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Trending: The Rise of Prefab and Modular Commercial Construction Techniques

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can have a positive impact on a construction project’s schedule and budget. Not all that long ago, when I was still a young laborer in the field, many items such as millwork, ductwork and mechanical components were still frequently fabricated on the job site. Back then, many “old timers” predicted prefabrication was the future.

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American Girl’s New York City Flagship Store: An Englewood Construction Retail Showcase

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From a construction standpoint, these finishes entailed extra planning and lead-time due to the complexity of fabrication as well as installation. Another beautiful finish you can see in this photo that significantly impacted our construction scheduling is the poured terrazzo flooring, which runs through the entire store.

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CAD Shack: Everything about Revit Schedules

CAD Shack

Everything about Revit Schedules. The Schedule tool is found on the View tab of the ribbon and includes five types of schedules; Schedule/Quantities, Material Takeoff, Sheet List, Note Block, and View List. Schedule/Quantities. The Schedule/Quantities type produces a schedule of a selected family category.

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MATERIALS FOR FORMWORK

The Constructor

Steel: Steel is also used in pre-fabricated formwork. Purpose made steel forms are fabricated when dimensional tolerances are critical, or when the forms are planned to be re-used. Aluminium: Often used in pre-fabricated formwork, that is put together on site. waffle floors).

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Revit 2014 New Categories in Schedules

Revit OpEd

Earlier this month I mentioned that we can create schedules for grids and levels. Those two categories are just a few of the categories that a schedule can see now. In addition to new categories we can also include the parameters “Phase Created” and “Phase Demolished” in our schedules of model elements.

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Custom solutions for a busy city rooftop

Construction Dive

By using custom-fabricated Duro-Last® materials to replace the existing stone-ballast system, Commonwealth Building Systems, LLC fulfilled their project ahead of schedule.

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Learn What’s New in Revit 2019 for Structural Engineers and Detailers

BIM & Beam

Having a more accurately defined design model in Revit also enables a better interoperability with Advance steel for steel detailing and fabrication. These structural drawings are easily created complete with dimensions, tags & schedules. Standard and Custom Connections. Free form rebar shape matching.