Tuesday, February 9, 2010

How much can BIM save??

Interesting article on how much BIM is saving on projects... The jury is still out but we're hearing that projects are coming in anywhere from 10% - 20% under budget when IPD is used on the project.

Check out the full article here

Webcast: How Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Can Work

Reed Construction is presenting a webcast titled How Integrated Project Delivery Can Work.

You can get more information or register by clicking here.

A full calendar is located here.

You can also view any previous webcasts by going to the archive section here.

Friday, February 5, 2010

Private Cloud - BIM and the Cloud by AECbytes

AECbytes has a VERY interesting article this month on Private Clouds The article goes into how Little Diversified Architectural Consulting has used this technology within their firm. Check out the article here...












If you're not familar with Clouds - takes some time and Google it or do a search on Youtube. A Youtube link from the article can get you started with your search.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

BIM-IPD Group (repost)

I'm just passing on a link to a recent blog post titled The Sweet Necessity of a BIM-IPD Group Meeting















Sounds like a very valuable group!

Check it out here

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and the AIA - Great Resource!

The AIA has compiled a wealth of knowledge on Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) into one website! They have everything from articles on Practice, Technology/BIM, to website links, podcasts and case studies.











If you're interested in learning more about IPD, this is one site to be sure to check out!

http://www.aia.org/about/initiatives/AIAB082185

Monday, January 25, 2010

BIM Claims -

I did not attend the BIMforum so I'm simply passing along a post worth reading... Its focus is on BIM and claims. Thanks to Laura at (bim)x for the info!

Also, here is a link to the BIMForum site: http://bimforum.org/

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Make Documents Easier to Read!

In case you don't read my Revit blog, I'm just passing on a nice tip for making documents easier to read.

Check it out!

http://revit-usa.blogspot.com