tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80126225418607350552024-03-14T13:27:17.694-07:00BIM ChaptersDan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comBlogger940125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-31630121175220930772024-03-14T13:26:00.000-07:002024-03-14T13:26:30.232-07:00Morgan State University Lecture on Firm Culture and Design Technology<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had the opportunity to present (remotely) to architecture students at <a href="https://www.morgan.edu/sap" target="_blank">Morgan State University</a> earlier this week. I shared the role of firm culture and design technology at <a href="https://www.lakeflato.com/" target="_blank">Lake|Flato</a>.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFPpcxdw2hF5SAoeCUtLKiqQuLiLql0V8ckw2yw8MbefbE-GV6HWtvTUWhdgEImTHjy5E3eAS_frmnL-YCCy5T9vXWC-2DNfZf_sN6Lzg_o1ho20X1DXBT9ThJPZ3M1GGy1fBYH9P5ZIotO26uEwC9oWFHo2-Ra87J_THY4fVEzYzWvEhKjnE8CSdYGbm/s2880/Lecture%20Poster.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="2880" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFPpcxdw2hF5SAoeCUtLKiqQuLiLql0V8ckw2yw8MbefbE-GV6HWtvTUWhdgEImTHjy5E3eAS_frmnL-YCCy5T9vXWC-2DNfZf_sN6Lzg_o1ho20X1DXBT9ThJPZ3M1GGy1fBYH9P5ZIotO26uEwC9oWFHo2-Ra87J_THY4fVEzYzWvEhKjnE8CSdYGbm/w400-h300/Lecture%20Poster.png" width="400"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><i>keep reading to learn more...</i><span></span></span><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2024/03/morgan-state-university-lecture-on-firm.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-47870230424612872922024-03-12T20:06:00.000-07:002024-03-12T20:08:17.208-07:00Managing Custom Materials for Enscape<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My latest post is live over on the <a href="https://enscape3d.com/" target="_blank">Ensacpe</a> blog!</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It highlights the steps to transfer materials between Enscape-supported modeling platforms like Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, and more. It also provides some deployment and management tips for multi-user firms.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGpZm0jAbFjVNsspsl5peJ4G39TA9yLc4G13C6ho6zsFW617B21wU6Rzl5QOeP2r-jM8rkckVXvlOcspgH-tCsEKkXpwCJuu0IwhtGVBXaC_emhjE09DZ2YBtpLxT844G7G5mlGB97AqHmW-I-pOoFcXULvj9nKmnEKUkV_juaX5CaBjdWZnnTqlj7N2V/s1930/Managing%20Custom%20Materials.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1930" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGpZm0jAbFjVNsspsl5peJ4G39TA9yLc4G13C6ho6zsFW617B21wU6Rzl5QOeP2r-jM8rkckVXvlOcspgH-tCsEKkXpwCJuu0IwhtGVBXaC_emhjE09DZ2YBtpLxT844G7G5mlGB97AqHmW-I-pOoFcXULvj9nKmnEKUkV_juaX5CaBjdWZnnTqlj7N2V/w400-h174/Managing%20Custom%20Materials.png" width="400"></a></div><br><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>keep reading to learn more...</i><span></span></span></div><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2024/03/managing-custom-materials-for-enscape.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-56302687253418888092024-03-06T14:41:00.000-08:002024-03-06T14:41:02.579-08:00BloxHub Visits Texas - Nordic Hub for Sustainable Urbanization<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yesterday, <a href="https://aiasa.org/" target="_blank">AIA San Antonio</a> and <a href="https://www.circularsanantonio.org/" target="_blank">Circular San Antonio</a> hosted <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinekildeby/" target="_blank">Martine R. Kildeby</a> from <a href="https://bloxhub.org/" target="_blank">BloxHub</a>... the Nordic Hub for Sustainable Urbanization. I wanted to share the highlights in this post.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFoYXKWPCx5CYJtbqVzak778Wu2-bfn1omA3ev3_8OyBDbl2JF5icVI1XrjBWN8MckzonI50mmocKi7_WUyzFzA5-hFeXV2BzfHje6uoLgsMK8QenxHo-hEXW0nsKbC94CrLG-ZVfHMOrYcGMOJF88IAEV2ZZRh45tdDfIhMhHKmGpl3fyQifLPTd5rB4/s4032/IMG_4505.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFoYXKWPCx5CYJtbqVzak778Wu2-bfn1omA3ev3_8OyBDbl2JF5icVI1XrjBWN8MckzonI50mmocKi7_WUyzFzA5-hFeXV2BzfHje6uoLgsMK8QenxHo-hEXW0nsKbC94CrLG-ZVfHMOrYcGMOJF88IAEV2ZZRh45tdDfIhMhHKmGpl3fyQifLPTd5rB4/w400-h300/IMG_4505.HEIC" width="400"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>keep reading to learn more...</i><span></span></span></div></span></div><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2024/03/bloxhub-visits-texas-nordic-hub-for.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-58544931884499450742024-02-29T06:30:00.000-08:002024-02-29T06:30:01.556-08:00IES - Newsletter signup & BIM Standards Committee<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am the chair of the <a href="https://www.ies.org/" target="_blank"><b>Illuminating Engineering Society</b></a> (IES) <a href="https://www.ies.org/about/ies-committees/detail/?committee_id=bd2f321a-0050-c97a-43d1-0b3c9269117f" target="_blank">BIM Standards Committee</a>. In today's post I will share a link to sign up for the IES newsletter and touch on what we have been working on. