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Thursday thoughts: Precision in every detail. Our coordination drawings ensure a flawless construction journey. 📏🏗️ Let's elevate your project together! #ThursdayThoughts #IntrepidDesign

Understanding Maximum Travel Distances for Vertical Platform Lifts (VPLs): A Guide for Architects and Home Builders Vertical platform lifts (VPLs) offer a practical and accessible solution for individuals with mobility impairments, allowing them to navigate different levels within buildings. As architects and home builders, it's crucial to understand the regulations and specifications surrounding VPL installation, particularly the maximum travel distances permitted. The ASME A18.1-2020 Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts provides specific guidelines for VPLs, including limitations on their travel distance. This blog post will delve into these regulations, focusing on the information relevant to architects and home builders.

WHAT IS A PERFECT BUILDING? In setting out to design a spec building able to adapt to any potential client we asked ourselves the question; "What is a perfect building?". The first to answer was our Chief Estimator Tristan Hagan who said: "A perfect building from the perspective of Cost Assessment and Preconstruction involves thorough planning and full client transparency, with essential elements including a comprehensive site assessment, risk management, effective communication, and a clear project scope and schedule. A perfect building would be move-in ready, exhibit modern design and amenities, high-quality construction, energy efficiency, fixed pricing, and in a convenient location, all contributing to cost savings, durability, and reduced waiting time for clients."

Crafting timeless monuments of ingenuity and effort, contractors bring blueprints to life. 🏗️✨ Their dedication and skill create lasting legacies, one project at a time. 🚧👷♂️ #TimelessCraftsmanship #BlueprintToReality #ContractorPlus #BuildingLegacies

Just a reminder that Scroggs is still taking on design-build projects along with our restoration work. Are you curious about the design-build process? 🏠 Discover how design-build can transform your construction experience here. >> https://vist.ly/3mm8zcp

🎄✨ Advent with APA Wojciechowski Sp. z o.o. Architects: BIM Advent Calendar with APA_BIM-Dream Team!🎅🎁   This year, our BIM team has prepared an Advent calendar in a completely different form!   Instead of everyday chocolate, all APA team members will receive something even sweeter - BIM advice! 🎉 Every day our BIM-Team shares a new tip that helps to understand the world of BIM even better! 💡🔧 What do you think about this form of training? 👇

🏗️ Ready to break ground on your new building site but not sure where to start? We've got you covered! From site assessments to clearing and grading, our experts can help prep your space for a smooth construction journey. Let's turn your vision into reality! 🌟✨ #BuildingYourDream #SitePrep #ConstructionReady

New webinar alert! ➡️ Learn about the science behind designing a high-performing building envelope, plus how to specify the components to minimize construction confusion. Dwight Stone, MBA, CDT and Jesus Perez-Orozco will dive into topics including: ✅ The effects of temperature, air and water on exterior walls ✅ Writing specifications that clarify building envelope designs ✅ How temperature differentials influence airflow through wall assemblies ✅ How humidity and dew point affect overall system performance ✅ Evaluating wall system designs with WUFI analysis ✅ How JM products can help you achieve a high performing building envelope Interested in attending? Register here: https://bit.ly/3Yf86YC

"Excited for tomorrow's site visit to learn about the process of creating false ceilings and managing timelines in real-time. It's a great chance to see how tasks are coordinated on a running site, how time is efficiently applied, and to understand the detailed steps involved. Looking forward to gaining practical insights and enhancing my construction management knowledge! #interiordesign #constructionManagement