Designing & Building: Scaling a Single Ecosystem for CDs and Model-Based Shop Drawings
In 2015, New England’s Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) team initiated a shop drawing requirement across every project with a scope volume number exceeding $30 million. The team instructed that all mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) trade contractors must use the design-to-fabrication processes of a single ecosystem to produce their model-based-shop-drawing-delivery…
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Estimating teams use web-based 3D solutions to collaborate and connect
Working together with owners, a construction company’s estimating team can use web-based 3D solutions and its real-time estimating features to lead to more informed decisions. The speed, visualization, and conceptual estimating offered through this innovative technology is crucial. These technologies allow estimators to quickly reshuffle building features to adjust costs,…
Read More- Aug 6, 2019
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Preserving Landscape Features in Construction
It is understood that the highest level of quality and attention to detail are required when working within a museum space. However, this meticulousness does not end within the interior space, but extends to the exterior – where adherence to the same set of standards is paramount to the overall…
Read More- Jul 30, 2019
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