Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

But, with a variety of systems, drawing types, documents, forms, and data in a variety of electronic formats, efficiently communicating project information is difficult. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011.

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Construction Software Software Accounting 136

BD+C

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Between 2011 and 2016, the U.S. While the vast majority of older Americans owns homes, homeownership rates are lower than the past, and a significant number of adults drawing closer to retirement might not have the financial wherewithal to afford to either buy or rent where they want to live. million to more than 112 million.

Drawings 102

Drawings Housing 102

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

These did not show up on the drawings. In addition to the initial question, there is usually additional correspondence, drawings, sketches, submittals, email discussions, sub and vendor input, design team input, owner input, pricing and other information, which, can be quite a pile of “stuff” to keep track of. December 2011.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Documentation 120

Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 1, 2011

To begin a discussion of cloud computing, let’s draw some analogies from the world of public utilities. To draw an analogy, imagine a situation in which individuals connected their own personal power generators to create a shared power grid. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

MAY 10, 2012

Common repetitive tasks such as time entry, drawing logs, punch lists, safety records – I could go on – lend themselves to the ease-of-use and intuitive interfaces provided by the app. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. January 2011.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

DebunkTheBIM

APRIL 17, 2012

Reconstructing drawing-sets and the case of the Great Pretenders. Something is fundamentally wrong with the way AEC manages its information: We have numerous solutions available to handle large amounts of paper-based (flat) drawings in a reasonably sophisticated way. Reconstructing drawing-sets and the case of the 'G.

Drawings 48

Drawings Aconex Aconex BIM 48

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 26, 2012

For example: If projects were delayed because you expected your project manager to obtain final foundation design approvals and shop drawings while also getting the job under way, you may need to revisit your staffing estimates. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011.

Change Orders 120

Change Orders Construction Profitability Software 120

DebunkTheBIM

APRIL 9, 2012

How well can you tell? (…If the drawings in front-of you have been produced via 2D or 3D methods?). The moment you are exposed to drawings (hard or soft copies) you become extremely vulnerable to them. Give me a couple of sheets of your drawings and I’ll tell who you are! ► 2011. at 7:34 AM.

Drawings 48

Drawings Documentation BIM Modeling 48

Constructonomics

DECEMBER 3, 2010

I got an email recently citing some article saying that construction starts would incr ease in 2011 for the first time in some ungodly amount of time. So if you started hiring now, you would have a much better labor pool to draw from than you would in say six months or a year. .

Profitability 133

Profitability Construction Drawings Organization 133

Julian Construction

APRIL 1, 2011

Julian Construction Offers Retaining Wall Design and Building Service » 04/01/2011. Large trees and shrubs growing near the structure – roots will draw moisture from the soil beneath the foundation. Posted by: insulation boards | 04/10/2011 at 05:49 AM. Posted by: office construction | 04/12/2011 at 11:27 PM.

Foundation 110

Foundation Construction Inspections Los Angeles 110

Do

APRIL 10, 2010

Subtle Updates in 2011. This is a great way to "freeze" a drawing, without having to export to CAD, and it keeps everything in the model. Labels: Families , new features , new tools , Revit 2011 , Subscription Advantage Pack , UI , Views. ► 2011. (36). Revit 2011: Stepped Foundations with Adaptive Comp.

Revit 40

Revit BIM Autodesk AutoCAD 40

CAD Shack

AUGUST 24, 2011

Wednesday, August 24, 2011. AUGIWorld August 2011 Issue Released! Melinda Heavrin’s article “ Collaboration with Autodesk Design Review ” elaborates on how drawing markups can become an easy, streamlined operation. In Remembrance- 09/11/2011. 2011 Shack-Daddy. And Andra Marquardt. 5 days ago.

CAD 40

CAD AutoCAD Revit Autodesk 40

Do

APRIL 5, 2010

Autodesk: AEC Media Day, Revit 2011 Text & Labels. A small, but possibly overlooked new feature in 2011 is a change to Text and Labels (you may have already heard Text is going to support bullets, numbering and several other new features). Think of all those families with boxes draw with symbolic lines, that dont adapt to text size!

