BD+C

JULY 8, 2021

With no ulterior profit motive, third-party cost estimators can provide truly unbiased, expert advice to the team. One of the most important contributions that cost professionals can make to a construction project is to help architects deliver the best possible value to their clients.

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Architizer

JANUARY 30, 2023

Hit the button below to sign up for the talk, which will take place at 1pm EST on Wednesday, February 8th : Register for Event → In this free live session, you will learn how to define your project scope, develop a Rough Order of Magnitude of construction cost, and estimate your project hours.

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Design Thoughts Architects

JANUARY 19, 2022

10 Best Criteria to Know the Estimation of Your Dream House. Before you start building your house, you should estimate some important elements like affordability, land availability, legal formalities, location, house construction cost, and time till you put the final brick in the wall. CARPET AREA + WALL AREA = BUILT UP AREA.

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Architecture Ideas

JULY 17, 2022

Here are the things you need to know to save money with construction estimating. . A set of thorough plans — complete with measurements and material suggestions — make estimation easier, if not simple. A construction takeoff allows you to estimate the precise amount of construction materials you’ll need for a project.

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designboom

MARCH 22, 2022

The post andy warhol’s iconic marilyn monroe painting estimated to fetch $200 million at auction appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. it could become the most expensive work of art ever sold at an auction.

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Archute

MAY 31, 2022

Construction businesses should be able to estimate a pretty accurate cost for any projects they are working on or will be doing in the future. The estimation cost includes two types of expenses, direct and indirect: Direct expenses include the equipment, labor, machinery, and the.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The same could be said for creating construction cost estimates — the more you frequently you do them, the more efficient you’ll become. Below are tips and tricks estimators and contractors can use to optimize the estimating process to become more efficient, minimize rework and produce accurate cost estimates.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The firm shares that an estimate of only 25% of buildings (from Gensler's original assessment) are suitable for conversion. Gensler Principal Steven Paynter shares an update announcing important statistical findings related to his firm’s work surrounding the adaptive reuse and conversion of office buildings worldwide.

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ArchDaily

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

In 2022, 33 million people have been displaced, and an estimated 500,000 houses have been destroyed or severely damaged. In September 2022, Lari’s NGO launched a target program to start rebuilding and to help communities protect themselves against future disasters.

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Archinect

JULY 5, 2023

billion worth of damage to infrastructure across the country, according to estimates from the Kyiv School of Economics. AECOM and Bechtel have both announced their involvement in the international effort to rebuild Ukraine following 15 months of a devastating war which had, by mid-spring, enacted more than $147.5

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Architectural Record

AUGUST 14, 2023

President Biden issued a disaster declaration on Aug. 10, with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other administration agencies making funding available to rebuild homes and businesses.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

It then hit further delays in the form of a contractor’s breach-of-contract lawsuit arising from significant cost overruns, which drove the installation's final price from $142 million to the $400 million final reported estimate.

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Archinect

JULY 19, 2022

The estimated cost of the project is around $243 million, and the firm says it will include a cultural program and employment package that will deliver an estimated $53.3 million in economic benefits to the Westside community.

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SW Oregon Architect

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The 2004 estimate of the probable construction cost exceeded $3 million, which at the time was far more than could be matched by fundraising efforts. We updated the project’s cost estimate in 2006 and once more in 2008. Alas, budget constraints loomed large. Once again, the City shelved the project. Fast forward to 2020.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Budgetary estimates are often an overflowing well of frustration for building owners and their representatives. Budget miscues are entirely avoidable if building owners and reps stick to the basics and follow time-tested estimating methods. . There are just so many ways a budget can go bad. But the situation is far from hopeless.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The "First-Aid Spatial Kit" initiative is being taught as part of the school’s first-year construction practice curriculum and allows students to develop copyable designs for various interventions (furniture, pavilions, play spaces, etc.),

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Archinect

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Most estimates place contemporary heat pumps in the 250%-550% efficiency range (compared to 80% for traditional gas boilers), according to a report conducted by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The prohibitive price of units and installation is being covered by the government up to €60,000 ($63,000 USD).

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Architecture 2030 ’s new CARE (Carbon Avoided Retrofit Estimator) Tool is a way of providing valuable statistics that show the carbon savings of each project accurately and using a standardized methodology.

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Archinect

APRIL 4, 2023

The team estimates that their system allows for up to 28% permeability per square meter of water. ” Image credit: HISM, courtesy of Snøhetta The varying sizes of tiles in the Flyt system create different interlocking spaces between each stone, allowing for greater control over the extent of permeability through the system.

