Trimble introduces new software series of Tekla to streamline BIM analysis & design process

Trimble recently launched three new versions of its building information modeling (BIM) and analysis & design software like Tekla Structures 2016, Tekla Structural Designer 2016 and Tekla Tedds 2016 for engineering and construction professionals. These newly launched software offer superior collaboration and improved workflow toward structural steel and precast concrete designers, detailers and fabricators, concrete contractors, general contractors and structural engineers.

Tekla Structures 2016: Tekla Structures is the most sophisticated BIM software that can be used for generating perfect, constructible modeling concerning any steel or concrete structure. This most updated version makes the modeling process smarter as well as enhances productivity by simply preventing precious errors in the fabrication and construction stages. The software supports 17 languages together with Korean language.

Tekla Structural Designer 2016: Tekla Structural Designer 2016 facilitates the engineers to evaluate and design buildings competently. With this latest version, the performance is significantly improved in both modeling and processing time at the time of examining and designing structures. Now it becomes easier to deal with even bigger and more demanding models efficiently.

The seismic design capabilities of the software are now supported with added structural design and detailing checks for concrete structures adhering to U.S. codes. It is suitable to be utilized for higher classified earthquake regions.

Tekla Tedds 2016: The new version of Tekla Tedds, provides a solution for computerizing recurring structural calculations. New options convey more resilience and alternatives in favor of the analysis and design of retaining walls, foundations and steel and concrete beams adhering to both the U.S. building codes and Eurocodes.

Availability: In order to download the newest series of Tekla Software, visit -

Tekla Structures: www.teklastructures.com
Tekla Structural Designer: tekla.com/TeklaStructuralDesigner2016
Tekla Tedds: tekla.com/TeklaTedds2016DownloadNow

To get more updates on Tekla software, visit www.tekla.com. Tekla Corporation changed to the Trimble brand in January 2016. More information about rebranding is available at www.tekla.com/evolution.

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Construction Event on Estimation Technology 2016

Estimation Technology For Construction 2016 focuses on first national congress to reveal how estimation and preconstruction departments can leverage models, databases and data to enhance the accuracy and speed of cost estimation.

After detailed research with over 40 construction professionals, the agenda has been designed to meet the challenges of estimation in 2016, such as maximizing the role of model-based quantification, optimizing workflows, integrating 2D and 3D tools, utilizing historical data, managing databases and developing standardized processes for all of the above.

• PRECONSTRUCTION and ESTIMATION DIRECTORS will attend to hear how to redesign workflows and train staff to not only adopt, but fully utilize the benefits of disruptive technology – and learn how to prove the business case for adoption.

• ESTIMATORS will attend to receive practical and interactive training on how to use models, historical data and databases effectively to create accurate and trustworthy quantities and cost estimates

• VDC DIRECTORS & BIM MANAGERS will attend to understand the role of the estimator and determine how to conduct modelling in ways that will further benefit the preconstruction department ad reduce duplication of efforts

Event Date : May 23-25, 2016

Event Location : San Francisco

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www.constructioncost.co

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Construction Project Manager’s Pocket Book’ – An exclusive guide book for Project Managers, Construction Managers & Quantity Surveyors

Duncan Cartlidge, a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors as well as an Associate Lecturer at Glasgow Caledonian University , has written an exclusive book alias ‘Construction Project Manager’s Pocket Book’. It is a sententious reference book improves the basic knowledge of a project manager to a great extent.

In order to deal with a construction project, the project manager should have the required skills which range from technical know-how to leadership, negotiation, team building and communication.

This essential guide book will cover the following points :-

• Pre-construction activities

• Design management and BIM

• Procurement

• Feasibility studies

• Environmental management systems

• People skills

• Recommended document formats

• Occupancy activities

Construction Project Manager’s Pocket Book focuses on the standard activities undertaken by the project manager to make a real project successful.

By going through the book, the readers will be familiar with the RIBA Plan of Work and OGC Gateway process together with how BIM make sea change in the liabilities and obligations of the project managers.

The book consists of the standard models and pro-formulas which will simplify the work processes of project manager, construction manager and quantity surveyor.

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www.quantity-takeoff.com

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A position is vacant for Assistant Quantity Surveyor in North West England

Balfour Beatty Major Projects is planning to employ some Assistant Quantity Surveyors for a nuclear project in Cumbria. The job responsibilities will be supporting the commercial/quantity surveying team concerning commercial & contractual control as well as the co-ordination of the endeavors of all parties associated with carrying out of a particular project or series of projects.

