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Finally - someone is publishing information about how much BIM is being used.
This is from the Interoperability in the Construction Industry SmartMarket Report - a 36-page printed report (available as hard copy or FREE PDF) that reviews the results of research conducted by McGraw-Hill Construction Analytics during late-Spring 2007.
This is from a very [...]

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If the Standard is silent – users can do whatever they want
Do you have this perspective with your standard?
Or are you calling people on the carpet for not doing what you never told them had to do? Or for doing something that you never said they could not do?
Here is my thought…
If my standard does [...]

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I just found out who the guy on the phone is. While swapping links with Joseph, he shared a previous post with me from his blog.
It turns out that the AU website folks got a kick out of it also…
Check out BLAUG for the whole story.
And I was thinking it was Scott Davis in [...]

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Have you checked out the blog on AU that Joseph Wurcher is doing? Get the latest on the event directly from the folks that are putting it together…
News like — Registration is closing Nov. 9 - hurry up and register.
BLAUG - the AU blog
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I run a meeting that brings together technology managers from several different firms. The Digital Task Force is a group that gathers monthly to discuss topics related to technology use in Architectural firms.
The topic this time around was plotting. We discussed hardware, software and output. We had hardware equipment [...]

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Working from your Strength - Leveraging the positives in your style - Part 2
Autodesk University Preview - What classes am I doing?
A preview of my classes - Content from my Handouts
Take a look at the latest [...]

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Taken from the AU 2007 site this past weekend. It struck me as kind of funny that they would use an image where someone is on their cell phone during class.
It is Las Vegas. Maybe this is a call to his bookie? Maybe the kids need to be picked up from daycare?
Can [...]

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From my AU 2007 class - BAD CAD:The Infections
Here is a brief list of some of the areas that may be infected by having a gap that is too wide between your best user and your worst.
1. The expert users will be frustrated because they have to slow down and use CAD at [...]

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From my AU 2007 class - Preventative CAD Management:
I call it Critical Customization. Customization that works may include the following principles:

Only customize the stuff you have to

Only customize when it returns major benefits

Use the tools that are provided via the AutoCAD GUI
When customizing, use the programming tools that are provided via the [...]

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