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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

2004; Black et al., Conceptual model of partnering and alliancing. Development of a practical model of partnering for construction. Application of ANP in process models: An example of strategic. 2000; Grajek et al., 2000; Gransberg et al., Lower project related cost growth. Projects completed at or under budgeted cost.

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Construction Marketing Secret: Architecture Billings a Leading Indicator of Construction

Construction Marketing

1 ] Construction spending for nonresidential buildings totaled more than $330 billion in 2004, according to data from the U.S. for the June 1996-December 2004 period using a running three-month moving average for the ABI. [ nonresidential construction industry is one of the larger sectors of our economy. [ percent confidence level.

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

Job Order Contracting

Development of a conceptual model of construction partnering. Lean Construction: arenas of enactment, models of diffusion and the meaning of ‘leanness’. Sutter Health: Developing a contracting model to support lean project delivery Lean Construction Journal 2(1), 105-112. Bramble, B. NY: Aspen Publishers. L., & Li, H.

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Trolling the Past - Model Text Family

Revit OpEd

I've posted the revised working family and the nested model text family so they can be downloaded: 2012 Awning Band.rfa 2012 Awning Text.rfa (the nested family) (now you have another minor excuse to get 2012 installed) I also wrote: Oh.I A couple years ago (try nearly seven!!), It may be a bit unfair but I fixed the family in 2012 today.

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Credible Construction Estimate Core Elements

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CSI introduced an expanded version, the MasterFormat , in 2004 that includes 50 divisions of work covering civil site and infrastructure work as well as process equipment—a significant increase from the previous 16 divisions covering building construction that had been in use for years.

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Revit OpEd: Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models

Revit OpEd

Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. When we have architecture and structure in separate Revit models we end up with somewhat clumsy graphics in wall sections. This is more pronounced if the structural slab is in the structure model only. The issue is the same when interior walls are linked into a shell model.

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Pay Content Forward

Revit OpEd

I made a Viewsonic inspired LCD computer monitor years ago and posted it at Revitcity (May 2004 believe it or not!). I routinely see it in models, blog posts, images online etc. No confusion when you see it in a model and few if any challenge it's accuracy or role in a model.