Pulse: Project News for the Week of August 26, 2019

Fulton Homes is planning to develop Escalante, a 350-acre residential development, at the intersection of 163rd Avenue and Pinnacle Peak Road in Surprise, just outside Sun City.
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Construction Economics for August 26, 2019

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

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Autodesk Links Up BuildingConnected Data Into Plangrid

Autodesk has connected BuildingConnected bid management solutions with PlanGrid construction management technology, enabling the transfer of data from preconstruction to actual construction using the two tools.

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Construction Economics for August 19, 2019

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

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Mobile BIM Viewer Brings the Model to Trades on Site

Getting BIM models to the field has had mixed success on mobile platforms, but a new BIM viewer from Procore is the latest attempt to put full 3D models in the hands of site workers.

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NYC Affordable Infill Housing Plan Puts Design First

The five finalists of an international design competition for affordable infill housing on scattered “sliver” sites, owned by New York City, are currently entering a capacity building phase with the city to convert their designs into viable development proposals.

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