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWBtKP6bJiR4VFywwyBLReDVFF50cDZ3Cj2zBocmdKCkODmKKSyiaeUvMkhCf6YDDEBVYqrHzL7ol35Q9_aOlYUzuUGo6tCTfCj3lxhXyrJjeGpZf8VWrc7gR9OcoIyuWwDr6RYtUWHWamo-VnLOmlcsXKAj8-oqwU4EkfU8Ma0hqq3MJFLV4lBLAJ4Pb/s1308/IES.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1083" data-original-width="1308" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWBtKP6bJiR4VFywwyBLReDVFF50cDZ3Cj2zBocmdKCkODmKKSyiaeUvMkhCf6YDDEBVYqrHzL7ol35Q9_aOlYUzuUGo6tCTfCj3lxhXyrJjeGpZf8VWrc7gR9OcoIyuWwDr6RYtUWHWamo-VnLOmlcsXKAj8-oqwU4EkfU8Ma0hqq3MJFLV4lBLAJ4Pb/w400-h331/IES.PNG" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>keep reading to learn more...</i><span></span></span></div><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2024/02/ies-newsletter-signup-bim-standards.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-12780448326543772412024-02-28T10:58:00.000-08:002024-02-28T11:04:08.154-08:00AIA San Antonio COTE Early Energy Modeling Workshop - March 21, 2024<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Interested in learning to use Autodesk Revit and Autodesk Insight to perform early energy modeling on your projects? If so, this three-hour in-person workshop is for you!</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Serving on the AIA national <a href="https://network.aia.org/communities/kc-leadership/cote" target="_blank">Committee on the Environment (COTE) leadership</a>, I love supporting local COTE events and sharing knowledge!</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizI0lhrW1F5kSUK6kmIV_zBFtkBSG0DHP-YzL8jFzT7ZLVGh26YCeO3HAMmyW2fy38glr6un0MBRTorzuz0D3XnQ6GP43kQQ_J6Ai9sFKOJNUYcYu64hTXtvpyZepaoyOQD0aGiyEch6vRiZtqZ7QJS9g7hshwCLLSXpfZmeBVabg7jH-mJI9HwDItO_Jy/s1080/COTE-Insight-Training.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1080" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizI0lhrW1F5kSUK6kmIV_zBFtkBSG0DHP-YzL8jFzT7ZLVGh26YCeO3HAMmyW2fy38glr6un0MBRTorzuz0D3XnQ6GP43kQQ_J6Ai9sFKOJNUYcYu64hTXtvpyZepaoyOQD0aGiyEch6vRiZtqZ7QJS9g7hshwCLLSXpfZmeBVabg7jH-mJI9HwDItO_Jy/w400-h223/COTE-Insight-Training.png" width="400"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>keep reading to learn more...</i><span></span></span></div></span><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2024/02/aia-san-antonio-cote-early-energy.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-39474323730429611922024-02-15T05:15:00.000-08:002024-02-15T05:15:28.033-08:00New Enscape Blog Post - Leveraging Custom Assets in Enscape<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I recently wrote a post for <a href="https://enscape3d.com/" target="_blank">Ensacpe</a> on managing custom assets. We have a lot of them at <a href="https://www.lakeflato.com/" target="_blank">Lake|Flato</a>!</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqfm1QX1Om51Unnvyc1RzT9MpQD-nUB5xP94O7N6kHMLWmeDySlFyMn6vQEQxHZhb-1UNHqWe9MlhYRjBsBElCSQR1W9Cv6lBSnzQt6pn8Hi_ftoXl-2xTa2ehlYpciP8KPcaD7RIbL1c7Zdq27LzWgKgMrsOJUPlnM-7-LfsynK1qS-Df2TpznOPKl63/s2880/Lake%20Flato%20Ryerson%20Project%20Example.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2880" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqfm1QX1Om51Unnvyc1RzT9MpQD-nUB5xP94O7N6kHMLWmeDySlFyMn6vQEQxHZhb-1UNHqWe9MlhYRjBsBElCSQR1W9Cv6lBSnzQt6pn8Hi_ftoXl-2xTa2ehlYpciP8KPcaD7RIbL1c7Zdq27LzWgKgMrsOJUPlnM-7-LfsynK1qS-Df2TpznOPKl63/w400-h223/Lake%20Flato%20Ryerson%20Project%20Example.png" width="400"></a></div><br><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>keep reading to learn more...</i><span></span></span></div><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2024/02/new-enscape-blog-post-leveraging-custom.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-76726080799041177222024-02-11T08:39:00.000-08:002024-02-11T08:46:53.122-08:00Recap - AIA San Francisco Design Technology Symposium<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Last week, I had the opportunity to attend and present at the <a href="https://aiasf.org/" target="_blank">AIA San Francisco</a> Design Technology Symposium in California.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As the Director of Design Technology at <a href="https://www.lakeflato.com/" target="_blank">Lake Flato</a>, Author, Educator at <a href="https://www.ndsu.edu/" target="_blank">NDSU</a>, and <a href="https://network.aia.org/communities/kc-leadership/cote" target="_blank">AIA national COTE Leadership</a>, I was excited to share my experiences related to practice, education, technology, and equity.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today's post is a recap of the wonderful event.