Archive for January, 2010

Short Term Planning and Lean

Draw inspiration for your dream home!

Here’s the place to draw inspiration for your dream home. Room by room, the ideas are endless! Nor-Son, Inc. has added over 175 photos to their ‘Idea Gallery’.

Nor-Son's Idea Gallery

'Idea Gallery' Draw Insiration...

Dynamic Architecture

Dr. David Fisher’s revolutionary Dynamic Tower is the world’s first building in motion that challenges traditional concepts of architecture and heralds a new era of architecture, becoming the symbol of a new philosophy that will change the look of our cities and our concept of living.

Offering infinite design possibilities, each floor of the Dynamic Tower rotates independently at different speeds, in different directions, resulting in a unique and ever-evolving shape, and introducing a fourth dimension to architecture: Time.

The Dynamic Tower is the first 100% self-powered Green building with the ability to generate electricity for itself through the use of horizontal wind turbines and solar panels.

The first skyscraper to be built entirely from pre-fabricated parts custom-made in a factory, the assembly process of the Dynamic Tower will vastly reduce construction time, offer substantial cost savings, provide an environmental construction site and increase safety for workers on site .

Dr. Fisher states, “Modern life is dynamic, so the space we are living in should be dynamic as well, adjustable to our needs that change continuously, to our concept of design and to our moods. Dynamic buildings will follow the rhythms of nature, changing their direction and shape, minute by minute, from sunrise to sunset, season to season, adjusting themselves to the environment. From now on, buildings will be alive , creating a fourth dimension of Time, to become part of New Architecture, and transforming the shape of the skylines of the world.”

Introducing movement to our the interior and exterior spaces of our daily lives, powered by 100% Green energy and built with efficient pre-fabricated construction methods, the Dynamic Tower will change architecture as we know it, and will launch a new era of Dynamic Living.

Google SketchUp Pro: Case Study

Google SketchUp Pro Case Study with Mortenson Construction. SketchUp Pro is software for creating and presenting professional 3D models. Learn more at http://sketchup.google.com/pro

Tim Berners-Lee’s original WorldWideWeb browser in 1993

A screen grab of the first web browser… isn’t it funny how long it takes for something to come to fruition?  The browser doesn’t look much different than today browser and notice the 3D model in the back window.

http://info.cern.ch/NextBrowser1.html

“Horrible Hacks™” and Other Tips and Tricks for Revit® Power Users

Class Audience

Have you ever seen a stunt demonstration with the tagline “Warning! Do not attempt at home!”? This panel-style class presents the latest tips, tricks, and hacks developed by the Revit Experts of the Autodesk Consulting Team. Years on the front lines of the most complicated projects have fostered out-of-the-box thinking to create solutions in ways you would never imagine. Advanced problems require advanced solutions; we present to you our latest and most innovative solutions for Revit Architecture, Revit Structure, and Revit MEP.

Class Highlights

  • Create hidden global parameters
  • Utilize metadata to fully deliver the promise of BIM
  • Develop creative solutions using the Revit API and scripts
  • Maximize your productivity in Revit
  • Get out of tight jams when you have a deadline

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The Third & The Seventh

A FULL-CG animated piece that tries to illustrate architecture art across a photographic point of view where main subjects are already-built spaces.  Sometimes in an abstract way.  Sometimes surreal.

FREE DProfiler™ for Unemployed Americans

BIM estimating software now available for free for those who are currently out of work.

Dallas, TX, April 13, 2009 – Beck Technology Ltd., announced today an assistance program to
help AEC professionals who have lost their jobs become trained and licensed in the DProfiler™
building information modeling (BIM) application. DProfiler is the first of its kind macro BIM
solution, and is used in the planning and conceptual design phases to produce an accurate cost
estimate of a proposed design.

This software program helps building owners answer the most fundamental question in the preconstruction
process: “Should I build this project?” Beck Technology created DProfiler to
improve building cost predictability by integrating 3D visualization with cost data. Floor and site
plans can be imported, and Google Earth can be integrated to easily apply costs for various
materials, structural systems and more to help teams make the most economical and wellresearched
decisions. Global project changes can be accomplished in just a few clicks of the
mouse.

Beck Technology’s assistance program will allow a 120 day full license of DProfiler and free
access to scheduled training events, both online and at the corporate HQ in Dallas. The license
can be renewed upon request after 120 days for those still unemployed.
“Good people have been let go around the country due to the economy. Our goal is provide a
way for them to learn BIM technology to leverage their construction experience and add value to
both the industry and to their own resume,” said Andy O’Nan, of Beck Technology. “There is a
current demand for those who can harness BIM technology for estimating and it will increase
many times over when the economy rebounds.”

To register for the Beck Technology Assistance Program, go to:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=_2bgyGxrSDMz5VESfiMVP_2f9A_3d_3d