Job responsibilities:-

• Perform the tasks entrusted by the various members of the Commercial/quantity surveying team like measurement for valuations.
• Make sure that all duties are executed in keeping the standard company HSE processes and work instructions.
• Help in administering and preserving the contract cost reporting system as ordered by the line manager.
• Get cash flows ready for payments in and out.
• Help in creating the perfect prediction of project cost to completion and final value.
• Facilitating the sub-contract tender procedure by providing support for creating the sub-contract documentation.
• Produce payment certificates for sub-contract work.
• Help in creating interim applications for payment.
• Help in making the valuation of variations.
• Help in making valuations and claims and make sure that these are compliant with appropriate records.
• Help in creating the precise monthly reporting of cost and value on the project(s) following the Company's reporting system.
• Recognize possible risk and opportunities and elevate these as correct.
• Execute assigned tasks in order to abide by the BMS and Group Minimum Commercial Expectations

If necessary with the particular project, help in applying BIM to support the development observance process, offer commercial reporting and include information to promote change management, variations orders and support all sub-contractors/supply chain members for incorporating subcontractor’s work with BIM.

• Live the Balfour Beatty Values.
• Provide a persistent focus on Zero Harm.
• Support the delivery of the CSUK Sustainability 2020 roadmap.

Qualifications: Prior knowledge in quantity surveying is necessary. Membership of a related professional body and/or working towards a pertinent professional qualification is desired (RICS/CIOB/RIBA/ICE/CIBSE). A legitimate CSCS card is needed.

Individuals should have the following expertise:

• Well versed with the tendering process.
• Familiar with the several contract forms generally applied in the construction industry.
• Sound knowledge with commercial management of Construction projects and the construction process in general.
• Good knowledge with sub-contracting principles.
• Knowledge for providing and acquiring Insurance, Bonds and Warranties.
• Expertise with administration, writing, numeracy, IT and MS Office.
• Capability for working in tandem with team and independently.
• Hardworking ability to work efficiently under pressure and rigid deadlines.
• Excellent negotiation skills with both internal and external customers.

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www.quantity-takeoff.com

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TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY PRESENTS TURNER CITY USING BIM

The company has made possible the Turner town – a town created by Turner during the period of 1910.

For 2014, the corporate created town in-house with Building info Modeling (BIM) technology.

The 2014 Turner town includes comes settled in eighty two cities in eight countries in North America, Europe and also the geographical region. This blog has been featured by PR Web – United States.

“It’s exciting to take part in something that is such a wonderful tradition, something everyone looks forward to. Seeing your project in Turner City is a really proud moment,” said Ben Ferrer, BIM manager.

Touching on what's distinctive concerning thing here in this digital version, Ferrer explained, “We’ve superimposed an improbable quantity of detail and also the town is a lot of interactive than ever before. We are able to fly through and explore in many various ways in which. We are able to produce 3D prints from the models. There are plenty of potentialities.” Adding to it, somebody exploring Turner town 2014 on the company’s web site can note a range of comes completed by the company’s Interiors and Special comes Divisions.

The utilization of BIM to form Turner town exemplifies Turner’s commitment to incessant improvement and embrace new technologies whereas conformation the history of innovation and also the traditions that have set the corporate apart for 113 years.

The modernized Turner town reflects the progress of the comes it comprises: town includes property buildings certified as LEED noble metal, Gold and Silver by the U. S. inexperienced Building Council and some $5 billion of comes enforced lean practices and used BIM for trade coordination or different project functions.

The company views the applying of BIM technology tools as a bit of larger method. “We leverage these tools as a part of a lean framework that focuses on collaboration, continuous improvement, and increasing client worth,” aforementioned Jim Barrett, Vice President and chief innovation officer.

He added, “Part of that method of continuous improvement needs to do with developing new technology tools, however it additionally needs to do with finding new and inventive ways in which to use the technology we've. The BIM approach to Turner town could be a nice example of however we are able to take a technology that has become associate degree trade normal and apply it in distinctive thanks to produce new worth.”

About Turner Construction Company

Turner could be a North America-based, international construction services company. Based in 1902, Turner 1st created its mark on the trade pioneering the employment of steel-reinforced concrete for general building, that enabled the corporate to deliver safer, stronger, and additional economical buildings to shoppers.

