Pro Builder

JULY 8, 2020

Making the Transition to Net Zero Homes: Product Design. Designing your homes to optimize the sun and reduce mechanical energy loads is critical to achieving a net zero energy balance. That’s a given,” says Mark LaLiberte, a partner at Construction Instruction , a building sciences training and consulting firm in Denver.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

While alliance contracting is typically a term applied in the Australia and the UK to a model applied to large complex projects, its core aspects have been in place for both Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) for major projects, and LEAN, Open Job Order Contracting for years, if not decades.

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 31, 2023

The power distributor is planning to shake-up its delivery model for infrastructure in what will be its largest investment programme in generations. Opting for a collaborative procurement model, The Great Grid Upgrade Partnership will be split into two major lots: covering consultancy and construction works.

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Construction Specifier

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

By Sarah Sindian, AIA, NCARB Photos by Quarterra/courtesy KTGY Design, like people, can be messy. Some days, one might spend three hours on a conference call addressing consultant coordination, all while requests for information (RFIs) and client comments accumulate in the inbox.

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Pro Builder

JULY 28, 2021

The Future of the New-Home Design Studio. It's time for design studios to evolve. What have we learned from the past 18 months of a global pandemic and its ripple effects on our society and industry, and what does the future look like for new-home design studios? Wed, 07/28/2021 - 14:16. Jane Meagher.

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Design Profitability Retail Resource 98

Viewpoint Construction Technology

AUGUST 16, 2018

If you work in construction, you can’t escape the buzz around business information modeling (BIM) , the 3D modeling method used to communicate information throughout the design, build and lifecycle of a project. It’s a resource for shared knowledge that stakeholders can consult throughout the life of a project.

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BD+C

AUGUST 10, 2023

The present and future of crisis mental health design 0 qpurcell Thu, 08/10/2023 - 10:07 Healthcare Facilities BWBR principal Melanie Baumhover sat down with the firm’s behavioral and mental health designers to talk about how intentional design can play a role in combatting the crisis.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 10, 2024

We sat down with Mostafa Saber , BIM & Design Manager at Diamond Developers as he walked us through his career journey, the challenges he faces while modernising and his vision for the future of construction. By 2007, I was introduced to BIM and started to prefer 3D modelling over 2D. Check out our conversation below!

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BIM Management Design Autodesk 119

Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Smarten the Design Center Experience. When a customer enters the Tuskes Home Design Studio in Bethlehem, PA., As a third generation, family-owned business, Tuskes Homes has witnessed an evolution in home design over the past fifty years. kcichowicz. Thu, 11/11/2021 - 13:36. Case Study Image. Why Smart Lighting?

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Design Electrical Products iPad 98

BD+C

JUNE 12, 2023

Building Perimeters are Only One Layer in Safe School Design 1 kcichowicz Mon, 06/12/2023 - 09:23 Hardening entryways and exterior windows is a step toward safer school design. While these updates to state building codes can contribute to safer school design, they are just one layer within those guidelines.

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Natural Building

APRIL 14, 2022

It is intended to prepare owner-builders to design radically efficient and beautiful structures that combine natural building and bioarchitecture (architecture that supports your life force energy). This will be a fun blend of design process and hands-on learning to prepare you to create your dream structure.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 14, 2021

Design Trends Survey: What's in Store for Housing's Look and Feel. A recent survey of architects and design-minded home builders reveals what's in store for the look and feel of housing during the next three to five years. Mon, 06/14/2021 - 08:00. Caroline Broderick, Associate Editor. . Home Styles on the Horizon: More Modern.

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Housing Design Materials Architecture 111

Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 10, 2018

Guest post by Kevin Sullivan of BRAYN Consulting LLC. The incentive is available to designers and builders of local, state or federal building projects that are newly constructed or renovated. Specifically, 179D applies to the design and construction of HVAC, interior lighting and building envelope systems. per square foot.

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Security Consulting Renovating Contractors 130

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

The latter includes all internal personnel and departments as well as all external services providers (architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, etc.). There are several maturity models that describe the degree of maturity of an organization and/or associated projects. 2006, Gibson, et al, 1994, Haley). CHANGE MANAGEMENT.

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Project Management Organization Capterra Management 229

BD+C

APRIL 27, 2023

Blind Ambition: Insights from a blind architect on universal design 0 qpurcell Thu, 04/27/2023 - 14:53 Architects Blind architect Chris Downey shares his message to designers that universal design goes much further than simply meeting a code to make everything accessible. Universal Design Insights Downey is blind.

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Design San Francisco Architecture Visualization 94

Construction Specifier

JANUARY 26, 2025

Photo courtesy Intertek As building codes and standards evolve, the demand for airtight, environmentally friendly building enclosures increases among building owners, insurers, and design professionals. When designed and installed correctly, air barriers contribute to the long-term durability of a building.

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Construction Commercial Residential Design 64

BD+C

AUGUST 7, 2023

7 lessons learned from 40+ years planning and designing senior living environments 0 rcassidy Mon, 08/07/2023 - 20:04 Senior Living Design Brad Perkins, FAIA, a pioneer of senior living design in the U.S. Bradford Perkins, FAIA A pioneer of senior living design in the U.S. 1. Senior living and care is a global issue.

Environment 98

Environment Plans Design Modeling 98

BD+C

APRIL 27, 2023

Passing The Test for Safer School Design 1 kcichowicz Thu, 04/27/2023 - 09:59 Knowing testing protocols can help us understand how to better provide protection in areas that need to address multiple types of life safety threats. There are best-practice guidelines for designing safer schools, which are a great starting point.

