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Building A Scheduling Dashboard At Beck
The Virtual Building Group has been developing a Scheduling Dashboard to help us achieve operational excellence in our construction scheduling. With the Dashboard we are able to monitor and track the...
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VDC/BIM: Disruptive Innovation, Creative Destruction
While there is not yet a more or less agreed definition about what BIM and VDC are, BIM/VDC is still seen by many careful risk-takers concerned with maintaining the status quo as only an incremental...
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Synchro PRO 5 Update Release (5.0.1.1)
An update to 5.0.0.2 has been posted, version 5.0.1.1We have uploaded a new build for PRO 5 that contains some bug fixes and improvements. If you are running 5.0.0.2, you can download this by checking...
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Synchro Mobile App Brings 4D to The Field
Those of you who follow emerging technology in construction know that the mobile app field is heating up. Many offerings are showing up with a variety of features; however I am not aware of any others...
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Are We At A Fork In the Road?
Complexity in engineering, design and construction is now a constant. If we can point to one factor driving complexity it is the new CAD capabilities that 3D modeling enables; the fantastic, the...
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BIM and VDC Defined, The Mortenson Perspective
We’ve all heard the terms BIM and VDC before. But across the industry there are varying descriptions for each. They are not the same. Well let’s take a moment to level set on what BIM and VDC means...
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When to develop a 4D Schedule?
This question has been asked multiple times within companies that are new to the VDC / BIM methods. The solution may be simple to understand but challenging to implement. It’s understood that the...
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4D Scheduling vs. 4D Visualization
For those who new to the concept: 4D is the inclusion of the schedule into the BIM to create a virtual construction process. As the 4D trend is catching on there is a need to evaluate the different...
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True Change Comes From the Inside
In preparation for a recent company meeting, I had the opportunity to read the first chapter of Janice A. Klein’s book True Change: How Outsiders on the Inside Get Things Done in Organizations....
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4D is a Critical Tool for Reducing the Cost of Construction
If Contractors do not effectively implement 4D with BIM, the cost of construction for almost any substantial project – building, infrastructure, industrial – is higher than it needs to be. Money is...
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Breaking Limitations and Reconstructing Failure
Over the weekend, I purchased a new book by Matthew Syed – Black Box Thinking: The Surprising Truth About Success (Copyright 2015 by John Murray (Publishers)). Having enjoyed many of his sports writing...
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Build NY Live: Connecting the Community with BIM
Starting mid-day on September 21, team BIM Unlimited gathered around 2D plans of Hudson Yards and brainstormed ideas for the Western side of Western Yards. Western Yards is the western side of Hudson...
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10 Point Checklist: Is 4D Construction Software Right For You?
Wake Up and Smell the Sawdust!!According to the CIOB (Chartered Institute of Building), the construction industry’s ability to deliver projects on time fell from 45% in 2014 to 40% this year. That’s...
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Five Things To Know When Evaluating 4D Construction Software
The number of new technologies entering the construction market is radily expanding. Some of these new products (and old ones for that matter) work fairly well, some make big promises but little...
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Safety Planning with Synchro at Pearl Harbor Hanger Renovation
The Safety Lead, Blake Mead, and VDC Lead, Angelo Lago, for Hensel Phelps Pacific Region used Synchro Software to plan and successfully execute the renovation of a hanger in Pearl Harbor, HI with...
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MAXIMIZE THE VALUE OF 3D DATA THROUGH 4D PLANNING
Several months ago, I was involved in a complicated heavy highway project which included the reconstruction of multiple State roads, the preservation of several bridges, the replacement of partial MSE...
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How 4D scheduling creates synergies between BIM & Lean
With new tools come new methods. There are numerous examples of this when it comes to Lean Construction and BIM, where new BIM tools require new processes that very often encompass several lean...
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Improving Construction The Synchro Way: Real Results
It's January, kick off the year with a commitment to continuous and measurable improvement!In 2015 the use of 4D planning and scheduling increased significantly- numerous presentations were made at...
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Construction Project Owners- Are You Leading High Performance Construction?
Owners- you have the power to improve your construction project performance and to support your contractors’ success by requiring new performance standards. Improvement and innovation is win- win....
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Use of 4D Modeling in Simulating Plant Construction Operations
Achieving a breakthrough in construction planning-improving safety and efficiency?Every construction project is different and the current planning methods result in many operational challenges not...
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