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO3rMQeTUkpajZ3HTbHYVk0BtjOFGWdUfEynZtjpSLfasuoNmoFa4MOIjZiF9iNCtsqyhltmgJg3Z7rWb3CgNgu2aTjKXu-9P9thoSRruZhqw8LulRC2XoDzhgthbHdxV5-sRm-2nZDVHhrzBIZoliuJRVzqvbdo9TKEiya3fA9HbOTr-EggqxOWjivo6Q/s1908/Cover%20Image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1511" data-original-width="1908" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO3rMQeTUkpajZ3HTbHYVk0BtjOFGWdUfEynZtjpSLfasuoNmoFa4MOIjZiF9iNCtsqyhltmgJg3Z7rWb3CgNgu2aTjKXu-9P9thoSRruZhqw8LulRC2XoDzhgthbHdxV5-sRm-2nZDVHhrzBIZoliuJRVzqvbdo9TKEiya3fA9HbOTr-EggqxOWjivo6Q/w400-h316/Cover%20Image.jpg" width="400"></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">Photo: Event organizers, moderators, and panelists</div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>keep reading to learn more...</i><span></span></span></div><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2024/02/recap-aia-san-francisco-design.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-89172460091684097332024-02-05T06:09:00.000-08:002024-02-05T06:17:21.921-08:00University of Minnesota Lecture to Lighting Design Minor Students<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Last month, I had the opportunity to present on lighting design at the <a href="https://design.umn.edu/" target="_blank">University of Minnesota</a>. I enjoy presenting what</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><a href="https://www.lakeflato.com/" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Lake|Flato</a> <span style="font-family: verdana;">is doing in design performance to our future architects and interior designers.</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today's post will highlight my presentation, where I discussed:</span></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Workflow (electric lighting): Lighting design using Revit + Elumtools</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Workflow (daylighting): Access and glare using Rhino + Climate Studio</span></li></ul></div><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hwXFbhKvyqcNsSGf89CUTpVDrMJYSpqLKrxeiHyNhi4AWPPCdOnc-hESS03PLByzOEtOR1Axf2FUp_tJ0XLxOUhxXYVcfBXqopfADq1hERoHMkxVdG0RDKkiy5xvnJHD7DdLBDVLmpulCDByE-I2nb1ebvkzCg0HuYnTtRB8332ElTB8-k2LifCcA1io/s2658/University%20of%20Minnesota%20Lighting%20Prezo%20Spring%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1646" data-original-width="2658" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hwXFbhKvyqcNsSGf89CUTpVDrMJYSpqLKrxeiHyNhi4AWPPCdOnc-hESS03PLByzOEtOR1Axf2FUp_tJ0XLxOUhxXYVcfBXqopfADq1hERoHMkxVdG0RDKkiy5xvnJHD7DdLBDVLmpulCDByE-I2nb1ebvkzCg0HuYnTtRB8332ElTB8-k2LifCcA1io/w400-h248/University%20of%20Minnesota%20Lighting%20Prezo%20Spring%202024.jpg" width="400"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><br></i></span></div><i>keep reading to learn more...</i><span></span></span><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2024/02/university-of-minnesota-lecture-to.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-23303309588863728172024-02-02T06:37:00.000-08:002024-02-02T06:37:52.282-08:00Google Bard Updated to Create Images<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just yesterday I participated in a webinar talking about all the fast moving and exciting things happening in the world of AI within AEC... and to shore up that notion, I received an email later the same day that announced <a href="https://blog.google/technology/ai/try-bard/" target="_blank">Google Bard</a> can now <b>generate images</b>.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Sn6vpHz9b87oQR5eMR3VfbGKPSZS92igt97j70al763LCgYATvp1b9JCKVtc1awYwAZ4nBuwwDnzTvjijti3xQzvsb36RHk9eca6s14ifKmYFa-f2mJqbjxxGCb9mSiWEzomsmrtUZ31Q2oUIlEtvVTYNT7fTREDQc4gKU5cMMrltY6WP8l9fG2Y0S4-/s792/2024-02-02_07-53-48.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="792" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Sn6vpHz9b87oQR5eMR3VfbGKPSZS92igt97j70al763LCgYATvp1b9JCKVtc1awYwAZ4nBuwwDnzTvjijti3xQzvsb36RHk9eca6s14ifKmYFa-f2mJqbjxxGCb9mSiWEzomsmrtUZ31Q2oUIlEtvVTYNT7fTREDQc4gKU5cMMrltY6WP8l9fG2Y0S4-/w400-h289/2024-02-02_07-53-48.png" width="400"></a></div><br><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>keep reading to learn more...</i><span></span></span></div><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2024/02/google-bard-updated-to-create-images.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-44199483244151833132024-02-01T07:15:00.000-08:002024-02-01T07:24:43.828-08:00Recap of Zweig Group's AI in AEC Symposium - Houston 2024<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: verdana;">Last week I had the opportunity to attend <a href="https://zweiggroup.com/" target="_blank">Zweig Group</a>'s 1.5-day Symposium on AI in AEC. Today's post offers a brief recap of the event.