Construction Business Owner

MAY 6, 2024

Why Customer Research Should Shape Your Business Strategy ccapoccia Mon, 05/06/2024 - 10:20 In the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry where projects are complex, collaboration is key and customer satisfaction is critically important, the relevance of your customers’ opinion carries significant weight.

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Profitability Architecture Environment Sustainability 294

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

Last year 28% of those in Boston were from architecture or engineering firms, 15% were utilities, 11% were contractors and builders and 8% were manufacturers, not to mention the very large numbers of professionals offering services and consulting, including, yes, a respectable assemblage of real estate attorneys.

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Green Environment Boston Chicago 195

Construction Marketing

MARCH 19, 2025

City skylines are meant to be a reflection of progress, innovation, and architectural brilliance. Vehicle emissions, industrial pollutants, and airborne particles settle on surfaces, creating a layer of grime that dulls even the most striking architectural designs.

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Visualization Materials Green Architecture 165

The Constructor

JUNE 25, 2023

Virtual reality, or VR, is a computer-generated simulation of a three-dimensional environment. It can be used […] The post How Virtual Reality is Changing the Face of Architecture and Design appeared first on The Constructor.

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Architecture Design Environment Industrial 147

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 5, 2021

The New Preconstruction Advantage: Connected Quantification & Model Coordination in a Common Data Environment. To truly function as a unit, construction teams need a CDE — i.e., a unified architecture — that allows stakeholders to access the same data and information. Greg Ragsdale. Mon, 04/05/2021 - 16:08.

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Modeling Environment Autodesk BIM 234

The Constructor

APRIL 7, 2025

Holographic building projections are transforming the construction industry by merging virtual design with real-world environments. This advanced visualization technology allows architects, clients, and engineers to walk through full-scale, 3D models of proposed buildingsright on the actual construction site.

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The Constructor

JUNE 18, 2023

Green roofs and living walls are two of the latest sustainable design and architecture trends. These two concepts have revolutionized how we think about urban environments, providing a more holistic and ecological approach to making cities more livable and sustainable.

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Green Sustainability Architecture Environment 246

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 6, 2020

This is a primary factor causing the high level of waste and dissatisfaction associated with life-cycle management of the built environment. COMMON DATA ENVIRONMENT. A common data environment (CDE) is a requisite component of an efficient construction planning, procurement, and project delivery environment. Learn more?

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Modeling Life Cycle Construction CSI 255

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Efficient management of the built environment is critical to the environment, economy, and our overall well being. Owner and design-builder planning, procurement, and project delivery teams MUST work together within a common information environment and share clearly defined, mutually beneficial goals.

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Procurement Construction Environment Renovating 263

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 10, 2023

The AECOO sector (Architecture, Engineering, Contruction, Operators, Owners) must transition for a linear to a circular system for managing the built environment. Establishing a common data environment inclusive of shared, local market granular cost data organized using expanded CSI Masterformat.

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Sustainability Renovating Management Procurement 264

Job Order Contracting

MAY 28, 2024

While we are all aware of the high levels of financial and environmental waste associated with the construction and sustainment of the built environment, very little has been done to address the issue at the root cause level. . The failure to use standard terms, definitions, and data architectures as well as objective local market data.

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Estimating Construction CSI Procurement 243

Job Order Contracting

MAY 3, 2023

The requirements are as follows: #1 Owner leadership, commitment, competency, and accountability #2 Robust process focused upon people achieving well defined, mutually beneficial goals within a positive environment. #3

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Budgeting Budget CSI Environment 258

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 19, 2021

Volumes have been written about the fragmentation of the AECOO (architecture, engineering, construction, operator, owner) and Facilities Management sectors and their relative high levels of economic and environmental waste. Eliminating redundant costs and activities and 2. Aligning strategies and objectives with processes and workflows.

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Management Procurement Environment Life Cycle 264

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 13, 2023

That said, not a single public sector real property owner organization has deployed a robust process system wide that efficiently integrates internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams with a common data environment. The only barrier is the will to do so.

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Management Organization Construction Software 264

BD+C

AUGUST 19, 2024

Harnessing AI to revolutionize architectural design and creativity 0 qpurcell Mon, 08/19/2024 - 10:35 AEC Tech Architects are wondering if AI will replace us. Architecture Use Cases for AI Preliminary Project Renderings At Vessel, we already leverage AI to enhance our creative processes, streamline operations, and deliver visionary projects.

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Architecture Design US AIA 105

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 16, 2024

We stress the benefits of proficiently handling project data, conversations, and files, in a unified environment, achieving streamlined processes and enhanced transparency. Unlocking Success in AECO Projects delves into the efficiencies achievable through adept issue and action item management.

BIM 358

BIM Mobility Autodesk Management 358

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 29, 2024

With its latest annual Make It Real program, Autodesk is challenging high school students to imagine how to design and build a habitat for an extreme environment. For the Make It Resilient 2024 contest , any extreme environment such as a desert, rainforest, deep ocean site, areas prone to flooding, or even another planet can be chosen.

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Environment Autodesk Education Engineering 126

The Constructor

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

These projectsranging from subsea tunnels to underwater hotelsdemand innovative solutions for working in environments where human capabilities are severely limited. Underwater construction represents one of the most challenging frontiers in engineering, combining extreme environmental conditions with complex technical requirements.

