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Download Bradley HS Undermount Basin Revit Family Library

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View HOK Product Design Group | Bradley HS Undermount Basin PageA 2-year collaborative design and manufacturing project between HOK Product Design and Bradley Corporation –has produced the solid-surface Terreon®, HS Undermount Basin Products with the HS Undermount Basin Revit Library.

The seamless, shallow, -nearly flat bottom basins (sink bowls) were designed to meet ADA accessibility for healthcare, school, laboratory and other design markets.

The HS Basin Revit Library includes the HS Oval, Square and Rectangular Basins.

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To incorporate the HS Basins into casework and millwork countertops; designers can specify and order Bradley Terreon® sheet stock as countertop material.

View Bradley Solid Surface Undermount Basin Product Page

The HS basins are also bowl options in Bradley’s prefabricated, solid surface Omnideck  Lavatory Product Line. The Omnideck Revit Family Library can be downloaded from the same page as the HS Undermount Basins. Omnideck Revit families with the HS basin bowl options; are scheduled for release in March 2014.

LD3010-HS-TO1 Omnideck with Oval Multipurpose Basin

Visit Bradley’s 3-Part Specifications page as we have both Division 22 and Division 12 specifications written in MasterSpec format for both applications of HS basins.

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My First 5 Revit Family Manufacturer Content Websites

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View Andersen Windows-Doors Revit Model Library - Archive
Andersen Windows – Revit models were my first exposure to a Building Product Manufacturer (BPM) supporting the Revit – BIM process.

View Andersen Windows-Doors Revit Model Library

For several years I implemented clients’ Autodesk ADT \ Autodesk Architectural Desktop — with almost no BPM support. Basically, we had to create all of our BPM content for Desktop…which limited our implementations.

When I installed Revit 4.0 in 2002 –and saw Andersen Windows Revit families, it grabbed my attention. A manufacturer supporting Revit!

The Andersen Window families shipped with Revit software and were included in the sample library.

Autodesk then moved the Andersen Revit families to what is currently the online Archived Revit Content Library. When Autodesk obtained  the Manufacturers’ Revit Library BIMWorld.com; they transitioned the site content into today’s Autodesk Seek.

Autodesk Seek | Bradley Corporation Revit Family Library

As Revit software evolved –Autodesk Seek was incorporated into the Revit software; as a convenient BPM Search Engine to Find and Download BPM Revit models.

Revit Implementations Value BPM Model Content

Integrating BPM Revit content into our clients’ Revit implementations was an important cost saving process. We minimized our library modeling costs to setup our clients’ standard Revit library and kick-start their first “Revit pilot project”.

Looking back –Here are 5 BPMs that offered significant, pre-built Revit family content to kick-start my clients’ Revit implementations and library standards.

Woodwork Institute Revit Cabinet - Millwork Family Library

Woodwork Institute Cabinet Libraries – 7 Libraries with 238 cabinet types

View - Dowload Visa Lighting Revit Library

VISA Lighting - Visa’s 1st Revit Library featured 100s of lighting fixtures

USG DesignStudio | Revit Wall \ Ceiling \ Floor Selector Family Tools

USG Wall \ Ceiling Systems – Hundreds of Revit Wall \ Ceiling System Families

USG DesignStudio | Revit Wall Selector Family Tool

Kawneer Curtain Wall - Door Revit Family Library

Kawneer Curtain Wall Systems – Pre-built Revit Curtain Wall Systems

AcuityBrands Revit Lighting Family Library

Acuity Lighting – Huge Revit library of fluorescent\incandescent light fixtures

Building your BPM model library has become easier and less costly than it was only 5 years ago — as BPMs are stepping up to support the design + construction community’s major workflow process, BIM.

My \ Our thanks to these early innovators for seeing the time-saving value of providing their products in a Revit-BIM format.

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ASPE Fort Worth | Dallas Texas – How BIM Changes Everything 3/25-3/26

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ASPE - Dallas |  Fort Worth Texas Chapters - American Society of Plumbing EngineersOur thanks to both the Dallas and Fort Worth Texas ASPE Chapters | American Society of Plumbing Engineers — for the opportunity to share our Bradley BIM presentation;

“How BIM Changes Everything”

ASPE Chapter-Fort Worth TX | Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Lunch Meeting- Reservations

Confirm Your Attenance and Meal Reservations Here | ASPE Fort Worth Texas Educational Speaker: Daniel Hughes BIM Strategist – Bradley Corporation

ASPE Chapter-Dallas, TX | Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Lunch Meeting – Reservations

Confirm Your Attenance and Meal Reservations Here | ASPE Dallas TexasBIM Educational Presentation Description:

How BIM Changes Everything

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a process that offers multiple opportunities to automate and better coordinate the construction documents and specifications, from a 3D computer model. BIM authoring software (Revit, Bentley, ArchiCAD, Vectorworks) allow multiple users (disciplines) to work simultaneously in the facility model file during the construction + design processes.

