Viewpoint Construction Technology

APRIL 4, 2019

We are pleased he took time out of his busy schedule to share his expertise during one of our recent podcast episodes, Construction Economics and the State of the Industry. Having the ability to predict an economic downtown can help contractors manage cash and make appropriate decisions during a recession. Technology to the Rescue.

Schedule Management 81

Schedule Management Construction Management Project Management Construction Equipment 81

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 21, 2018

LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting has a number of distinct advantages for repetitive repair, renovation, minor new construction and maintenance projects. Integration of People, Process, Information, and Technology with LEAN best management practices (BMPs). Flexibility in quantity and delivery scheduling.

Lean Construction 40

Lean Construction Contracts General Contracting Sustainability 40

Revit OpEd

APRIL 25, 2012

Delete Sheets In Browser or Schedules. Revit warns us that they have been deleted from the model but they are still listed in schedules. To really delete them we have to open a schedule view and delete them there. How about instead having a Rooms explorer, like you can explore Schedules, Sheets and Families? Whadya think?

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 56

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Schedule Management Project Management Consulting Site Planning 56

Revit OpEd

MARCH 30, 2012

I don't have 2013 yet, will this work inside a schedule, say for door detail references? Sorry, not in schedules. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Kiwi Codes - Project Browser for 2013. Revit Level Elevations Project and Shared. Project Browser Interferes with Plotting and Expor.

Project Management Consulting 65

Project Management Consulting Schedule Management Architecture Property Management 65

Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

It can be seen from within a project but not scheduled or tagged unless it is a built in parameter like those listed under the Identity group (and provided for us by Autodesk). Consider that a Project Parameter is part of a project and applied to categories of families so that it can be scheduled, but NOT tagged.

Project Management Consulting 56

Project Management Consulting Schedule Management Project Management Architecture 56

Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

This is the schedule/agenda for the two day Revitganza. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. In-Place Massing and Project Orientation Inequity. ► 2005. (73). ► December 2005. (7). ► November 2005. (14). ► October 2005. (13). ► September 2005. (13).

Project Management Consulting 80

Project Management Consulting Architecture Schedule Management Change Management 80

Construction Daily News

MARCH 23, 2023

Meanwhile, Lewis, who most recently had a position at Swinerton Mass Timber, will be in charge of expanding Skanska’s prefabrication and mass timber projects in the United States. Skanska’s prefabrication and mass wood projects in the U.S. Skanska has 15 mass timber projects. director of mass wood and prefabrication.

Government Works 52

Government Works Facility Management Prefabrication Construction Management 52

Revit OpEd

JULY 19, 2012

Layers) for the host wall in a project. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Panel Schedule and Load Calculation Addition. ► 2005. (73). ► December 2005. (7). ► November 2005. (14). ► October 2005. (13). ► September 2005. (13). ► July 2005. (5).

Wall Systems 72

Wall Systems Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Site Planning 72

Revit OpEd

APRIL 9, 2012

I included the following tips and advice (edited a little in this version) in a door tutorial I wrote for my Autodesk University 2005 lab called "Autodesk Revit Building Family Editor: From the Beginning". This was a bug and has supposedly been fixed in the releases following 2005.]. Monday, April 09, 2012. 9:58 PM.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 72

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Change Management Wall Systems 72

Revit OpEd

APRIL 6, 2012

IsReference settings break down like this: Not a Reference - ignored by Revit in the project environment, still useful in a family to create "the bones". Weak Reference - Seen in Project by dimensions, align tool, Revit favors Strong over Weak Strong Reference - Seen in project by dimensions, align tool and Revit sees these first.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 74

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Architecture Project Management 74

Revit OpEd

MARCH 30, 2012

Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Kiwi Codes - Project Browser for 2013. Revit Level Elevations Project and Shared. Project Browser Interferes with Plotting and Expor. Scheduling Inequity for Ducts. ► 2005. (73). ► December 2005. (7). ► November 2005. (14).

Project Management Consulting 66

Project Management Consulting Architecture Permits Schedule Management 66

Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Edit: Btw, I wrote, and scheduled this to post ahead of time, in response to an question via email and a last night I read a post at RevitForum.org that asks why almost the same thing is happening. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. In-Place Massing and Project Orientation Inequity. ► 2005. (73).

Project Management Consulting 68

Project Management Consulting Architecture Change Management Schedule Management 68

Revit OpEd

JULY 20, 2012

Improves stability when opening projects from previous versions of Revit. Improves performance of opening and closing sketch mode in projects with many families. Improves stability when drag and drop a DWG file into a Revit project. Improves section creation within a project with linked model. Shared Coordinates.

