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Building Controls Building Performance Measurement Document 
Civil + Structural Engineer
OCTOBER 9, 2023
With its near real-time version control; organization and syncing of markups; ability to show precisely how the planned construction looks in the field; and easy to use built-in calculators for determining common material quantities, HCSS Plans helps the heavy civil market build right every time.
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iField Smart
JULY 11, 2024
As-Built Documentation: A Deep Dive into the Digital Transformation of Construction As-built documentation, a cornerstone of the construction industry, serves as the ultimate record of the completed project, detailing every modification and alteration made during construction.
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Breaking Ground on Better Payment Processes: Strategies for Construction Pros
Avoiding Lease Accounting Pitfalls in 2025: Lessons Learned from Spreadsheet Errors
The Pro Builder
JULY 3, 2023
How to Build Healthy Homes That Protect Homebuyers From Radon ibush Mon, 07/03/2023 - 17:25 Consider a relatively simple and inexpensive passive mitigation system to vent radon—a radioactive, odorless, invisible gas—and deliver a truly healthy home Andrew Shipp A silent poison, a fatal gas, an invisible killer. In fact, according to the U.S.
UK Construction Blog
AUGUST 1, 2024
The post Key Services Offered by Assent Building Control appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Assent Building Control provides various services to ensure construction projects comply with regulations and run smoothly. Each service is crucial in maintaining safety, quality, and efficiency in building projects.
Safety Services Company
JUNE 13, 2024
By proactively adopting control measures, you can cultivate a culture of safety that safeguards your workers and underpins a thriving business. Building Robust Risk Management Processes Before implementing specific technologies and techniques for a safer work zone, we must first set up a blueprint for a more compliant culture.
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Civil + Structural Engineer
OCTOBER 22, 2024
The partnership builds on Bentley’s recent acquisition of Cesium , the foundational open platform for creating powerful 3D geospatial applications. Infrastructure organizations can leverage AI and reuse their data to automate repetitive tasks, such as documentation and annotation, enabling engineers to focus on higher-value activities.
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Civil + Structural Engineer
APRIL 14, 2023
. – After a long, stormy winter, drivers are faced with dodging potholes or suffering the consequences of damage to their vehicles, but a first-of its-kind quality control tool may help increase the quality of pavement and keep those potholes, ruts and cracks from forming.
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Civil + Structural Engineer
JULY 19, 2024
Army Corps of Engineers, New York District was walking on Monmouth Beach, New Jersey, the location of the agency’s Atlantic Coast of New Jersey Sandy Hook to Barnegat Inlet Beach Erosion Control Project. The project increased the size of the habitat for the plant, as well as performed environmental conservation measures to protect it.
Construction Marketing
MAY 17, 2023
These tools enable construction professionals to rethink every aspect of project planning, execution, and collaboration, whether it be through the use of project management software, virtual reality (VR), or building information modeling (BIM). Safety and Risk Management Safety and risk management are paramount in the construction industry.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JANUARY 17, 2024
Decision 1: How to improve asset and portfolio performance Whether you're managing one or 50 facilities, actively monitoring and improving performance is critical to long-term profitability. Let's look at the ways you can improve asset and portfolio performance.
iField Smart
MAY 14, 2024
As project requirements evolve and expand, legacy systems may struggle to accommodate increased data volume, user traffic, or complex project workflows, leading to performance issues and bottlenecks. Limited Scalability : Legacy software may lack the scalability needed to support growing construction firms or large-scale projects.
Construction Specifier
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Whether creating new architectural expressions or rehabilitating architecturally significant historic buildings, from stick-built to unitized, “off-the-shelf” commodity to custom bespoke systems, utilizing insulating glass units or opaque spandrel panels, simple flat or complex geometry; it seems the sky is the limit with curtain wall design today.
