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Special Note to Viewers from India and South Africa -

The Building Trades Directory (here at www.buildingtradesdir.com )  is  looking to establish an affiliate in India and South Africa. We are looking for a small team of web smart Indian Nationals and South African Nationals to develop and own their sister sites to Building Trades Directories in USA, UK and Australia. 

This would be a long term commitment to the development of a site using our “Brand” - structure, URL., graphics and cross links for a standalone site where you would control all ad revenue on your pages. We are looking for hard working partners  - “your buy in” is your work. You will own your site - a great opportunity - Please contact for information.

Please email Mark Dillon at eyespeak@earthlink.net  and Please place India Development in the subject box -

Thank you  Aug 30 2010


Construction Education Programs

Standard Construction Contracts

Job and Training Resources

Building Material Information

Building Code Information

Construction Support Services

Construction Law

Historic Resources and Organizations

Home Improvement  - Do it Yourself

Architectural Model and Delineation     Architectural Drafting Services   

BIM Architectural Modeling Services - Building Information Modeling

Architectural Photography

Fine Art Consulting

Construction Business Management Services and Software Online

Construction Business Marketing

International Building Material and Markets

Construction Estimating

Digital Online Printing Services


Architecture and Construction Publications, News and Book Stores

Construction Master Builder -  India - Head Quarters,102/11 Tripti Apartments, Head Quarters, chennai tamilanadu 600008
Telephone: 04428555248  Email:
rajusoma2098@gmail.com   States:  tamilanadu
Description:  Construction. Construction Magazine, The Master Builder Connecting the Construction industry to the key decision makers, Construction Tenders, Infrastructure News Construction exhibitions, trends in civil engineering and infrastructure - Construction. Construction Magazine, The Master Builder Connecting the Construction  Infrastructure

Dee Ess Media - Bagrian House Lakkar Bazar Ludhiana  (County: Punjab) Punjab 141008
Telephone: 09116127-22826  Fax: 09116127-22826  Email:
info@theconstructiontimes.com States:  international
Description:  Dee Ess Media provides quality information about,Construction Business, Real Estate , Civil engineering , Construction Machinery ,construction  news , Civil engineering  Real Estate On line Magazine, building materials, construction articles ,engineering material, ,eminent civil engineers, photo gallery research & testing, construction yellow pages, Construction il engineering job

Engineering Business Publications - PO Box 33611 Las Vegas  (County: Clark) NV 89133-3611
Email:
jhaun@engineeringbusinesspubs.com States:  All 50 states
Description:  Our company offers engineering continuing education courses on business and management courses for engineering firms. Due to the lack of business reference material available for engineering firms, Engineering Business Publications was formed to provide specific business information directly related to the profession. Since engineering is quite different from any other business, only a small amount of information can be gathered from any one business book. Even other professional service businesses (Doctors, Lawyers, Accountants, and so on) operate their businesses quite differently. Even though Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors, AIA (Archtects) can obtain their continuing education or professional development hours through online courses, there are few courses on the business of engineering. Engineering Business Publications task was to gather all of the pertinent information related to the engineering profession, expand on the engineering business experience of the parent company, and to incorporate information from key partners such as surveyors, architects, bankers, accountants, developers, and other clients. The end result is a series of engineering business courses on operating a successful engineering firm. Over 25 courses are now published on this website with over 35 Professional Development Hours (PDH) available, and numerous other courses are being written now and will be available on the website in the coming months.

Heritage Publishing Corp., LLC -  335 N 6th St Paducah KY 42001
Telephone: 270 855-2117  Email:
docgabany@gmail.com  States:  KY
Description:  New edition of historic architecture in western Kentucky. Printed in full color. New photographs and descriptions of 219 historic buildings in Paducah and McCracken County, Kentucky.

Hoist - 7 Carmelite Street London
Telephone: 20 8269 7779  Fax: 20 8269 7803  Email:
mharris@hoistmagazine.com   States:  UK, USA, Europe, Asia
Description:  Global magazine for industrial crane market. Latest news on bridge crane, jib crane, wire rope hoist, bridge crane end trucks, crane winches, lifting equipment and devices.

Bookmark Inc - 13976 Santa Fe Trail Dr Lenexa  (County: Johnson) KS 66215
Telephone: 913.894.1288  Fax: 913.894.1842 Email:
info@bookmarki.com   States: All States
Description: Bookstore specializing construction books and building codes, including International and Uniform Codes, most state codes, and the National Electrical Code. We have thousands of hard-to-find
construction books.

Free Trade Magazines - 200 Route 17, Suite 5 Mahwah  (County: Bergen)  NJ 07430
Telephone: 201-529-2600  Fax: 201-529-4030  Email:
brahm@inforefinery.com States:  Nation Wide
Description:  If you are a builder, architect, engineer or any other construction pro, we have the FREE trade magazines that will keep you up-to-date with the latest industry trends. Our titles include Automated Builder, Concrete Contractor, Geosynthetics, Hard Hat News, Qualified Remodeler, Structural Engineer, Architectural Products and dozens more. Simply click on the magazines of your choice below, and start to receive them absolutely FREE!