Piping Installation 61

Piping Installation Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Structural Systems 61

Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Youve just downloaded some content from a manufacturers site and realize that none (or many) of its most interesting parameters are not going to show up in your schedule. Now you can schedule their component along side your own, even tag if necessary. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. ► 2005. (73).

Project Management Consulting 61

Project Management Consulting Schedule Management Architecture Mapping 61

Revit OpEd

MARCH 30, 2012

Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Kiwi Codes - Project Browser for 2013. Revit Level Elevations Project and Shared. Project Browser Interferes with Plotting and Expor. Scheduling Inequity for Ducts. ► 2005. (73). ► December 2005. (7). ► November 2005. (14).

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 58

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Architecture Schedule Management 58

Revit OpEd

APRIL 11, 2012

It's a little easier to manage than reveals. Managing all the reveals could be a coordination nightmare. Not every project envelope will be easy though. To discover this, you have to make a schedule with the Volume Field. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. ► 2005. (73).

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 53

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Wall Systems Project Management Consulting Flooring Systems 53

Revit OpEd

APRIL 18, 2012

How tangible or detectable that performance gain really is will depend greatly on the scope of your project. This means each project should have its own workset structure based on its own conditions. There may be some worksets that many projects have in common, but it isnt the same thing as a Layer standard. Grids - Structure.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 65

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Flooring Systems Project Management 65

Revit OpEd

MAY 15, 2012

Tip: Theyve added View Template to the available fields in View Lists (schedule) so it can be managed there too. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Should I Use Revit for this Project? ► 2005. (73). ► December 2005. (7). ► November 2005. (14). ► August 2005.

Site Planning 58

Site Planning Project Management Consulting Change Management Architecture 58

Revit OpEd

MARCH 31, 2012

Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Kiwi Codes - Project Browser for 2013. Revit Level Elevations Project and Shared. Project Browser Interferes with Plotting and Expor. Scheduling Inequity for Ducts. ► 2005. (73). ► December 2005. (7). ► November 2005. (14).

Project Management Consulting 53

Project Management Consulting Site Planning Building Controls Flooring Systems 53

Revit OpEd

APRIL 20, 2012

There isnt an easy button to just eliminate shared coordinates in a project. You can move the Survey Point back to the same spot as the Project Base Point and then use Specify Coordinates at Point to reset the coordinates the file is using. You can't turn on the Visibility of either Survey or Project Base Point in a Link.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 49

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Surveying Project Management Consulting Architecture 49

Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The success of the import is not dependent on additional Revit families because Revit assigns the imported pipe objects to its stock pipe families, in this case Schedule 40 PVC along with the correct type diameter, elbow bend, etc. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. In-Place Massing and Project Orientation Inequity.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 56

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Architecture Change Management 56

Revit OpEd

AUGUST 29, 2012

A railing schedule will report the total length but we cant tag them with their total length. Create a shared parameter called "Egress Path", add it to your project and assign it to the railing category. Youll get their apps manager application which really makes it pretty easy to get and install them. ► 2005. (73).

Project Management Consulting 53

Project Management Consulting Architecture Structural Systems Schedule Management 53

Revit OpEd

APRIL 17, 2012

Over here on the MEP side, we will take an hour to make, say, an air handling unit per the 2-D selection drawings from the vendor, add the necessary connectors, then 'load into project' We will then save it as a stand-alone family, with a useful file name, in a server folder with the vendor's name. stimmo520 said. Egress Paths.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 56

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Change Management Schedule Management 56

Revit OpEd

APRIL 13, 2012

Loaded it into the project and was met with "nope you cant use this fitting Steve" messages whichever way I tried to use it. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Delete Sheets In Browser or Schedules. ► 2005. (73). ► December 2005. (7). ► November 2005. (14). Egress Paths.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 56

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Architecture Schedule Management 56

Building Information Management

APRIL 25, 2016

(a) Job Order Contracting (JOC) is an alternative contracting method to fulfill requirements for sustainment, restoration, and modernization (SRM) projects at installation level (post, camp or station), with an estimated value exceeding $2000, but not exceeding the amount of SRM authority delegated to the installation by the ACOM and/or HQDA.

Contracts 40

Contracts General Contracting Government Works Cost Control 40

The Korte Company

MAY 27, 2020

Construction projects were symphonies. All he needed to do was confine his work to residential projects for two years before going commercial. The first project he tackled was a condominium development in Highland. As it turned out, Dan beat his own projection, running an $84 million project in 2009.

