http://www.bdcnetwork.com Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:42:21 MDT The Building Design and Construction Editors' Blog eng Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use (http://www.bdcnetwork.com/info/terms-and-conditions.php) http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/32174-Adobe_adds_more_3D_features_in_Photoshop_CS5.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/32174-Adobe_adds_more_3D_features_in_Photoshop_CS5.php?rssid=20616 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:47:03 GMT Adobe launched the fifth edition of its combined Creative (Master)Suite last week, a collection of software that includes digital compositing and editing tools that stretch back to its... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/32039-Autodesk_releases_2011_AEC_products_focused_on_BIM.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/32039-Autodesk_releases_2011_AEC_products_focused_on_BIM.php?rssid=20616 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:47:50 GMT Autodesk unveiled its 2011 versions of its AEC software at a media event in its suburban Boston office and gallery. Among the highlights were powerful new large team collaboration tools for the... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/31766-HP_launches_small_form_factor_Z200_new_workstations.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/31766-HP_launches_small_form_factor_Z200_new_workstations.php?rssid=20616 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:27:27 GMT Hewlett-Packard launched a new line of workstation computers Wednesday in Los Angeles including a new, more compact Z200 SFF (small form factor) workstation that can fit, chassis and all, inside... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/31759-Are_buildings_in_your_city_energy_efficient_.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/31759-Are_buildings_in_your_city_energy_efficient_.php?rssid=20616 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:21:14 GMT Yesterday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its list of the country’s metropolitan areas with the largest number of energy efficient buildings that earned EPA’s ENERGY STAR in... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/31449-Animal_shelter_work_a_welcome_trend.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/31449-Animal_shelter_work_a_welcome_trend.php?rssid=20616 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:32:57 GMT If the increased number of animal shelter project announcements I’m receiving is any indication, I see a mini trend where Rover and Fluffy are getting nicer digs as they await permanent homes.... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/31447-Fly_through_the_Maricopa_County_Court_Tower.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/31447-Fly_through_the_Maricopa_County_Court_Tower.php?rssid=20616 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:39:26 GMT One of the deliverables Gilbane Building Co. is providing to its subcontractors on the Maricopa County Court Tower project is the 3D flythrough, utilizing Autodesk Navisworks Manage. This video... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/31301-BIMBoy_exclusive_Autodesk_releases_BIM_Deployment_Plan.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/31301-BIMBoy_exclusive_Autodesk_releases_BIM_Deployment_Plan.php?rssid=20616 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:47:01 GMT San Rafael, Calif.-based software manufacturer Autodesk released its “BIM Deployment Plan” today, a document that outlines the advantages and challenges of using Building Information Modeling... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/30973-Behold_the_lifesize_LEGO_House.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/30973-Behold_the_lifesize_LEGO_House.php?rssid=20616 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:02:43 GMT Barnaby Gunning Architects in the UK used Luxology’s 3D  modo 401 software to model and visualize a full-size house made entirely out of the LEGO. The LEGO House was created for the series... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/30815-Winter_Olympics_where_s_the_architecture_buzz_.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/30815-Winter_Olympics_where_s_the_architecture_buzz_.php?rssid=20616 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:56:30 GMT I haven’t caught Olympic fever. I almost never do. It’s not surprising, then, that I only remembered today’s the day for opening ceremonies because of relentless commercials during last... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/30783-Energy_saving_program_sets_a_new_PACE.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/30783-Energy_saving_program_sets_a_new_PACE.php?rssid=20616 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:52:39 GMT A new financing mechanism called PACE (for “property-assessed clean energy”) has been gaining momentum in recent months. It uses the power of state and local governments to issue bonds; the... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/30645-Not_so_cheap_knock_off_Why_CityCenter_Las_Vegas_is_like_Jordana_Spiro.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/30645-Not_so_cheap_knock_off_Why_CityCenter_Las_Vegas_is_like_Jordana_Spiro.php?rssid=20616 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:05:33 GMT Have you ever accidentally rented the wrong movie? You saw the picture, thought “I liked Amanda Bynes in ‘She’s the Man‘ and I’ll check whatever this is out, too,” and sent it off to... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/30249-Texas_Facilities_Commission_recommends_Autodesk_products_for_its_BIM_standards.