School systems and their administrators continually seek to bring about the best learning environments for their communities. They are tasked with creating environments that enable high-quality instruction within budgets that are often stretched. Adept administrators look to maximize their budgets,…
How to get the most out of Autodesk University 2019
Each year, Autodesk sponsors an enormous user’s conference and exposition called Autodesk University (AU). The event brings together more than 10,000 professionals from construction, manufacturing, architecture, engineering and media creation to learn more about their digital design solutions and capabilities,…
10 Steps to BIM Adoption for Government Organizations
In previous posts on the Gov Design Hub, we’ve discussed how BIM solutions haven’t seen the wide adoption in the public sector that they have in the private sector. However, we’ve also seen studies dictating that BIM adoption is poised…
Seven ways BIM can benefit the government
Despite mandates, BIM adoption in government has lagged its private sector counterparts. However, new data shows that BIM is poised for greater adoption across agency design and construction projects, as well as into building operations. It’s not surprising. BIM brings…
Online repository of “as-built” data delivers benefits to National Guard
The role of the Army National Guard has expanded significantly since 9/11 and represents 40% of the U.S. Army’s total combat capability supporting Joint Commanders across the range of military operations around the globe. Critical to this mission is the…
Survey says: U.S. government lagging behind in BIM adoption
Digital transformation is a hot topic across much of the government and its agencies. All aspects of the government – from federal agencies all the way to municipal government organizations – are facing budget cuts, hiring freezes and a lack…
Building better with existing conditions modeling
If there’s one thing that every level of government – from federal government, to state government to municipal government – does, it’s build things. Look around your town or city, and you’ll see thousands of examples– from the road you…