Data Day: Ideate Leads Discussion on Future of BIM

Want to help set the direction for the future of Building Information Modeling (BIM)?

Join us on July 13, 2016 in Scottsdale, Arizona for the inaugural Data Day workshop, a one-day event within the Revit Technology Conference North America (RTCNA). This workshop, developed by Ideate, will launch a discussion on what data means to the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Owner (AECO) community.

The best part? Data Day is specially designed for you: principals, owners, visionaries, and others who want to explore new ways to use data to make better, conscious business decisions. As a result, you’ll bring your own unique experience and insight to help determine the next steps for the AECO industry.

We encourage companies to think of BIM as an ecosystem – building up their team’s knowledge base and making connections, and now, with Data Day, we’re ready take it even further. Attendees will gain valuable knowledge from dynamic presentations and interactive, round-table discussions, where they will share company perspectives, concerns, and visions regarding data. Questions that will be discussed include:

• What is data to the AECO industry, and what related challenges does the industry face?
• What data matters most to AECO businesses?
• What can be done to better seize the value of the data?
• How can a graphic ecosystem of data management tools be developed?
• How can data be leveraged at each stage of a built project lifecycle for collective stakeholder benefit?
• What skills are required to solve industry problems?
• What methods have other industries employed to solve similar issues?

Ideate has always been at the forefront of BIM. Today, the industry is at another turning point, and we are pleased to lead discussions that will once again set the direction for the next wave of innovation – and we hope you’ll be there.

For more information and registration visit the Data Day website.

Join Ideate, Inc. and Support Revit Forum

RevitForum deserves the support of the entire Autodesk® Revit® using community.

At Ideate, we are convinced Revit Forum is far more than informative reading. It’s where some of the most talented Revit users around the world give their valuable time and extensive knowledge generously. It’s free to any and all Revit-using professionals who simply ask for help. It’s an indispensable contribution to the AEC community.

Revit Forum is also highly relevant. It helps us get the most out of Revit, saves us time and money, and adds to our individual and collective knowledge.

Your give, we match
Ideate is committed to supporting this important knowledge base. We know Revit Forum is self-funded. The org needs to raise $3000 every year just to keep the site up and running. They still need funding to reach their 2013 goal. So here is what Ideate is committed to do.

Matching gift deadline: July 11, 2013
Ideate will match up to a total of $1000 of all donations from June 26, 2013 until the Revit Technology Conference North America on July 11, 2013. Every dollar you contribute becomes two with this matching program.

So please join Ideate in this fundraising effort and donate today.  Send a copy of your donation receipt to Glynnis.patterson@ideateinc.com and we’ll ensure that your contribution counts towards this matching program.

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Ideate BIMLink at RTC-USA

RTC Australia has wrapped up and is on its way here to the States. In case you weren’t able to catch her presentation “Iterative Design with Ideate BIMLink” at RTC Australia, do not despair because Michelle Leonard of Jasmax, Ltd. will also be presenting at RTC-USA. Michelle will be covering some of the techniques behind the modeling of a complex sunscreened-facade using both Autodesk Revit and Ideate BIMLink.

You can read about the project or you can head to RTC-USA and learn about it directly from Michelle. 

While you’re at RTC-USA you should also sign-up for classes by our own Ideate staff. Shruti Harve will be presenting “Concrete Modeling using Revit Structure”. This Intermediate level session will cover tips for modeling concrete, precast concrete, reinforcement, tilt-up panels, expansion joints, control joints and more. Bill Johnson will be moderating “Working with the Frenemy” which is an advanced level discussion on the struggles and benefits of collaborative workflow within a Revit modeling environment. 

We’ll also be hosting a booth so stop by to learn more about Ideate BIMLink and Ideate Explorer for Revit.