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Rising building prices – Why? And, is there an end?

What goes up, must come down is the law of gravity and a quotation attributed to Sir Isaac Newton. The law seems to be irrelevant when it comes to the price of building materials, however. Those waiting/hoping/expecting the costs of building materials to come down from their meteoric rise may Read more…

By Larry Bernstein, 2 weeksMay 10, 2022 ago
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Benefits & drawbacks of bathroom pods for your next multi-family construction project

Bathroom pods are complete, prefabricated bathrooms that can be added into multi-family apartment building projects during construction. In the factory, the pods are fully fitted with bathroom fixtures and MEP, and shipped to the jobsite for installation. They can be custom-designed so they fit perfectly into your project, both in Read more…

By Zena Ryder, 3 weeksMay 6, 2022 ago
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What is Industrialized Construction?

Amy Marks, the Head of Industrialized Construction at Autodesk, defines industrialized construction as: The application of manufacturing techniques to the built environment. Let’s explore this idea. Industrialization is familiar when we think about the manufactured products that we have in our homes — from refrigerators to pencils. They’re made in Read more…

By Zena Ryder, 4 weeksApril 27, 2022 ago
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Digital Twins

What is a digital twin? Digital twins are exact digital replicas of physical objects, such as airplanes, nuclear steam turbines, or buildings — usually larger, more complex buildings, or even groups of buildings. The city of Las Vegas has a digital twin of a section of its downtown area. Once Read more…

By Zena Ryder, 1 monthApril 21, 2022 ago
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Building Information Modeling: What Is It? And What Are Its Benefits?

Building Information Modeling (BIM) involves the creation of a 3D digital model of a building. But it’s much more than that. Any 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD) model can help us visualize the geometry of a building. However, BIM goes beyond that by having the potential to include information about all Read more…

By Zena Ryder, 2 monthsApril 6, 2022 ago
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The latest news & expert opinion: On the build-to-rent trend

Interested in learning more about the growing build-to-rent trend? Here are some news and opinion articles from across the web all in one spot.

By Zena Ryder, 2 monthsMarch 28, 2022 ago
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The world needs greener concrete. Why? And How?

Concrete has long proven its usefulness as a building material. It’s the most commonly used human-made substance on the planet and twice as much concrete is used in construction as all other building materials combined. And we’re producing more and more of it all the time. Why is concrete bad Read more…

By Zena Ryder, 2 monthsMarch 16, 2022 ago
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A Powerhouse Woman in Construction: Pierrette Tierney

Growing up, Pierrette Tierney’s only exposure to the construction industry was a teen summer job at an Ace Hardware store. But one day, the industry came knocking at her door.

By Zena Ryder, 3 monthsMarch 9, 2022 ago
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The Internet of Things for Construction Sites: What’s the Point?

Instead of just computers and mobile phones being interconnected by the internet, sensors attached to various ordinary objects can also be internet-connected — hence the name, Internet of Things [IoT]. Anything from heavy equipment vehicles to power tools can have sensors (and microchips for processing the sensors’ data) attached to Read more…

By Zena Ryder, 3 monthsFebruary 28, 2022 ago
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Project Delivery 101: Four Different Models

1. Design-Bid-Build (Traditional) This is probably what most builders are most familiar with. The owner contracts with an architect to design a building that meets the owner’s needs. (The architect subcontracts to engineers and other design consultants as necessary.) Once the architect has produced the design documents (drawings and specifications) Read more…

By Zena Ryder, 4 monthsJanuary 26, 2022 ago

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