Small Firms, Big BIM: Why Technology is Essential for Architects to Survive

On this episode of BIM After Dark Live I am super excited to welcome Jim Balding (of the ANT Group) to the show. Traditionally, BIM has always been equated to the "big firms". Well, Jim and I are going discuss how BIM (and the adoption of new technology) actually benefits the smaller architecture and engineering firms MORE! Jim has spent his entire career integrating new technologies with small-scale professional practice and I look forward to chatting with him.

Jim will share some of the tools, workflows, processes, and (I'm sure) stories of his years spent in the world of "little BIM"...

Sit back, relax, and lets geek out!

Links Mentioned:
Join the BIM After Dark Community - https://community.bimafterdark.com
Revit www.autodesk.com
Enscape www.enscape3d.com
Read|Thomas www.readthomas.com
Sketchbook Pro www.sketchbook.com
MS To Do todo.microsoft.com
Ideate https://ideatesoftware.com/
30-Day Free Trial https://ideatesoftware.com/download-r...
Keynote Manager https://revolutiondesign.biz/
Egnyte https://www.egnyte.com/aec
Egnyte - AEC Summit https://tinyurl.com/egnyteaec
Flying Buttress https://flyingbuttress.com/
TonicDM https://www.tonicdm.com/
Bluebeam + Studio https://www.bluebeam.com/
UpCodes https://up.codes/
Avail https://getavail.com/
Materials https://architextures.org/create
Materials https://www.sketchuptextureclub.com/
Bulk Renamer https://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/
Skema https://www.skema.ai/
Matterport https://matterport.com/
Internal Groove https://internalgroove.com/



Here are some links to all of the hardware and software I use:

My Main Revit Computer (BIMBOX) - https://bimbox.bimafterdark.com/
How I Record My Tutorials (Camtasia Studio) – https://techsmith.z6rjha.net/zVvgW
My Microphone (Blue Yeti USB) - https://amzn.to/3992DYy
My Studio Headphones (Sennheiser HD 600) - https://amzn.to/2PxTFwj
My Camera for Videos and Images (Canon EOS 80D) - https://amzn.to/32zbpg5
The Lens I use for these videos (50mm) - https://amzn.to/3cvIE8D
My Webcam for Webinars (Logitech C922X) - https://amzn.to/2wP3AHf
My Favorite Sketchbook (“Blank” by 30x40) - https://amzn.to/32yAffZ
My Favorite Sketching Pens (Sharpie “Fine”) – https://amzn.to/3c8r8qO
Greatest Sketching Marker of All Time (Sign Pen) - https://amzn.to/3ceAukN

** Some of the above links are affiliate links, meaning you don’t pay anything more but I may get a small commission for a sale… Cheers! **

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