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EntreArchitect

JUNE 28, 2016

There’s an irony in the fact that everything else can go right on a construction project, but if your cost estimates are off, it can still wind up costing your firm time, money and reputation. Accurate construction estimating is essential for your firm to prosper. You need the right software to do quality construction cost estimations.

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Archinect

JANUARY 9, 2023

It could help bring people back to downtowns across North America as renters or homeowners Gensler estimates that only 3 out of 10 office buildings are eligible for conversion. The pitfalls of mass-scale conversions remain impediments even as architecture firms are earning more from renovations than new buildings for the first time.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 7, 2023

Construction on the Asiat-Darse pedestrian bridge is set to commence in April 2024, with an estimated completion date of December 2025. Read more »

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Archinect

APRIL 10, 2023

Seattle is estimated to need an additional 55,000 units of housing per year for the next two decades, over half of which need to be reserved for households that qualify as low-income. The report indicated builders' acceptance in terms of adaptation thus far.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Budgetary estimates are often an overflowing well of frustration for building owners and their representatives. Budget miscues are entirely avoidable if building owners and reps stick to the basics and follow time-tested estimating methods. . There are just so many ways a budget can go bad. But the situation is far from hopeless.

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Archinect

JULY 21, 2023

The maps, created during the 19th and 20th centuries and frequently updated, were used by fire insurance companies to estimate their liabilities in about 12,000 U.S. The study, recently published in the journal PLOS ON , involved extracting and digitizing data from Sanborn Fire Insurance maps. cities and towns.

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Archinect

JULY 20, 2023

We look forward to honoring their enduring commitment to these estimable undertakings in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur." And there is perhaps no one more well-versed in the integration of environmental and building systems with architecture than Patrick Bellew. Willis (recipient of t.

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Archinect

JULY 21, 2023

The maps, created during the 19th and 20th centuries and frequently updated, were used by fire insurance companies to estimate their liabilities in about 12,000 U.S. The study, recently published in the journal PLOS ON , involved extracting and digitizing data from Sanborn Fire Insurance maps. cities and towns.

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Archinect

AUGUST 9, 2023

The money will contribute to the project’s estimated $70 million price tag. Bank of America has awarded a $1 million grant towards the development of the National Juneteenth Museum, designed by BIG.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 14, 2023

Department of Energy estimates 15% of energy consumption in the average American home happens in the kitchen between cooking, refrigeration, hot water heating, and dishwashing. This shift toward electrification is especially prevalent in the kitchen, a central hub of energy use.

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Archinect

JUNE 26, 2023

Over on Archinect Jobs, the department is currently hiring a Capital Projects Estimating Coordinator to join their New York City office. For candidates interested in applying for the position, or anybody interested in learning more about the department.

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Archinect

MARCH 30, 2023

or above quake — that would kill as many as 1,800 people and destroy an estimated 2,000 structures in the area per the U.S. The county has already mandated changes to its building codes that call for similar upgrades to all non-ductile concrete high-rises and soft-story residential structures before the year 2033.

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Archinect

AUGUST 18, 2023

Median monthly rents in the borough are now estimated at $4,400, according to the New York Times. “The world has changed,” New York Mayor Eric Adams said at the announcement press conference. “We have to be willing to change with it.” ” He's not kidding.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The first takes aim at the initial estimate by CAB that “lice. Don’t call yourself an "Architectural Designer" or "Design Professional" The open letter in opposition to CCR 135 sets out four areas of concern on behalf of the AIA chapters.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The World Bank estimates the total physical damage in Turkey to be approximately $34.2 Though less extensively reported, damage to heritage sites is most significant in the southernmost province of Hatay. The city centre of Antakya [.] has been almost completely flattened.

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ArchDaily

JULY 7, 2023

As data from the United Nations also estimates an annual population growth rate of 0.7% , the country’s built environment is set to interact with a new discourse of demography and present its own perspective on how to build for billions.

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Archinect

MAY 22, 2023

Researchers estimated the weight of all of New York City’s buildings to be around 842 million tons. New York City is sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers, new research shows, which could put its population of more than 8 million people at an increased risk of coastal flooding. [.]

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Archinect

MARCH 3, 2023

Shigeru Ban Architects is operating in Turkey in response to the devastating earthquake that killed more than 50,000 across the region last month while leaving an estimated 3 million unsheltered in two countries.

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