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New Courses Featured This Month
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Sustainable Waterproofing Solutions
Provides an overview of the sustainable benefits of integral concrete waterproofing and analyzes traditional waterproofing methods as compared to integral methods in terms of durability, risk, cost, and construction timeline.
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Wall Hanging Systems
Provides an overview of wall hanging systems with a focus on integrating systems in the overall design of a project and includes discussions on system elements, selection criteria, specialty applications, and sustainable design.
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Marketing Tips
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Marketing Tips Provided by Architect Profits
Tip #7 - Building More Than The Foundation
Architecture is a big ticket item and therefore you have to provide more than good value. In other words, you need to provide more than just good design. Truthful comparison of the benefits of the services you are offering with other services or other type of construction, possible savings and increase in value of the project need to be pointed out throughout the process. From first contact, via the phone or website until the prospect say yes to working with you and only you.
Tools to use: Show the additional value through comparisons with other services and make sure that what you are saying is true and that what you are claiming is substantial. Find out what other benefits that working with you can bring to the client at large. For example, how can you help them get more square footage to their building by choosing a critical type of tenants for their building (non-profits come to mind), or how you can help them get part of the construction cost covered by subventions from the government or independent agencies. You need to say what those are throughout the process (this means more than once!).
Architect Profits currently sponsors an online education course on the AEC Daily website. Learn more... |
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AEC Daily Bulletin - May 2010
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Events + Conferences
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AIA Continuing Education Seminars
SUSTAINABLE BUILDING PRODUCTS – New York
Monday, June 14th, 2010 - 6 AIA Learning units (6 HSW / 5 SD / 1 USGBC)
For more information click here.
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MasterFormat 2010 Update Now Available in the CSI Store!
Order your copy of MasterFormat 2010 update today at www.csinet.org/store! MasterFormat is a master list of numbers and titles classified by work results or construction practices, used throughout the North American construction industry to organize project manuals and detailed cost information, and to relate drawing notations to specifications. Member Price: $119. Non-Member Price: $169.
CSI has also posted the MasterFormat 2010 Update Numbers & Titles (PDF) for easy referencing, and updated www.masterformat.com and the MasterFormat iPhone Apps in the iTunes store.
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Free GreenFormat Webinars
CSI will show you how to use GreenFormat in a free webinar! Designers will learn how GreenFormat makes searches quick and easy, while manufacturers learn how to list a product. A design team webinar is scheduled for June 9, 1-2pm. A manufacturer team webinar is scheduled for June 16, 1-2pm ET. Learn more at www.greenformat.com.
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CSI On-Demand Webinars: “Preliminary Project Description Fundamentals” Now Available
“Preliminary Project Description Fundamentals,” is now available through CSI’s On-Demand Webinars. So are these education sessions:
- Moldy and Wet
- Writing Effective LEED Specifications (GBCI CE Hours!)
- Integrating Specifications and BIM
- How the Courts Interpret Specifications
- Change Order Basics: Fundamentals of Construction Contract Modification
- Green Building Envelope Design (GBCI CE Hours!)
- Fundamentals of Construction Specifications
See these and other webinars on CSI’s On-Demand Webinar site. View a list of on-demand webinars.
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