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Design Security Safety Products 90

DebunkTheBIM

OCTOBER 28, 2021

To create their projects, apart from the staunch DIYers, most draw on a plethora of advisors and consultants for assistance. Some providers are BIM specialist with genuinely useful offerings of digital construction ware, others are barely fluent BIM consultants of the mainstream type, brandishing their occasional BIM achievements.

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BIM Drawings Modeling Consulting 118

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 30, 2022

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. Strategic alliances: a model for establishing long. Social network model of construction. Partnering II-a Model for Excellence.

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Construction Project Management Engineering Management 264

BD+C

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group Design veterans Steven Burke and Michael Swenson will lead the new sustainability initiative for Suffolk. Contractors Sustainability Sustainable Design and Construction Suffolk Construction, headquartered in Boston, has established the Suffolk Sustainability Group.

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Sustainability Life Cycle Commissioning Construction 105

Construction Enquirer

APRIL 25, 2023

This will see it shift to an embedded client collaboration model, based on an ‘enterprise’ approach involving shared a vision and values with contractors and joint incentivisation. The water company wants specifically speak to design and construct firms with experience of working in similar collaborative delivery models.

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Deals Procurement Consulting Modeling 88

Stok

JULY 29, 2018

The concept of emulating nature’s genius is known as “biomimicry,” and is typically used in the design of buildings and products. billion years to design and adapt iterative solutions to the world’s problems. In response, Netflix evolved their business model to offer streaming content. Nature has had 3.8

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Organization Modeling Design US 56

Lets Build

APRIL 15, 2020

The business models, though, are of two forms — it’s either design, bid, build where the project owner chooses a contractor after the design phase or design-build where both design and construction phases are done by one contractor. Are all appropriate contracts executed between clients and consultants?

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Project Management Management Construction Feasibility 148

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Responding to consultant email and draft report of Phase II environmental site assessment. Responding to consultant with comments on selection of a DOE approved energy model for 179D tax deduction. Drafting form contract for LEED consultant to use in responding to RFPs. 03:00 p.m.

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Green Drafting Contract Sustainability 149

BD+C

JUNE 16, 2023

0 dbarista Fri, 06/16/2023 - 14:36 Virtual Reality With the aid of virtual reality and 3D visualization technologies, designers, consultants, and their clients can envision a place as though the project were in a later stage. Architects are trained to interpret 2D drawings and imagine designs in our heads.

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Consulting Modeling Drawings Visualization 75

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Reduce costs and improve efficiency for buildings and infrastructure projects by consolidating and seamlessly exchanging information throughout the design, procure, build, and operations life-cycle. Information can be contained within 2D drawings, specifications, documents, and Building Information Models (BIM).

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Life Cycle Construction Documentation Procurement 100

BD+C

JUNE 17, 2024

Fire-rated Glazing Supports Safer School Design 1 kcichowicz Mon, 06/17/2024 - 11:12 Fire-rated glazing supports safer school design and supports building plans that meet model building code requirements. Model building codes detail what types of rated glazing are necessary in a wide range of contexts.

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The Korte Company

JULY 2, 2018

And while we don’t pretend to be experts in public policy, gun control or mental health, we do know how to design and construct buildings that are safer for those who occupy them. The way a school is designed and built can result in better protection of our most precious assets—our children. It takes balance. This isn’t a new idea.

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Security Design Construction Life Cycle 69

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 25, 2022

Building information modeling (BIM) is set to change all that, its revolutionary goal since the 1970s when it was first proposed. Because while BIM is traditionally seen as a design tool, its benefits extend throughout the construction lifecycle, from planning to building to operating. Register today! REGISTER NOW.

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BIM Autodesk Modeling Mobility 105

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 10, 2022

Ben Fiedler , Staff Consultant at Benchmark Inc., And as a roof consultant, Ben knows that technological innovation and capturing meaningful data are imperative to efficiency and quick decision making in the field. We’re roof and pavement consultants. Walk us through your career and what led you to become Staff Consultant.

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Consulting Innovation Autodesk US 52

Contractor Connection

APRIL 18, 2019

Many of the decisions that go into a home remodel or addition are not just design choices; they are structural engineering problems to solve. To ensure you hire a company that is fully capable and trustworthy, consult Contractor Connection. Leave It to an Expert. Now, how’s that for inspired thinking?

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BD+C

MAY 29, 2024

We decided to use comprehensive modeling and associated manufacturing processes to fabricate framing elements off-site — moving away from a craftsman-based industry to one that is controllable and scalable. It offers a chance to optimize the sheathing specification with holistic shear design analysis. have all increased.

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Colorado Modeling Site Products 105

Cassell Construction Estimating

JULY 13, 2012

Moawia Abdelkarim, of DPR’s Construction Technology and Innovation Team: “goal: walk the job with a model, status progress, calc & generate billings, measure and manage productivity to job goals”…(all in one automated step). Construction Market Consulting' ——————-.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Green Building Council's LEED Homes Awards recognize LEED-certified residential projects that are having a positive impact on communities through sustainable, healthy, and resilient design, as well as builders and developers that are helping to advance green home building. Occupant health was another key design factor.

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Sustainability Green Phoenix Dallas 105

FDR Safety

AUGUST 31, 2016

FDRsafety named one of Top 5 safety consultants. Fortunately, employers have a model to work from in that the approach that OSHA has taken is very similar to its asbestos, arsenic and lead standards, although construction companies are allowed more flexibility in how they comply. FDRsafety named one of Top 5 safety consultants.

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OSHA Employment Safety Consulting 120

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 26, 2022

International design firm, RKD , has a rich legacy dating back to its formation in Dublin, Ireland, in 1913. Sustainable design connects and unifies RKD’s multi-service, multi-sector approach. Since then, it has established itself as one of the most diverse and effective architecture firms in Europe.

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