the thousands of maintenance tasks where a skilled worker must deal with gravity is not practicable nor feasible. Why is it so difficult to cite gravity related accidents? be hazardous?

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FDR Safety

APRIL 15, 2020

Examples include: A skilled worker setting up a frame for welding and fabrication and a 400 lb. However, the ability for any management to foresee the thousands of maintenance tasks where a skilled worker must deal with gravity is not practicable nor feasible. Why is it so difficult to cite gravity related accidents? be hazardous?

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Regulation OSHA Feasibility Accidents 156

Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Building Information Management, Model and Modeling. BIM is a term which represents three separate but linked functions: Building Information Management: Is the ORGANIZATION & CONTROL of the business process by utilizing the information in the digital prototype to effect the sharing of information over the entire lifecycle of an asset.

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 16, 2023

The pioneering Zeal hotel will include the integration of renewable energy sources both on and within the building fabric, to deliver an exceptionally low Energy Usage Intensity below 55kWh/m 2 , generating more energy each year than it consumes.

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Building Information Management

MARCH 19, 2013

BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. BIM is the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology. Unfortunately, too much emphasis has been placed upon 3-D visualization and other technology components vs. the process of life-cycle management.

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Construction Specifier

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The importance of moisture management cannot be overstated. Since the elusive ‘waterproof wall’ is yet to be invented, specifiers must turn their attention to effective moisture management strategies to best protect wall assemblies. Moisture management strategies impact all stakeholders in the design and building process.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 31, 2023

Material and resource logistics and management There are so many logistical factors involved in prefabrication. All this to say that effective material and resource logistics and management are integral to prefab construction success—so you’ll need a workforce prepared to meet these challenges.

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BIM & Beam

JUNE 24, 2014

This new relationship aligns with Autodesk’s commitment to structural detailing and fabrication. In April 2014, Autodesk released Autodesk Advance Steel 2015 software, a product specifically built for the intelligent detailing and fabrication of structural steel building elements.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MARCH 7, 2023

On this podcast episode Camille Hardin , Project Manager at Flint Builders, Inc. Part of doing this lies in adopting new project delivery approaches. “One of the biggest ones that come to mind is the idea of pre-fabrication. ” Pre-fabrication at Flint Builders, Inc. joins us to discuss these challenges.

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Fieldwire

JUNE 28, 2023

Determining what material will be installed on the project Approving plans for items being custom fabricated Project quality control procedures and results Examples of submittal-heavy projects: Commercial buildings will often have complex pre-fabricated components, like elevators, windows, generators, and cooling towers.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 14, 2021

You may have heard Jim Lynch, SVP & GM for Autodesk Construction Solutions, share during his Keynote that Autodesk Construction Cloud is “enabling general contractors, specialty contractors and owners to control how their data is accessed, shared and managed at every stage.” From BIM to Fabrication with Forge .

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Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

First and foremost is important to understand that all projects are exercises in managing change. The key to consistent delivery of successful projects therefore lies in the ability to account for and/or manage variations as they occur. As people naturally resist change, it is up to leadership to embrace and support change management.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 18, 2020

It collaboration between the real property owner and multiple service providers whereby risk and reward are better defined, managed, and shared. Alliance agreements involve joint management of risk for project delivery. Toyota Management System) to the end-to-end design and construction process. ” Austin 2016.

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