BNIM is a design firm based in Kansas City, Missouri, that has built a national reputation for excellence in architecture, planning, interior design, and landscape architecture. As Dev Malik, BNIM Principal and COO, shares, BNIM leverages technology “to allow us to serve our clients better and more effectively.”
➡️ The Challenge: BNIM used keynotes extensively in Autodesk Revit to reference the specs. However, without a means to track the keynotes placed in the model, this process required tedious coordination. Reviewing every call-off on the drawings with the specs was both time-consuming and not feasible for large projects. With work schedules spanning all hours of the day and night, communication between modelers and specifiers was challenging, and specifier-generated keynotes slowed drawing development. As various Revit modelers selected and created their keynotes, a keynote manager was needed to support multiple users at the same time. Finally, with modeler-generated keynotes, the specifiers needed to be able to track which keynotes were being added to the model to coordinate the specs with the model.
➡️ The Solution: BNIM imported their keynote master list which is coordinated with the firm’s specification masters into the VisiSpecs Keynote Manager. All Revit users were permitted to select and create keynotes in Keynote Manager so they could have access to the keynotes they needed in a timely fashion. Using Keynote Manager’s filters, the specifier could easily track which keynotes were being used to ensure the specifications matched the keynotes in the project. As additional keynotes were created by the modelers, the specifier could review, edit, and ‘approve’ keynotes in Keynote Manager, ensuring quality and consistency in their product. Comments were also added which enabled team communication on keynotes such as ”Restrooms only.” The ability to run Keynote Manager in Microsoft Word allows keynotes to be easily selected without having to switch back and forth between Keynote Manager and the model in Revit. The VisiSpecs Multi-User Keynote Manager increases efficiency as team members no longer have to wait for their colleagues or collaborators to finish selecting keynotes to access Keynote Manager themselves. The process is further enhanced by the specifier accessing Revit to use a user-created keynote legend to view live keynote placement.
➡️ Read the results: https://lnkd.in/db6cu_j
