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360° innovation in the construction of your projects
Strategy

360° innovation in the construction of your projects

March 22, 2022 - Innovation in construction is supported by a multitude of tools that are complementary, or even independent of the implementation of a BIM approach. Among these solutions, the use of 360° cameras on site stands out for its simplicity and its high potential to facilitate progress monitoring.

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BIM Manager Vs Implementation Specialist… <br/><em>a BIM Unicorn?</em>
Strategy

BIM Manager Vs Implementation Specialist…
a BIM Unicorn?

February 21, 2022 - BIM Manager and BIM Implementation and Workflow Specialist are distinctly different, and require completely different skill sets. Finding one person that “fits the bill” is a bit of a Unicorn.

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Revit view templates: 3 pitfalls to avoid
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Revit view templates: 3 pitfalls to avoid

October 7, 2021 - Are you a fan of view template best practices in Revit? Although sometimes restrictive, view templates are a very useful feature to facilitate BIM coordination and maintain the uniformity of models. Learn in this post how to avoid missteps by avoiding 3 common pitfalls.

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The other potential of <em>your</em> BIM
Strategy

The other potential of your BIM

July 6, 2021 - As an owner or manager of infrastructures or buildings, you face challenges operating and maintaining this new asset. This time though, unlike for your other assets, you were delivered a digital model and a series of digital files...

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The Potential of <em>Your</em> BIM
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The Potential of Your BIM

April 28, 2021 - BIM does not just describe the process of today’s way of delivering projects, it’s also the foundation of how we deliver projects and is the basis upon which we build layers upon layers of data and information.

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Series of 3 free webinars on geo-referencing digital models
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Series of 3 free webinars on geo-referencing digital models

March 5, 2021 - Is geo-referencing your BIM models a source of issues? BIM One has produced a series of 3 webinars to help you unravel the concepts associated with georeferencing and learn about the best practices.

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Achieving a successful digital transition
Strategy

Achieving a successful digital transition

November 5, 2020 - Did reading about the benefits of BIM for contractors inspire you to take action? Here are some quick tips for making a successful digital transition.

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AEOS Consulting is now part of BIM One cementing Canada-wide expertise
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AEOS Consulting is now part of BIM One cementing Canada-wide expertise

October 8, 2020 - BIM One is proud to announce that AEOS Consulting has joined BIM One, extending their services in BIM consulting, including firmwide implementation & project support Canada-wide.

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4 advantages of BIM for contractors
Strategy

4 advantages of BIM for contractors

September 23, 2020 - BIM is becoming increasingly important, but how exactly will it prove useful on site? BIM One has gathered 4 ways to benefit from using BIM on projects.

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New Hospital Complex (NCH) of Quebec City: How does the BIM team manage to innovate on this mega project?
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New Hospital Complex (NCH) of Quebec City: How does the BIM team manage to innovate on this mega project?

July 15, 2020 - The Nouveau Complexe Hospitalier (NCH) at the Child Jesus Hospital site is not only one of the most ambitious construction projects in Quebec City; it is also a world-class project developed through a unique design process.

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How to succeed on your first BIM project as a GC: 3 crucial elements
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How to succeed on your first BIM project as a GC: 3 crucial elements

May 21, 2020 - Considering the increasingly complex nature of construction projects, BIM One shares 3 crucial elements for succeeding on your first BIM project as a general contractor.

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Our tips and tricks for MEP modeling in Revit
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Our tips and tricks for MEP modeling in Revit

April 25, 2020 - If you’re part of an MEP project - whether your role is to produce, manipulate or even analyze the model - it is essential to be aware of certain issues you might encounter in Revit. We want to offer some quality checks you can do to keep your model "healthy" and running at full speed.

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5<sup>th</sup> pack of free Dynamo scripts to make your life easier in Revit MEP
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5th pack of free Dynamo scripts to make your life easier in Revit MEP

April 2, 2020 - Use the free Dynamo scripts from BIM One to simplify certain element manipulations in the MEP portion of Revit.

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4th pack of free Dynamo scripts to take control of Revit
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4th pack of free Dynamo scripts to take control of Revit

February 28, 2020 - We’re sharing three free Dynamo scripts to make your life easier when you are trying to maintain the quality of your Revit models.

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A fresh start for our free BIM One Revit add-ins
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A fresh start for our free BIM One Revit add-ins

January 31, 2020 - Our New Year’s resolution here at BIM One has been updating our free add-ins for Autodesk Revit, including the ever-popular Export-Import Excel add-in.

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BIM One Dynamo package for Google Sheets
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BIM One Dynamo package for Google Sheets

December 9, 2019 - We’ve released our BIMOneGoogleAPI package for Dynamo that allows you to interact with Google Sheets via Dynamo.

