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Relationship between the designer and the contractor

Construction Business Owner

» Relationship between the designer and the contractor. One part of our industry that I simply cannot get my head around is the oftentimes adversarial relationship that exists between the building design professionals and the building contractors on a particular job. My How You’ve Grown! Treat those relationships well.

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Bird Friendly Building now the Law in Howard County

Green Building Law Update

Howard County, Maryland has become the first jurisdiction in the state and one of few places in the country to pass a mandatory “bird-friendly design” law for new construction of privately owned buildings. The bird-friendly design standards that the Director adopts by regulation and that are equivalent to Pilot Credit #55.

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LEED is the Tool to Restrict Water Use in This Town

Green Building Law Update

While much attention was given last week to California Governor Jerry Brown’s executive order, in response to that state’s long running drought, seeking to reduce overall water use by 25%, there may be more to be learned from how the small Town of Hampstead in Maryland responded to its own water crisis in 2008.

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New Green Building Tax Credit is a Progressive Effort

Green Building Law Update

The changes to the green building tax credit proposed in this legislation will incentivize our private-sector partners to go further than ever before in designing energy-efficient buildings.”. Reducing energy use is expensive and complicated work, and it will take time.

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Revit OpEd: Should I Use Revit for this Project?

Revit OpEd

Is it measured according to the technical drafting staff, the project engineer or manager, the firm, the project or the owner? Building Design Suite Installation Readme. ► 2008. ► December 2008. (16). ► November 2008. (17). ► October 2008. (35). ► September 2008. (49).

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don't think: Do Revit: Fun little things you find.

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I never knew (until today) that you cant use the line work tool on objects that are contained in a design option. Of course the simple way to deal with this is to make the design option editable, but its still bit odd to me given that the linework tool is effectively a graphic override in the view youre working in. ► 2008. (26).

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PSMJ Resources Blog: 8 tips for Better Strategic Planning in 2012

PSMJ Resources

Be certain that your facilitator knows the design industry, and that you provide an abundance of advanced data about your firm, its markets, its clients, and all previous strategic planning efforts. Title the plan “DRAFT.” Sullivan Kreiss Building Design Executive Search Blog. Building Design & Construction.