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Zoning Clearance Thoughts

Revit OpEd

A long time fellow Revit traveler reached out to me via Revit Lifeline last night asking about zoning clearance ideas. They also want them to prove it doesn't extend into a zone that leans back into the site. I used the floor's offset parameter to move it up above the surface by the zoning height required.

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How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel

BD+C

Best Practices: Work with What You Have Any architect can look at a dilapidated site and suggest tearing it down and starting from scratch. That’s not to say that these types of sites won’t present their own challenges that may require making adjustments to bring the project up to current code. Utilize existing infrastructure.

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Revit OpEd: Room Separation Lines - Agida for MEP?

Revit OpEd

Revit OpEd. Welcome to Steve Staffords Blog ~ Revit OpEd = OPinion EDitorial ~ My view of things Revit, both real and imagined. We use Revit MEP. So any of the analysis tools in Revit using spaces will be wrong, as most of them use an average over the entire area, (CFM/SF, Average illumination levels/SF etc.).

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Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 Service Pack 1 Available

Revit OpEd

Revit OpEd. Welcome to Steve Staffords Blog ~ Revit OpEd = OPinion EDitorial ~ My view of things Revit, both real and imagined. Revit 2013 Service Pack 1 Available. Read elsewhere on the internets: This bit via The Revit Clinics post. Update Release 1 is now available for Revit 2013 products.

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New York: Niagara Falls Revitalization Moves Forward

Business Facilities

Andrew Cuomo’s $70-million revitalization of Niagara Falls State Park, aimed at strengthening the tourism industry in downtown Niagara Falls. Read: New York: Niagara Falls Revitalization Moves Forward at BusinessFacilities.com. Work has begun on Restore the Gorge, a $2.1-million million project that augments Gov.

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don't think: Do Revit: I Love BIM

Do

dont think: Do Revit. My journal of work in Revit as part of a 600+ member architecture firm. What should one expect when both your parents are Revit fanatics? Revit Beginners. Revit Family Man. Revit Inside (list of Revit firms). Revit Job Captain. Revit It (francois). Revit Zone.

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Revit 2017 - New Features and Enhancements

Revit OpEd

With little fanfare Revit 2017 is here, brandishing a slightly changed big R logo. In past years I've proposed a What's New in Revit session for RTC Australasia. As a part of the crew for the Revit Technology Conference ( RTC Events ) I also see class proposals for a great many people who really want to say what's on their mind.

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