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White Papers
Case Studies & Success Stories
Presentations
References & Resources
White Papers
Transition to BIM Best Practices
This paper profiles best practices for implementing building information modeling (BIM) solutions, exploring the key success factors for a successful BIM deployment, the process and staffing changes that can be expected, and the requisite training needs for BIM.
BIM Return on Investment
This paper delves into the return on investment (ROI) for building information modeling solutions - what variables to consider, a sample formula and typical numbers, and a heads-up as to what the ROI metric overlooks.
Power of BIM - Additional Info
BIM Smart Market Report 
This report, produced in collaboration with 23 construction industry organizations is based on extensive interviews with hundreds of owners, architects, civil, structural, and MEP engineers, construction managers, general contractors and trade contractors who are currently using BIM. Their finding is that “…. BIM use on construction projects is growing rapidly — 62% of users surveyed indicated that they will be using BIM on over 30% of their projects in 2009 and 82% of BIM experts believe that BIM is having a very positive impact on their company.”
BIM for Small Firms
With the right preparation and planning, introducing Building Information Modeling into a small firm can be swift, painless and highly effective. This white paper provides implementation “best practices” that will enable small firms to quickly reap the benefits of BIM.
BIM for Sustainable Design
Building Informational Modeling facilitates complex processes and analyses that were previously too laborious and expensive to perform. This white paper details how Revit Architecture, Autodesk’s purpose-built BIM solution, supports key aspects of sustainable design and “green” certification.
Five Fallacies of BIM
This white paper examines common misconceptions about BIM. For firms considering a move to building information modeling, the paper provides background on common concerns surrounding BIM and draws on the experiences of Revit platform users to evaluate these “BIM fallacies”.
Case Studies & Success Stories
Good Samaritan Hospital
Washington’s first LEED Silver hospital meets fast-track milestones with Autodesk BIM solutions.
The Haskell Company
The Haskell Company boosts multidisciplinary productivity with Revit building information modeling platform.
Presentations
Making BIM Work for Me
Presented at the Lunch and Learn/Autodesk Imagine Tour NYC May 28th 2009, this presentation focuses on best practices for transitioning to BIM or Revit. It is a great framework for understanding the pre-work and preparation processes that will deliver a successful transition and get BIM working for you.
References & Resources
www.meetup.com/NYC-RUG – RUG NYC Revit Users Group
www.augi.com – Autodesk Users Group
www.revitcity.com – An active online Revit community website that brings together Revit users from around the globe to share their knowledge and experience
Revit Technical Notes
The Revit platform team assembled this collection of hardware requirements, recommendations, and modeling best practices as researched by both Autodesk internal development and the Autodesk community of dedicated customers.
Revit Transition Plan
This outline identifies the major topics that should be considered for transitioning from AutoCAD or AutoCAD Architecture to Revit Architecture.
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