BIMThoughts

In this episode, we chat with Wesley Benn the Executive Chairman at Digital Built Environment Institute with the help of our special guest host Jim Balding from The ANT Group who filled in for Bill this week. We learn about the DBEI Online Community, Future DEBI events online, hybrid and in person, what’s next for the AECO industry and that time Wesley was a para-legal?

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Show Notes

Episode Hashtag: #DBEI

Here is where you can find Wesley and DBEI on the World Wide Web:

Website: DBEI.org

LinkedIn:Wesley Benn

LinkedIn: Digital Built Environment Institute

Twitter: @wesleybenn

Twitter: @DBEInstitute

Twitter: @BILTevent

Wesley Benn

Here is where you can find Jim and The ANT Group on the World Wide Web:

Website: The ANT Group

LinkedIn:Jim Balding

Twitter: @jimbalding

Twitter: @theantgroup

Jim Balding

Be sure to check out the DBEI Community.

Join DBEI Community Here

DBEI Membership Benefits

Global Community

Member Directory

Resource Hub

Networking Opportunites

DBEI.tv Video Library

BILT Academy Podcast

Knowledge Exchange

Learn about the BILT Virtual 2021 event

BILT VIRTUAL 2021 – June 22-24, 2021

Learn about the BILT ANZ 2021 event

BILT ANZ 2021 – Sept. 2-4, 2021, Sydney, Australia

 

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In this episode, the BIMThoughts crew chat with the Co-Founder and CEO of FlyPaper Technologies; Nick Fredricks. We learn about Sherlock and how it came to be, FlyPaper’s new tool Daily, hacking together some DJ chat rooms and of course, we can’t forget Clash Parties!

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Show Notes

Episode Hashtag: #ClashParties

Here is where you can find Nick and FlyPaper on the World Wide Web:

Website: FlyPaper

LinkedIn:Nick Fredricks

LinkedIn:FlyPaper Technologies, LLC

YouTube: FlyPaper Technologies

The Navisworks Forum is here

The person answering all of Nick questions on the forum was Lee Mullin

Check out the BIMThoughts Review episode for Sherlock.

E2105 – Sherlock

Checkout the FlyPaper Community on Discord

FlyPaper Community

 

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In this episode, the BIMThoughts crew chat with Håvard Vasshaug director at Reope about what it’s like to run a company of Architects who code, and how they create tools for AEC firms out of “list of sucks”.

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Show Notes

Episode Hashtag: #ListOfSucks

Here is where you can find Håvard and Reope on the World Wide Web:

Website: Reope

Website: Bad Monkeys

LinkedIn:Håvard Vasshaug

Twitter: @reopecom

Twitter: @vasshaug

Here is a blog post by Havard introducing Reope

Reope

Havard’s Reope rebranding “commercial” with his Mom.

Here is a resent YourDesk University session Havard was part of that fits in nicely with this episode’s discussions.

This is a video of the talk Havard mentions in this episode, worth a watch!

The Next Wave: Architects who Code. Nordic Talks Feb. 9 2021

 

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In this episode, we have the pleasure of chatting with Adam Sheather of Autonomation about bimbeats, automation, Data, ACC Connected, nudging in Revit, Bad Monkeys, turtle hatchlings and so much more…have a listen!

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Show Notes

Episode Hashtag: #SolveAnyProblems

Here is where you can find Adam and his companies on the World Wide Web:

Website: Autonomation

Website: bimbeats

Website: Bad Monkeys

LinkedIn:Adam Sheather

Twitter: @AutonomationCO

Twitter: @Bimbeats

Twitter: @Gytaco

The bimbeats Tweet Carl talked about complements of @Mark0Rainville

Ever wonder what #dynamoBIM packages are used and how often? or which nodes in custom packages are used most frequently? @Bimbeats to the rescue! @DataShapes_io @a_dieckmann @designtech_io @60secondrevit @DimitarBechev thanks again custom package creators! pic.twitter.com/ptw04GztLw

— Mark Rainville (@Mark0Rainville) October 1, 2020

What are the Bad Monkeys?

A coordinated group of worldwide affiliates that got together years ago to learn more about Dynamo when little resources where available.

ACC Connect – Centralized all your data into a single system.

The If This Than That of the Autodesk Construction Cloud…sorta

Autodesk Forge

Getting Started

The info on the bimbeats #NudgeTracker Dana spoke of.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bimbeats_nudgetracker-bimbeats-activity-6693978265738117120-1LO7

“I can’t Revit next to you!”

The BIMThoughts YouTube Channel, stop by and check it out 😎

 

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In this episode, we chat with Luc Wing of Microdesk about sustainability, generative design, AU and lots more, so have a listen!

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Show Notes

Episode Hashtag: #DaaS

Here is where you can find Luc and Microdesk on the World Wide Web:

Website: Microdesk

LinkedIn:Luc Wing

Twitter: @lucwingnit

LEED

BREEAM

Some of Luc’s AU sessions from the past few years

How to Meet Your 2030 Challenge Goals with Revit and Insight 360 (2017).