This collaborative workflow uses new tools for programming & project phasing, creating specifications & cost estimates, and prefabrication & commissioning documentation.

Learn how the BIM process is redefining

  1. the project workflow,
  2. team roles & responsibilities,
  3. marketing of services,
  4. contractual BIM deliverables defined by both private & public BIM mandates; with an ongoing requirement for training & professional development.

Braswell & Associates | Texas \ Oklahoma Bradley Corporation Plumbing Product Representatives

Thank you to Braswell & Associates \ Mr Dennis Lally for sponsoring both the Fort Worth and Dallas ASPE Bradley BIM presentations.

Braswell & Associates Texas Office
3243 Garden Brook Dr – Farmers Branch, TX  75234
Phone: (972) 713-7465

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Bentley AECOsim Building Designer Reads Manufacturer Revit Family Files

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View Bentley Corporation WebsiteI’m pleased to publish Bentley’s formal announcement of Autodesk Revit Family support for their new AECOsim Building Designer V8i (SELECTseries 5) BIM software.

Our thanks to Bentley for using the Bradley Revit Family Library (1,000 families) as part of their larger data set –to test Revit family import stability \ integrity in the new AECOsim Building Designer V8i (SELECTseries 5) software.

Bradley Locker Room | Revit Toilet Partitions-Lockers-Lavatories  Bradley Revit Verge VDL 1-2-3 Station Lavatory Sink Families - Toilet - Locker Room Design Bradley Advocate AV90 Revit Family Locker Room Installation

Bentley’s Technical Manager (a former Revit Manager) for this project, focused on

  1. maintaining the Revit family geometry’s dimensional integrity,
  2. retaining the Revit family parametric & visibility control behavior,
  3. retaining the embedded parameter data type values,
  4. retaining the Revit family types (embedded or family catalogs)

This new feature immediately provides Bentley users access to 10′s of thousands of Building Product Manufacturers’ (BPM) Revit families in their native RFA file format.

Bentley will supports Revit family file formats for Revit 2009 through Revit 2014. When Autodesk Revit 2015 is released; Bentley will begin testing the Revit 2015 new features of the family file format (RFA).

It demonstrates Bentley’s commitment to both interoperability between different BIM software tools –and the value of providing their users with pre-built BPM BIM content for their Bentley design projects.

View Bentley Corporation Website—– Press Release from Bentley —–

AECOsim Building Designer (SELECTseries 5) – User Access to More and More Manufacturer Content

Bentley will soon be releasing AECOsim Building Designer (SELECTseries 5), an update to its information modeling software for multi-discipline building teams. An important new feature is the ability to read RFA files directly. This allows architects and engineers to place the RFA content found on manufacturer websites, including plumbing fixtures, lighting fixtures, and furniture, into their project while maintaining all of the geometry, data, behaviors, and types of the original object. This gives users access to more online content, both static and parametric, for use in their projects and gives product manufacturers greater access to potential customers who use AECOsim Building Designer.

Aside from the obvious (getting the geometry correct), there are three main goals for importing the RFAs:

  1. Retain the behavior of as many geometric parameters as possible (length, width, number of repeating elements, angles, visibility controls, and so on).
  2. Retain all informational properties such as model number, manufacturer, and whatever other information the manufacturer attached.
  3. Create the types that the manufacturer defined (either in the RFA or in a Type Catalog) as AECOsim Building Designer Catalog Entries.

The import and placement process is divided into two parts:

  1. Loading RFA content into the DataGroup Catalog, using a wizard to map RFA attributes (such as category, object styles, and property names) to their counterparts in AECOsim Building Designer.
  2. Placing the RFA contents using existing AECOsim Building Designer tools.

By dividing the process, the RFA content is integrated into the existing tools to allow architects and engineers to focus on determining what object they want without worrying about the format. The RFAs look and act like native AECOsim Building Designer content (usually in PAZ or BXF format), so door and window objects retain their ability to cut openings in their host and air-handling units have HVAC connectors that can be used to automatically size ducts that are connected to them. The RFA content will show up in reports alongside the native AECOsim Building Designer elements (a feature that is even further enhanced with several new reporting features).

This greatly expands the content available to AECOsim Building Designer users and represents a huge commitment to Bentley’s interoperability.

For additional information, visit www.Bentley.com.

View Bentley AECOsim Building Designer SELECTseries 5 New Features List - Feb 2014 Article on BE| Communities

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Bradley Solid Plastic Revit Tiered-Lockers | Magical Parameter Options

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Bradley Lenox Tiered-Locker Revit Family Model Options

Bradley Lenox Tiered-Locker Revit Family models are available for download as 1 (single), 2, 3, 4, 5 and/or 6-tiered Revit families.