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Third pack of free Dynamo scripts
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Third pack of free Dynamo scripts

October 17, 2019 - Introducing three scripts to make your life easier when you are trying to maintain the quality of your Revit models. These are tasks that our BIM Experts practice every day, like you!

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5 major organizational and human challenges related to the corporate deployment of BIM
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5 major organizational and human challenges related to the corporate deployment of BIM

September 19, 2019 - A real success leading to a BIM implementation can not be built without a global approach. We present here five organizational and human challenges, accompanied by solutions, which we often encounter in our work with organizations of all sizes.

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Groupe BIM du Québec networking evening
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Groupe BIM du Québec networking evening

August 22, 2019 - Back to school in 2019 is already here and the traditional networking event of Groupe BIM du Québec is back!

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The importance of Revit phases
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The importance of Revit phases

June 13, 2019 - Phases and phase filters of different Revit files in the same project should match. But why? Marie-Pierre Lebel shares her knowledge of Revit phases.

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Model maintenance: Second pack of free Dynamo scripts
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Model maintenance: Second pack of free Dynamo scripts

May 15, 2019 - Introducing four scripts to make your life easier when you are trying to maintain the quality of your Revit models. These are tasks that our BIM Experts practice every day, like you!

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Keeping it real: When Generative Design works (Part 1)
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Keeping it real: When Generative Design works (Part 1)

May 2, 2019 - We explore the realistic possibilities of generative design in this two-part series on separating fact from fiction in generative design.

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Boucle Pierre Lavoie: for the fun & the challenge
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Boucle Pierre Lavoie: for the fun & the challenge

April 25, 2019 - We had a great time participating in last year’s Boucle Pierre Lavoie 135 km bike ride. Find out what’s new for 2019:

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Introducing BIM One’s first pack of Dynamo scripts for Parameters
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Introducing BIM One’s first pack of Dynamo scripts for Parameters

April 9, 2019 - Over the past few years, at BIM One Inc. , we have developed quite an expertise with Dynamo, allowing us to design more efficiently and automate boring tasks. We have created an in-house toolbar allowing our BIM specialists to be more productive. Today, it's our turn to give back to the vibrant and responsive community of Dynamo.

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Did you know that there is an element visibility hierarchy in Revit?
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Did you know that there is an element visibility hierarchy in Revit?

March 18, 2019 - In Revit, there is an element visibility hierarchy that is little known: some element overrides are stronger than others. This article will save you time in your management / graphical fixes.

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Bridging the Gap: Reconciling Strategy and Operations in BIM implementation
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Bridging the Gap: Reconciling Strategy and Operations in BIM implementation

February 28, 2019 - There is a gap between the strategic and operational visions in the deployment of BIM, as well as the transition efforts. The BIM uses tree allows us to link the two visions as part of implementation mandate.

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BIM One enjoys the Pentathlon des Neiges
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BIM One enjoys the Pentathlon des Neiges

February 26, 2019 - For the first time ever, BIM One participated in the Pentathlon des Neiges Québec! 15 brave souls registered in 3 teams to compete in the Langlois Avocats Corporate Challenge. Find out how we did.

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IFC and OpenBIM: what about infrastructure projects?
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IFC and OpenBIM: what about infrastructure projects?

February 13, 2019 - Too often, the infrastructure domain is neglected when talking about BIM; especially OpenBIM! Learn how to export intelligent IFC models from Civil3D in this blog post.

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The 4 critical elements for a successful startup
Strategy

The 4 critical elements for a successful startup

January 31, 2019 - After 5 years of ups and downs, BIM One`s CEO Jimmy Plante shares the factors that he feels are essential for the success of an enterprise.

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Lost in translation: the importance of standard shared parameter definitions
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Lost in translation: the importance of standard shared parameter definitions

January 17, 2019 - We examine the “problem” of shared parameter definitions, the current solutions and why is there still so much debate in the industry.

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The Cook and the cookbook
Strategy

The Cook and the cookbook

December 19, 2018 - A BIM one Christmas tale of warning
- don’t assume what you cook from a recipe book will be quite the same as the professional chef that wrote it.

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How to plan and track the development of your Revit template
Strategy

How to plan and track the development of your Revit template

December 5, 2018 - As part of a project to create an MEP template for one of our clients, we aimed to exchange regularly with the customer to better meet their needs as well as to provide more information. In this article, we will present our roadmap for creating a Revit template and how we organized it.