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/30249-Texas_Facilities_Commission_recommends_Autodesk_products_for_its_BIM_standards.php?rssid=20616 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:10:47 GMT BIMBoy’s Blog reported that the Texas Facilities Commission would be requiring BIM models for all its projects last summer. Since then we’ve anxiously awaited the TFC’s new BIM standards.... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/30057-Pretty_BIM_vs_Serious_BIM.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/30057-Pretty_BIM_vs_Serious_BIM.php?rssid=20616 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:06:42 GMT At the BIM Forum at the Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix last week, the education sessions ranged from design to fabrication, CNC production, and owners’ use of BIM case studies, but the best new... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/29276-BIMBoy_goes_to_Autodesk_University.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/29276-BIMBoy_goes_to_Autodesk_University.php?rssid=20616 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:13:00 GMT I spent last week at Autodesk University, major software vendor Autodesk’s annual training and business outlook conference at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. More than 5,700... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/29179-BIMBoy_Tablet_PC_makes_onsite_computing_fast_but_.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/29179-BIMBoy_Tablet_PC_makes_onsite_computing_fast_but_.php?rssid=20616 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:44:00 GMT Introduced last fall, the Motion J3400 mobile tablet PC is a sleek yet rugged machine that combines the latest in wireless technology with the lightness and point-and-click capabilities of a... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/29129-AEC_strategies_and_tactics_for_2010.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/29129-AEC_strategies_and_tactics_for_2010.php?rssid=20616 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:20:00 GMT OK,  2009 sucked for the AEC industry (and most others, with the exception of collection agencies and asphalt suppliers), and 2010 doesn’t look all that great either. What is your firm going to... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/29131-Greenbuild_2009_Is_there_nothing_new_under_the_sun_.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/29131-Greenbuild_2009_Is_there_nothing_new_under_the_sun_.php?rssid=20616 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:48:00 GMT ClimateGrouch’s report on Greenbuild 2009 Greenbuild in Phoenix (Nov 10-13, 2009) was another good event, a lot more exciting than most of the trade shows in the AEC field. According to... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/29130-Live_from_Greenbuild.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/29130-Live_from_Greenbuild.php?rssid=20616 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT USGBC estimates there are 28,000 attendees at this year’s Greenbuild.Newest Greenbuild announcements (updated 11/12/2009):  Sierra Club & USGBC launch ‘Green Buildings for Cool Cities’... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/29128-BD_C_heads_to_Greenbuild.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/29128-BD_C_heads_to_Greenbuild.php?rssid=20616 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:32:00 GMT It’s already mid-November (can you believe it?), which means BD+C—editorial and sales—is heading to Phoenix for the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo (Nov. 10-13). I’ll be... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/26028-Sage_CRE_releases_new_PLM_tool.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/26028-Sage_CRE_releases_new_PLM_tool.php?rssid=20616 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:43:00 GMT Sage Software of Beaverton, Ore., has created Sage PLM (Project Lifecycle Management), a web-based, secure collaborative platform to track project documents and information — including budgets,... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25383-6_tips_on_brick_and_masonry_construction.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25383-6_tips_on_brick_and_masonry_construction.php?rssid=20616 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:34:00 GMT A recent bricklayer’s training event at the International Masonry Institute’s District Council Training Center in Addison, Ill., covered, among other things, flashing techniques. All photos:... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25385-Do_you_have_a_40_Under_40_superstar_on_staff_.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25385-Do_you_have_a_40_Under_40_superstar_on_staff_.php?rssid=20616 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:41:00 GMT Our fifth annual 40 Under 40 recognition program is underway so it’s time to make your nominations! Go ahead and nominate a colleague, yourself, a spouse, a sibling, your neighbor down the... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25390-White_Paper_on_Green_Buildings_Water_problems_aren_t_going_to_evaporate.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25390-White_Paper_on_Green_Buildings_Water_problems_aren_t_going_to_evaporate.php?rssid=20616 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:52:00 GMT From ClimateGrouch:We’re getting ready to present our seventh annual White Paper on green buildings; this one focuses on “water performance.” Look for it at Greenbuild, in Phoenix (and... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25379-ArchiCAD_13_The_first_client_server_based_BIM_utility.