Each Bradley Revit tiered-locker has a variety of locker height options; that are stored as Revit family types: (24″ Height, 36″ Height, etc)

Bradley Lenox Tiered-Locker Revit Family Types Set Locker Height

Once you’ve chosen the Revit Locker Height – Family Type; the Revit Properties Box has a series of “check-box” instance parameters that set these lockers’ options:

Sizes, Angle & Quantity Values

  • Locker width – Size (check only 1 size)
  • Locker Depth – Size (check only 1 size)
  • Door Opening – Angle 0=Closed (viewable only in 3D view \ Not Plan View)
  • Wall Hooks (quantity = 0, 1, 2, 3)

Visibility On / Off Switches

  • Top Panel – Visibility On/Off
  • Sloped Top
  • Right End Panel
  • Left End Panel
  • Coat Rod
  • Coat Hook

Download the Bradley Lenox Tiered Locker Tech Data Sheet to view all options.

Bradley Lenox Tiered Plastic Locker Revit Instance Parameter Options

View Bradley Lenox Solid Plastic Locker Product Pages

Set the Revit Locker Color\Materials for the Locker Frame/Door and optional Top Panel

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Select the “Edit Type” Button to select the optional 3″ or 4″ Base Check-box.

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Please Download the Bradley Revit Plastic Material Catalog for Locker Color Options.

Download Bradley Revit Family Material Catalog    Bradley Lenox Tiered Lockers | Revit Locker Family Types and Parameter Options

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Autodesk Revit 2015 New Features | Blogs-Websites-Downloads

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Autodesk Revit 2015 New Features List

The Autodesk Revit 2015 New Features announcement was followed by a great listing of Revit bloggers and websites, listing Revit 2015 features.

cadline communit blog  (UK)| What's New in Revit 2015 - New Features

cadline community blog (UK) has one of the most visually rich “What’s New in Revit 2015

They list Revit 2015 new features with a nice Revit 2015 image. Select the image and it displays a more detailed full screen image of the feature in Revit 2015. I found a new Revit 2015 feature that we can use – Revit 2015 Family Parameter – Sorting Order Tools

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Revit OpEd Blog | Steve Stafford | Revit 2015 New Features List

Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd Blogger; provided a nicely organized and color-coded list of Revit 2015 New Features. Steve color-coded the feature to specific Revit 2015 applications (Structure, MEP) that benefited from the 2015 feature.

Revit 2015 \ Navisworks 2015 New Features Articles

View ParadigmShift | Sean Burke Revit Blogger Website

Sean Burke

What Revit Wants | Revit Blogger Luke Johnson

Luke Johnson

In the Fold | Autodesk Blog

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ASPE Phoenix – How BIM Changes Everything | Revit Family Secrets – April 18

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Join Bradley BIM at The ASPE Phoenix AZ Chapter – BIM Technical\Educational Seminar | BIM for the Plumbing Engineer on Friday, April 18, 2014 from 12:00 – 3:00pm.

View PIR Sales Inc website | Phoenix Arizona | Authorized Bradley Sales Rep OrganizationThe Bradley BIM 3-hour educational seminar is taught in two- presentation sessions; with a short intermission between sessions.

Session #1How BIM Changes Everything

The Building Information Modeling (BIM) process offers multiple opportunities to automate and coordinate the construction documents and specifications, using a virtual 3D facility model.

BIM authoring software (Revit, Bentley, ArchiCAD, Vectorworks) allow multiple users (disciplines) to work simultaneously in the facility model file during the construction + design processes. This collaborative workflow uses new tools for project programming & phasing, creating specifications & cost estimates, and prefabrication & commissioning documentation.

We’ll take a visual tour of 3rd party applications, BIM-based projects & discuss how firms have saved time & labor using BIM.

Session #2Revit Family Secrets – Creating Quality Content

This technical session is designed for attendees; that are building or managing Autodesk Revit family content for their organizations and projects. Every Revit project has the time and labor costs for gathering and\or creating Revit project families.

Class content provides proven and tested Revit family creation techniques; that was used to create thousands of Revit families for hundreds of Revit projects since 2003.

It has trained more than 150 professionals to assume the role of a Revit-BIM Manager. It provides basic techniques to quickly evaluate, perhaps edit and use pre-built Revit family content found on manufacturers’ and Revit user group websites –to meet your standards.

ASPE – Phoenix Chapter Technical Seminar Location

Aunt Chilada’s Restaurant
7330 North Dreamy Draw Drive
Phoenix, Arizona 85020 | T 602.944.1286

Cost: $25.00\person – Includes Lunch – Continued Education Units (CEU)

Please RSVP \ Email your reservations to Mark Tanner.

Phoenix American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) BIM_Technical_Seminar

Image courtesy of ASPE Phoenix Chapter Website

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Our thanks to John Lee, from PIR Sales Inc (Bradley Sales Rep Organization) for his efforts to bring the Bradley BIM educational presentations to ASPE Phoenix Chapter.

