Category: Staff Memos
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Memo #6 – Drawings not to be issued “IFC” markings without approvals
Here is a memo we received from one of our clients. Such memos are not infrequent: I am pushing for stamped drawings, however from the IFAs issued there should be no changes made. I need to begin the steel ordering process tomorrow. There is a lead time on the ordering of the steel, and by…
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Steel Detailing Primers and Processes
The following codifies our processes. It is made for the following reasons: (i) to educate our own staff, about what they need to know and secondly, (ii) to make transparent to our clients, how we operate. We are essentially inviting you into our kitchen, so you can see for yourselves how we cook, and to…
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AWS VPN to Tekla License Server
Documentation on how to do it, for all Tek1 Staff Only. Rules (1) DO NOT HAVE PIRATE LICENSES ON YOUR COMPUTER. Please contact me if you have any questions. No pirate licenses. This means genuine Windows, MS Office, and genuine Tekla licenses. In this organisation we pay developers/companies for their labour and services. We don’t…
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How to do material take offs cheaply
Take offs needn’t be expensive. If you want accurate reports and a good IFC model you can spin around, you can get it done easily, with some custom software. Now you can get your take-offs done cheaply, and with the quality being just as good. Check out this video, which explains it all: How…
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How to fill out your timesheet
Please see a generic time sheet solution below which I’ve developed – please use it for the time being before I develop a more robust solution. Please fill this out honestly – 1 hour is one diligent hour of hard work. If you work slowly and take two hours – you can only write one…