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25379-ArchiCAD_13_The_first_client_server_based_BIM_utility.php?rssid=20616 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:05:00 GMT ArchiCAD 13, the latest release of Graphisoft’s flagship building information modeling application, includes the first client server-based BIM collaboration utility of any of the major BIM... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25386-_Restrictions_on_water_use_biggest_water_related_problem_for_AEC_firms_BD_C_White_Paper_Survey.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25386-_Restrictions_on_water_use_biggest_water_related_problem_for_AEC_firms_BD_C_White_Paper_Survey.php?rssid=20616 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:38:00 GMT From ClimateGrouch: In September, Building Design+Construction conducted an exclusive survey of a representative sample of its subscribers on their experience with water issues - the subject of... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25389-BD_C_Product_of_the_Week_Glass_tubes_for_daylighting_in_brick_buildings.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25389-BD_C_Product_of_the_Week_Glass_tubes_for_daylighting_in_brick_buildings.php?rssid=20616 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Glass Block Solar Wall Tubes from Pittsburgh Corning are designed to take the place of brick or masonry units in multi-wythe walls to increased natural light. The product accommodates virtually... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25387-BD_C_Product_of_the_Week_Insulated_wall_panel_or_precast_concrete_.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25387-BD_C_Product_of_the_Week_Insulated_wall_panel_or_precast_concrete_.php?rssid=20616 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:01:00 GMT A new insulated wall panel (IMP) from Metl-Span features a hard, aggregated, fiber-reinforced polymer coating that provides the appearance of finished precast concrete and the efficiency of an... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25384-Dr_Jim_Gill_on_combatting_Western_Australia_s_brutal_drought.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25384-Dr_Jim_Gill_on_combatting_Western_Australia_s_brutal_drought.php?rssid=20616 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:49:00 GMT ClimateGrouch video-interviewed Dr. Jim Gill, past CEO of the Water Corporation of Western Australia and chair of the newly established nonprofit public-private umbrella (pardon the pun) NGO,... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25377-BIM_Forum_expands_focus_membership.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25377-BIM_Forum_expands_focus_membership.php?rssid=20616 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:39:00 GMT The Associated General Contractors of America BIM Forum in Philadelphia that ends today will be the last one with the AGC name attached so prominently to it. While the BIM Forum will continue to... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25376-Is_commercial_real_estate_the_next_bubble_.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25376-Is_commercial_real_estate_the_next_bubble_.php?rssid=20616 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:25:00 GMT Dan Tishman is worried about the commercial real estate loan market—and if Dan Tishman is worried, you should be worried, too. As CEO of Tishman Construction and a fourth-generation scion of one... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25382-NVIDIA_further_refines_its_graphics_cards.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25382-NVIDIA_further_refines_its_graphics_cards.php?rssid=20616 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:17:00 GMT NVIDIA released its 10th generation of professional graphics cards earlier this year. I was given a test NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 with the HP Z600 workstation for a test drive earlier this year.... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25380-What_s_ahead_for_the_hospitality_market_.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25380-What_s_ahead_for_the_hospitality_market_.php?rssid=20616 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:06:00 GMT As we all know, the economy hit some market segments harder than others, and one of the hardest hit is hospitality. Wondering how the sector’s riding out the economic roller coaster, I spoke... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25388-BD_C_Product_of_the_Week_Two_faced_safety_glass.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25388-BD_C_Product_of_the_Week_Two_faced_safety_glass.php?rssid=20616 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:07:00 GMT Dual-surface, laminated safety glass from Bendheim allows for two distinct aesthetics—one on each side of the glass—for increased design flexibility. Decorative surface options include etched... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25381-BIMBoy_HP_introduces_SkyRoom_video_conferencing.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25381-BIMBoy_HP_introduces_SkyRoom_video_conferencing.php?rssid=20616 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:15:00 GMT Hewlett-Packard launched SkyRoom this week, its new videoconferencing and collaboration tool this week.  SkyRoom is the only videoconferencing tool to offer live collaboration for up to four... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25346-New_elevator_technology_unleashes_the_power_of_apps.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25346-New_elevator_technology_unleashes_the_power_of_apps.php?rssid=20616 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:28:00 GMT I recently attended the Chicago unveiling of Schindler Elevator’s PORT technology. The Personal Occupant Requirement Terminal is the name of a new Schindler software and hardware technology that... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25374-ClimateGrouch_I_ve_got_water_on_the_brain.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25374-ClimateGrouch_I_ve_got_water_on_the_brain.php?rssid=20616 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:35:00 GMT from ClimateGrouch: Along about this time of year, folks in the design and construction field ask us BD+C editorial staff members, "So, what’s your White Paper going to be on this time?" For... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25373-Game_on_Rooftop_athletic_facility_a_home_run.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25373-Game_on_Rooftop_athletic_facility_a_home_run.php?rssid=20616 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:09:00 GMT It’s not unusual for schools built in tight, urban environments to have some athletic space on the roof (a playground or a basketball court, for example), but a new high school in Union City,... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25378-BD_C_Product_of_the_Week_Solar_LED_outdoor_lighting.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25378-BD_C_Product_of_the_Week_Solar_LED_outdoor_lighting.php?rssid=20616 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:53:00 GMT Designed specifically for parking lot applications, the stand-alone EverGEN 1710 outdoor light from Carmanah Technologies provides a reliable source of bright, uniform illumination without the... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25344-Architect_to_developers_There_s_big_money_in_small_urban_infill_sites.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25344-Architect_to_developers_There_s_big_money_in_small_urban_infill_sites.php?rssid=20616 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:08:00 GMT Kevin Newman sees huge potential in the thousands of tiny vacant lots that dot cities across the U.S. The California-based architect and chairman of Newman Garrison + Partners says the real estate... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25399-BD_C_Product_of_the_Week_Remote_controlled_barrier_protects_parking_spaces_from_unauthorized_use.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25399-BD_C_Product_of_the_Week_Remote_controlled_barrier_protects_parking_spaces_from_unauthorized_use.php?rssid=20616 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:54:00 GMT The MySpot 200 from Designated Parking Corp. restricts unauthorized access to parking spaces, driveways, and access ramps, while providing the convenience of remote control to authorized vehicles.... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25375-BIMBoy_Web_based_services_take_the_hassle_out_of_managing_subcontractors.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25375-BIMBoy_Web_based_services_take_the_hassle_out_of_managing_subcontractors.php?rssid=20616 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:55:00 GMT As general contractors look to technology for an edge in the slowing commercial construction market, Web-based bidding programs are helping them to connect bid information, subcontractors, and... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25343-Small_AEC_firms_getting_clobbered_by_the_big_guys.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25343-Small_AEC_firms_getting_clobbered_by_the_big_guys.php?rssid=20616 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:31:00 GMT From ClimateGrouch:  I had a couple of disturbing conversations with BD+C readers this week that brought home to me the terrible impact of the current economic downturn on smaller AEC firms,... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25396-Greenbuild_2010_Chicago_Host_Committee_convenes.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25396-Greenbuild_2010_Chicago_Host_Committee_convenes.php?rssid=20616 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:11:00 GMT ClimateGrouch reports from Chicago: More than 100 greenies from all over Chicagoland gathered at the IIDA headquarters (LEED Gold) in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart on Thurs., August 27, to kick... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25391-Tallest_wood_structures_stack_up.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25391-Tallest_wood_structures_stack_up.php?rssid=20616 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT Wood construction seems to be sticking it to steel and concrete these days.While big timber projects are still fairly rare in the commercial sector, I’m beginning to hear more and more about... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25392-BD_C_Product_of_the_Week_Fire_rated_glass_floor_system.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25392-BD_C_Product_of_the_Week_Fire_rated_glass_floor_system.php?rssid=20616 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:33:00 GMT Architects looking to bring daylight deep into building interiors now have an all-glass floor option that is impact-resistant and fire-rated for two hours. Fireframes ClearFloor allows glazing in... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25400-BD_C_Product_of_the_Week_Brick_pavers_made_of_scrap_tires_and_plastic_containers.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25400-BD_C_Product_of_the_Week_Brick_pavers_made_of_scrap_tires_and_plastic_containers.php?rssid=20616 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:17:00 GMT Brick pavers from Vast Enterprises are composed of 95% recycled car tires and plastic containers, providing a lightweight, ultra-green alternative to traditional concrete pavers for parking lot,... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25395-The_last_yep_last_Frank_Lloyd_Wright_designed_hotel_is_saved.