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Building Product Manufacturer – BPM BIM Content Can Deliver Savings

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Revit Toilet Room - Kitchen Facility Model Using Manufacturer BIM Content

My April 2014 Revit \ BIM article for Sourceable.net (Australia) reviews the potential savings from carefully selected, pre-built Building Product Manufacturers’ (BPM) BIM content –for BIM-based projects and office BIM standards.

bim_key_to_specificationsSourceable.net (Australia) Article

Pre-built Manufacturer BIM Content Can Deliver Savings

Excerpt: Leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) software packages such as Autodesk Revit, Bentley Microstation, Graphisoft ArchiCAD and Nemetschek Vectorworks provide libraries of free generic BIM content in their respective BIM file formats.

However; without great Building Product Manufacturers (BPM) BIM content, designs produced by the BIM software for its designers is greatly limited in its ability to create accurate construction documents.

Read Complete Article: Pre-built Manufacturer BIM Content Can Deliver Savings

View Website - Excel Engineering Fond Du Lac WisconsinMy thanks to Excel Engineering Inc in Fond Du Lac Wisconsin for their permission to use their CrossWay Church \ Germantown WI Revit project image for my Sourceable.net BIM BPM article.

Excel Engineering Inc - FondDuLac Wisconsin | CrossWay Church Germantown Wisconsin Manufacturer Revit - BIM Content

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Mayo Clinic BIM Manager – Project Model Development Specification (MDS)

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View-Download Class Materials from Mayo Clinic Model Development Specification (MDS)

I attended the AU 2013 class; which detailed the Mayo Clinic Modeling Development Specification (MDS) –developed by Mayo Clinic BIM Program Manager, Andy Jizba (Arizona) and David Paul Wilkinson, Autodesk Consulting Services.

Autodesk University 2013 Class

Spreadsheet Itemizes LOD for Each Phase and Stakeholder in the Mayo Clinic Model Development Specification (MDS)

Andy Jizba | Building Information Management Program Manager | Mayo Clinic - Arizona

The purpose of the Model Development Specification (MDS) is to define how Building Information Modeling (BIM) will be implemented and managed on both current and future projects.

Critical to the development of the BIM is a complete understanding of how the model will be used during the course of the design, construction, and life-cycle management of the building.

Andy Jizba |  Mayo Clinic BIM Program Manager (Arizona)

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While Level of Development (LOD) gains traction for Revit component and project modeling; Mayo Clinic has created a contractual deliverable process that defines

  • a mutually defined LOD for each discipline, by each discipline — based on an initial, project kick-off meeting with the owner.
  • how the owner plans to use BIM for the Building’s Lifecycle Management and Operations & Maintenance (O&M).
  • LOD roles and responsibilities at each phase of the project: Lead, Support & Use
  • how to use Revit family LOD shared parameters; to monitor & manage a project’s LOD progress for each discipline and phase –to minimize rework of the model.
  • a method that allows each stakeholder to integrate their interdependent Revit-BIM modeling standards into the project standards.

Project LOD Description for Each Phase of Mayo Clinic Model Development Specification (MDS)

Here’s the AU link to the MDS \ Level of Development (LOD) presentation & documents.

You’ll need to log in to AU to download presentation documents and class notes.

Class documents include The 2013 LOD Specification - BIMFORUM Class docs include The 2013 LOD Specification – BIMFORUM

Andy Jizba — Andy is the Building Information Management Program Manager at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. As a member of the Facilities Planning and Design group at Mayo Clinic, Andy has led the effort for the creation and implementation of the BIM program for Mayo Clinic. With 18 years in the AECO industry, including 8 years of Architectural modeling experience, and holds a degree in Industrial Technology. Andy has led the implementation of CAFM and PM software for multiple owners, primarily in the healthcare field. His specialty is helping project teams find solutions to coordinate, exchange, and handover projects using the latest technologies. He has spoken at events for the California Society of Healthcare Engineers, Arizona State University, and the Central States Revit Workshop.

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Bradley BIM Quarterly Newsletter Available | April 2014 Edition

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Bradley International | Bradley Australia | Bradley BIM Initiative

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Download - View Bradley Corporation Plumbing - Washroom Accessories Products | Global International Sales - Installations | Revit - BIM

For more than 45 years – Bradley International Team has served the global design & construction markets with commercial plumbing fixtures, safety and emergency fixtures and commercial toilet-washroom accessories in these countries: Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Europe, Mexico, South America, China, Korea, UAE \ Saudi Arabia and Middle East.

View Bradley Australia Website | Bradley Representative for Commercial Washroom Accessories - Plumbing Fixture Products

Bradley Australia

Launching the MODLAR Bradley Revit Library agreement; coincides with Bradley Corporation’s 2014 expanded product line agreements with Bradley Australia.

Bradley Globals Business Development \ Sales Team Expands Product Lines with Bradley Australia

Bradley International Team Members (not all present) with Ossie Newhouse & Warren Newhouse Bradley Australia Owners

Bradley Australia (not owned by Bradley Corporation) is now offering the Bradley Product Revit models; for Bradley products hat are sold in Australia and New Zealand.

