Location, Location, Location: 50 Models, 50 Contributors, 20 Companies, 5 Buildings, and 1 Site

I'll be presenting at Autodesk University 2011 in Las Vegas. We'll be discussing the management of large multi-file, multi-building, multi-team projects. (LF5038 At the Design Leadership Forum before Autodesk University, on Monday, November 28th 2011 in Marcello 4504 at 1:00 PM-2:00 PM)
Class Description:
Location can become a big issue in an Autodesk® Revit® project. How do we collaborate between multiple offices? How do we exchange data, coordinate building position, link models, and keep the chaos away when everyone is working in multiple companies, locations, platforms, and units? We will look at lessons learned, and the management tools and techniques used to settle issues of model linking, central file sharing, shared coordinate systems, Revit Server, and model content.

• Audience Level of Expertise:
• Intermediate
• Target Audience:
• Autodesk Revit users and BIM managers, and collaborators on large projects in any software
• Track
• Leadership Forum

Key Learning Objectives:

• Plan model contributions for multiple offices to collaborate successfully on a multi-firm project.
• Describe how Revit Server can function within a multi-location company to help share models.
• Explain how the shared locations and other file formats are affected by the use of Revit Server.
• List the capabilities of Revit Server and Autodesk Project Bluestreak Mobile to aid with inter-company communication.

Re-Thinking Your Firm into Autodesk® Revit®: The Transition to BIM Takes More than Software.

I'll be hosting an Unconference at Autodesk University 2011 in Las Vegas. We'll be discussing the management task of changing a practice from traditional drawing delivery to BIM-Based design in an Unconference. (CM4777-U on Wednesday, November 30 2011 in Zeno 4601 at 3:15 PM-4:45 PM)

Wednesday 3:15 PM

Zeno 4601

Class Description:
Building Information Modeling (BIM) as a technology and process is radically different from traditional design practice. Are you going to try to press your traditional practice into the BIM mold? If we are going to re-organize design to use BIM, then let's re-think the way we approach and manage design. When does engineering work start on a facility? Why do your staff sit where they do? How do you evaluate computer hardware purchases? What has worked and not worked in your practice to leverage the tools that BIM provides to produce better and/or more profitable projects? How do you train your users? How do you measure their abilities? Do you continue to use drawings? How and why? What radical change can you imagine to the design process that will make use of the technology and tools now available to us as designers? Speak out and learn from others at this unconference session!

• Audience Level of Expertise:
• Beginner
• Target Audience:
• CAD and BIM managers, project and office managers, and those planning to implement a transition to Revit from other software, either gradually or suddenly
• Track
• CAD Management and IT, Business Owners

Key Learning Objectives

• Identify key differences in the way information is gathered and communicated when using BIM.
• Evaluate the way team and process organization are shaped by the format of the design medium.
• List potential techniques and pitfalls discussed by industry compatriots who are working on the same transition.

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Autodesk University 2010

Finally, I'm getting around to posting the post-session class materials from AU 2010. Unfortunately, I can no longer contact attendees throught the AU event system, so I hope that posting here will help any one who still cares to find a copy.

I've also put the notes (http://www.scribd.com/doc/51534772) and Slides (http://www.scribd.com/doc/51534765) on Scribd.

Building Information Modeling in K-12 Facilities

I'm Presenting BIM for K-12 Facilities at MIEM, October 5th, and AIA Michigan Educational Facilities conference on October 7th.

Learn what BIM is and what it offers to school systems looking for efficiency in facility design, construction, and management. Learn about what you can get from a BIM-Based design process and how to use BIM deliverables to your advantage; what you should ask for, and how you can use it. The answers to these questions can change the way you look at planning and maintaining your facilities. Also, hear answers to: Is BIM good for sustainable design? Is BIM good for your budget.

Download Suplemental Information here:

• MIEM Conference, Oct. 5th
  • Supplemental: http://scr.bi/aPICbu
  • Slides: http://scr.bi/bPOCUh
• AIAMI Conference, Oct. 7th
  • Supplemental: http://scr.bi/9C8H7s
  • Slides: http://scr.bi/buDvxU