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25395-The_last_yep_last_Frank_Lloyd_Wright_designed_hotel_is_saved.php?rssid=20616 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:55:00 GMT I recently read how the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Park Inn Hotel in Mason City, Iowa, will undergo an $18 million renovation to turn the long-neglected building back into a hotel.Great news,... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25393-BIMBoy_First_Wisconsin_now_Texas_mandates_BIM_for_state_projects.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25393-BIMBoy_First_Wisconsin_now_Texas_mandates_BIM_for_state_projects.php?rssid=20616 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:50:00 GMT Apparently, even Building Information Modeling is bigger in Texas. The Texas Facilities Commission announced yesterday that it is requiring a BIM model for all state design and construction... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25371-Is_building_commissioning_worth_the_cost_.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25371-Is_building_commissioning_worth_the_cost_.php?rssid=20616 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:04:00 GMT If there’s a single profession within the construction industry that is more undervalued and overlooked than the building commissioning agent, please let me know, because I’m not aware of... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25394-BD_C_Product_of_the_Week_Yale_introduces_industry_s_first_touch_screen_lockset.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25394-BD_C_Product_of_the_Week_Yale_introduces_industry_s_first_touch_screen_lockset.php?rssid=20616 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:32:00 GMT Yale Commercial last week launched the industry’s first touch-screen lockset device. The inTouch marries the digital touch-screen functionality of an iPhone with Yale’s traditional lockset... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25398-Cut_NASA_budget_give_NOAA_the_cash_for_climate_change_research.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25398-Cut_NASA_budget_give_NOAA_the_cash_for_climate_change_research.php?rssid=20616 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:11:00 GMT I’ve been a critic of NASA’s manned space programs for a long time. In the early 1990s, as editor-in-chief of R&D magazine, we published a brilliant article by a young (21 years old) editor of... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25359-ACHA_AAH_hospital_designers_Cut_costs_use_BIM_and_IPD.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25359-ACHA_AAH_hospital_designers_Cut_costs_use_BIM_and_IPD.php?rssid=20616 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:52:00 GMT At the AIA Summer Leadership Summit in Chicago last Saturday (July 25), I warned 170 of the nation’s top healthcare designers that they will be under severe pressure from the federal... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25397-BD_C_Product_of_the_Week_Smart_occupancy_sensor_cuts_energy_extends_lamp_life.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25397-BD_C_Product_of_the_Week_Smart_occupancy_sensor_cuts_energy_extends_lamp_life.php?rssid=20616 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:53:00 GMT Orion Energy Systems’ InteLite occupancy sensor collects data on the presence of people who routinely move through a space during a 24-hour period. The sensor has the ability to adapt the... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25369-Is_Central_Park_really_necessary_.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25369-Is_Central_Park_really_necessary_.php?rssid=20616 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:04:00 GMT The Manhattan Airport Foundation’s plan to bulldoze Central Park and build a shiny new airport in its place—admittedly one that would be very conveniently located—is a joke. I hope.   ... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25353-Hospital_projects_not_immune_to_the_economic_plague.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25353-Hospital_projects_not_immune_to_the_economic_plague.php?rssid=20616 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:23:00 GMT You know things are bad when even healthcare construction is hurting. Some AEC firms are projecting that healthcare work, the jewel in the nonresidential construction crown, could be off by as... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25354-Losing_your_BIM_virginity_and_the_Giants_300.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25354-Losing_your_BIM_virginity_and_the_Giants_300.php?rssid=20616 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:29:00 GMT Building Information Modeling is a lot like teenage sex. Everyone WANTS to be doing it and can’t stop talking about it. A lot of people SAY they’re doing it, even though they’re not. The... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25351-BD_C_PRODUCT_OF_THE_WEEK_Bradley_hits_the_trifecta_with_new_lavatory_system.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25351-BD_C_PRODUCT_OF_THE_WEEK_Bradley_hits_the_trifecta_with_new_lavatory_system.php?rssid=20616 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:57:00 GMT Bradley Corp. has figured out a way to squeeze a faucet, soap dispenser, and hand dryer in a single lavatory unit, reducing or even eliminating the need for separate hand dryers or paper towel... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25368-BIMBoy_Cisco_announces_smart_buildings_initiative.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25368-BIMBoy_Cisco_announces_smart_buildings_initiative.php?rssid=20616 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:10:00 GMT Last week, Cisco Systems announced Smart Connected Buildings , a new business initiative to connect and control buildings and their automation systems in order to better control energy... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25358-Wisconsin_becomes_the_first_state_to_require_BIM_on_large_public_projects.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25358-Wisconsin_becomes_the_first_state_to_require_BIM_on_large_public_projects.php?rssid=20616 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:50:00 GMT As of July 1 the Wisconsin Division of State Facilities will require all projects with a total budget of $5 million or more and all new construction with a budget of $2.5 million or more to have... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25361-A_E_C_Websites_good_bad_or_ugly_.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25361-A_E_C_Websites_good_bad_or_ugly_.php?rssid=20616 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:44:00 GMT As an editor on Building Design+Construction, I’m used to seeing buildings with beautiful architecture or ones exhibiting amazing engineering feats or innovative renovations and re-uses. It’s... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25372-Response_to_New_global_green_rating_coming_to_U_S_.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25372-Response_to_New_global_green_rating_coming_to_U_S_.php?rssid=20616 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:06:00 GMT From ClimateGrouch, some thoughts and responses: To JRG PE: USGBC has credibility, but wouldn’t it be exciting to see some real competition? Green Globes has been trying, and is gaining... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25352-IPD_efficiency_gains_explained.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25352-IPD_efficiency_gains_explained.php?rssid=20616 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:22:00 GMT I had the opportunity to attend "Improving Your Project Delivery Effectiveness Through BIM and IPD" last week at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. The three-day course was attended by... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25365-7_product_innovations_from_NEOCON_2009.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25365-7_product_innovations_from_NEOCON_2009.php?rssid=20616 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:19:00 GMT Earlier this week, I had a chance to sneak away from our suburban Chicago office to head downtown to the Merchandise Mart for the annual NEOCON trade show, where the who’s who of interior design... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25363-Recycled_buildings_with_everything_and_the_kitchen_sink.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25363-Recycled_buildings_with_everything_and_the_kitchen_sink.php?rssid=20616 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:08:00 GMT Maybe it’s because I’m behind in taking my own bottles (carbonated water; wine), cartons (milk; OJ), and cardboard (cereal boxes) to Chicago’s Household Chemicals and Electronics Recycling... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25367-Zweigwhite_report_Firms_still_planning_to_expand_BIM_usage_this_year.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25367-Zweigwhite_report_Firms_still_planning_to_expand_BIM_usage_this_year.php?rssid=20616 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:03:00 GMT While their were plenty of negative headlines about Zweigwhite’s recently released 2009 "Information Technology Survey of Architecture, Engineering, Planning, & Environmental Consulting Firms,"... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25357-Daylight_donut_functions_like_a_light_shelf_for_skylights.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25357-Daylight_donut_functions_like_a_light_shelf_for_skylights.php?rssid=20616 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:41:00 GMT           Portland Architecture blogger Brian Libby has an interesting post about a prototype green classroom under construction at the Da Vinci Arts Middle School in Portland that will... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25370-New_global_green_building_rating_system_coming_to_U_S_from_U_K_Europe.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25370-New_global_green_building_rating_system_coming_to_U_S_from_U_K_Europe.php?rssid=20616 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:28:00 GMT From ClimateGrouch: Big news on the green building front: A coalition of major Euro real estate firms is preparing to launch a new pan-European rating system that will provide a uniform yardstick... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25362-Will_Dallas_be_the_world_s_greenest_city_.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25362-Will_Dallas_be_the_world_s_greenest_city_.php?rssid=20616 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:07:00 GMT When you think of green U.S. cities, where does Dallas rank on your list? Does it even make it into your top 10? It might surprise you then, that Dallas is at the heart of a green design... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25360-ClimateGrouch_Mea_culpa_A_few_things_I_wish_I_d_never_said_mostly_in_the_green_building_area_.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25360-ClimateGrouch_Mea_culpa_A_few_things_I_wish_I_d_never_said_mostly_in_the_green_building_area_.php?rssid=20616 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:44:00 GMT In the past, I’ve come down pretty hard on Building Teams for failing to revisit their completed projects to see if the great edifices they have built were really performing as planned. Now... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25355-BIM_Now_More_Than_Ever.