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How do you archive past projects so that files are accessible when needed? Aside from the legal requirements of record keeping, most architects and facilities managers believe that the project documents should last at least as long as the building they helped create. more...
Web
marketing:
Every
architecture firm, it seems, has a web site, but how effective are
these
sites as marketing tools? It depends how you use them. more...
The real marketing value of the Web lies in building communities and relationships,
not in emulating printed brochures and portfolios. Read about it on MarketingProfs.com.
more...
Alternatives
to Design/Build:
What
if architects positioned themselves at the center of a new kind of design
organization and offered their clients something they really need: a project
information manager. more...
The Networked Design/Build Consultancy: Read Martyn
Day's fascinating description of MACE
and the MB1 Alliance in the UK, more...
Why is Construction So Dumb?
Construction is dead last among major industries in R&D spending - less than
0.5% of revenues. Trade and competition forced manufacturers to reform their
processes, resulting in notable improvements in quality, choice, time to market
and worker productivity. Can
the same thing happen in the building industry? "One of the most technologically
antiquated industries, the construction business has finally seen the light," says
Matt Villano. more...
The
Single Building Model
BIM, VBM, SBM, 4D Modeling, call it what you will, most
people consider it the Next Big Thing in building design software.
What will it mean to long established roles and relationships in
the building
industry? Jerry Laiserin has started a fascinating discussion. more...
Meanwhile, amazing things are going on at Stanford's Center for Integrated
Facilities Engineering (CIFE), more...
Coming attractions:
Jonathan Cohen teaches this summer at Harvard Design School Executive
Education program July 16-18, 2003
Internets and Extranets for Collaboration and Knowledge Management,
more info...
Participatory Design and Planning with the Internet:
Case Study The World Trade Center Reconstruction, more
info...
Fall Conference:
Connecting the Dots Understanding the Emerging Digital
Building Process
San Francisco, October 16-18, 2003
more info...
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