New England Construction News - 100 Radnor Road Suite 102 State College (county: Centre) PA 16801
telephone: 888-281-5593 fax: 888-285-3393 New England States, MA, ME, CT, RI, VT, NH
New England Construction News is a trade publication covering planning and bidding projects. We list jobs at no cost for the lister.

 


Trade Associations

San Antonio Chapter of NARI1100 NW Loop 410, Suite 700 San Antonio  TX. 78213
Telephone: 210-366-8725  Email:
info@narisanantonio.com States:  Texas
Description:   NARI of San Antonio is a not-for-profit trade association committed exclusively to the service of the professional remodeling industry.  Representing professional remodeling contractors, as well as home
improvement product manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, trade and consumer publications, utilities and lending institutions, NARI stands as the spokesgroup of the remodeling industry and as an ally to the nation's homeowners.


Interior Design

Interior Design Network - 1450 Sunnyside Rd. NE Salem  OR 97301
Telephone: (888) 378-3289   Email:
michael@fauxtoday.com States:  All
Description:  Welcome to Interior Design Network, the easy way to locate an interior design resource near you. Search our network of interior designers for your next project, or get ideas and inspiration from top interior design professionals.

Florida Living Quarters Interior Design - 365 Crest St Sanford  (County: Seminole) FL 32771
Telephone: 1-877-357-0008  Email:
erika@floridalivingquarters.com States:  Florida
Description:  Central Florida Interior Design Firm based in North Orando, FL providing a full array of Interior Design Services. Florida Living Quarters based in north Orlando, Florida has been in the industry for over 15 years. Our Interior Designers are passionate about what they do; some people are born with it some are taught. We have both. The Orlando Interior Design firm now operates out of Lake Mary Florida in Central Florida including a full-service workroom for Custom Window Treatments, full-service Interior Design studio and warehouse. Our Designers offer both virtual services for out of area residents and local Interior Design, Custom Window Treatments, and Home Staging consultations in Orlando, Lake Mary, Heathrow, Longwood, Sanford, Winter Springs, Winter Park, Isleworth, Dr Phillips, Windermere, Baldwin Park, Alaqua, Bay Hill, College Park, Lake Forest, Markham Woods, Timacuan, Stoneybrook, Tuskawilla, Celebration, Lake Nona, Altamonte Springs, Apopka, Oviedo, Mount Dora, and Maitland Florida just to name a few The professional staff includes two full-time interior designers who work as a team with clients to help you assess your interior design or interior decorating needs and prioritize your tasks. We have refined and developed our process over the years to ensure that the final solution represents our client's style.

Kieffer Design Group -  1517 W Main St. Boise (County: Ada) ID 83702
Telephone: 208-344-2680  Fax: 208-344-2689  Email:
info@kiefferdesigngroup.com   States:  Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming
Description:  Known for our Passion, Creativity and Energy, Kieffer Design Group is the Premier Award-Winning and Industry Accredited Interior Design / Procurement Firm in the Intermountain Region. For nearly 19 successful and exciting years, we have created intriguing and unprecedented environments for our Hospitality, Restaurant and Luxury Residential clients, while advocating a renewed focus on environmentally conscious design and procurement considerations. Design Services: Interior Design & Consulting  - Procurement  - Mastermind Planning  - Green Globe Auditing  - Space Planning & Analysis  - Sustainable Design  - Project Management  - Product & Packaging Design & Consulting 

Kitchen Interior Design -
Description: J. Design group is a pioneer in kitchen interior design services for residential and hospitality markets in Miami Florida.

RESIDENTIAL DESIGN - 94 CRESCENT AVENUE BOSTON  (County: MIDDLESEX) MA. 02150
Telephone: 617 884 3999  Email:
PAUL_DZINE@VERIZON.NET States:  MA., N.H., R.I.
Description:  SPECIALIZING IN INTERIOR CONSULTING, COLOR PALETTE CONSULTING AND DECORATIVE FLOORS AND WALLS. ALSO PROVIDE COMPLETE INTERIOR DESIGN CONSULTING AND SPATIAL DESIGN.

Von Lowen Designs - 1262 Edgewood Rd Redwood City  CA 94062
Telephone: 650.280.3512  Email:
lars@vonlowendesigns.com   States:  AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, ME, MA, MT, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY
Description:  FULL SERVICE RESIDENTIAL DESIGN & PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS - Award winning design - Certified Green. Von Lowen Designs can be found in the cities of Boston, Manhattan, Los Angeles, Newport Beach and Lake Tahoe, in addition to both residential and multi-unit projects throughout the entire - San Francisco Bay Area.


