Pandemic Design & Construction Considerations for Interior Spaces
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused us to re-evaluate how we live, work and function. As states are re-opening, what is our new norm? This question has catapulted our industry into creating innovative solutions for the short term and, perhaps, for the foreseeable future of construction. We are designing, creating and…
Read More- Jun 2, 2020
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The Recipe for Design-Build Success
I’ve spent the last two years working with Falls Church City Public Schools and our design-build partner Stantec to design a new 21st century learning environment. Throughout this process I’ve learned that it’s more than just one secret ingredient that makes design-build delivery successful. Preparation As with any successful project,…
Read More- Nov 19, 2019
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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…
Read More- Oct 15, 2019
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