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br><b>Minds & Machines: Dominating the Convergence of AI & Strategy in AEC</b></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyv0lzOqkJCKduqSjlGxZefPHTurQfLIt59FO7U6SUwjqTUPZYEZ9Cws4orCIvNa1itZHIlFE8Yap79ojqXE3e4580VR9h_FKrbPZXdcaTsKrQnbn4-0EpeEtddd1LDj19gxn-maUQV-EiLCt_jjIZDwBv-QUnYt7J9ZtR97Ck02XcQjux0LBdjf7ruBD/s1814/IMG_3419.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="1814" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyv0lzOqkJCKduqSjlGxZefPHTurQfLIt59FO7U6SUwjqTUPZYEZ9Cws4orCIvNa1itZHIlFE8Yap79ojqXE3e4580VR9h_FKrbPZXdcaTsKrQnbn4-0EpeEtddd1LDj19gxn-maUQV-EiLCt_jjIZDwBv-QUnYt7J9ZtR97Ck02XcQjux0LBdjf7ruBD/w400-h300/IMG_3419.png" width="400"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>keep reading to learn more...</i><span></span></span></div><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2024/02/recap-of-zweig-groups-ai-in-aec.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-58134076777801887522024-01-24T06:32:00.000-08:002024-02-02T13:29:44.211-08:00Elevating Workplace Intelligence: Leveraging AI for Enhanced Experience and Building Performance<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am excited to participate in this webinar hosted by <a href="https://plastarc.com/" target="_blank">Plastarc</a> on leveraging AI for enhanced experience & workplace performance.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I will share a few ways in which we are using AI at <a href="https://www.lakeflato.com/" target="_blank">Lake|Flato</a>, highlights from our recently completed internal research project on AI in architecture, takeaways from two recent AI events I attended, and more.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZseVYcdIT7l39378c9JVQiALANw-FzP05RW7xCR6C6dhOJ5coG8v2H4h9A9S3f2AujE8ug5VxKhGgShz49Eav_YpJg5O2JabA2X0wIN78rIvoSCphcRFOPVn2h4K5aHUcf8Buo3fk8d-uMa6ChGKpERv0uG2n_y0rES3eTIpy0_tqF7Pi3EGBLWNsdRk/s5258/Dan-Promo_Elevating-Workplace-Intelligence_Panel.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2963" data-original-width="5258" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZseVYcdIT7l39378c9JVQiALANw-FzP05RW7xCR6C6dhOJ5coG8v2H4h9A9S3f2AujE8ug5VxKhGgShz49Eav_YpJg5O2JabA2X0wIN78rIvoSCphcRFOPVn2h4K5aHUcf8Buo3fk8d-uMa6ChGKpERv0uG2n_y0rES3eTIpy0_tqF7Pi3EGBLWNsdRk/w400-h225/Dan-Promo_Elevating-Workplace-Intelligence_Panel.png" width="400"></a></div><br><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>keep reading to learn more...</i><span></span></span></div><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2024/01/elevating-workplace-intelligence.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-17219360637497226452024-01-14T08:09:00.000-08:002024-01-30T18:20:18.639-08:00Autodesk Forma Series - Episode 03 - CFD Wind Analysis + Proposals & Comparisons<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;" trbidi="on"><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Here is the third episode of my </span><a href="https://www.autodesk.com/products/forma/overview" style="color: #1177cc; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15px; text-decoration-line: none; white-space-collapse: preserve;" target="_blank">Autodesk Forma</a><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> video series, sponsored by <a href="https://www.autodesk.com/" target="_blank">Autodesk</a>.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">
</span><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">In this latest episode, hosted on YouTube, </span></span><span style="color: #0d0d0d; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I cover computational fluid dynamics (CFD) wind analysis, including how to run the analysis and interpret the results. Part of the analysis review involves studying design options, including the existing conditions, and comparing them.</span></span></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRxMjOH7mN8xXGzcpOd-wD_j7docdnO7GOgxgFsb-YBOh7sxG50fqyeLRb1dIeONM4HasZZhk7vDCPdI_YtetHX4x6xLlfKKrt16jxeEpuaY0kEoa1XeTKAMVWrl1qRDu9VECu2J_0bVV6sU75t-imxtGj8iXwY1PKUYVOOWlLXSFsHC9PUntI4XlZfPi/s1642/Youtube%20Cover%20V03.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1642" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRxMjOH7mN8xXGzcpOd-wD_j7docdnO7GOgxgFsb-YBOh7sxG50fqyeLRb1dIeONM4HasZZhk7vDCPdI_YtetHX4x6xLlfKKrt16jxeEpuaY0kEoa1XeTKAMVWrl1qRDu9VECu2J_0bVV6sU75t-imxtGj8iXwY1PKUYVOOWlLXSFsHC9PUntI4XlZfPi/w400-h225/Youtube%20Cover%20V03.png" width="400"></a></div><br><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>keep reading to learn more...</i><span></span></span></div><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2024/01/autodesk-forma-series-episode-03-cfd.