Tag: Smaller
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Construction backlog slips as smaller contractors feel the squeeze
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction backlog fell to 8.1 months in November, down 0.3 months from October, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors survey conducted Nov. 20 to Dec. 8. Backlog declined across every contractor size except firms…
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Em’s Recent Etsy Finds – Gifts From Smaller Makers That We Love
Y’all, I put a decent amount of Etsy gifts on the home gift guide (linked HERE if you missed it), and I’m happy to report that many of them are now sold out thanks to you. Truly, nothing makes me happier than getting an email from an unsuspecting and delighted maker after featuring them. So…
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Construction planning posts smaller gains
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Nonresidential construction planning lost some momentum in February after several months of stronger growth, according to Dodge Construction Network. The Dodge Momentum Index, a benchmark that tracks nonresidential construction planning, ticked up 0.7% in February. Unlike previous…
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Large construction firms expand backlogs as smaller firms struggle
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction backlog declined to 8.3 months in February, down about 1% from January, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors survey conducted from Feb. 20 to March 5. Work in builders’ pipelines fell for contractors…
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Can BIM Models Become 95% Smaller?
When I started my computer-aided design journey in the 1980s, we could do amazing things with software and hardware that now seem ridiculously underpowered. Today, we have thousands of times more computational resources, but not enough for BIM, as many feel. I talked with Antonio González Viegas last Friday about this dilemma and what he…