The corporate continues to embrace rising technologies associated offers and progressively various set of services. With associate annual construction volume of $10 billion, Turner is that the largest builder within the u. s., ranking 1st within the major market segments of the building construction field, as well as care, education, sports, commercial, and inexperienced building. The firm could be a subsidiary of HOCHTIEF, one among the world’s leading international construction service suppliers.

www.turnerconstruction.com

HOCHTIEF

It is a renowned international construction teams worldwide. The corporate delivers complicated infrastructure comes, in some cases on the premise of concession models. The cluster operates within the transportation infrastructure, energy infrastructure and social/urban infrastructure segments also as within the contract mining business.

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Do you need robust a construction management software? – Some points to be considered

In order to manage your construction business efficiently you have to opt for proper construction managementsoftware. The construction management software is useful to cope up with the complications & volume of aconstruction project. Some factors like up-gradation in construction & engineering techniques, innovative & sophisticated workers, rising costs of labor & materials, extensive flow of information/documents/drawings/multidimensional models, widespread applications of BIM that produce more RFIs and collaborations amid project stakeholders, are liable for increasing complexities in a construction project.

The risk factors are also increased & become uncontrollable with the requirement of a procedure where the project information can be distributed in a restricted environment.

So, it becomes difficult to manage any construction project manually with the existing workforce. Here comes the importance of automated construction management software.

So, there should be a strong high-tech management system to deal with the unrestricted expansion of project data, workflows and diversified procedures as mismanagement and inaccuracies can lead to ruin the success of the project as well as delivery schedules, budgets and profit margins.

The following are some key factors which will help you to assess whether you require an efficient constructionmanagement software:

• Your process taking prolonged time where RFIs undertake a number of weeks/months to attain proper closure

• Belated or no conflict resolution processes at all most important to lingering design reviews.

• The project team has been handling unfinished, erroneous, out-of-date documents.

• The activities of your project team involve some improper activities like missed emails/deadlines, delayed responses.

• The activities of your project team are inadequate or contain no visibility.

• The deadline of the project workflow is not fulfilled and the client is making complaint about it.

• Augmented field inspections which result in executing vast paper works to solve out indistinguishable issues.

• Following operation and maintenance (O&M) manuals at regular basis by yourself & your project team.

• The project information remains insufficient and unclear when you require it.

• Targets that you missed big time in project schedule; but you are unaware about them.

• Supplementary project costs that surpass your budgets, but you are uninformed of the reasons.

• Once the project is finished; your built assets put up with big time quality and operational issues.

• Unprofessional attitude in delivering the project in proper time.

If you face the above problems while executing a construction project, you must require a suitable construction management software to automate information and process control for all your future projects to stay ahead in competition.

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Civil 3D Quantity Takeoff

Quantity takeoff is an activity performed by General Contractors, Subcontractors, Cost Consultants, and Quantity Surveyors as part of the construction process. It involves counting the number of items associated with a particular construction project, determining the associated materials and labor costs, and formulating a bid as part of the bidding process. Quantity takeoff is also applied to the pricing process.

Civil 3D included new quantity takeoff capabilities. Quantity takeoffs within civil 3D allow the designer to easily create quantity takeoffs based on the design model. Design changes to the model are reflected when the quantity takeoff report is run at any point in the design. This provides the capability of conducting accurate quantity takeoffs throughout the design.

BIM solution for civil engineering helps project teams create, predict, and deliver transportation, land development, and environmental projects more efficiently. AutoCAD Civil 3D helps civil engineers explore more what-if scenarios and optimize project performance with visualization and analysis tools such as geospatial and storm water analysis, quantity-takeoff, and interactive 3D simulations.

The Civil 3D quantity takeoff capabilities make it possible to easily perform quantity takeoffs of the design without taking the design into another quantity takeoff program. By performing quantity takeoffs on the model errors may be reduced. By creating a custom application within Success Estimator it is possible to import data from an external source. This ability could reduce errors caused by manual entry of information.

Features of Project Estimating:

- Automatic and Manual Takeoff Methods

- Document Types Supported include DWG Sheet, 2D DWF, 3D DWF, Image Files and pdf

- Count, Area, Volume and Linear measuring options

- Data Validation

- Reporting

- Export, Print and Publish QTO data

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Autodesk Quantity Takeoff 2012