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-34229050955607154072024-01-12T05:40:00.000-08:002024-01-12T05:40:56.614-08:00Autodesk Forma Noise Analysis for average daily traffic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I recently wrote a post for the Autodesk Community Blog about Autodesk's Forma's <b>Noise Analysis</b> feature. In this post, I dig into the <b>average daily traffic</b> (ADT) data point required for accurate results.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>This post is an excerpt from my Autodesk Forma Series on YouTube, sponsored by Autodesk.</i></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixe6J8_o8ipBoBGBRpIsfPMWDpgKE5lZzM3J4Tn8-n23N7JtAMbfyBjo37XiOSR1a-EF97VwXm0VsV8UkAKC_t_N9a2UOuxtaemv4EbWTTRQEaR6o0A_YU1RIvU4Dda1X37cYN_fcL2CEJG6-N_z5nUWoQ5YmHHhup9foJOtpCT_HAGGVZs97TOpL-MQF5/s1492/LinkedIn%20Hero.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1492" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixe6J8_o8ipBoBGBRpIsfPMWDpgKE5lZzM3J4Tn8-n23N7JtAMbfyBjo37XiOSR1a-EF97VwXm0VsV8UkAKC_t_N9a2UOuxtaemv4EbWTTRQEaR6o0A_YU1RIvU4Dda1X37cYN_fcL2CEJG6-N_z5nUWoQ5YmHHhup9foJOtpCT_HAGGVZs97TOpL-MQF5/w400-h214/LinkedIn%20Hero.png" width="400"></a></div><br><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>keep reading to learn more...<span></span></i></span></div><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2024/01/autodesk-forma-noise-analysis-for.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-57628739580984235542024-01-04T08:05:00.000-08:002024-01-04T08:05:55.133-08:002024 AIASF Design Technology Symposium<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I will be attending and presenting at the <b>2024 AIASF Design Technology Symposium</b> next month! Hopefully you can attend if you are in the San Francisco, California area.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3pOCm_0uBXb0Dkb0eteKX_iXPBQ5agjF0I31g19lMjihW8b4UfqsWrOR7BPB6Bvkz_mkJRbBHTocy2buQA3CUhXK7WT7PU7Odokc6-WLnTRJv739XoZJMRd_lvvFH5gS33aTWRmtUM_yw2wlJx2duwlwJlaGQ_3XwTgoW-unfjGsiccu9XlPy_bXLtTR/s2038/2023-12-12_21-01-29.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="983" data-original-width="2038" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3pOCm_0uBXb0Dkb0eteKX_iXPBQ5agjF0I31g19lMjihW8b4UfqsWrOR7BPB6Bvkz_mkJRbBHTocy2buQA3CUhXK7WT7PU7Odokc6-WLnTRJv739XoZJMRd_lvvFH5gS33aTWRmtUM_yw2wlJx2duwlwJlaGQ_3XwTgoW-unfjGsiccu9XlPy_bXLtTR/w400-h193/2023-12-12_21-01-29.png" width="400"></span></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><i>keep reading to learn more...</i><span></span></div></span><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2024/01/2024-aiasf-design-technology-symposium.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-19240582696570892052023-12-28T11:18:00.000-08:002024-01-05T11:54:52.358-08:00Comparing Miro and Zoom Whiteboard for Cloud Collaboration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.lakeflato.com/" target="_blank">Lake|Flato</a> has used <a href="https://miro.com/product-overview/" target="_blank">Miro</a> for cloud-based collaboration for a few years. We are also all in on <a href="https://zoom.us/" target="_blank">Zoom</a>, as it is a great web-based meeting platform that supports sketching (on our tablets and touch-enabled </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">conference room </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">displays)! We also use Zoom Rooms, Zoom phones, Zoom Webinars, and more.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As it turns out, Zoom has an enhanced <b>Whiteboard </b>feature that is essentially Miro... from what I have heard, the Zoom offering is <i>NOT </i>Miro under the hood, but as you will see in today's post, they are essentially the same thing.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbciBmbxvI5kAvBBThSEfwxZ-AiZcbIeI3KgnsyDCUwI6PMDImQDe5KhwcoY9-hMrSiyH7V-4VFz1MPITVtcSyVNtKKqq0JNfhlO3tq9Qbg93Uc-ks0qvD2VefX96uB9ns5k9kFo3i3oZrxPXyYn-Ud1FYZ-gdneCeLizFw7n_JsYqdk2XrOctt_jWKDO/s2640/Miro%20and%20Zoom%20Whiteboard%20Cover%20Image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="2640" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbciBmbxvI5kAvBBThSEfwxZ-AiZcbIeI3KgnsyDCUwI6PMDImQDe5KhwcoY9-hMrSiyH7V-4VFz1MPITVtcSyVNtKKqq0JNfhlO3tq9Qbg93Uc-ks0qvD2VefX96uB9ns5k9kFo3i3oZrxPXyYn-Ud1FYZ-gdneCeLizFw7n_JsYqdk2XrOctt_jWKDO/w400-h304/Miro%20and%20Zoom%20Whiteboard%20Cover%20Image.png" width="400"></a></div><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>keep reading to learn more...</i><span></span></span></div><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2023/12/comparing-miro-and-zoom-whiteboard-for.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-26910097520490610622023-12-21T13:04:00.000-08:002023-12-21T13:05:38.301-08:00Autodesk Customer Story and Video Featuring Lake|Flato<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.autodesk.com/" target="_blank">Autodesk</a> recently stopped by our office and created a video and customer story featuring our own office remodel and some of the tools we used.