Tag: FrameUpNow
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Where We Love to Build
A builder can work almost anywhere. Here’s why we love building at Red Hawk at J-6 Ranch, where 2.5- to 5-acre lots give every homeowner room to imagine a home that’s truly theirs.
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Why Is Brad Cooper Becoming Southern Arizona’s Go-To Builder for Cold-Formed Steel?
Learn how Brad Cooper’s decades of custom homebuilding experience and firsthand work with cold-formed steel help Southern Arizona builders shorten the learning curve when adopting steel framing.
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Why Does a General Contractor Care About a BIM-Generated Material List?
General Contractor Brad Cooper of MC² Homes explains why a BIM-generated material list from FrameUpNow gives builders better information before construction begins.
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Steel Framing From a Builder’s Perspective
Brad Cooper of MC² Homes explains what homeowners should ask about engineering, BIM, manufacturing, delivery, assembly, field coordination, and quality control before choosing a cold-formed steel framing system.
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What Can an Experienced General Contractor Teach Homeowners About Choosing a House Frame?
Learn which questions homeowners should ask about engineering, accuracy, material quantities, revisions, and builder experience before choosing a house framing system.
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Why Does a General Contractor Care About a BIM-Generated Material List?
Brad Cooper of MC² Homes explains how a BIM-generated material list gives a General Contractor project-specific information for purchasing, scheduling, waste, budgeting, coordination, and change management.
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Why General Contractors Choose Cold-Formed Steel Over Wood Framing
Why General Contractors Choose Cold-Formed Steel Over Wood Framing For most homeowners, the choice between wood framing and cold-formed steel can seem like a technical decision. For an experienced general contractor, it is much more than that — it affects the way a house is built, the predictability of the construction process, the materials that…
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What Happens When a Builder Knows the Frame Is Right Before Construction Begins?
What Happens When a Builder Knows the Frame Is Right Before Construction Begins? Why engineering, digital coordination, and material clarity can change the starting point of a project Cold-formed steel framing at the jobsite: the physical frame is where the digital design becomes real. Construction uncertainty is expensive. Every unanswered question that survives into the…
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How Does Cold-Formed Steel Change the Economics of Building a Home?
THE ECONOMICS OF BUILDING BETTER A builder’s perspective from Brad Cooper, owner of MC2 Homes Builders don’t build material invoices. Builders build houses. One of the most common questions about cold-formed steel is also one of the simplest: “Does it cost more than wood?” It is a fair question. But for Brad Cooper, owner of…