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6 Ways Contractors Can Save Money with Technology

Viewpoint Construction Technology

BIM can even help building owners with maintenance down the road. Because everyone involved in a construction project can reference BIM models as needed, there’s less confusion, fewer mistakes and consequently fewer delays. This makes BIM an effective cost-cutting measure, since it streamlines projects.

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Glossary of Greenhouse Gas Terms

Green Building Law Update

It is the reference gas against which other greenhouse gases are measured and as such has a Global Warming Potential of 1. Climate Change Climate change refers to any significant change in the measures of climate lasting for an extended period of time. See, Weather. Greenhouse Gas (GHG).

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Vaughan Buckley on Restarting a Former Katerra Factory

Pro Builder

VB: I’m referring to the cabinets and components that go with kitchens. So right now I've been able to do that because we're still going through existing inventory. Housing, Industrialized: Your Road Map to Off-Site Construction. PB: In that context, what do you mean when you say “kitchens,” specifically?

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Building smarter healthcare through better healthcare interior design

The Korte Company

Design unity refers to a facility that maintains a consistent look and feel among its separate departments of sectors. If your project involves the renovation of an existing healthcare facility, it’s important to thoroughly evaluate any existing inventory that can be repurposed and incorporated into your new design layout.

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Marketing Industrialized Construction to Consumers

Pro Builder

Building all or parts of a home off site is referred to in a dizzying variety of ways—prefab, modular, panelized, factory-built, off-site, industrialized, volumetric. Your Road Map to Off-Site Construction and Modular Homes. Once you meet those more emotionally driven needs, he says, “you can apply the logic of prefab.”. Volumetric.

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An Invisible Revolution: How Leading Construction Firms Are Rethinking Construction as a Business

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Six years ago, I started to inventory the strategic moves of the largest players across the construction industry to better advise these customers. All cases are explained, and refer to company websites for more details. Execution is, of course, not easy, but most of the time, this is because formulation is unclear.

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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running

Business Facilities

Nickson Industrial Warehouses is building three Class A tilt-wall buildings in the park, adding unique inventory to Tomball. All with 28-foot clear heights, the inventory will include two 25,200-square-foot and one 30,600-square-foot single-tenant office/warehouse buildings. States across the U.S.

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