Prefabrication involves constructing chunks of a project in a factory or other location separate from the main project site, then hauling them to the jobsite at the right time in …
Transitioning from traditional FAB to a BIM-driven workflow
The payoff for transforming your fabrication workflow from a traditional paper-based method to a digitally driven fabrication workflow can be well worth the effort in time and materials savings alone. …
Tagging eVolve Points in Revit
If you’d like a little help annotating your points you’ve placed in your Revit model, check out David Ronson’s newest how-to video “Tagging eV_Points Family in eVolve MEP.” In this …
Improving Job Site Safety Using BIM Technology
Adopting the building information modeling (BIM) process isn’t just about compressing a project’s schedule, reducing costs and improving productivity. Metrics show that using BIM can also make the construction jobsite …
Prefabrication in Construction – Will it Last This Time Around?
Prefabricated construction is not a new concept. I remember dozens of families in my home region of central Pennsylvania buying “modulars” back in the 1960s and 70s. Buying a modular …
Fabrication Bearer Lengths in Revit using eVolve MEP
A question that sometimes comes up in classes and demos revolves around dimensioning the total bearer length and getting the information on drawing sheets and schedules. The problem originates from …
4 Data-Driven Decisions that Benefit Construction Businesses
While site- and job-generated data is incredibly useful in construction from design all the way to handoff, there is very quickly becoming too much of it, literally on the verge …
Wearable Construction Innovations
According to a 2016 ABIresearch study, health and safety are the most common incentives behind wearable construction innovations. Among those innovations are eyewear, watches, motion trackers, clothing, pedometers, cameras, audible …
Utilizing eVolve Properties in Revit Filters
In this video, David Ronson walks us through colorizing a model based on eVolve parameters. The featured model changes colors based on custom filters created for that part. When new …
Nesting eVolve Point Family into other Families
David Ronson walks us through nesting Point Families into other Families. Traditionally, you have been able to manually place points through the point menu, but it would save time and …