Constructing contemporary building enclosures while avoiding installation problems during construction and performance problems in service is an unrelenting challenge ...

Reading construction drawings is a skill that can save time, money, and costly mistakes on any project. From understanding sheet organization to decoding symbols and scales, blueprint literacy ...

Drawing. We’ve all done it. So why is it the exception not the norm in design today? Architecture and design schools have, for the most part, stopped teaching hand drawing, so students don’t regard it ...

We're all familiar with two dimensional design drawings — not to mention the questions that usually accompany them because they can provide only so much information before becoming hopelessly ...

Buildcheck, an artificial intelligence-powered construction design review platform, raised $5.9 million in seed funding to scale its process, which performs hundreds of checks to detect project errors ...

Communication is key for a successful classroom AV implementation — and that means getting the construction documents, drawings and specifications right. This is the fourth article in a monthly series ...

Formal drawings are a more precise style of drawing. They can be produced by hand or with computer aided design (CAD) packages. Formal hand drawings use tools such as rulers and set squares to ensure ...