Bradley Australia owners met at Bradley to review Bradley's BIM Initiative-Tools

Ossie Newhouse (left) and Warren Newhouse | Bradley Australia Owners

Watch for MODLAR and Bradley Australia updates throughout 2014.

MODLAR.com | (formerly BIMSTOP.com) Bradley BIM Library Serving Australia \ New Zealand \ UK and Global Design Community

MODLAR (formerly BIMSTOP.com) – Bradley BIM Library Link

Bradley BIM is expanding access of the Bradley Corporation Revit Library (1,000 Revit families) through a hosting service agreement with MODLAR.com.

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AIA Document E203 Legalese | 2013 BIM – Digital Data Exhibit Updates

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Construction Law Practice - Laurie & Brennan, LLP

Attorney, Krista Hallberg Kapp, Partner at the Construction Law Practice- Laurie & Brennan, LLP provides a summary of AIA 2013 BIM – Digital Data Exhibit Updates

The What, When and How of the 2013 AIA Digital Practice Documents

Attorney Krista Hallberg Kapp, Partner | Laurie & Brennan LLP | Construction Law - Chicago | BIM AIA Digital Documents UpdatesIn 2013, The American Institute of Architects (“AIA”) released a series of contract forms to facilitate owners’ and design and construction professionals’ transmittal and use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and digital data on a construction project.

This article provides owners and design and construction professionals with a summary of the new contract forms and when and how to utilize them.

Here are excerpts from Ms Kapp’s article; where she provides the legalese of these updates

The What, When and How of the 2013 AIA Digital Practice Documents

Excerpts:

AIA Document E203 – 2013 Building Information Modeling and Digital Data Exhibit

Article 1 of the E203 provides project participants with a uniform set of definitions to be used for the development of the Protocol.

Article 2 of the E203 provides that the transmitter of digital data warrants to the receiver that the transmitter is the copyright owner of such digital data.

Article 3 of the E203 requires project participants to anticipate and list the different types of digital data that will be used by the parties.

Article 4 of the E203 provides for the establishment of a modeling Protocol if the parties agree to utilize BIM at a project.

AIA Document G201-2013-Project Digital Data Protocol Form and AIA Document G202-2013 Project Building Information Modeling Protocol Form

AIA Document G201-2013-Project Digital Data Protocol Form

Unlike the E203 that simply sets forth the parties’ intent to agree on a digital data Protocol, the G201 actually sets up the Protocol that will govern the parties’ use of digital data. The G201 is not a contract document and can be modified during the course of the project easily, without the need to modify each of the project participants’ contracts as circumstances on the project change.

AIA Document G202-2013-Project Building Modeling Protocol Form

Article 2 of the G202 introduces the term LOD or Level of Development to assist project participants in their development of a BIM Protocol.  The LOD provisions set forth in the G202 provide for and define the specific minimum contents of the BIM at certain project milestones.

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In mid-2008, The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) released one of first BIM protocol guidelines; with AGC’s ConsensusDocs 301 BIM Addendum.

In early 2009, The American Institute of Architects released their AIA document “E202–2008 BIM Protocol“.

The BIM process continues its growth and expanded role for designing and constructing buildings; via association’s contractual documents and better defined national standards.

Additional Reading:

View Article - Mayo Clinic BIM Manager – Project Model Development Specification (MDS)

Mayo Clinic BIM Manager – Project Model Development Specification (MDS)

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BradVan-Bradley BIM National Tour | 100 Cities – 3 Mobile Showrooms

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bradvan_mobile_product_showroom_national_tour_bradley_corporation_2014Free Bradley BIM Flash Drives (1,000 Revit Families) are joining the BradVan BLITZ | National Tour. Flash drives include more 1GB of content including the Bradley Revit Library of 1,000 families, Bradley Revit Material Library, Bradley BIM newsletters, links to Revit tutorials, videos and much more.

bradvan_blitz_mobile_product_showroom_national_tour_bradley_corporation_20144th Generation BradVan Mobile Showrooms have a variety of Bradley commercial plumbing & Washroom products installed within the showroom. Showrooms vary with selected products.

bradvan_bradley_bim_national_tour_revit_libraryThe BradVan fleet consists of 3 mobile environmentally-controlled Bradley product showrooms. They will be making scheduled visits (by request) to architects, engineers, contractors and facility owners at their offices –in more than 100 US cities.

Review BradVan Travel Calendars below, then use the Request Forms below to request a convenient site visit to your office.

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Office: 262 509-5140 | Cell:  262 309-3154

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Revit Implementation Secrets – 10 Best Revit Process Features

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Revit Implementation Secrets - 10 Best Revit Process FeaturesThe secret to successfully implementing Revit is choosing Revit process features; that offer the best initial financial benefits early in the CAD-to-Revit transition process.

