HVAC systems account for over 35% of a building's energy costs. They are often difficult to design, fabricate, install, and manage with traditional processes and tools. An uncoordinated effort from ...

Yesterday, Autodesk released Revit update 2020. 1, and it is loaded with new features and functionality for working with HVAC duct systems. For starters, mechanical engineers can perform HVAC systems ...

VIATechnik, a Chicago-based engineering firm, partnered with Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and LCS Constructors, Inc. on a reconstruction project of the Steven Spielberg Building. "The ...

Like the weather, everyone in the AEC industry is talking about using BIM models for operations and maintenance, but no one—well, almost no one—is doing anything about it. That’s because there’s a ...

In 2008, the American Institute of Architects released its first BIM contract document—AIA E202 Building Information Modeling Protocol Exhibit—which outlined five “levels of development” (LOD 100-500) ...

This old adage is one that craftsmen understand well and never question. Careful measurement and planning is essential in producing any quality product, and when it comes to the building industry, a ...