Model practice
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Ove Arup and Partners has produced the 'CAD Good Practice Guide' to help those within the construction industry use computer-aided design. When using CAD, it is important to define the jobs of different members in the design project team. Files should be well-organised to allow data exchange and manipulation to be carried out easily.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1995
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Revolution in retirement: McCarthy & Stone may be in the business of building retirement homes, but its attitude to IT is far from fuddy-duddy
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Retirement housing developer McCarthy & Stone is renewing its in-house IT system in collaboration with Ramesys. This initiative may include using Ramesys Xchange, a hub that permits transaction information to be exchange between McCarthy & Stone and subcontractors and suppliers.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 2001
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We'd like to build the world a house
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The project of the Turkish couple Sheena and Ozdemir Keskin for developing a low cost thermal house is presented. The construction materials used to build the house, namely aluminium and concrete for the walls, which also incorporate the utility pipes, are presented.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 2001
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