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Civil + Structural Engineer
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
By: Alex Brown, Senior Project Manager, Mortenson and Tamara Hartner, Design Phase Executive, Mortenson Well-designed and expertly constructed sports training facilities have the power to influence more than just performance. For student-athletes, this includes academic support spaces outfitted with tutors, study rooms, and more.
iField Smart
APRIL 2, 2024
The Role of As-Built Drawings in Quality Assurance and Quality Control As-built drawings are accurate and exhaustive construction documents that portray the final state of construction. This leads to greater quality assurance and control for construction projects.
iField Smart
APRIL 30, 2024
Field inspections are pivotal to ensure construction activities are carried out within regulations and standards for the building process to continue without any issues. Top 10 challenges for building inspectors, project managers, and quality control managers with legacy field inspection techniques.
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Civil + Structural Engineer
JUNE 28, 2024
And tools and methodologies like Building Information Modeling (BIM) and cloud-hosted, web-based Information Management platforms that let everyone involved in a project share info are total game-changers. They’re making a huge difference in how we build things and keep up with the times.
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 19, 2022
Based upon the above, why would anyone be surprised by the lack of productivity and rampant economic and environmental waste endemic to public sector facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds? Planning, Procurement, and Project Delivery System Performance is CRITICAL to Improving Productivity. Learn more? doi: [link].
CCR Magazine
DECEMBER 18, 2023
In 2022, Sloan was among the first companies to sign on to The Water Council’s WAVE program, an initiative designed to help companies improve, report, and verify their water stewardship progress. About Sloan Sloan is the world’s leading manufacturer of commercial plumbing systems and has been in operation since 1906.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Project stakeholders can now access critical model data with fewer steps; powerful new features provide greater control over cost and schedule management. The model is a great source of truth during design and planning, but data isn’t easily transferred to construction teams during the build phase of a project. New Orleans, LA.,
iField Smart
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Introduction: Historically, construction project management has been a complex and demanding task, often characterized by numerous stakeholders, intricate processes, and extensive documentation. Data security and privacy are also paramount concerns, particularly with cloud-based solutions, necessitating robust security measures.
CCR Magazine
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Whether for extensive renovation work, property valuation, or facility management purposes, performing an accurate measured building survey is an important part of understanding any real estate asset in London. Coordinating the Site Survey The first step in a measured building survey is careful planning and coordination.
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iField Smart
MAY 25, 2024
RFIs are formal documents used to request clarification or information about various aspects of the project, ranging from design drawings and specifications to contracts and schedules. Version Control Issues : With multiple revisions and iterations of drawings and specifications, maintaining version control becomes challenging.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
This month, we have more than 35 product releases across Autodesk Construction Cloud platform and products, including Autodesk Build, Autodesk BIM Collaborate, Autodesk Takeoff, ProEst, BuildingConnected, Assemble, and BIM 360. Notification | Advanced Settings – Personalize Autodesk Build email notifications so teams stay on the same page.
BDC Network
JULY 17, 2023
Jacob D’Albora, Director of Digital Building Operations Augmented Reality Big Data BIM and Information Technology In the fast-paced world of digital transformation, organizations from all industries are embracing innovative technologies to revolutionize their operations. Key Results: Implement integrated project management software.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Owning up to mistakes is also a critical component of building trust on the jobsite. 2: Thoroughly Document Mistakes. For instance, if the problem happened because of one of your workers, you could address the worker’s performance to avoid a similar situation in the future. 5: Perform Project Risk Assessment.
iField Smart
JULY 7, 2024
The Challenge of Obsolete Construction Submittal Management : Traditionally, construction submittals involved a cumbersome exchange of physical documents, emails, and spreadsheets.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JANUARY 23, 2024
This month, we have 40+ product releases across Autodesk Construction Cloud , including Autodesk Build, Autodesk BIM Collaborate, Autodesk Takeoff, BuildingConnected, and Assemble. Files | Search Multi-page PDFs – Members can now search for text matches across multiple pages of PDF documents in the Files tool.
Construction Specifier
JUNE 14, 2024
Many buildings, particularly those located near airports, freeways, and construction zones, struggle with undesirable acoustics. Major airports across the country have plans and have made improvements in acoustical controls. To renovate The Peabody Hotel, owners prioritized guest feedback, focusing on noise control.
CCR Magazine
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Variables that go out of control throw off the schedule. Deliver superior performance by setting the most realistic goals for the project. Establish Performance Measurements Set KPIs to track performance at an individual and team level. Measure how efficient phases are coming along. Costs are driven up.
