The Advantages of BIM for Retrofit Projects

Buildings account for nearly half of all greenhouse emissions in the United States, making resource efficiency a cornerstone of building sustainability efforts. This whitepaper discusses Learn how a BIM model and analysis tools help assess building performance, reduce operational costs, conserve energy and improve building air quality.
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Gathering Existing Conditions for Building Performance Analysis

Learn how to use BIM to develop a basic 3D model for existing buildings, allowing for a quick initial energy analysis to compare the energy efficiency of buildings. This cost effective approach makes BIM a perfect platform for developing and evaluating energy plans for even the most diverse portfolio of buildings.
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The Five Fallacies of BIM

This white paper examines the most common misconceptions about BIM and why they aren't true. 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 users to evaluate these "BIM fallacies".
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Guide to Capturing Energy Retrofit Opportunities

Architects: are you interested in how MEP and Structural Engineers fit into the Renovation & Retrofit workflow? This white paper explores how engineering firms can realize the environmental and economic benefits of the wide range of building retrofit opportunities.
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BIM's Return on Investment

This whitepaper 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.
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BIM and Cost Estimating

Discover how a BIM model can be leveraged for cost estimating. This whitepaper outlines approaches to used to link BIM and costing solutions, and provides examples of firms using Revit software in conjunction with cost estimating solutions.
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BIM and Project Planning

Learn how building information modeling (BIM) can be linked with project planning systems to enable 4D construction planning.
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BIM for Renovation

Try our BIM software for 30 days, free and see how BIM can help with your Renovation and Retrofit projects.

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Vision to Visibility in Six Steps

Watch this hour long presentation and see how an Autodesk customer used BIM solutions to go from an architect's vision to full project visibility.

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