Autodesk Quantity Takeoff 2012 has been released:-

• New installation wizard to streamline the Autodesk Quantity Takeoff installation process and to compliment the Ultimate tier of the Autodesk Building Design Suite
• User Assistance (Documentation) transition to Web Help. Includes improved search capabilities and streamlined Help reference content
• Content value combinations such as Quantity 1, Quantity, 2, WBS, or No Label are now available for in-canvas takeoff objects from the Contextual Tools toolbar. Default settings are modified from the Project Settings dialog
• Legend Improvements: You can now select "Neither" as a quantity value. Units are now left-aligned and integers are right-aligned as expected. Decimals are also right-aligned and maintain alignment with decimal points
• Default units and currency can now be specified for all projects from the Project Setup Wizard.
• Square and cubic units will now be shown in exponential form such as m² and m³
• Perimeter is a General Model Takeoff property that will populate as a Quantity 2. Visible in areas such as Takeoff Item Properties, and as a column in the Workbook
• Assignment relationships are exported with catalogs, making them available for use in other projects
• You can now specifically duplicate groups without objects
• Descriptions for groups and their subgroups can be relabeled with the same label, label and number strings, or with just number strings
• Advanced print options are available from the Print dialog. These options include the ability to send data as bitmaps to the printer
• Negative dimension values are possible
• Different versions of QTO can now run concurrently (2012, 2011, and 2010 for example)
• Memory and performance enhancements

System Requirements (32-bit & 64-bit)

A single deployment cannot target both Microsoft Windows 32 and Microsoft Windows 64 operating system architectures. To target both architectures, two separate deployments must be created. This selection can be made in the Deployment Creation dialog.

Operating System
Microsoft® Windows XP Professional
Microsoft® Windows Vista®
Microsoft® Windows 7

Web Browser
Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or higher

Processor
Intel® Pentium® IV processor, 800 MHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor (or faster)
Multiple processors supported
Dual core supported

Memory (RAM)
2 GB (minimum)
4 GB (recommended)

Hard Disk
550MB free space

Display Resolution
1024 x 768 True Color (minimum)

Display Card
128 MB Video Adaptor Card (minimum)
256 MB or greater, Direct 3D compatible 3D Video Adaptor Card (recommended)

Posted by Manoj Kumar Singh
Web Developer
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SHOP DRAWING creates maximum benefits for construction companies

The shop drawing is a drawing or collection of set of drawings, diagrams, illustrations, schedules, and other data or information specifically generated or assembled by the contractor, supplier, manufacturer, subcontractor, or fabricator to demonstrate some portion of the work for the approval of architect or engineer.

Unless this task is specifically delineated in a governing agreement, design professionals and engineers should not generate shop drawings, especially in areas relating to the means and methods of construction.

The shop drawing is a graphic or written description of the work drawn to provide the information on behalf of manufacturer or the contractor to describe the fabrication, installation of the items to the manufacturer’s production crew or contractor's installation crews. The information is shown in construction documents.

Within the steel industry a majority of fabricators and detailers prepare shop drawings for pre-fabricated components. This type of components include elevators, structural steel, trusses, pre-cast, windows, appliances, cabinets, air handling units, and millwork.

With the help of shop drawing the steel fabricator gets the ability to fabricate each piece of steel in the building. Shop drawings contain brief information relating to material specifications, sizes, dimensions, welding, bolting, surface preparation, painting requirements, etc.

In a construction project, the number of shop drawings surpasses the number of construction drawings. It is observed that approximately 70 to 80 construction drawings versus 1,000 shop drawings are required in the case of documenting the steel frame for 1,000-ton building (1,000 tons of steel).

As soon as the shop drawings are completed, the mill order can be submitted sooner, the fabrication will be started immediately and the steel can be erected sooner

Concrete reinforcing is another segment in which the shop drawing is required by reinforcing steel fabricators for fabrication of the material. Here the shop drawing is prepared to lists the quantity, sizes, lengths, and shapes of the reinforcing bar. The structural engineers review this information to make sure that sufficient reinforcing is being supplied to be organized for storage and installation.

MEP Engineers also prepare installation and coordination shop drawings for sheet metal ductwork, piping, plumbing, fire protection, and electrical. Shop drawings are not produced by architects and engineers under their contract with the owner.

In brief shop drawings can be explained as below:-
• Comparison information for the architect and engineer
• Notes of changes or alterations from the construction documents
• Information required fabricating the product
• Indication of dimensions needing verification from the jobsite
• Placement or installation information
• Samples

Now a days the drafting software(CAD), 3D steel detailing software and building information modeling software(BIM) are utilized for creation & digital review of the shop drawings in which the multiple copies of each fabricated piece drawing will be reviewed electronically eliminating the paperwork that would total approximately 30,000 sheets of drawings for a construction project.

Rajib Dey
Construction Estimating Service