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 …
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 …
How to Create a More Constructible Design
What makes a project design constructible? Having coordinated data from all the disciplines on the job and using it to streamline the workflow is invaluable. That’s what makes BIM a …
Fabrication Bearer Lengths with eVolve Properties
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 …
5 Top Benefits of Preconstruction Planning
“Plan your work, and work your plan.” This old adage is strikingly simple, but today’s construction projects require that the concept be updated slightly: “Plan your work, work your plan, …