If Revit can substantially outperform your CAD software for creating documentation; why not start using Revit to draw  faster and improve your documentation integrity and quality?

Here’s my list of the ten best process features in Revit; that can offer the biggest Return On Investment (ROI) in the initial phase of Revit implementation.

  1. Automatic Sheet set Management and Tag Coordination
  2. Automated Floor Planning Tools
  3. All Model & Sheet Views Update When the Revit Model is Edited
  4. Annotation Graphics Resize Based on View Scale
  5. Power of Parametric Dimensioning
  6. Pre-built Building Product Manufacturer Model Libraries
  7. Building Schedules Synchronize\Auto-Update With Model Changes
  8. Views: Independent & Automated Visibility Controls
  9. Multiple people can simultaneously Access and Edit the Project File
  10. Link DWG Files Into Revit Project

I established this list more than ten years ago; to help my Revit clients maximize their Return-On-Investment (ROI) on their “Revit Pilot-Project” implementations.

Many of these Revit process features and associated functionality — do not exist in other CAD or object-based software programs. Clients immediately reaped the financial rewards (faster drawing, reduced labor) from using these processes on their first pilot projects.

1. Automatic sheet set management and coordination of reference views:

The project title block and individual sheet attributes are centrally located for global and
individual editing. This includes a batch plotting feature that stores lists of project
sheets.

As sections, elevations, & details are placed on a sheet ;they are automatically numbered and their sheet reference labels are updated in the plans, sections or elevations that reference them. If a designer moves a sheet; thereby changing the Sheet Number — all references are automatically updated within the sheet set.

2. Automated 2D floor planning tools:

Floor planning is the pivotal component in a construction document set. Building sections,
wall sections, elevations, construction details, data schedules, construction
specifications and engineering floor plans are dependent on their quality.

Revit’s smart building components: walls, doors, windows, parametric dimensions,
auto-scaling annotations, smart room-area tags and 2D/3D symbols expedite floor
planning and schedules.

A typical CAD program can’t match the quality and coordination speed of Revit’s floor planning tools; that allows one person to do as much as two people while keeping project timelines on track.

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3. All Model & Sheet Views Update –When the Revit Model is Edited

When a designer moves a window in the South Elevation, the window will automatically move in the Floor Plan.

When a designer deletes a door from the Floor Plan, it will be deleted from the Door Schedule and the Interior Hallway Elevation.

Orphan Dimensions & Tags: Deleting the door, will automatically delete the Door Tag in all views; plan, section and elevations. If dimensions were used to reference the door location in multiple views–all dimensions will be deleted.

Any Sheet that has these floor plan, elevation or schedule views, will update immediately when the views are revised.

4. Automated Annotation Graphics Scaling | Model & Sheet Views\Viewports

Revit automatically scales dimensions, text, annotation tags, linetypes and hatch patterns based on the viewport’s scale. Most Revit projects require only 2 or 3 text or dimension styles –unlike CAD where text and dimension styles are created for every scale.

Embedded line-weight controls update printed graphics based on the scale of each view. This is especially valuable when a sheet is comprised of various scaled views: enlarged floor plans (1/2″=1′-0″) , sections (3/4″=1′-0″) and detail views (1-1/2″=1′-0″).

5. Parametric Dimensioning:  Minimizes dimensional errors and loss of design intent:

Revit dimensions control the creation and editing of objects and entities. Typical CAD
dimensions only display (document) the distance between two entities.

In Revit, when the dimension value is changed between two objects;  the dimensioned object that was selected, is moved. Revit dimensions can lock the dimensional relationship between objects; thereby preserving the design intent.

Dimension values can include formulas and they can force the dimensional distance between objects to be equal distance.

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6. Building Product Manufacturer (BPM) Revit Content Libraries

Autodesk Revit provides libraries of free generic BIM content for designing a building. However, Building Product Manufacturers (BPM) have created millions of pre-built Revit components of their products. BPM content is typically collected and stored in the organizations’ Standard Revit Family Project Library. Designers pull from their  library as the project progresses. At the end of the project, BIM Managers “harvest” project families that are not in the Standard Revit Library.

7. Bi-directional Data Schedules: 

Doors, windows, equipment, room, or area schedules  automatically update; when their components are updated in the plans, elevations or section views..

Smart annotation tags display object properties in the tag. For example, the Room Tag displays the Room Area when it is placed into the room. When the walls are moved; the Room Area will update in the Room Tag and in the Room Schedule. For open office environments, smart lines can be drawn as boundaries for walk-ways, departments, or cubicles. These smart lines can be set as “no print” and connect to the Room, Space or Area Schedules.

Architectural objects can be graphically revised (i.e. door width) in both a drawing view or from the Door Schedule. From a door schedule, designers can force Revit to SHOW them where the door is inserted in the project’s Plan, Elevation Or Section Views.

8. Views: Independent & Automated Visibility Controls

9. Worksharing – Group Access to a Single Revit Project File

A Revit project file can be configured to allow simultaneous access to multiple people for viewing, editing and printing.