<br><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNr3Md2M_10ik3XO169HbZr9yNfQegHnAU84XImvpq_x90Mkn7-15NGgnqVV9fk97FhQ0qt8dCyyfIPPpNHHj-PAb-ZFGP4K7pariaod2UvFHxpbmnk3vObKbEx2PlYwj-JBaabSm06f7sqhlO-U-0JpoOl761as2zniVj8Gc9TMhktlGCLnOuzV-zU_l/s1301/2023-12-21_14-31-51.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1035" data-original-width="1301" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNr3Md2M_10ik3XO169HbZr9yNfQegHnAU84XImvpq_x90Mkn7-15NGgnqVV9fk97FhQ0qt8dCyyfIPPpNHHj-PAb-ZFGP4K7pariaod2UvFHxpbmnk3vObKbEx2PlYwj-JBaabSm06f7sqhlO-U-0JpoOl761as2zniVj8Gc9TMhktlGCLnOuzV-zU_l/w400-h319/2023-12-21_14-31-51.png" width="400"></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>keep reading to learn more...</i><span></span></span></div><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2023/12/autodesk-customer-story-and-video.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-48072880332090099502023-12-18T05:56:00.000-08:002023-12-18T05:56:36.180-08:00Revit-Provided Material Options for Enscape Users (Enscape blog)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I recently wrote another post for the Ensacpe blog covering the ins and outs of the materials provided with Revit. There are several subtle aspects here that can help speed things up when developing a visualization for your architectural design.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This post also includes a video hosted on my YouTube channel.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaoxLa6RVJhtb2SuFFZBETWOkv1LY5q4RWJsMTishfGv3ZZnSv7LpnkedqKvp5g71xiX-z6ZHMVlM8I3W1X_J8Z83sL1tt4BoKLwKrEA0CM6fSKKwMGEQBm5e296uQ84OnLMwlcCVUqKwC7IRhBQBasl_15Yc_5_l5otYL_Y7gqoz02MmfRrEHwHsoRAWX/s2282/Blog%20cover%20image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1762" data-original-width="2282" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaoxLa6RVJhtb2SuFFZBETWOkv1LY5q4RWJsMTishfGv3ZZnSv7LpnkedqKvp5g71xiX-z6ZHMVlM8I3W1X_J8Z83sL1tt4BoKLwKrEA0CM6fSKKwMGEQBm5e296uQ84OnLMwlcCVUqKwC7IRhBQBasl_15Yc_5_l5otYL_Y7gqoz02MmfRrEHwHsoRAWX/w400-h309/Blog%20cover%20image.jpg" width="400"></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>keep reading to learn more...</i><span></span></span></div><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2023/12/revit-provided-material-options-for.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-60929983030760021632023-12-14T05:39:00.000-08:002023-12-14T05:39:18.710-08:00SketchUp Diffusion - AI Extension is Live<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.trimble.com/en" target="_blank">Trimble</a> has developed an <b>AI image generator</b> extension for <a href="https://www.sketchup.com/" target="_blank">SketchUp</a>, called <b>SketchUp Diffusion</b>, which is now live. I will share my very first use of this tool in today's post, which resulted in a decent set of images based on my model and prompt.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQB-NHUurhWh2A_99ijgcxNGHG5-sahYqBH6vFpDW7lTH60Ze4Yyksq7VUazhxYu-YMMv6E_Vs-MVPm-ie5CQctkWAb_Q786Z4ZqzyNvIMlfhyphenhyphenr4ntpHxrp5tTQiStl3u_Q-fPLTkSZF9pePdbw1EvdgBAPkZBige5oNiqexE0P4fwpn7jAnaIiK2R-x4/s2764/SketchUp%20AI%20Cover%20Image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1622" data-original-width="2764" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQB-NHUurhWh2A_99ijgcxNGHG5-sahYqBH6vFpDW7lTH60Ze4Yyksq7VUazhxYu-YMMv6E_Vs-MVPm-ie5CQctkWAb_Q786Z4ZqzyNvIMlfhyphenhyphenr4ntpHxrp5tTQiStl3u_Q-fPLTkSZF9pePdbw1EvdgBAPkZBige5oNiqexE0P4fwpn7jAnaIiK2R-x4/w400-h235/SketchUp%20AI%20Cover%20Image.png" width="400"></a></div><br><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>keep reading to learn more...</i><span></span></span></div><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2023/12/sketchup-diffusion-ai-extension-is-live.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-31215116914154935222023-12-13T06:38:00.000-08:002023-12-13T06:38:03.840-08:00Understanding and Application of Albedo in Enscape<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In today's post, I am sharing an article I wrote for <a href="https://enscape3d.com/" target="_blank">Enscape </a>in 2018 that never made it to their new and updated blog. I collaborated with Enscape co-founder <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-willberger-0aa4565a/" target="_blank">Thomas Willberger</a> on this piece.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The post offers an introduction to material albedo and the impact it has on visualization in general, but Enscape specifically.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqlZ3VnaK6ljUAJPpKuKAxfexfdrNtpCIpZmOL0TxHX59Q5PYvP8jpcd5audVN-NbP6pkDrvs_v-WWF0YLuSYlhWVkC-rokxk1KcFn5O0fNhD4hWUNN6hTq7ysiVej5SDLlt5eOhOWZDEBrC83YYsCZg5plUs8rqKGP0KeBfySIw95xpdXbHs9enUFUz_/s4096/Enscape%20-%20Albedo%20-%20Grass_Time%20Change%2003.