BIM Services for Renovation Revit Scan to BIM services help create 3D models from scanned data. Point clouds are collections of geo-referenced data that are collected during surveys. These point clouds can be combined into a single file or manually processed to produce a digital three-dimensional model. Scan to BIM services use high-performance laser scanners to retrieve data and translate…
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The IRS retirement loophole
How will you survive financially in retirement? By one estimate, a 65-year-old American couple retiring in 2017 will need a minimum of $ 13,000 per year for 20 years, $ 260,000 before inflation. I don’t have to tell you what it would be like to live on $ 13,000 a year or $ 1,083 a month. Sure you can imagine…
How to peel and polish concrete floors?
Modern polished concrete floors are not only stylish, but they are durable and very inexpensive, so it is worth considering installing them when building or renovating your home or workplace as a very practical flooring solution. Before you can polish concrete floors, they need to be removed to leave a clean, solid surface that is easy to polish. This can…
Information and communication technology (ICT): definition, advantages and disadvantages
This article will familiarize you with the definition, advantages and disadvantages of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). It is important that you read carefully to understand the basics of information and communication technologies (ICT). The definition Information and Communication Technology (ICT), or Information Technology (IT) for short, means the use of computers and telecommunications technology and devices to safely produce,…
Head Office Tax Tips
Working from home can offer some attractive tax advantages. If you qualify for the home office deduction, you can deduct all direct expenses and some of your indirect expenses related to working from home. However, keep in mind that qualifying for such deductions became more difficult under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). If you previously claimed…
A promissory note trap: lending without understanding is expensive
the history Names and locations have been changed to protect privacy. The widow, Paula Raymond, was 84 years old and feeling the effects of aging. She had been living alone after her husband’s death in 2009. She lived in the same 60-year-old house they bought 55 years ago, in 1954. The house hadn’t been renovated since its purchase, needed repairs,…
How to Calculate Temperature Rise in Copper Windings from Resistance Measurements
Almost all electrical conductors show a change in resistance with a change in temperature. An increase in temperature increases the amount of molecular agitation in a conductor by preventing the movement of charge through the same conductor. For an observer, the measured resistance of the conductor has increased with the change in temperature. This implies that meaningful resistance comparisons must…
The Howey test (aka why private money investing involves the SEC)
Have you ever heard of the ‘Howey’ test? If you want to raise money from private investors to finance real estate investments, you need to know what the Howey test is and what it means to you. J. Howey was a Florida businessman who sold real estate contracts to finance the development of his own citrus groves (a type of…
How to Choose the Right Realtor in Unterhaching
Right Realtor in Unterhaching How to Choose the Right Real Estate Agent in Unterhaching is very important if you are looking to purchase a real estate property. While most real estate agents can assist you with searching and purchasing a property, but there are some that are better than others. Below are three tips that can help you with finding…
Do you know what lives under your mobile home?
Do you know what’s under your mobile home? If you are lucky and your entire mobile home rests on a concrete slab, this does not concern you. But what if your mobile home is sitting on the ground or half on concrete and half on concrete? Keep reading. What is living under your mobile home? Did you know that there…