Concrete Pouring 98

Concrete Pouring Painting/finishing Project Management Site Planning 98

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 29, 2017

(a) Job Order Contracting (JOC) is an alternative contracting method to fulfill requirements for sustainment, restoration, and modernization (SRM) projects at installation level (post, camp or station), with an estimated value exceeding $2000 , but not exceeding the amount of SRM authority delegated to the installation by the ACOM and/or HQDA.

Contracts 40

Contracts General Contracting Government Works Cost Control 40

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

The efficient life-cycle management of the built environment will not happen until change management is accelerated. Efficient construction delivery methods (IPD – integrated project delivery, JOC – job order contracting), cloud computing, and BIM are all integral components. buildingSMART alliance Conference.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 45

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Project Management Consulting Facility Management 45

ENR Construction

JULY 22, 2012

Project Delivery. Survey Schedule. AGC-FMI study shows that firms’ marketing costs are up a lot since 2005. Risk management. Asset management. FREE — ENR’s Greatest Construction Projects with your paid subscription. Construction Methods. Sustainability. Haiti Reconstruction. Economic Stimulus.

Construction Equipment 34

Construction Equipment Risk Management Schedule Management Property Management 34

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

The efficient life-cycle management of the built environment will not happen until change management is accelerated. Efficient construction delivery methods (IPD – integrated project delivery, JOC – job order contracting), cloud computing, and BIM are all integral components. buildingSMART alliance Conference.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 40

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Project Management Consulting Facility Management 40

ENR Construction

JULY 22, 2012

Project Delivery. Survey Schedule. Seattle Mechanical Contractor Adds Facilities Management to Its In-House Services. The company was too susceptible to the economic cycles of large construction projects," says Moore. "We Construction Methods. Sustainability. Haiti Reconstruction. Economic Stimulus. -->. Associations.

Facility Management 34

Facility Management Building Information Modeling (BIM) Electrical Systems Specialty Contracting 34

ENR Construction

JULY 22, 2012

Project Delivery. Survey Schedule. Our strategic analysis centered on managing value for our customers. customers needed most from us in China was not to swing a hammer but to bridge the gap between their facility expectations and the local project-delivery capabilities. Construction Methods. Sustainability. Associations.

Engineering 37

Engineering Building Materials Manufacturing Project Management Public Works 37

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

via Four BT, LLC – 4BT enables owners to consistently deliver quality facilities repair, renovation, and minor new construction projects on-demand, on-time, and on-budget. This work should be scheduled at non-peak hours. Schedule maintenance on these doors so that it does not interfere with loading dock operations.

Maintenance 40

Maintenance Fire Protection System Installation Fire Protection Systems Electrical Wiring Installation 40

Building Information Management

JULY 2, 2012

That portion of HVACie content pertaining to managed assets is 100% compatible with the NBIS-US COBie standard. At this intial stage of the project we are working on defining the requirements for design deliverables at the Construction Documents Statge of Design (100% Design) and at the Construction, Ready For Fabrication stage.

HVAC Systems 40

HVAC Systems HVAC System Installation Building Information Modeling (BIM) Construction Equipment 40

Building Information Management

JULY 2, 2012

That portion of HVACie content pertaining to managed assets is 100% compatible with the NBIS-US COBie standard. At this intial stage of the project we are working on defining the requirements for design deliverables at the Construction Documents Statge of Design (100% Design) and at the Construction, Ready For Fabrication stage.

HVAC Systems 40

HVAC Systems HVAC System Installation Building Information Modeling (BIM) Construction Equipment 40

Contractor Bookkeeping

MAY 31, 2013

Several years ago a spec home builder doing 10-12 projects a year was using Quicken and very frustrated that he couldn’t get any job costing reports , and really wanted job costing reports related to Work In Progress (WIP) reports …When I suggest QuickBooks for Contractors he immediately got enraged….about See Four Levels of Learning.

Project Management Consulting 48

Project Management Consulting Change Management Foundation Systems Construction Equipment 48

Contractor Bookkeeping

MAY 31, 2013

Several years ago a spec home builder doing 10-12 projects a year was using Quicken and very frustrated that he couldn’t get any job costing reports , and really wanted job costing reports related to Work In Progress (WIP) reports …When I suggest QuickBooks for Contractors he immediately got enraged….about See Four Levels of Learning.

Project Management Consulting 48

Project Management Consulting Change Management Foundation Systems Construction Equipment 48