The BIM Manager sets up a list of users that can access the Revit project file. The BIM manager configures the project file into worksets; that allow users to check out and edit pieces of the project.

Worksets are permissions-based. This means that if I “check out” the first floor interior walls, doors and windows worksets — no one else can edit this content. They can view or print, but they don’t have permission to edit these components.

10. AutoCAD DWG and Microstation DGN File Export \ Import Compatibility:

Revit exports, imports or links (similar to XREF) –DWG, DGN and image files. This allows you to share with non-Revit project members or incorporate these files into your project plans, elevations, sections, site plans, topology and construction details.

Revit features batch exporting to layered DWG and DGN files; using custom layer
filters; for those consultants and clients that don’t have Revit.

CAD files from your details library, kitchen equipment consultants, medical equipment consultants, contract furniture consultants and\or the civil design-survey engineers can be linked into the Revit project. As we progress with a Revit implementation, we work to minimize and eliminate linking CAD files into Revit for the best project performance.

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2014 AIA National Convention – First Taste of Chicago

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Today was the calm before the crowds of Day 1 for the 2014 AIA National Convention.

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Dinner at Chicago’s classic Pizzeria DUE came with great street views, from the open-air covered balcony –while enjoying a personal deep-dish pizza.

When the waiter learned I was attending the AIA Convention, he offered a personal tour of the vintage “drawing room” in the house above the pizzeria.

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The Pizzeria DUE is below this house; this is the vintage Drawing Room in the house accessed at at the top of the outside stairway..

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This is a sofa, not 3 chairs.

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And of course dinner with a Pizzeria DUE Tower Ice Tea.

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Enjoy the Convention and visit the Bradley BIM Booth #3454 in the AIA Convention Technology & Software Pavilion

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Thank You 2014 AIA Convention – Chicago Booth Visitors

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Bradley Corporation and I would like to thank the hundreds of 2014 AIA Convention attendees; that stopped at Bradley’s 2014 AIA Convention Booth to pick up your free Bradley BIM flash drives,

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We appreciated your inquiries into the Bradley BIM Initiative and/or your design review of Bradley’s All-in-One touch-less hand washing system, The Advocate.

My personal thanks to the folks; that are mutual LinkedIn connections that stopped to say hi –its always great to meet individuals face-to-face.

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We appreciate the time you took to visit Bradley Corporation in the Software & Technology Pavilion; during your 2014 AIA Convention-Chicago  visit.

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BIM Means Business | Plumbing Heating-Cooling Contractors – WI Association

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Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors | Wisconsin Association Magazine Summer 2014 | Bradley BIM Article

The Plumbing Heating-Cooling Contractors \ Master Plumbers – Wisconsin Association released my BIM Article for their Summer 2014 magazine. (View article on Pages 10-12)

Download:  BIM Competency Delivers Competitive Advantages | Summer 2014

Article URL: http://www.rspr.com/phcc-archives/2014/PHCC_Summer_2014_WEB.pdf

The article outlines at least 2 reasons that Building Information Modeling (BIM) processes; are determining the winners and leaders in both the plumbing design and contracting markets.

(1) BIM Design-Construction Mandates (Public & Private)
(2) BIM’s Core Support for Digital Design, Construction & Maintenance Processes

I credit Bradley’s Independent Sales-Services Rep Network –for more than 80 BIM \ VDC Manager site visits with their clients in the last 12 months. My thanks to our clients for sharing their Revit, BIM and fabrication-construction processes.

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Visit the PHCC Magazine Archive to download current and past editions.

Archive URL: http://www.phcc-wi.org/memberMagazine.asp (PDF Editions)

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BIM Means Business | Plumbing Engineer Magazine – ASPE

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View: BIM Means Business - The Impact of BIM - Plumbing Engineer Magazine - American Society of Plumbing Engineers ASPE - Badley BIM Article July 2014

The Plumbing Engineer Magazine | The official publication of the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) released my BIM Article for their July 2014 magazine. (View article on Page 114)

View: BIM Means Business | The Impact of BIM | July 2014 Edition

The article outlines at least 2 reasons that Building Information Modeling (BIM) processes; are determining the winners and leaders in both the plumbing design and contracting markets.

(1) BIM Design-Construction Mandates (Public & Private)
(2) BIM’s Core Support for Digital Design, Construction & Maintenance Processes

I credit Bradley’s Independent Sales-Services Rep Network –for more than 80 BIM \ VDC Manager site visits with their clients in the last 12 months. My thanks to our clients for sharing their Revit, BIM and fabrication-construction processes.

Photo Opp: Jim Schneider, Editor for Plumbing Engineer Magazine (ASPE) stopped at Bradley's 2014 AIA Convention Booth in Chicago.

