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Does a BIM Requirement Stop You From Bidding?

Carol Hagen

You may want to ask your network connections, as many business who started in drafting and design have made substantial investments to offer BIM services to specialty contractors. Augmented Reality, Laser Scanning, Immersive Environments and Digital Fabrication all are an extension of BIM. BIM also Leads to other Technology.

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Enterprise Green Communities Criteria Being Updated

Green Building Law Update

Location + Neighborhood Fabric, 3. And then, after the efforts of several working groups, Enterprise Green Communities will welcome comments on a draft version of the 2015 Criteria during their public comment period late in the fourth quarter of 2014. Integrative Design, 2. Site Improvements, 4. Water Conservation, 5.

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Move quickly from design to fabrication with Autodesk Advance Steel 2017

BIM & Beam

The latest version of Advance Steel adds a host of new features and enhancements that help improve productivity and usability, and allow fabrication documents to be drafted and documented more easily to support BIM enabled workflows. Easy Access to Fabrication Data. Easier access to customized fabrication data information.

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What is ‘Shop Drawing’? An Essential Guide for Construction Professionals

Building Radar

Shop drawings are detailed drawings, diagrams, and schedules produced by contractors, fabricators, and manufacturers. They depict how specific components or systems will be fabricated, installed, and assembled in accordance with the contract documents and design drawings. What are Shop Drawings?

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DD# 85: Digital Technology Revolution in the Construction Industry

Cassell Construction Estimating

This trend is also reshaping the engineering and construction (E&C) space, where the evolution of design and construction functions has taken a leap forward with the transition from electronic drafting to high-resolution digital modeling (also known as Building Information Modeling or “BIM”).

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PFOA Contamination is Found in 49 States

Green Building Law Update

Navy vessels to stain and water repellent fabrics as well as a variety of construction materials. Earlier this year the EPA issued “ Draft Interim Recommendations ” to address groundwater contaminated with PFOA, including articulating EPA’s lifetime health advisory standard for PFOA of 70 parts per trillion. In the U.S.

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Innovative Approaches and The Role of Reinforced Concrete

BIM & Beam

The Martin/Martin CES team has innovatively addressed the issue of fragmented fabrication drawing production that design and construction teams consistently encounter with today’s increasingly tight project delivery schedules. Traditional rebar detailing is done using a 2D drafting program. Recently the Martin/Martin, Inc.’s