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Cannon Design wins BIM award
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July 30, 2009
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Cannon Design, an international design firm, was selected to receive an Autodesk BIM Experience Award. The firm is being recognized for its use of a BIM process and the entire family of Autodesk Revit-based software for all its diverse international projects, from the Ordos Music Hall in China to the Buffalo State College Science Building in Buffalo, New York....
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Alliance to increase BIM-ready building product information
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July 30, 2009
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Autodesk, Inc., announced an alliance with CADdetails.com, a developer of manufacturer-specific design and construction details, 3D models, and online building product information. Through the agreement, CADdetails product information for more than 400 building product manufacturers will now be available through the Autodesk Seek web service....
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Software takes BIM to the field
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July 30, 2009
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LATISTA Technologies is upgrading its LATISTA Field software's current BIM capabilities. LATISTA Field is a mobile and web-based construction job-site automation platform that is designed to work specifically on portable tablet PCs....
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HNTB receives BIM award
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July 30, 2009
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HNTB Federal, a business unit of HNTB Corporation, was selected to receive an Autodesk BIM Experience Award. The employee-owned engineering, architectural, planning, and construction management firm was recognized for its use of Autodesk BIM software for the design and documentation of large-scale government projects, such as the 883,000-square-foot Fort Knox and 773,000-square-foot Fort Lee projects for the U.S. Army....
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CSI adds BIM webinar
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July 30, 2009
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The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) added “Integrating Specifications and BIM,” to its lineup of CSI On-Demand Webinars....
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Integration automates cost estimating from BIM
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July 30, 2009
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Sage announced that users of Sage Timberline Office Estimating can now export quantity information automatically from Autodesk Quantity Takeoff 2010 and generate a cost estimate with one click, resulting in faster and more accurate cost estimating for BIM users....
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3D modeling helps redesign Kodak campus
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July 30, 2009
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Erdman Anthony’s work on Eastman Kodak Company’s Footprint Reduction Program (FRP) was recognized as a National Finalist in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 2009 Engineering Excellence Awards competition. Through the innovative use of 3D modeling and BIM technologies, Erdman Anthony was able to meet schedule and cost requirements, allowing critical dollars to be used by Kodak elsewhere to reach its goals for its redesigned campus....
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Book offers advice for implementing BIM
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July 30, 2009
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John Wiley & Sons recently published Building Information Modeling: A Strategic Implementation Guide for Architects, Engineers, Constructors, and Real Estate Asset Managers. The book provides a guide to implementing BIM technology as part of a comprehensive systems approach to the design, construction, management, operation, maintenance, and use of buildings....
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AAMA organizes BIM Task Group
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July 30, 2009
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The American Architectural Manufacturers Association’s (AAMA) new BIM Task Group met for the first time on June 2 during the organization’s Summer Conference. This task group is leading the charge to identify important attributes of fenestration products to incorporate into BIM tools, making it easier for specifiers to use these building products in their projects....
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Engineered Efficiency releases EE ProPack Hydro
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May 20, 2009
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Engineered Efficiency, Inc., released EE ProPack Hydro, a set of hydraulic and hydrology productivity tools for AutoCAD Civil 3D. EE ProPack Hydro allows hydraulics and hydrology analysis with Civil 3D....
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