Construction Specifier
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Even when people are inside, it is hard to block out intruding and distracting noises within the space people are in; noise coming from adjacent rooms, areas above or below, or from hallways; or even from outside the building. The purpose of the building determines what types of noise pollution creates “pain points” for occupants.
Construction Specifier
JULY 24, 2024
By Heather Bender Images courtesy Clopay Corporation Fire-rated counter doors are a staple for counter-height openings in areas such as cafeterias, laboratories, and concession stands to contain and control a space in the event of a fire. Compliance with building codes. Project documentation.
LetsBuild
JUNE 9, 2023
Today, construction teams rely on Building Information Modeling (BIM) to create and manage information during the entire lifecycle of a project. In this case, you can use the plan vs actual data comparison tool to track your performance and power your team.
Job Order Contracting
JULY 9, 2019
LEAN Construction Cost Estimating Drives Optimal Performance. Detailed line item construction cost estimating is a core component of LEAN construction and measurably improved outcomes. Leverage document management, version control, access control, check-in/check-out, detailed change logging.
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 20, 2023
To meet their responsibilities as stakeholders of the built environment ( facilities and other built structures ), public sector owners need to have the ability create credible construction cost estimate for ALL repair, renovation, maintenance (FSRM), and new build projects. T The following figure, for example, was produced in 1972.
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Autodesk Construction Cloud
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
What it is, how it’s measured, why it matters, and how to improve it. Quality issues arise from various problems like using low-quality materials or failing to document changes. There are two quality processes in construction: quality assurance and quality control. Quality is what separates the good from the bad.
UK Construction Blog
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Air Testing, also called Air Permeability Testing, Air Leakage Testing, or Air Tightness Testing/Pressure Testing , is the accepted way to calculate the total amount of air a building loses due to leaks in its envelope, or fabric. When a building is designed to limit the loss of heated air, it saves energy and money on bills.
Stok
JUNE 25, 2020
Building owners, operators, and tenants are all wondering what changes must be made to their buildings to reduce the risk of transmission of viruses like SARS-COV-2 as the U.S. and countries around the world prepare to reopen workplaces and reoccupy offices and other buildings. Energy recovery system. MERV 8 filtration. •
Safety Services Company
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
Fortunately, most workplace fires can be prevented — only 15 percent of them are a result of circumstances outside of human control. The key is training, knowledge, and preventative measures. Take the time to perform a workplace hazard assessment where you can search for and document known hazards. S: Squeeze the handle.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JANUARY 9, 2024
We adopted new technologies, embraced sustainable building practices, and were more vocal about the benefits of working in the AEC field. There is a significant opportunity to do risk-based inspections with this technology moving forward by providing accurate measurements and data."
Viewpoint Construction Technology
SEPTEMBER 6, 2017
Often just considered 3D design, building information modeling (BIM) also acts as a collaborative work platform. Data and documents are shared via a common data environment. Each stakeholder or contractor maintains their own data and documents. Construction Operations Building Information Exchange (COBie).
iField Smart
MAY 21, 2024
Inspectors must document observations, findings, and corrective actions manually, leading to delays in reporting and potential inaccuracies. The absence of standardized procedures also makes it challenging to benchmark performance, identify trends, and implement best practices across the organization.
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BDC Network
JUNE 7, 2024
Unless we change business as usual, these impacts will increase at a pace out of our control. This approach results in “less bad” rather than high-performance, net positive environmental outcomes. It measures what was achieved after the design is fully baked. The library rises from the bluff, just as he rose in the Badlands.
iField Smart
AUGUST 4, 2024
Data Fragmentation and Analysis Hurdles: Project information is often scattered across multiple documents and spreadsheets, making it difficult to compile a comprehensive overview. Analyzing this fragmented data to identify trends, anticipate problems, or measure progress becomes a time-consuming and inefficient task.
Stok
AUGUST 19, 2021
This document, as a portfolio-wide guideline, should provide a NZC framework to guide the company in creating project-specific OPRs that meet the NZC needs for all future new development projects. This guiding document is critical for clarity and consistency across all projects in a company’s portfolio. #2:
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