World Wide Building Trade Directories;

Building Trades Directory Australia  - www.buildingtrades-au.com - Australian Building Construction Services

Building Trades Directory UK - btd-uk.com - Building Construction Services though out the United Kingdom


 

Notes to BTD Viewers

Just because we at the Building Trades Directory see so many web sites in the design, engineering and construction industry, I would like to offer the following advice for those starting their own trades website for the first time.  There are a few things we have found that lead to successful website development:

1.  Follow the fundamental rule of who, what, when and where!  Such as:

Who is the Firm? Be sure to have your full name clearly visible on the home page… abbreviated names (like IBM) may work for some firms, but even then it helps to spell it out, remember that the internet is truly global so IBM in Germany may be a toilet manufacturer.

What do you do? – Take the time and space to be clear and fully layout the service or products that your firm offers. Do not get into the marketing hype and remember let your portfolio or catalog do the talking.

Where are your services or products offered?  Where are your offices? I cannot tell you how many firms say that they have done work all around the world or sell products all around the world without a clear description of how clients would access these services or products.

When?    Availability.  When can a client access the service or product?  Time is a much harder question in the Building Industry but just as important….

IIf I order insulation when do I get it? What is the supply chain? If I am trying to get stone from Vietnam, how does this supply chain really work?  Is it possible? Governmental reviews, customs regulations, money exchanges and contracts, shipping and insurance and so on can seem insurmountable from the start unless clearly addressed by the seller.

The same with services.  No architect or engineer shows a project schedule reflecting the time required to produce a project with only their pretty pictures in their portfolio. They also rarely say who the team of builders was. I think that one of the most important things that a professional can offer is the management of projects in terms of cost and time, and the firms that show they have a clear handle on this will be selected over firms that don’t.

Oh, and how long did it take to build that library?    Show a timeline from start to finish! Inform your potential clients from the start.

2.  Keep it simple up front.

I know that we are all competing on the web, but the internet works largely through text and text searches.  So even if you have the coolest flash site in the world, you still need the text handles to do business and be found on the internet.  If you want the flash, keep it as a “branch” well behind your entry pages.

3. You are part of a team.

Show who you work with (yes… name them!) I think this is best done in the portfolio section of your website, but when you see a wonderful photo of a building don’t be shy about crediting the builder, engineer and the key trades. It too often seems that the architect does not really know who the mason was or who the glazer was, yet it is hard to look at great buildings and not wonder who the tradesmen were. These should be cross-linked to their web sites and ask them for links back to yours, as well.

4. Build your network.

Make your entry page as accessible as possible (clear and fast to load), and work to get all of the search systems working for you. Get your team to list your site as a part of their sites. No one gets a job from their professional association, but you will from good relations with your past team members. Jobs come from the strangest places sometimes. An architect friend who was published in a trendy hot and current architectural magazine said he never got one phone call about new work, but when the same project was published in Sunset Magazine he had to add secretarial staff.

It is not too much to have 100 cross-links in your website to start.

The second point is that all buildings are made up of hundreds of components, and I think we should do much more to call them out, and in turn be recognized by the manufactures as successfully demonstrating their products in place. This took place a good deal in print, but you could imagine what the BIM systems will bring….

5. Photography.

While the web is text and code, we are in a show-me business and nothing does that as well as good photography. One good tool to help point #4 above, is to buy the photography of your project with the understanding that these images will be shared across the team.  Yes, it costs a little more with the photographer but your firm will have better control (a stonemason that has access to a much smaller percentage of the project budget cannot fairly be expected to pay the same as another team member who has made much more on the project).  If a team works together it can build a more effective and supportive network on the web.

6. Be seen!

Look at your site in different formats; be sure that you’re in the game (iPhone mobile, Apple Safari etc.)  Remember that most schools are on Apple, and so are school staffs.  Your firm cannot be on the short list for the new dorm if they cannot see your website.  For instance, when the carpenter did not show on time and needs to be replaced, the young assistant to the general contractor will make a “short list” in the field from his iPhone or Blackberry to get the project back up and running.  Your site needs to be seen in whatever format he may have.

Do not make the viewer download anything to see the core of your website, they simply won’t do it. Yes, go around town if you have to in order to check it from different areas, but be sure to call-up your site and test it on different screens and formats. We had an architect come into a conference room and try to call up his firm’s web site only to see it for the first time in another internet browser than what his office uses. The site was dissected in ways that did not make him happy and made for a short meeting.

7.  It’s all about getting the job.

It is my experience that your web site is not going to get you a job… but it will help to get you short-listed in order to get a job. Your firm will be looked at long before you are contacted and in that period, your website must speak for you.

Remember that this is a very big decision on your clients’ part, in many cases the largest professional decision they will every make.  Your best offering to them is clear concise information to illustrate your mastery of your profession or trade.

We hope this is helpful. 

—The Building Trades Directory  eyespeak@earthlink.net
 

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