Why Revit Rooms Don't Delete From Your Model

Ever wonder why a Revit room element does not delete from the model when you tell Revit to delete it? I created a short YouTube video explaining why this is the case... which relates to the bigger picture use case for Rooms in the design of buildings.

Learn more about how Revit rooms work in this short YouTube video:

Why Revit Rooms Don't Delete From Your Model

Have some related tips? Share them in the comments below.

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AIA NY COTE Event - Circular Economy and Design Part 2 – Disassembly and Reuse

I am excited to participate in this AIA NY COTE presentation and share Lake|Flato work, some exciting local municipal policy work, and more!

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New YouTube Videos - Early Energy Modeling Course

I've added three new videos to the Early Energy Modeling series on YouTube.

See the new videos, and the entire series, via this YouTube Playlist link: https://bit.ly/3O9ZtuK

The new videos were created using Revit 2024 and recorded in 4k.

Internal Loads

Learn how to manage light power density, latent/sensible heat per person, set points, ACH, schedules, & more.  https://youtu.be/n0oG3bkti3E

FYI: I will create another video soon showing how internal loads can be defined on a space-by-space basis.

Building Evenlope Settings

Learn how to apply and manage the building envelope's thermal resistance and thermal mass properties. This demonstration looks at both a Revit model and a Revit mass and the various ways these properties are applied to the energy analysis model. https://youtu.be/HMUwTRD8w54

Defining Glazing

This video shows how glazing can be defined very accurately... including custom SHGC, VLT, and U values. https://youtu.be/ARijTvuOw7E

I plan on doing another video looking specifically at glazing.

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Early Energy Modeling with Autodesk Insight - Free YouTube Course

The third of three courses I am making freely available is fully uploaded: Early Energy Modeling with Autodesk Insight!

This course covers the same workflows we use at Lake|Flato, which results in the data we enter into the AIA 2030 Committment DDX... all of which is free if you already have Autodesk Revit.

Course highlights:

• 14 Videos
• 1.0+ hours

This course is ideal for anyone interested in early energy modeling in an architectural practice. Even experienced Insight users will find value in the tips and tricks offered throughout the course.

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A'23 Recap - National AIA Conference on Architecture

Last week I had the opportunity to attend the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2023 conference on architecture in San Francisco. In this post, I will share a recap of my experience.

Photo: National AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) Leadership

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Enscape reception at A'23 this week in San Francisco

Chaos (Enscape/Vray) is hosting a gathering Tuesday, June 6, from 5:30 - 7:30pm PDT, during the 2023 national AIA conference in San Francisco later this week.

If you are in town, I recommend you attend, as they have some great info to share, from what I have heard. Not only can you meet their CEO, Christain Lang, and many others from the Chaos team, but also their new Cheif Product Officer, Kam Star, who has a degree in AI... https://blog.enscape3d.com/new-chief-product-officer-joins-chaos-kam-star.

Registration link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aia-a23-enscape-happy-hour-reception-tickets-630810249437

On a related note... I just published a free course on getting started with Enscape, which you can read about in my previous post: Getting Started with Enscape (for Revit users) - Free YouTube Course.

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Lighting design professionals: check out my Revit & ElumTools training https://bit.ly/3NJjhCV

Getting Started with Enscape (for Revit users) - Free YouTube Course

The second of three free courses I am making available is fully uploaded: Getting Started with Enscape (for Revit users)!

Course highlights::

• 25 Videos
• 3.0 hours
• Several required/resource files

This course is ideal for anyone interested in using real-time rendering in an architectural practice. Even experienced Ensacpe users will find value in the tips and tricks offered throughout the course.

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