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Primary Benefits of BIM
This is the third part in a series about demystifying BIM. The first post Why you failed at BIM (you were impatient) looked at the struggles with BIM adoption. The second post There are Four BIM...
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Who is in the BIM? AECO meet AECOU
I couldn’t fit this graph in the previous post on social BIG BIM, so it gets its own post. Which is good because I also want to ruminate on the acronym AECOU. Once we reach Social BIG BIM, IV-IV...
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Augmented Reality and Micro-payments
Sooner than you think. Much sooner than you believe possible. You’ve reached BIM IV-IV, the pinnacle of Social BIG BIM. You talk with prospective clients about the AECOU relationship. Your BIMs are...
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QR Codes and Micro-payments
Did you read my post on Augmented Reality and Micro-Payments? You should. It’s pretty cool. The more I think about affiliate links and micro-payments, the more I get excited about the idea. Could we...
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Skeuomorphs and Architectural Documentation
Architectural Documentation in the 21st Century There’s a good chance you’re aware of Seth Godin. He writes some pretty amazing stuff. My current favorite is this post: Skeuomorphs = failure. If you’re...
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Building Intelligence Model
What if we’ve had it wrong this whole time. What if the I in BIM isn’t Information. What if it’s Intelligence. We went from pencil to CAD (Computer-Aided Design) to BIM (Building Information Models)....
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My Computer Never Forgets My Birthday
Lovers and Haters Gonna Say the Same Thing Two opposing comments in response to my article “Generation Y isn’t Unhappy, we’re just really Stressed” pointed to a common theme. One was my favorite...
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The Structure Sensor for iPad and a game I want to play with my kids (or...
A fellow ArchiCAD user alerted me to the Kickstarter campaign for Structure Sensor. The Structure Sensor is an attachment to an iPad that gives the mobile device the ability to sense, understand, and...
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Self-awareness vs Environmental-awareness: A working definition of BIM
The dividing line between CAD and BIM What is CAD (Computer Aided Design)? What is BIM (Building Information Modeling)? What is just 3D modeling? Where is the dividing line between CAD and BIM? This...
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It’s been a while since Google sold SketchUp to Trimble; who should be gloating?
It’s actually kind of a complex answer. Let’s look at each of the three players. SketchUp (and its users) for sure. Their favorite tool was sold from one mega-firm to another. And arguably a step up...
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What OpenBIM Does For You (and the life cycle of BIM)
Have you and all your collaborators watched the OpenBIM video by buildingSMART Norway about why the AEC industry needs to change? I’m going to guess no, since—as of me writing this—the video has only...
View ArticleTrimble Partners with Microsoft to Bring Microsoft HoloLens Wearable...
Trimble to Integrate Microsoft HoloLens with Selected Trimble Solutions for Mixed-Reality Design, Construction and Operation Processes SAN FRANCISCO, April 29, 2015—Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) announced...
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