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I am an author, blogger, educator, BIM administrator and Wisconsin registered architect. I work full-time at lhb, a 250 person full-service design firm. In this blog, I am sharing my passion for all things BIM.
BIM Chapters
2d ago
If you are in architecture, engineering, or construction (AEC), you may be interested in 3Dconnexion input devices. They have a Keyboard, CadMouse, and SpaceMouse (3D mouse) with special AEC app-aware buttons, tools, and workflows.
Plus... we will be giving away FIVE keyboards on an upcoming episode of BIM Pure I will be a guest on (shipping restricted to North America).
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BIM Chapters
2d ago
This year I used Veras by EvolveLab to generate the covers of my Autodesk Revit 2025 textbooks by SDC Publications. These generative AI-created images are based on the Revit model created in the books and contain no post-processing.
Plus... win a free one-year license of Veras on an upcoming episode of BIM Pure I will be a guest on.
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BIM Chapters
1w ago
The National American Institute of Architects Conference on Architecture (AIA24) will happen this June in Washington, DC. In addition to being involved in some activities related to my involvement with the AIA National COTE Leadership, I will also be presenting!
The line-up of firms for my presentation: Lake|Flato, Orcutt|Winslow, and LPA.
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BIM Chapters
1w ago
I am excited to share the latest Lake|Flato white paper, The Future Ain't What It Used To Be - Designing for a Changed Climate... a result of our self-funded research program called Investigations.
We hope this resource will benefit architects in designing a more resilient world.
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BIM Chapters
1w ago
Here is the fourth episode of my Autodesk Forma video series, sponsored by Autodesk.
In this episode, I share the steps required to perform an early embodied carbon analysis using a new Forma extension developed by Autodesk in collaboration with EHDD based in San Francisco, California. Also included is a 3-minute excerpt of my interview with Jack Rusk, Director of Climate Strategy at EHDD, in their offices this past February 2024. Watch for a link to the full 30-minute interview in the near future.
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BIM Chapters
2w ago
For the ninth year in a row, I have written a "What's New in Revit" article for AECbytes covering the latest release of Autodesk Revit 2025.
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BIM Chapters
3w ago
If you are local to San Antonio and free on April 11, 2024, at 5:30 pm you should stop by Lake|Flato Architects and join the Circular San Antonio Circular Chat. I will be presenting design for disassembly and material reuse. Registration is required.
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1M ago
I had the opportunity to present (remotely) to architecture students at Morgan State University earlier this week. I shared the role of firm culture and design technology at Lake|Flato.
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1M ago
My latest post is live over on the Ensacpe blog!
It highlights the steps to transfer materials between Enscape-supported modeling platforms like Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, and more. It also provides some deployment and management tips for multi-user firms.
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1M ago
Yesterday, AIA San Antonio and Circular San Antonio hosted Martine R. Kildeby from BloxHub... the Nordic Hub for Sustainable Urbanization. I wanted to share the highlights in this post.
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