Revit OpEd

JULY 24, 2012

Another "inside" gem from Inside the System which offers deeper insight to how the numbers work. Reference Planes and Wall Closure. Moving Ceiling Grid Pattern. ► 2009. ► December 2009. (16). ► November 2009. (23). ► October 2009. (29). ► September 2009. (42).

Electrical Systems 53

Electrical Systems Ceiling Systems Architecture Wall Systems 53

Revit OpEd

JULY 20, 2012

Improves stability when selecting a new host for an element within an In-place Wall. Improves creation consistency with Physical Wall when coping an Analytical Model Wall. Improves stability when splitting pipes which belong to different systems. Reference Planes and Wall Closure. Moving Ceiling Grid Pattern.

Piping Installation 61

Piping Installation Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Structural Systems 61

Revit OpEd

JULY 30, 2012

Reference Planes and Wall Closure. Moving Ceiling Grid Pattern. ► 2009. ► December 2009. (16). ► November 2009. (23). ► October 2009. (29). ► September 2009. (42). ► August 2009. (29). ► July 2009. (20). ► June 2009. (12).

Architecture 56

Architecture Ceiling Systems Schedule Management Wall Systems 56

Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

When MEP (Systems as it was called then) appeared a year later they extended the concept to Mechanical and Electrical (plumbing lumped in with Mechanical till release 2013). Structural - Similar to architecture but hides non-load bearing walls and some hidden line behavior with respect to concrete floors/slabs and foundations.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 55

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Site Planning Project Management Consulting HVAC Systems 55

Revit OpEd

JULY 25, 2012

Reference Planes and Wall Closure. Moving Ceiling Grid Pattern. ► 2009. ► December 2009. (16). ► November 2009. (23). ► October 2009. (29). ► September 2009. (42). ► August 2009. (29). ► July 2009. (20). ► June 2009. (12).

Schedule Management 53

Schedule Management Architecture Electrical Systems Ceiling Systems 53

Revit OpEd

JULY 17, 2012

Reference Planes and Wall Closure. Moving Ceiling Grid Pattern. ► 2009. ► December 2009. (16). ► November 2009. (23). ► October 2009. (29). ► September 2009. (42). ► August 2009. (29). ► July 2009. (20). ► June 2009. (12).

Architecture 53

Architecture Ceiling Systems Schedule Management Wall Systems 53

Revit OpEd

MARCH 31, 2012

It makes it easier to keep certain sections (details/wall sections) and elevations (interior) off of overall floor plan views for example. Related to this is the notion that there are representations that wed like to control for floor plan orientation and offer a different appear for the reflected ceiling plan (RCP) version.

Project Management Consulting 53

Project Management Consulting Site Planning Building Controls Flooring Systems 53

Revit OpEd

APRIL 25, 2012

Rooms and areas can be deleted in model views like floor plans and ceiling plans. We can also create rooms and areas in a schedule view before there are any walls or boundaries available to define where they should go. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. ► 2009. ► December 2009. (16).

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 56

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Schedule Management Project Management Consulting Site Planning 56

Revit OpEd

JULY 27, 2012

We're basically building the same product we built 75 years ago, with a few new systems stuck in there. Reference Planes and Wall Closure. Moving Ceiling Grid Pattern. ► 2009. ► December 2009. (16). ► November 2009. (23). ► October 2009. (29). ► September 2009. (42).

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 58

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Change Management Schedule Management Building Materials Manufacturing 58

Natural Building

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

September 16, 2009. First we inspected the yoga studio, a lovely, invitingly open space with floating bamboo floors and vaulted ceiling. It is a hybrid structure, consisting of a central core cylinder of strawbale walls with appendages of wood-framed walls. Time to Learn about Natural Living. Green School Primer.

Green Building 45

Green Building Sustainability Architecture Roofing Systems 45

Revit OpEd

JULY 19, 2012

Reference Planes and Wall Closure. Control Wall’s Material Return. Layers) for the host wall in a project. Note the two “wall closure” parameters (shown below) need to be “locked” so they stay positive (in the correct direction) when the host wall thickness changes. ► 2009.

Wall Systems 72

Wall Systems Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Site Planning 72

Revit OpEd

JUNE 13, 2012

If room separation lines are "off the table" then the architect would end up using something else like actual walls and hiding them. When we unload a workset the walls are still there and that means so are Room Separation lines. A zone would wrap up the spaces that are served by a single system as you described. ► 2009.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) 76

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Zoning HVAC Systems Wall Systems 76

Building Information Management

JUNE 22, 2012

Reviewers admired the system’s three levels of increasing knowledge, skills and abilities as a “concept”, but did not believe it was implementable government-­?wide. Sys tem Des ign: We developed a system that focused on the highest impact core competencies common to every agency -­? Oppor tunity: The web-­?tool

Building Performance Measurement 45

Building Performance Measurement Fire Protection System Installation Renewable Energy Systems Fire Protection Systems 45