06.10.2010

DesignGroup Earns Autodesk BIM Experience Award

DesignGroup has received an Autodesk BIM Experience Award for extending the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) to sustainable design and for the application of a BIM process on more than 40 building projects, representing over 4.2 million square feet. The award further recognizes the firm’s efforts to promote BIM through presentations, lectures and continuing education seminars for its partners, consultants, clients, local builders, industry groups and universities.

“At DesignGroup we use a BIM process to digitally develop, visualize, analyze and validate innovative building designs that satisfy our client’s goals for energy performance, aesthetics and budget,” said Brian Skripac, the firm’s BIM technology manager. “We fully leverage both the qualitative and quantitative information in the Revit model to support a BIM workflow within our design teams. We use that same information within the Revit Architecture model in an interoperable format with Ecotect Analysis and Green Building Studio to help give our design teams and clients the analysis they need for solid evidence-based decision making and capital planning.”

Since 2005, DesignGroup has worked to merge technology and practice by design across the firm. As of 2009, all of the firm’s design professionals use a BIM process as part of the firm’s design work. Additionally, the firm has been a driving force in sustainable design for over 38 years and has realized the value of merging its more recent innovations in building information modeling with its expertise in sustainable design.

For more information about DesignGroup’s BIM Experience Award, please visit http://usa.autodesk.com/company/building-information-modeling/awards.

DesignGroup's portfolio of BIM work can be viewed here.