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Knowledge Architecture – KA Connect Event

KA Connect 2011 is a knowledge and information management conference for the AEC industry. Thought leaders from all over the world will come together to share best practices, stories, and ideas about how they organize information and manage knowledge in their firms.  Whether you are in Practice Leadership, Operations, Human Resources, Marketing, Finance, BIM/CAD Management, or of course, IT, this event may well be of interest.  See link below
for more information: http://www.ka-connect.com/conference.php

 

Jason, Guy & Mark’s Excellent Adventure!

A couple of months ago, TLCD was invited to speak about our BIM implementation at an event sponsored by Autodesk and our VAR, Ideate Inc., called “BIM in Government” at the General Services Administration building, the “Ziggurat”.  We decided this would be a great opportunity to reach out to a new client base, and introduce two of our principals to this marketing format.  So, on November 16th, Jason Brabo, Guy Messick and Mark Adams headed up to Sacramento.  Jason & Guy presented for an hour, following an Autodesk rep, and it came off extremely well.  Jason in particular did a great job giving a mangers perspective on BIM use.  We were able to raise TLCD’s profile among a new group of owners (and competitors!) and had fun doing it.

Corb Colors

Did you really think that all of those incredible modernist interiors were monochome?  Well, now you can access the 80 shades of paint in the Le Corbusier collection, which is manufactured by the Swiss company KT Color.  See link below for NYT article.

http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/his-true-colors/

State of Ohio Goes to BIM!

Yet another major owner joins the growing group of entities that not only require BIM for their projects, they have a protocol in place.  Of particular interest is the chart for architectural service fees, indicating the difference between BIM & Non-BIM projects.  See link below:

http://www.das.ohio.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=VD8N3VDCjno%3D&tabid=305

AIA San Francisco Mentorship Program – “Bridging the gap while using BIM”

David Haynes of Ideate and I will be presenting in San Francisco at the AIASF on October 19th as part of their Mentorship program.  Info below:

AIASF Mentorship + Ideate “Bridging the gap while using BIM”
October 19, 2010 at 11:30am  – 1 pm
AIA San Francisco, 130 Sutter Street, Suite 600 AIASF

PROGRAM:
Beyond the introduction and benefits of BIM, we will discuss how BIM users have filled in gaps that some of us may have discovered when transitioning to BIM.  Panelist include, Guy Messick Director of Design Technology, TLCD Architecture and David Haynes, Director of AEC Services, Ideate.  Moderated by the AIASF Mentorship committee.

Click here to RSVP: http://ideateinc.com/trng_emails/sf_ideatepresents.html

Green BIM

Click on the file below for the new Green BIM report from McGraw Hill Construction.  If you are interested in utilizing your BIM model to assist in achieving sustainable design goals, check it out!.

MHC_GreenBIM_SmartMarket_Report_2010

iPhone & iPad Construction and Architectural Apps!

Check out the Software Advice article link below for the current crop of apps for managing all that stuff in your head!  Why, there’s even a Revit command reference app.

http://www.softwareadvice.com/articles/construction/the-best-construction-management-apps-for-the-iphone-and-ipad-1082510/

The Imogene Hub!

A dear friend has sent me a link to his hometown paper, online version from the Imogene/Shenandoah Iowa area.  I’ve been there, and it’s for real.

http://imogeneiowa.weebly.com/imogene-hub.html

Enjoy!

Veterans Administration BIM Guide

Another Week, another institution with BIM guidelines.  This time it’s the VA, see link below for a comprehensive page of rules, matrixes, etc. that show a growing sophistication among owners in BIM use.  Notable is their focus is on interoperability, not specific software.

http://www.cfm.va.gov/til/bim/BIMGuide/lifecycle.htm

Community College BIM Standards

The Los Angeles Community College District has gone all in with BIM on their projects.  See link below for a comprehensive view of their BIM standards.  The level of sophistication of owners in the BIM process, including public ones, is growing daily. 

http://standards.build-laccd.org/projects/dcs/pub/BIM%20Standards%20DB/released/content.html

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