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The Importance of Measuring Building Energy Use The Importance of Measuring Building Energy Use
By Brandi McManus, TAC Find out how adding social and environmental actions to daily practices can deliver a significant return on investment, according to Brandi McManus.
It’s Not About Being Green It’s Not About Being Green
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BIM - Measures of Success BIM - Measures of Success
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Publicity and How to Get It Publicity and How to Get It
Press releases. They're a big part of our business. Shouldn't the message evolve with the media?
A Look at BIM Training A Look at BIM Training
By Nigel Davies Nigel Davies discusses how to best approach BIM training to yield more optimum results.
Want to Achieve BIM? Organize Your Information! (Part II) Want to Achieve BIM? Organize Your Information! (Part II)
By Nigel Davies Nigel Davies tells the final three steps of his five practical, easy ways to organize your projects.
Want to Achieve BIM? Organize Your Information! (Part I) Want to Achieve BIM? Organize Your Information! (Part I)
By Nigel Davies Nigel Davies offers five practical, easy ways to organize your projects. Try them, and you'll be using BIM before you know it.
BIM – The Choice of Software, Part II BIM – The Choice of Software, Part II
By Nigel Davies, Principal, Evolve CAD/AEC consultant and MicroStation expert Nigel Davies continues his series on Building Information Modeling with a discussion of factors to consider when selecting BIM software.
BIM – The Choice of Software BIM – The Choice of Software
By Nigel Davies, Principal, Evolve CAD/AEC consultant and MicroStation expert Nigel Davies continues his series on Building Information Modeling.
BIM – Before It’s Manageable? (Part II) BIM – Before It’s Manageable? (Part II)
By Nigel Davies, Principal, Evolve CAD/AEC consultant Nigel Davies continues his series on Building Information Modeling and the steps needed for successful implementation.
BIM – Before It’s Manageable? (Part I) BIM – Before It’s Manageable? (Part I)
By Nigel Davies CAD/AEC consultant and MicroStation expert Nigel Davies defines Building Information Modeling and steps for successful implementation.
Timed 5-Minute Test for Engineers, Architects, and Designers Timed 5-Minute Test for Engineers, Architects, and Designers
By Richard Williams Sharpen your pencil and set your time-piece! This timed test challenges your knowledge and mastery of detail. Test yourself, then your coworkers.
Not Necessarily So: Five Customer Service Myths Not Necessarily So: Five Customer Service Myths
By Bruce Pilgrim Columnist Bruce Pilgrim points out certain mythic notions about working with customers that don't hold up under closer inspection.
Before You Quit Your Day Job: 10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Quit Your Day Job: 10 Questions to Ask Yourself
By Bruce Pilgrim Can you picture yourself running your own CAD consulting business? Do you dream of hiring yourself out as a contract engineer?
Setting (and Getting) Your Hourly Rate Setting (and Getting) Your Hourly Rate
By Bruce Pilgrim Time is money. If you are going to sell your services as a consultant, you need to fully understand all the dimensions of this old adage.
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