Revit 40

Revit Autodesk BIM Philadelphia 40

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

As I thought about the green building policy mess of 2012, I couldn't help but draw comparisons to Game of Thrones. In July 2011, it appeared the USGBC was willing to negotiate with SFI. In 2011, Congress passed a Department of Defense Reauthorization bill that effectively banned LEED Gold or Platinum certification.

Green 120

Green Certification Drafting Drawings 120

Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

To lock a dimension directly in the drawing area, click next to the dimension.". This means that as the dimensions are moved in the drawing area, the associated parameters are constrained and the dimension value is preserved.". Note: Locked dimensions and their associated parameters cannot be changed in the drawing area.

Revit 66

Revit Autodesk Drawings Conference 66

Constructonomics

OCTOBER 29, 2012

I actually provided some commentary on this back in 2011 and there was some spirited commentary on both sides of the fence. So I guess my opinion is that it won’t hurt and could draw people to your site and maybe toss your info in the direction of other potential clients.

Industrial 161

Industrial Spirit Pennsylvania Drawings 161

Do

MAY 13, 2010

Upgrading to 2011: Deleted Levels!? Have you ever sat there looking at a drawing, wondering how a design decision was arrived at.? Labels: bugs , file upgrade , Revit 2011. ► 2011. (36). Upgrading to 2011: Deleted Levels!? skip to main | skip to sidebar. dont think: Do Revit. Thursday, May 13, 2010.

Revit 40

Revit BIM Modeling Accidents 40

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

As I started thinking about the broader implications of the Solyndra collapse, I could not help but draw parallels to a similar federally-funded green project that has not panned out as expected: Destiny USA. In February 2011, Rick Moriarty reported that the Destiny USA project would not deliver on its renewable energy promises.

Green 120

Green Certification Bankruptcy Leases 120

Revit OpEd

JULY 6, 2012

They claim that with these features you will be able to create any drawing, shape and size of buildings. ► 2011. ► December 2011. (19). ► November 2011. (21). ► October 2011. (16). ► September 2011. (28). ► August 2011. (37). ► July 2011. (20).

Revit 74

Revit Site Autodesk Architecture 74

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

The work of an interior designer draws upon many disciplines including environmental psychology, architecture, product design, and traditional decoration (aesthetics and cosmetics). Can you please give the detail drawings showing the arrangements of consecutive layers of bricks? What will be the total thicknesses of the walls?This

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Software Software Design Concrete 138

Safety Services Company

OCTOBER 8, 2012

National Fire Prevention Week draws attention to workplace fire prevention plans and emergency action plans. This article was written by Safety Consultants with Safety Services Company , we provide Construction, Manufacturing, and General Industry Safety Programs to over 100,000 clients across the United States and Canada.

Plans 48

Plans Drawings OSHA Safety 48

Pro Builder

JULY 14, 2021

For an increasing number of them, this transition entails moving from two-dimensional (2D) drawings to three-dimensional (3D) digital modeling. Brock discovered SketchUp , a user-friendly 3D modeling tool offered by Trimble , and in 2011 modeled his first home in 3D. “I Tips for Using 3D Digital Models to Visualize and Sell Homes.

Modeling 105

Modeling Sketchup Drawings Visualization 105

DebunkTheBIM

MAY 10, 2012

They are turning up en masse on consultants’ drawings these days! They carry a message: The consultant that provided this drawing is a CMBC (Certified Model Based (AEC) Consultant) and all the information within the marked drawing is guaranteed to be based on a 3D digital-model. ► 2011. ► April. (8).

Drawings 54

Drawings Consulting Modeling BIM 54

Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

It's not uncommon for those type of consultants to have one person doing the drawings. ► 2011. ► December 2011. (19). ► November 2011. (21). ► October 2011. (16). ► September 2011. (28). ► August 2011. (37). ► July 2011. (20). ► June 2011. (13).

Revit 74

Revit Autodesk Consulting BIM 74

DebunkTheBIM

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

I consider myself to be a model-based construction information practitioner (shortened to a ‘BIM- meddler’) rather than an ‘expert’ or even ‘specialist’ Saturday, November 26, 2011. I’ll be on a main construction contractor’s team and we’ll be still producing drawings. ▼ 2011.

