Driving Construction Project Success through Neutral, Trust-Based Collaboration

§ August 31st, 2010 § Filed under Viewpoints § 4 Comments

In this Viewpoint article, Dexter Bachelder, Aconex VP Americas, argues for the need to drive construction project success through neutral, trust-based collaboration. To consistently complete large-scale construction projects on time and on budget, AEC firms have to develop a collaboration strategy and mechanism that will work for all the stakeholders in a project, allowing them to operate efficiently with a level of trust usually developed within a single organization or team.

URL: http://www.aecbytes.com/viewpoint/2010/issue_55.html

Revit Architecture 2011

§ August 26th, 2010 § Filed under Product Reviews § 2 Comments

This review explores the wide variety of useful enhancements in Revit Architecture 2011 spanning across all areas of the application, including a concerted attempt to fix the interface issues faced by users in the last release and make the UI more modern, new tools and options for conceptual design, several productivity enhancements for design, documentation, and content creation using the Family Editor, improved display options and rendering speed, improvements in linked files and workset visibility control, and expanded API functionality.

URL: http://www.aecbytes.com/review/2010/RevitArch2011.html

Trelligence Affinity: Extending BIM to Space Programming and Planning

§ July 29th, 2010 § Filed under "Building the Future" articles § 1 Comment

While a large number of competing solutions are available for conceptual 3D modeling as well as later phases of building design and construction, the area of space programming and planning in the AEC technology industry is dominated mainly by one solution: Affinity from Trelligence. Not only does it have architectural programming, space planning, and schematic design capabilities, it also integrates bi-directionally with BIM applications like Revit and ArchiCAD, allowing BIM to be extended to the pre-design phase of building projects. This article takes a detailed look at Trelligence Affinity and how it works.

URL: http://www.aecbytes.com/buildingthefuture/2010/TrelligenceAffinity.html

Performance Analysis Technology and Radical Design Change for Carbon Neutrality

§ July 14th, 2010 § Filed under Viewpoints § 1 Comment

In this Viewpoint article, Dr. Don Mclean, Founder and CEO of Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES) discuss what radical changes need to be undertaken to the design process, changes in mindset required, and the important role Building Performance Analysis software plays in enabling the Lean, Clean, Green approach that is needed to achieve zero-carbon building design.

URL: http://www.aecbytes.com/viewpoint/2010/issue_54.html

New Technology Solutions Exhibited at AIA 2010 Expo

§ July 13th, 2010 § Filed under "Building the Future" articles § No Comments

This article takes a dedicated look at the new technology solutions that were launched at the recent AIA show, including Bluebeam Studio for real-time and any-time PDF-based collaboration; RhinoBIM, a suite of several planned plug-ins to enhance Rhino specifically for use in the AEC industry; Radius Track, which provides BIM and 3D modeling services for projects with complex curved surfaces; several initiatives from product manufacturers on providing BIM and 3D content; and the new affordable wide format scanning solution from Contex.

URL: http://www.aecbytes.com/buildingthefuture/2010/AIA2010_NewProducts.html

Revit Technology Conference 2010

§ July 7th, 2010 § Filed under Newsletters and Features § 4 Comments

This article provides a detailed overview of the recent Revit Technology Conference (RTC), which has been held in Australia for the last six years and will be making its way to the US as well next year. The conference is a unique, independent “for users, by users” event covering BIM and workflows centered around Autodesk Revit. It is focused on training and the exchange of ideas, and has established its reputation as having the best presenters, sourced worldwide, and the best content.

URL: http://www.aecbytes.com/feature/2010/RevitTechnologyConference2010.html

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