Construction Dive

MARCH 4, 2009

Let’s say we have a system in production which manages college financial aid departments. Not only that, but application forms are only one of many different kinds of forms that the system manages. If the Form class were to contain specialized code for every type of Form it manages, it would grow unmanageably large.

Building Codes 140

Building Codes Public Works Wall Systems Building Controls 140

Construction Dive

DECEMBER 24, 2013

If a 2011 estimate from the Construction Industry Institute is to be believed, only 50-75 percent of the actual amount of rework performed gets reported. Here is the summary for the December 2013 addition: The amount of rework within the construction industry that goes unreported is staggering. But why is rework being under-reported?

Risk Management 120

Risk Management Project Management Construction Management Estimating 120

Construction Dive

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

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Building Codes 120

Building Codes Change Management Property Management Project Management 120

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 28, 2024

Public procurement of construction services could be improved through the adoption of currently available best management practices. How Organizational integration and alignment of cultural, professional, management, and commercial interests is also required, both internally and with construction services providers. Ballard, G.

Procurement 97

Procurement Lean Construction Stakeholder Engagement Project Management 97

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 30, 2022

The characteristics of strategic collaboration and efficient construction project delivery are discussed below. Mandatory early and ongoing collaboration for each project. Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and team. Lower project related cost growth. management. Shared boundaries.

Collaboration 105

Collaboration Project Management Consulting Project Management Construction Management 105

CCR Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Skanska , a founding member and cornerstone supporter of the Lifecycle Building Center of Greater Atlanta (LBC), announces Jimmy Mitchell, its Atlanta-based Sustainability Manager, as Board Chair of the material reuse nonprofit. Since 2011, LBC has saved nearly13million pounds of building materials from disposal and generated over $6.2M

Building Materials Manufacturing 52

Building Materials Manufacturing Building Materials Building Design Sustainability 52

Civil + Structural Engineer

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Toll Brothers is acting as managing member and development lead for the project, overseeing approvals, design, construction, and sales. Bank OZK is delighted to finance another project for a quality sponsor like Toll Brothers and its partner Daiwa House,” said Dave Sarner, Managing Director of Originations at Bank OZK.

Real Estate Development 130

Real Estate Development Land Use Regulations Risk Management Building Materials Manufacturing 130

HardHatChat

JUNE 21, 2012

Observations and Conversations about Commercial Construction, Development and Management. Today, it takes careful planning, cooperative partnerships, and the right market data to bring a new retail construction project to fruition. There could always be projects down the line that make better sense for all parties. October 2011.

Real Estate Development 86

Real Estate Development Property Management General Contracting Green Building 86

Construction Marketing

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

First, A/E/C marketers target owners or managers of public or private construction projects. The focus of marketing is lead generation and winning projects. Relationships and reputation are critical in A/E/C marketing as the financial risk of construction projects is great.

Architecture 101

Architecture Engineering Surveying Building Optimization 101

Construction Marketing

AUGUST 29, 2011

Webcast – Tuesday September 15, 2011. The free webcast for members and non-members is scheduled for Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 1 pm CST. Deborah Hodges is Executive Director of the Construction Writers Association (CWA), and President of Golden Square LLC, an association management firm. ABOUT THE PANELISTS.

Project Management Consulting 98

Project Management Consulting Environmental Consulting Lean Construction Schedule Management 98

Revit OpEd

MAY 10, 2012

It allows a Civil 3D user to define the shared coordinate system to be passed on to a Revit project. As the project progresses, you can pass model data back and forth easily as long as you export by specifying the correct project units and Shared Coordinates each time. Check it out, might help your next project?

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 80

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Ceiling Systems Structural Systems 80

Autodesk Construction Cloud

AUGUST 20, 2021

As a Senior Project Manager, Jacob Freitas is one of those fearless champions, pushing innovation and productivity forward at Level 10 Construction. We recently spoke with Jacob about his experience with planning and construction, how the project manager role is evolving, and how Level 10 leverages technology to solve challenges.