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="4096" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqlZ3VnaK6ljUAJPpKuKAxfexfdrNtpCIpZmOL0TxHX59Q5PYvP8jpcd5audVN-NbP6pkDrvs_v-WWF0YLuSYlhWVkC-rokxk1KcFn5O0fNhD4hWUNN6hTq7ysiVej5SDLlt5eOhOWZDEBrC83YYsCZg5plUs8rqKGP0KeBfySIw95xpdXbHs9enUFUz_/w400-h211/Enscape%20-%20Albedo%20-%20Grass_Time%20Change%2003.png" width="400"></a></div><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>keep reading to learn more...</i><span></span></span></div><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2023/12/understanding-and-application-of-albedo.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-12101494187166356992023-12-07T05:56:00.000-08:002023-12-07T11:34:05.922-08:00AIA San Antonio COTE End of Year Event<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Last night I attended the last 2023 <a href="https://aiasa.org/" target="_blank">AIA San Antonio</a> COTE event of the year, hosted here at <a href="https://www.lakeflato.com/" target="_blank">Lake|Flato</a>! I will share the highlights of this event in today's post.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Be sure to scroll to the bottom to see "Red List Free" markings on a local product rep's packaging!!!</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3575eBMdKFX2MavpUDy0WeSv27710zxkraL76CLhRrAnNGXdlL4dyyWIvwA2TYNRQ_RI5VGvh_6CdahLcIGbOXhfP8JYoZXfgLup1siUxVJQasLAg5jwL7tUYnWItoUtkSb5s5-ROLu4-oyljqMgIn4ktTrKsbK-lJUlq_hGBQ8HfmHDxV8QI8MX7yUFX/s4032/IMG_1918.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3575eBMdKFX2MavpUDy0WeSv27710zxkraL76CLhRrAnNGXdlL4dyyWIvwA2TYNRQ_RI5VGvh_6CdahLcIGbOXhfP8JYoZXfgLup1siUxVJQasLAg5jwL7tUYnWItoUtkSb5s5-ROLu4-oyljqMgIn4ktTrKsbK-lJUlq_hGBQ8HfmHDxV8QI8MX7yUFX/w400-h300/IMG_1918.HEIC" width="400"></span></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>keep reading to learn more...</i><span></span></span></div></div><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2023/12/aia-san-antonio-cote-end-of-year-event.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-86690033224348571072023-12-01T10:07:00.000-08:002023-12-02T09:12:49.127-08:00UTSA Architecture 2023 Mini Ice Box Challenge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yesterday I had the opportunity to watch three groups of graduate architecture students present and unveil the results of their <b>Mini Ice Box Challenge</b> at <a href="https://future.utsa.edu/programs/undergraduate/architecture/" target="_blank">UTSA</a> here in San Antonio, Texas.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The goal was to design and build a structure that would minimize the melting of ice stored within while set outside for several days.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The presentations were thoughtful, and the results suspenseful:)</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBIggcPN909GEzzVsQZmDBe6M_75FJYwdgagy8vu3tAE4RnfeoP0YuEMKc9QoUQPWUmxuNZzJnLbsaD4NRQuLDfhFfUYA1meY1Rmwfl-KobhJxjNTeTbExzXeHl8o1OKQMbrRquZURcmOSsDzD351xMCr1hgG6jgvpvvlsp-ZmM2oG_aLUULQqZto2izor/s4032/IMG_6683.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBIggcPN909GEzzVsQZmDBe6M_75FJYwdgagy8vu3tAE4RnfeoP0YuEMKc9QoUQPWUmxuNZzJnLbsaD4NRQuLDfhFfUYA1meY1Rmwfl-KobhJxjNTeTbExzXeHl8o1OKQMbrRquZURcmOSsDzD351xMCr1hgG6jgvpvvlsp-ZmM2oG_aLUULQqZto2izor/w400-h300/IMG_6683.JPG" width="400"></a></div><br><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>keep reading to learn more...</i><span></span></span></div><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2023/12/utsa-architecture-2023-mini-ice-box.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-79297582720826076192023-11-30T06:29:00.000-08:002023-12-01T09:40:24.105-08:00Autodesk University 2023 Selfies Post<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Following my Autodesk University recap post, I wanted to share the abundance of selfies I took with old and new friends:) Sorry to those I saw and forgot to grad a selfie... next time!</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtq2QhE4VXEU_oNpw6YSt4vYFeQtxKSkuB2e2XQ9dL1B-UpmHWD54h8N0eztLOIoZKxNrN5iLgF_o7Fd0p_W3UI6K_DeBqIFWpUPZg0TvBEXFWDc6yISp3ENM73rB6GeQiWQpzbMR_HlXFH-ie_olgv-PDLX9tZLT44PkORUpIe9mHDOGGPlw-ifBNpFtH/s4032/IMG_1168.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtq2QhE4VXEU_oNpw6YSt4vYFeQtxKSkuB2e2XQ9dL1B-UpmHWD54h8N0eztLOIoZKxNrN5iLgF_o7Fd0p_W3UI6K_DeBqIFWpUPZg0TvBEXFWDc6yISp3ENM73rB6GeQiWQpzbMR_HlXFH-ie_olgv-PDLX9tZLT44PkORUpIe9mHDOGGPlw-ifBNpFtH/s320/IMG_1168.HEIC" width="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>keep reading to learn more...</i><span></span></span></div></div><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2023/11/autodesk-university-2023-selfies-post.