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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Drawings have been used by designers for centuries to communicate ideas to the construction trades. Until recently, those drawings were produced by hand, but in the last 25 years or so, computers have become the primary tool people use to produce construction documents. BIM & Pre-Fabrication. December 2011.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Wikipedia says, “IPD is a collaborative alliance of people, systems, business structures and practices into a process that harnesses the talents and insights of all participants to optimize project results, increase value to the owner, reduce waste, and maximize efficiency through all phases of design, fabrication, and construction.”

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CAD Shack: AUGIWorld August 2011 Issue Released!

CAD Shack

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. Autodesk Fabrication 2013 at Autodesk University 2013.

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CAD Shack: East Coast CAD Kicks it up a Notch

CAD Shack

East Coast CAD has had Fabrication for AutoCAD MEP software for years, but it added MEP Fabrication Version 1.0 for AutoCAD Revit MEP 2011 on November 30th. 1/17/2011 4:09 PM. WOULD BE NICE TO SEE THE SOFTWARE TAKE AN EXISTING 'LIVE' DRAWING FROM A REVIT USER AND DO THE PROCESS. 2/04/2011 4:53 PM.

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States For Most Construction Jobs

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The map below (click to enlarge) shows the percentage of jobs lost/gained between May 2011 and May 2012. They will need to have experience in industrial steel framing, fabrication and welding. A June 2012 report by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) identified 20 states that are adding construction jobs.

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Construction Cost Estimating Blog: Tips for concrete estimation

Construction Cost Estimating

Wednesday, February 16, 2011. Also consider 10% waste for welded wire fabric. ▼ 2011. (78). Construction Cost Estimating Blog. adsense analytic. Tips for concrete estimation. Estimating concrete reinforcing costs is a vital phase of a construction. One can avail the concrete prices from suppliers near the job site.

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Race to the Top

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The 2011 construction of Zhang Yue’s first project, a 328-foot-tall building called T30 on the banks of Hunan’s Xiang River, has been commemorated in a memorable time-lapse video that was posted online on New Year’s Day 2012. Then the prefabricated unit is quickly slipped into the rising tower and secured into place.