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Material health: Metal fabric in healthcare design

Construction Specifier

By Dale Payne Photos ©Moris Moreno Photography/courtesy GKD Metal Fabrics Pandemic-level illness, a nationwide mental health crisis, and healthcare worker burnout are fueling a reimagined future for America’s healthcare infrastructure. Why metal fabric? percent annually this year and next.

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New Feature List for Revit 2015

Revit OpEd

Big Stuff Sketchy lines - yep, create sketchy alteration to views Family parameter order adjustments - reorder/control parameter position Schedules/material takeoffs - Access to Additional parameters and Grand Total customization Revision improvements - Delete Revisions and more sketching options View references - Reassign view reference to different (..)

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4 ways AI impacts building design beyond dramatic imagery

BD+C

While these futuristic visuals make for stunning eye candy and can help communicate design intent, the true potential of artificial intelligence in architecture extends far deeper. With human oversight, AI will flexibly generate construction documents, fabrication models and permit packages in the final formats needed.

Design 98
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Curtain wall design-assist: Navigating the process for success

Construction Specifier

Technological advancements in curtain wall design tools, materials, prototyping, and fabrication techniques offer new avenues for achieving these lofty design and performance goals. Defining specific requirements for fabrication samples, mockups, and testing.

Design 93
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The Cambridge Central Mosque

Natural Building

The tree-pillars can be seen throughout the building, as well as outside, giving it a clear visual identity. The yellow gault bricks are common in Cambridge and since the facade bricks aren’t structural, the studio was free to create an imaginative design that also references traditional Islamic design.

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Revit 2017 - New Features and Enhancements

Revit OpEd

When you export a walkthrough, if Visual Style is set to Rendering, the Autodesk Raytracer rendering settings specified for the walkthrough's view are used for export. Reference Planes - We can now create different Reference Plane sub-categories which can be given different graphic properties. This one scares me quite a bit.

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What’s the difference between RFIs, Submittals and Specifications?

Fieldwire

Throughout the project’s duration, contractors and construction crews may use specifications as a reference for questions that arise and to ensure the correct fulfillment of each project requirement. The contractor needs clarification to ensure that the project meets the intended design and specifications.