Drawings 48

Drawings BIM Modeling Documentation 48

Revit OpEd

JUNE 14, 2012

For example Ive tried to draw squares and cubes, even circles and spheres to test the extremes and predict the trigger of the error messages Ive written about before. ► 2011. ► December 2011. (19). ► November 2011. (21). ► October 2011. (16). ► September 2011. (28). 6:04 AM. .

Revit 72

Revit CAD Autodesk Architecture 72

Revit OpEd

JUNE 12, 2012

or you could draw a property line. ► 2011. ► December 2011. (19). ► November 2011. (21). ► October 2011. (16). ► September 2011. (28). ► August 2011. (37). ► July 2011. (20). ► June 2011. (13). ► May 2011. (26). or you could.

Revit 65

Revit Autodesk Architecture Consulting 65

Building Information Management

JUNE 25, 2012

More importantly, the information relates to the intended objects (components) and processes, rather than relating to the appearance and presentation of documents and drawings.More traditional 2D or 3D drawings may well be outputs of BIM, however, instead of generating in the conventional way ie. ” – Wikipedia 12/25/2011.

BIM 63

BIM Modeling Life Cycle Software 63

Do

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Monday, September 12, 2011. To achieve the result in the third image its is all about how you draw the arc that creates the sphere. In this case the differing result is because the normal(s) of the surface that make the void are different based on the direction of the arc, which is controlled by how you draw it. ▼ 2011. (36).

Revit 64

Revit Modeling Drawings BIM 64

DebunkTheBIM

JULY 10, 2011

Made us think carefully as we set out the drawing sheets. ‘Is These days the art of laying drawings out has all by gone. I rarely see conscious effort behind drawings with the aim to help comprehension. look up two Jan 2011 posts, published on the 14 th and 17 th Can we group details better to balance the page?’

Documentation 48

Documentation Drawings US Office 48

Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

As Ive written before , just make it easy to "draw on paper". ► 2011. ► December 2011. (19). ► November 2011. (21). ► October 2011. (16). ► September 2011. (28). ► August 2011. (37). ► July 2011. (20). ► June 2011. (13). ► May 2011.

Revit 60

Revit Autodesk Conference Site 60

DebunkTheBIM

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

I consider myself to be a model-based construction information practitioner (shortened to a ‘BIM- meddler’) rather than an ‘expert’ or even ‘specialist’ Wednesday, November 23, 2011. Change management in action: I am well on my way to kick my addiction to printed (hardcopy) drawings. ▼ 2011.

Drawings 48

Drawings Modeling BIM Autodesk 48

Do

MARCH 10, 2011

Thursday, March 10, 2011. I needed to create a drawing schedule but some of the sheets we dont need right now but will need later. Labels: Revit 2011. ▼ 2011. (36). skip to main | skip to sidebar. dont think: Do Revit. My journal of work in Revit as part of a 600+ member architecture firm. Placeholder Sheets.

Revit 51

Revit BIM Philadelphia Drawings 51

Revit OpEd

MAY 1, 2012

This is what the triangulation looks like before adding an extra point to help Revit draw the contour more accurately. Yes, any method is an approximation; what I meant to say is that the method that creates the most faithful reproduction of the original 3d drawing from CAD is the.csv method. ► 2011. ► August 2011.

Revit 53

Revit CAD Autodesk Site 53

Revit OpEd

JUNE 13, 2012

So if the archies made a simple Option Set with Two Options (Boundaries Exist, Boundaries dont), and they set "dont" to primary, but then set all of their drawings to secondary, everyone is happy. ► 2011. ► December 2011. (19). ► November 2011. (21). ► October 2011. (16).

Revit 76

Revit Zoning Autodesk Modeling 76

The Korte Company

AUGUST 2, 2011

It’s from the June 2011 issue and the article is titled “The Reviving Downtowns”. But, one point really jumped out at me: “Livable cities draw creative people, and creative people spawn jobs.” Just reading a passage in Wired Magazine this morning. I can’t find it online, otherwise I’d link to it.

America 40

America Maine Drawings 40

DebunkTheBIM

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

haunted by the ‘drawing’). This virus causes the ‘cancer of the drawing’ and no project escapes once infected. could not pour concrete, erect steel, tile bathroom.etc, had no shop-drawings;). ► 2011. Barking down the wrong weed. Or work for! Barking down the wrong weed. Arm me with BIM!

Drawings 48

Drawings BIM Industrial Engineering 48