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-8436017798507784632023-11-24T06:05:00.000-08:002023-11-30T11:30:29.408-08:00Autodesk University 2023 Recap<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I recently returned from an action-packed week in Las Vegas for <a href="https://www.autodesk.com/autodesk-university/" target="_blank"><b>Autodesk University</b></a>. It was the best one yet, and I will share several highlights in today's post!</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1DsFF7ryw_jfbgzZ4Xbv9as3fmPwu780RWAsl8qcEZLbfiKl9rHmRaR6_6j0WSQtWFONFJAzsQ-gGgKtFdlMT56QN_rziXDHwKgYJ51UDQiHczYl9tjQOXM4FM5cUQTn1b2ILQW49p9y4KRi5vnZcgcZZUpRyZtly0M75JiJUEepxaT6RlX0VWWY3A8o/s4032/IMG_1245.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1DsFF7ryw_jfbgzZ4Xbv9as3fmPwu780RWAsl8qcEZLbfiKl9rHmRaR6_6j0WSQtWFONFJAzsQ-gGgKtFdlMT56QN_rziXDHwKgYJ51UDQiHczYl9tjQOXM4FM5cUQTn1b2ILQW49p9y4KRi5vnZcgcZZUpRyZtly0M75JiJUEepxaT6RlX0VWWY3A8o/w400-h300/IMG_1245.HEIC" width="400"></a></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>keep reading to learn more...</i><span></span></span></div><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2023/11/autodesk-university-2023-recap.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-30149699756137955552023-11-22T06:50:00.000-08:002023-11-22T06:50:20.076-08:00bsi. Webinar - How to use BIM to achieve your sustainability goals<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What happens when a practice embraces BIM and industry standards? Opportunities happen. Opportunities to elevate workflows that achieve client goals and benefit the environment and the people who will use the building.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Join us in this session to learn about three industry groups working on standards, <a href="https://www.bsigroup.com/en-US/" target="_blank">bsi</a>, <a href="https://www.nibs.org/" target="_blank">NIBS</a>, and <a href="https://www.ies.org/" target="_blank">IES</a>, as well as my highlights on BIM-eneabled sustainability workflows at <a href="https://www.lakeflato.com/" target="_blank">Lake|Flato</a>.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71waVwTrkFkJNAvSr0HIUV2fSFjI6Ch5nJZjHa-r5zy5-SqjvrxnWV3F9nSpyjTuvk5lElVi7v0eTFlsVI7irQ6XsNm89HXWLElAZF-1nrVAzu-A-U4oT5NQzTuocpwV6dutr5d6pI9vfMZkuDBTuVukD5TPiVWFvSfc5UPIfPp5Ksisx1OsrdKb3Yby6/s800/bsi%20webinar%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="800" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71waVwTrkFkJNAvSr0HIUV2fSFjI6Ch5nJZjHa-r5zy5-SqjvrxnWV3F9nSpyjTuvk5lElVi7v0eTFlsVI7irQ6XsNm89HXWLElAZF-1nrVAzu-A-U4oT5NQzTuocpwV6dutr5d6pI9vfMZkuDBTuVukD5TPiVWFvSfc5UPIfPp5Ksisx1OsrdKb3Yby6/w400-h209/bsi%20webinar%202023.jpg" width="400"></a></div><br><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>keep reading to learn more...</i><span></span></span></div><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2023/11/bsi-webinar-how-to-use-bim-to-achieve.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012622541860735055.post-6090241481600477022023-11-21T06:19:00.000-08:002023-11-28T08:38:35.186-08:00Autodesk Forma Series - Episode 02 - Noise & Sun Hours Analysis + External Geometry<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I am excited to share the second episode of my </span><a href="https://www.autodesk.com/products/forma/overview" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;" target="_blank">Autodesk Forma</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> video series, sponsored by Autodesk.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">This episode, hosted on YouTube, will cover using Revit and Rhino geometry in simulations such as traffic noise and sun-hours </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">analysis</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">.</span></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOv9zX9qnJhQEE6e-wzR5c0pWFgeyht4jlphZ92866qsc-i7cBvK7v5h45Dg6C-fUPhejhYwIvilmyuRJDLR5wIA2e83KQrq7cL459DT10XzTq7xP5mcAorPD0hRnkvpqhRu8r_-R1V8HDTX5uYhT9jrJi_B9o4PHv0RIfl_AjV0iOLTwrql7Z9U2ynGUy/s3284/Youtube%20Cover%20V03.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="3284" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOv9zX9qnJhQEE6e-wzR5c0pWFgeyht4jlphZ92866qsc-i7cBvK7v5h45Dg6C-fUPhejhYwIvilmyuRJDLR5wIA2e83KQrq7cL459DT10XzTq7xP5mcAorPD0hRnkvpqhRu8r_-R1V8HDTX5uYhT9jrJi_B9o4PHv0RIfl_AjV0iOLTwrql7Z9U2ynGUy/w400-h225/Youtube%20Cover%20V03.png" width="400"></a></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>keep reading to learn more...</i><span></span></span></div><a href="https://bimchapters.blogspot.com/2023/11/autodesk-forma-series-episode-02-wind.html#more">Read more »</a>Dan Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666030766868750338noreply@blogger.com