Building Performance Modeling

How to Meet Your 2030 Challenge Goals with Revit and Insight 360 (2018)

Practical Energy Analysis with Revit: Case Studies from a Nonprofit Design Firm

Generative Design—Daylighting and CFD: A Practical Application for a Nonprofit

BIM for Sustainability—7D

The Dynamo Forum

Where to find John Pierson

sixtysecondrevit

@60secondrevit

Parallax Team

BIMrx by Microdesk

LPA (where Bill Works) beat the 2030 challenge from 2020

LPA BEATS BUILDING INDUSTRY’S ENERGY REDUCTION TARGET FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW

LPA is looking for people that want to join a 2030 firm

LPA Careers

Lots of discussion about how many, and in which order the “D’s” of the AECO workflow exist.

I always refer to this post from Scott Chatterton aka the BIM Jedi

The Many Dimensions of BIM

 

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In this episode, we chat with the COO of ProjectReady, Kelly Doyle to learn about ProjectReady and its security-first approach bridging technology and process for AEC/O. We also find out about some of the many workflows ProjectReady facilities, what is an IDE vs CDE, and what might be coming for Kelly and ProjectReady.

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Episode Hashtag: #IDE

Here is where you can find Kelly and ProjectReady on the World Wide Web:

Website: ProjectReady

LinkedIn:Kelly Doyle

LinkedIn: ProjectReady

Twitter: @KellySDoyle95

Twitter: @ProjectReadyPro

IDE = Integrated Data Environment

CDE = Common Data Environment

JBKnowledge Annual ConTech Reports

2012 – 2020 available now (these are great resources)

Current Connected Platforms with Project Ready

Connected Platforms

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In this episode, we chat with Tiffany Willard, Global Business Development Specialist at Eagle Point Software about Pinnacle Series, e-learning, conferences, the origins stories of how we met and RTC North America 2016 in Scottsdale. “Ain’t no Party like an Ashraf Party!”

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Episode Hashtag: #LearnWhileBillable

Here is where you can find Tiffany and Eagle Point Software on the World Wide Web:

Website: Eagle Point Software

LinkedIn:Eagle Point Software

LinkedIn:Tiffany Willard

Twitter: @EaglePointSW

Twitter: @T2theWill

YouTube: Eagle Point Software

What Pinnacle Series looks like with BIM Track content example

Ashraf Habibullah – from Computers & Structures, Inc (CSi) gave an amazing Keynote, only to be outdone by the crazy afterparty he hosted later that night!

RTC NA 2016 Keynote

#rtcna thanks #ashraf you brought the party! pic.twitter.com/FJFHDAbTOh

— Jason Howden (@RTVTools) July 15, 2016

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In this video episode, we chat with Mostafa El Ayoubi of Data|Shapes fame about his latest project, the very awesome, Orkestra. Using Orkestra you can create, deploy, and scale Dynamo scripts like never before!

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Show Notes

Episode Hashtag: #Orkestra

Here is where you can find Mostafa on the World Wide Web:

Website: Data|Shapes

Website: online

LinkedIn:Mostafa El Ayoubi

Twitter: @data_shapes

Be sure to check out Mostafa’s amazing Dynamo packages if you aren’t already using them

Data-Shapes

DynaMaps

You can download and use the latest release of the Orkestra add-in locally for FREE!

For a Demo and trial of Orkestra use the “Request a Demo” button on the website

The latest version of Orkestra version 1.0.4 was released January 13th, 2021

release notes HERE

Mostafa also mentioned bimbeats be sure to check them out

Where to find your Dynamo back-ups

C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Dynamo\Dynamo Revit\backup

Video: E2102 – Mostafa El Ayoubi on the BIMThoughts YouTube Channel

 

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In this episode, we have a great time chatting with Jess Purcell the Design Technology Manager at Shepley Bulfinch. “We use Data as a way to see problems before they come up” This and other gems from Jess are covered as we talk about Data, Teams, TonicDM, Virtual Desktop (VDI) solutions, Enscape, being a Maker and much more.

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Episode Hashtag: #DataNerd

Episode Hashtag: #RegenBothWays

Here is where you can find Jess on the World Wide Web:

Website: Jess Purcell

LinkedIn:Jess Purcell

Twitter: @JessisPurcey

 

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In this episode we chat with Brad Clark about all things Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), Construction Technology (ConTech), BIM Track, Spot, AR/VR and a little 3D Printing for good measure.

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Episode Hashtag: #NavisWorker

Here is where you can find Brad on the World Wide Web:

LinkedIn:Brad Clark

What to learn more about BIM Track

Get your free trail started HERE

BIM Track Idea Portal can be found HERE

TimeMachine 2.0 – Synchro 4D Controller

Get on Amazon Here

Autodesk Discontinues manufacture of Open-Source Ember 3D printer

 

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