Project Management 52

Project Management Construction Management Building Information Modeling (BIM) Schedule Management 52

Building Information Management

JULY 16, 2012

A summary of the report, “Moving Forward: Findings and Recommendations from the Consultative Council,” is in the Institute’s 2011 Annual Report to the President of the United States. Exclusive 400,000+ line item enhancement of RSMeans Cost Data, visual estimating including QTO and Pattern Search, Document/Project/Program Management.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 81

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Building Code Compliance Project Management Consulting Building Codes 81

Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Daly, among others, has been championing this affair since being inspired by the Revit Technology Conference she attended in Huntington Beach, CA in 2011. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. In-Place Massing and Project Orientation Inequity. ► 2011. ► December 2011. (19). Egress Paths.

Project Management Consulting 80

Project Management Consulting Architecture Schedule Management Change Management 80

Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. In-Place Massing and Project Orientation Inequity. ► 2011. ► December 2011. (19). ► November 2011. (21). ► October 2011. (16). ► September 2011. (28). ► August 2011. (37). ► July 2011. (20).

Project Management Consulting 78

Project Management Consulting Architecture Change Management Structural Systems 78

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 27, 2020

How real property owners and facilities management professionals traditionally plan, procure, and deliver projects is the most significant barrier to improving capital reinvestment performance outcomes. In fact, less than 20% of all projects are delivered on-time and on-budget, or per stakeholder requirements.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 105

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Maintenance Lean Construction Procurement 105

Construction Marketing

OCTOBER 5, 2011

The free webcast for members and non-members is scheduled for Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 1 pm CST. CMA Social Media Manager Brian Reuhl will share basic and advanced features. Brian Reuhl manages and implements all social media initiatives for The Construction Marketing Advisors and their distinguished clients.

Project Management Consulting 104

Project Management Consulting Schedule Management Construction Management Project Management 104

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 Building Codes 74

HardHatChat

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Most of the commercial construction news we discuss in this blog involves new Chicago retail and restaurant construction projects or analyzing commercial construction trends. But every once in a while we have something special to share. I’ll admit, when we heard we won we were pleasantly surprised.

Construction Management 88

Construction Management Communication Project Management 88

Building Information Management

JUNE 19, 2013

Requires IFC BIM in its projects and intends to have integrated model-based operation in future. Mandatory BIM for government projects. 3 BIM pilot projects running. Building Information Management – A Standard Framework and Guide to BS 1192. Work with key agencies on pilot projects. Senate Properties.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 70

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Building Code Compliance Project Management Consulting Government Works 70

Revit OpEd

AUGUST 15, 2012

Using two points in the family and using "chain" in the projects provides more flexibility. Hi Steve, I described the multi-point adaptive component in my presentation at RTC 2011. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. ► 2011. ► December 2011. (19). ► November 2011. (21).

Project Management Consulting 81

Project Management Consulting Site Planning Architecture Building Permits 81

Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Chris Walker, VDC Project Manager at The PENTA Building Group, exemplifies this trait incredibly well. We build several types of projects, including hospitality, education, and healthcare. As for me, I’m in the VDC department, specializing in construction management, BIM, and construction technology.

Project Management 52

Project Management Building Information Modeling (BIM) Change Management Construction Management 52

Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

It is the formal repackaging of the Autodesk Labs Project Spark. Sure, there were projects or design considerations that the missing features would prove frustrating but a single seat of full Revit would probably have covered it, collaboration with outside parties that is. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 74

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

Civil + Structural Engineer

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Army Corps of Engineers, New York District has a coastal storm risk management plan in place that will help reduce coastal impacts along Staten Island’s east coast, including their community of South Beach, as well as Midland Beach, New Dorp Beach, and Oakwood Beach during future coastal storms. They are pleased that the U.S. Credit: USACE.