Construction 130

Construction Innovation Infrastructure Environment 130

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 12, 2022

LEAN Capital Project Delivery (LEAN CPD) creates a dynamic, collaborative environment in which repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds requirements can consistently be achieved in a quality manner, on-time, on-budget, and in full compliance. This ensures early and ongoing sharing of information within a common data environment (CDE).

Procurement 264

Procurement Renovating Budgeting Budget 264

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 26, 2024

To efficiently share cost information, organize data in a standard architecture, such as expanded CSI MasterFormat, and use industry standard terms, definitions, and units of measure. Collaboration in the above manner allows disparate groups, including owners, A/E’s, builders, and procurement professionals, to focus on common goals.

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Industrial CSI Estimating Construction 243

Natural Building

AUGUST 6, 2021

This pavilion in Taichung, Taiwan demonstrates how the low-carbon building material can offer a more habitable environment to our next generation. These could be expanded in every direction, allowing architecture to grow with its inhabitants. The post More Fun Bamboo Architecture appeared first on Natural Building Blog.

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Architecture Fabrication Materials Design 98

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 27, 2020

Integrated project delivery, IPD, for major new construction, and LEAN job order contracting, OpenJOC(TM), for repair, renovation, maintenance, and minor new construction are robust environments that support best value construction. A collaborative team requires performance assessment and continuous improvement to remain effective.

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Renovating Plans Procurement Construction 264

Construction Specifier

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The sights and sounds of the churchgoing experience should enhance the feeling of being immersed in an inspirational environment, where hope is generated, and burdens are lifted. The post Acoustics in Church Architecture: A Virtuous Relationship appeared first on Construction Specifier. By Buddy Siebenlist.

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Architecture Modeling Visualization Environment 98

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 28, 2022

all focus upon mutually beneficial, clearly defined outcomes.

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Management Renovating Organization Certification 256

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Last year 35% of those in Chicago were from architecture or engineering firms, 22% were developers or builders, 7% were utilities, and 8% were manufacturers, not to mention the very large numbers of professionals offering services and consulting, including, yes, a respectable assemblage of real estate attorneys.

Green 120

Green Environment Atlanta Conference 120

Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Historically, most people have viewed the AECOO sector (architecture, engineering, construction, owners, operator/operations) as highly complex and involving relatively uncontrollable disparate domains of knowledge and disjointed, unshared objectives and goals. A common, shared technical and cost data environment. Why systems thinking?

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Sustainability Management Procurement Renovating 242

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

AECOO = Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owners, Operators) What are the barriers? Owners must lead a change in mindset and provide a consistently safe, welcoming, and collaborative environment. A common data environment (CDE) inclusive of 1.

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Management Construction Procurement CSI 242

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

He is a strong advocate for owners, striving to eliminate the costly duplication of efforts in project execution, and move closer to the ideal built environment consisting of true buildable design followed by an IoT-enabled digital twin deliverable. He began his career 20 years ago as a technical production architect and project manager.

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Virgin Islands Autodesk Puerto Rico Samoa 411

Job Order Contracting

MAY 6, 2022

Achieving and Maintaining Excellence Requires – Collaboration, Team Alignment and Tracking, Accountability, Clarity of Goals, Problem Solving, Fiscal Transparency, Robust Process, Common/Shared Data Environment, Levelling Up Team Knowledge. 12 Restructuration of architectural. Budget and Schedule. Building Outcomes.

Procurement 264

Procurement Plans Construction Life Cycle 264

ENR Construction

MAY 26, 2023

Business conditions softened at architecture firms in April, as the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index score fell back into negative territory. Excluding the slight growth seen in March, billings at architecture firms have declined every month since last October.

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Architecture Environment AIA Design 68

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 7, 2020

In order to provide current, actionable information and best support associated decision-making, construction cost estimating and cost analysis must be a collaborative process using a common data environment. Integration with planning, procurement, and project delivery professionals and domains is equally critical.

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Estimating Construction Procurement Environment 214

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 22, 2024

Curret actionable cost is is critical in an economic environment where costs can fluctuate rapidly. From preconstruction through procurement and project delivery, actionable construction cost data is required in order manage multiple aspects of any size repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build project.

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Construction CSI Equipment Procurement 217

ENR Construction

MAY 26, 2023

AIA/Deltek index score fell back into negative territory last month as.conditions softened for design firms. Excluding slight growth seen in March, billings have declined every month since last October.

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Environment Design Architecture AIA 77

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 27, 2024

Use and share objective, granular, current, and locally researched line item data that is organized using a standard data architecture (for example, expanded CSI Masterformat). As to information, there is only one critical aspect. Ready for advanced construction cost estimating and improve cost visibility and management capability?

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Estimating Construction Procurement CSI 246

Construction Marketing

JANUARY 24, 2024

Collaborate with clients, construction managers, and other professionals to bring architectural visions to life. Conduct safety training and inspections to create a secure work environment. Leverage targeted advertising on platforms like LinkedIn, where you can reach architecture, engineering, and project management professionals.

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Construction Project Management Electrical Safety 332

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 13, 2021

Volumes have been written about the excessive waste and low productivity of of the architecture, engineering, and construction sector. All the requisite tools, information environments, and support services are readily available for those owners ready to address positive, measurable improvement.

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Construction Renovating Procurement Architecture 222

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

It is critical to lifecycle management of the built environment and the support of relationship centric contracts among architects, general contractors, building owners and other stakeholders which enable and promote early engagement, alignment of interests, and an integrated decision-making body.

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Renovating Procurement Construction News 263