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Achieving Safer School Design with Secure Entry Vestibules

BD+C

Achieving Safer School Design with Secure Entry Vestibules 1 kcichowicz Mon, 04/22/2024 - 10:47 Designers can plan secure entry vestibules with security-rated glazing to enhance the effectiveness of their safer school designs. What are secure entry vestibules and how do they support safer school design?

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Safety AND Security: The Importance of Component Compatibility

BD+C

Safety AND Security: The Importance of Component Compatibility 1 kcichowicz Thu, 05/25/2023 - 09:31 With proposed and passed laws, it’s important lawmakers and building professionals acknowledge the interplay between fire safety and building security. How can model code changes help ensure safer school design?

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Using Locking Hardware to Support Code-Compliant Safer School Design

BD+C

All these pieces need to work together properly to enhance school safety and security. As such, safer school design brings together building, construction and security communities. Instead, specifiers are encouraged to use locks with either the entrance/office function or the classroom security function.

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Three Easy Steps to Building a Commercial Building

Wolgast Corporation

Three-Phases to Design-Build Construction: Preliminary Design and Estimating Detailed Construction Drawings and Bidding Construction Step One/Phase I – Preliminary Design and Estimating In this First Step or Phase our Architect develops plans based on a needs analysis meeting with the building owner and representatives for a nominal fee.

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Need to Fine Tune Your BIM Strategy? Start with a BIM Execution Plan

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Of course, the success of your initiatives is only as good as your implementation, which is why it's vital to craft a solid BIM execution plan (BEP). What is a BIM execution plan? As such, you may run into some challenges when getting your plans off the ground. In this guide, we'll cover the ins and outs of creating a BEP.

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Your Guide to Preconstruction Planning

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The most impressive structures and facilities we see today are likely a result of meticulous and well-coordinated planning that took place before the project broke ground. . Well-executed projects stem from proper p reconstruction planning , a process that’s carried out before the actual construction begins. Keeps Stakeholders Aligned.

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How BIM Helps General Contractors Win More Business

Construction Business Owner

Technology is making vast improvements in the way general contractors (GCs) plan and build projects, paving the way for a reimagined future. Remember: Many owners that make decisions about the work to be completed are not construction professionals, meaning they are not accustomed to reading plans and 2D drawings.

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