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5 Smart Approaches for Streamlining Your Construction Project

Construction Marketing

Get Durable Materials The type of materials you use can greatly impact your construction process, whether it is a residential or commercial building. As the project manager, developing a safe and healthy work environment that empowers all team members to share their concerns and ideas without intimidation is essential.

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Comfort Systems Road Map: A Plug-and-Play Residential Duct System

Pro Builder

Comfort Systems Road Map: A Plug-and-Play Residential Duct System. Today, PEX is the predominant plumbing system in new residential construction. . Considering several ideas, the team eventually landed on a simple, builder-friendly “plug-and-play” duct system located within conditioned space. Mon, 09/27/2021 - 15:05.

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DOE Announces Six Finalists in Home Electrification Prize

Pro Builder

Department of Energy (DOE) announced six finalists in the Equitable and Affordable Solutions to Electrification (EAS-E) Prize , which awards innovative solutions that advance electrification retrofits across various residential building types and geographies with $2.4 million in cash prizes and technical assistance. QuitCarbon QuitCarbon Inc.

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Hello Atlanta!

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It is the hub for sharing and learning everything from marketing, operations, touring, property management software, hiring, staffing, and data management to sustainability, regulations, HR, waste management, security, access control (that's me), and more. The Gathering Apartmentalize is an annual pilgrimage for our industry.

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9 Tips for Starting an Architecture Firm

Levelset

With anything, the idea is often scarier than just doing it. Most architects start their own firms because they want to spend more time being creative and expressing their design ideas. Staggering design and administrative software expenses so they don’t all fall at the same time can help to reduce cash flow problems.

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Revit Beginners: IFC/ODBC Software

Revit Beginners

IFC/ODBC Software. Im exploring Cost Estimating, Facilities Management, Specification Writers, and Material Takeoff softwares that utilize IFC and ODBC data that can be exported from Revit. Ive added links to some of these softwares on my blog. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Other BIM Software.

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Difference Between Sketching and Drawing | What Are Conceptual Sketches | Architecture Concept Drawing | Types of Drawings for Building Design

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Concept designs can be simply a series of sketches, ideas and explorations. Design drawings are used to develop and communicate ideas about a developing design. Computer-aided design (generally referred to by the acronym CAD) is the use of computer software to create drawings. What Are Conceptual Sketches? Design Drawing.