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8 Marketing Steps Define Your BIM-Revit Implementation End-Game

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Revit Implementation Puzzle Building Information Modeling (BIM) Plan

Successful BIM implementation comes in ‘planned steps’ as you market, plan, budget and set achievable implementation expectations.  Joseph Joseph, identifies in detail his 8- steps to a successful BIM marketing program.

View Joseph Joseph LinkedIn Public ProfileJoseph Joseph is  a Practice Technologies Executive + Imagineer at Walt Disney Imagineering. He authored this article; when he was SAIC’s Managing Director overseeing all BIM/CAD Technologies strategies and initiatives, including strategizing, standards, and implementation of BIM in a design-build environment.

It’s not enough to have BIM capability–you have to know how to sell your BIM expertise to clients, prospects, consultants, your management teams and employees.

Joseph’s summary of each step, defines this as an Executive Level  article for principals, owners and upper management to consider prior to implementing the BIM process. If you’ve already started BIM — its a great checklist against what you have or have not achieved by implementing your BIM processes.

As a business and marketing planning article; it should be reviewed against your written Implementation Plans for Revit, ArchiCAD, Bentley or Vectorworks software.

If you’re a facility owner, this is a great article to help you define your BIM ‘End-Game”

  1. “Why are you asking for BIM on your projects?” — AND
  2. “How is your team going to use BIM files & processes for managing the building?”

Joseph’s article provides complete details for each of these 8 steps; that is published by  the Building Design + Construction Magazine \ Website:

Building Design + Construction Magazine8 Steps to a Successful BIM Marketing Program

Step# 1 ) Recognize the business and marketing aspects of implementing BIM in your organization.

STEP 2 ) Establish a BIM vision that is linked tightly to your firm’s philosophy and goals and is fully enmeshed within the fabric of your organization.

Step# 3 ) Identify a BIM champion within your organization to lead the effort.

Step# 4 ) Clearly delineate your BIM capabilities to clients.

Step# 5 ) Embed BIM into your firm’s marketing content. Start by creating a BIM portfolio.

Step# 6 )Educate your client-facing staff on BIM trends, language, and culture.

Step# 7 ) Customize responses to RFPs and tailor them to the BIM-related needs of the client.

Step# 8 ) To prepare a customized approach, start by studying the BIM scope.

Read: 8 Steps to a Successful BIM Marketing Program

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My UBER Rescue at Chicago AIA Convention

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Thank You 2014 AIA Convention - Chicago Bradley Booth VisitorsImagine standing with more than 300 people at this McCormick Place entrance;  waiting for a cab at  4:30pm on a great summer Friday afternoon, following my day at the AIA Convention.

Cabs were ‘trickling’ into the convention center and it appeared my Friday night on Michigan Avenue was doomed for a very, late start.

Prior to my Chicago trip; I installed and configured my credit card for the UBER app on my iPhone.

UBER is a private-ride service; where you request a ride from UBER; using their simple, yet very sophisticated phone app, rather than wait for a cab.

So, while standing in this ‘sea of conventioneers’; I used my UBER App (for the very 1st time) to send an UBER ride-request. Once confirmed, I stepped out-of-line and walked over to the Hyatt Hotel; that is attached to the convention center. My UBER car arrived in 20 minutes; while dropping me off at my downtown hotel by 5:20pm.

UBER Ride Request Service - Cell Phone App for Apple, Google DroidMy ride-request was accepted by a UBER driver and my UBER app confirmed my service request.

This triggered a Google map; that showed me the driver’s current location; with an Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) in minutes to reach me.

A picture of the driver and a model/make description of his car was immediately displayed on the app screen.

My UBER profile has my picture; which helps the driver identify the UBER customer. With my phone,  I took a new photo (selfie) and uploaded it to my app profile.

UBER Ride Request Service - Cell Phone App for Apple, Google DroidThe UBER app gave me options for communicating with the driver via Text or Calling the driver. As my location changed; I called the driver and asked him to pick me up at the curb of the hotel’s driveway entrance; and not the convention hall entrance.

I gave a brief description of my shirt color and that I was carrying a black laptop bag. He indicated he saw my new photo and he was still on schedule. As the Google map displayed his car nearing my location; I walked from shaded hotel bench and out to the curb –for an easy pickup.

uber_car_pick_up_service_phone_app_location_mapThis was not a ‘premium priced’ service — my ride-cost was similar to the Chicago cab fares I had paid over the the last 2 days.

This is my actual receipt; that was emailed to me for my expense report. Your UBER profile includes your credit card information.

Which means, there is NO exchange of money or credit cards with the driver.

UBER service cars are rather stealth; as they do not have door or rooftop signage. This is why they provide a driver photo and car description — my car was a gray/Mazda 6. UBER is growing global, check for city locations: https://www.uber.com/cities

After 12 years of hailing Chicago cabs…hundreds of times — the UBER ride-request service was truly an AMAZING change-of-process for securing a ride from Point A to Point B; with you the informed customer in control. This was an absolutely AMAZING experience!

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