Public Works 130

Public Works Project Management Risk Management Construction Management 130

Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

There should never be any identical usernames working on a workset project. When nobody else is working on the project you can open a central file and pretend to be the ill mannered users that havent relinquished elements properly. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. ► 2011. ► December 2011.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 72

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Change Management Architecture 72

Construction Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

The free webcast for members and non-members is scheduled for Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 1 pm CST. Internet marketing is key for most marketing managers in the construction industry. Prior to Google, Jo led branding and information design projects for Fortune 500 companies during her tenure at Duarte Design.

Project Management Consulting 99

Project Management Consulting Schedule Management Construction Management Project Management 99

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Integrating People, Process, Information, and Technology with a framework that combines and standardizes Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery maximizes early and ongoing communication and enables consistent best value outcomes for ALL participants and stakeholders. Integrated Project Delivery: A Working Definition (2nd ed.).

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) 66

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Building Information Modeling (BIM) Building Performance Measurement Lean Construction 66

Civil + Structural Engineer

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In the construction industry, however, automation and robotics are already making a massive impact on the way projects are planned and executed. Despite building two prototype robots, the group wasn’t able to achieve the desired efficiency they had set for their goals, and the project was temporarily shelved.

Building Automation 130

Building Automation Change Management Project Management Schedule Management 130

Revit OpEd

JULY 19, 2012

Layers) for the host wall in a project. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. ► 2011. ► December 2011. (19). ► November 2011. (21). ► October 2011. (16). ► September 2011. (28). ► August 2011. (37). ► July 2011. (20). Egress Paths.

Wall Systems 72

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

HardHatChat

MAY 18, 2011

While I think everyone in the retail industry likes to hear news that 2011 retail sales are up – as it usually means new retail construction projects are in the pipeline – it’s still tough for shopping center landlords to make deals work with retail tenants. This is most popular with big retail leases in 2011. Cold dark shell.

Painting/finishing 73

Painting/finishing Construction Management Millwork Construction Equipment 73

Revit OpEd

MAY 9, 2012

Should I Use Revit for this Project? the architect isnt using Revit, the engineers arent using Revit, we dont really need 3D for this project, this project doesnt have the margin, this project is fast track, this project isnt big enough, this project is too big". Is this our first project using Revit? -

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 61

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Building Performance Measurement Project Management 61

Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

The first button is effectively acknowledging the changed family but preserving values that we may have entered or altered in the project, they may be different from the original family. Said another way the project is correct (the project version of the family). Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming.

Project Management Consulting 63

Project Management Consulting Change Management Architecture Project Management 63

Revit OpEd

MAY 4, 2012

Starting Projects - Two Pieces of Advice. Project Coordination - Early Days. CAD Surveys and your Revit Project. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Should I Use Revit for this Project? ► 2011. ► December 2011. (19). ► November 2011. (21). ► July 2011.

Project Management Consulting 63

Project Management Consulting Architecture Ceiling Systems Project Management 63

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. ► 2011. ► December 2011. (19). ► November 2011. (21). ► October 2011. (16).

Project Management Consulting 66

Project Management Consulting Architecture Permits Schedule Management 66

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. ► 2011. ► December 2011. (19). ► November 2011. (21). ► October 2011. (16).

Project Management Consulting 65

Project Management Consulting Schedule Management Architecture Property Management 65

Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Posts from 2011. 2011) Parameters Again. 2011) Parameters Again. 2011) Dept. 2011) Dept. 2011) Dept. 2011) Family Type Parameter Gotcha. 2011) Revit Content Standards - ANZRS. 2011) Dept. 2011) No Math Characters in Parameter Names. 2011) Family Category and Parameter Dialog.

Project Management Consulting 63

Project Management Consulting Architecture Change Management Structural Systems 63

Revit OpEd

APRIL 9, 2012

Dont define materials in families, define material parameters instead (or possibly sub-categories) as much as possible so materials can be assigned in a project, where they really matter. Dont include parameters in families that dont change geometry, instead put them in project templates and apply them to the categories they affect.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 72

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