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25355-BIM_Now_More_Than_Ever.php?rssid=20616 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:21:00 GMT Last week I attended the AGC BIM Forum at the Omni Mandalay Hotel in Las Colinas, Texas. The BIM forum is a loose group of construction professionals, architects, subcontractors, and building... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25364-BIMBoy_at_the_AGC_BIM_Forum_in_Dallas.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25364-BIMBoy_at_the_AGC_BIM_Forum_in_Dallas.php?rssid=20616 Thu, 28 May 2009 15:24:00 GMT Las Colinas, TX - Here at the Associated General Contractors of America’s BIM Forum attendees have seen some great case studies of BIM collaboration, integrated delivery, and the latest... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25403-_ClimateGrouch_Rob_Cassidy_Some_thoughts_on_Waxman_Markey_climate_bill.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25403-_ClimateGrouch_Rob_Cassidy_Some_thoughts_on_Waxman_Markey_climate_bill.php?rssid=20616 Tue, 26 May 2009 12:47:00 GMT The Waxman-Markey bill, HR 2454, emerged from House committee last week. It’s the opening round in the Obama Administration’s assault on climate change.I won’t pretend that I’ve read all... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25402-LEGO_Friday_.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25402-LEGO_Friday_.php?rssid=20616 Fri, 22 May 2009 11:21:00 GMT Who among us hasn’t spent hours (and hours and hours) playing with Legos when we were kids? Who knows, some of you may have spent hours playing with LEGOs last weekend. No judgment here—in... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25401-BIMBoy_puts_HP_s_Z600_workstation_to_the_test.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25401-BIMBoy_puts_HP_s_Z600_workstation_to_the_test.php?rssid=20616 Wed, 20 May 2009 15:49:00 GMT Hewlett-Packard engineers have spent the last two and a half years designing and developing the Z series of workstation computers, whose 20 or so innovations include self-checking power supplies,... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25366-5_lighting_technologies_to_keep_your_eye_on.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25366-5_lighting_technologies_to_keep_your_eye_on.php?rssid=20616 Tue, 19 May 2009 16:34:00 GMT Lightfair International recently announced the winners of its annual Innovation Awards, which recognize breakthrough lighting technologies and products introduced during the past year.... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25350-Green_building_retrofits_UK_energy_savings_Carl_Safina_talk.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25350-Green_building_retrofits_UK_energy_savings_Carl_Safina_talk.php?rssid=20616 Mon, 18 May 2009 13:34:00 GMT 3 things I’d like to recommend today:  1 - Great report from ULI "Developing Green Conference" by Galley Eco Capital, on what Transwestern is doing about "green retrofits." 2 - Report from... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25348-Retail_is_dead_long_live_retail_by_Jay_Schneider.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25348-Retail_is_dead_long_live_retail_by_Jay_Schneider.php?rssid=20616 Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Why am I writing about retail construction when the economy is sucking the life out of this market segment? A market segment that Jim Haughey, BD+C Economist and Chief Economist for Reed... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25356-BIMBoy_Autodesk_says_its_will_maintain_constructware.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25356-BIMBoy_Autodesk_says_its_will_maintain_constructware.php?rssid=20616 Wed, 13 May 2009 12:29:00 GMT UPDATE: 1:42 PM May 14, 2009  a comment from Autodesk Industry Marketing Manager, Construction and Real Estate, Tim Douglas Autodesk will continue to develop maintenance releases and customer... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25404-Don_t_hide_those_solar_panels_on_the_roof_Make_a_design_statement_.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25404-Don_t_hide_those_solar_panels_on_the_roof_Make_a_design_statement_.php?rssid=20616 Tue, 12 May 2009 15:17:00 GMT          Architects are coming up with all kinds of creative ways to integrate green building technologies into their designs in an effort to make a green statement. Designers at... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25345-BD_C_editor_urges_firms_to_remember_climate_change.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25345-BD_C_editor_urges_firms_to_remember_climate_change.php?rssid=20616 Mon, 11 May 2009 10:48:00 GMT Since the release of BD+C’s White Paper “Green Buildings and Climate Change,” greenhouse gas emissions have only gotten worse, reports Building Design+Construction Editor-in-Chief Robert... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25347-2009_The_year_of_energy_analysis.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25347-2009_The_year_of_energy_analysis.php?rssid=20616 Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT One of the most valuable takeaways from the 2009 AIA National Convention and Design Exposition in San Francisco was that, at long last, software manufacturers have become serious about... http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25349-Bluebeam_and_Adapx_cut_AEC_paper_workflows.php?rssid=20616 http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/BuildingTeam360/25349-Bluebeam_and_Adapx_cut_AEC_paper_workflows.php?rssid=20616 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT Building Teams looking for fast, easy, paperless ways to submit change orders, finish punch lists, and automate other mundane tasks might take a look at Bluebeam’s PDF Revu 7 and Adapx’s...