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Our 3 takeaways from Autodesk University 2018
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Our 3 takeaways from Autodesk University 2018

November 29, 2018 - Check out our thoughts post-Autodesk University November 13 to 15 2018 in Las Vegas. Because the Internet already provides us with good summaries of Autodesk’ product development direction, we have focused on 3 noteworthy sessions, namely: US standards, dRofus and generative design.

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BIM Track selected by the Société québécoise des infrastructures (SQI) as the collaborative platform for its infrastructure projects
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BIM Track selected by the Société québécoise des infrastructures (SQI) as the collaborative platform for its infrastructure projects

November 23, 2018 - BIM Track has been selected by the Société québécoise des infrastructures (SQI) as the collaboration platform to support the deployment of their BIM-IDP practice in all its planned infrastructure projects that will be using BIM.

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60 seconds with Vincent Carignan
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60 seconds with Vincent Carignan

October 24, 2018 - We know that to facilitate BIM transformation, the most advanced techniques will only be sustainable if we work with the realities of your organization. As a BIM specialist who is active in both Montreal and Quebec City, Vincent Carignan takes the time to understand organizations in order to take a realistic approach.

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Four essential elements to consider when creating a BIM Execution Plan (BEP)
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Four essential elements to consider when creating a BIM Execution Plan (BEP)

October 16, 2018 - Here are four important elements to consider when created a BEP, based on our experience, to make (and keep!) it both viable and realistic. N.B - our approach proposes that the BIM management plan groups the customer requirements and is essentially prescriptive, while the BIM execution plan, which is more descriptive, includes the suppliers' proposal in response to the requirements of the BMP.

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Industrial Research Chair on the Integration of Digital Technologies in Construction
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Industrial Research Chair on the Integration of Digital Technologies in Construction

September 25, 2018 - The Industrial Research Chair on the integration of digital technologies in construction, initiated by ÉTS, is, for BIM One a chance to join companies that innovate and share their expertise for the local and global competitiveness of our industry.

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60 seconds with Vincent Bergeron, BIM Specialist at BIM One
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60 seconds with Vincent Bergeron, BIM Specialist at BIM One

September 5, 2018 - As a BIM specialist at BIM One, Vincent Bergeron draws on his many years of teaching experience to make tricky concepts easy for colleagues and stakeholders alike to understand. Watch this 60 second video to see how Vincent draws on his experiences and what makes the BIM One team special:

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60 seconds with Steve Sénéchal
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60 seconds with Steve Sénéchal

August 16, 2018 - Steve Sénéchal is a BIM Manager at BIM One with over 18 years’ experience in the field of architecture. He’s extremely devoted to his role, and is always ready to help & and get the job done correctly. See Steve’s career path to becoming a BIM specialist, and why he thinks the BIM One team is something special in this 60 second clip:

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Rising to the Boucle Pierre Lavoie challenge
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Rising to the Boucle Pierre Lavoie challenge

June 25, 2018 - Last weekend, nine brave souls from the BIM One team attempted the 135km bike ride near Quebec City known as the Boucle Pierre Lavoie. We are proud to report that each team member rode to the best of their abilities and that most made it over the finish line!

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CanBIM Calgary Regional Session wrap-up
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CanBIM Calgary Regional Session wrap-up

June 22, 2018 - Last week, BIM One participated in the CanBIM regional session in Calgary and the event was a great success! We enjoyed the presence of plenty of participants from all around Canada and the US, including partners and clients of ours, and new connections alike.

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A portrait of Franck Murat, BIM / VDC Technical Director at BIM One
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A portrait of Franck Murat, BIM / VDC Technical Director at BIM One

June 7, 2018 - Franck Murat, BIM / VDC Technical Director at BIM One, brings 12 years of expertise in BIM from time spent in both France and Quebec. We interviewed him regarding his experiences, and the industry in general.

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BIM One exhibiting at CanBIM Calgary in June 2018
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BIM One exhibiting at CanBIM Calgary in June 2018

June 5, 2018 - We are pleased to announce that BIM One will be participating at the CanBIM Regional Session in Calgary on June 13th and 14th 2018, taking place at the Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire. Come discuss your needs with our own Jean-François Lapointe, BIM Solutions Director, and Tarek Ghazzaoui, BIM Manager and BDM Western Canada.

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BIM One wins “The Performer” award at Les Pléiades
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BIM One wins “The Performer” award at Les Pléiades

May 29, 2018 - We are happy to share that the BIM One team won “The Performer” award at Les Pléiades Prix D’Excellence last week. Les Pléiades Prix d’Excellence is put on by the Chamber of Commerce of Lévis to recognize and reward dynamic businesses in the Chaudière-Appalache region.

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BIM One attends the “What’s New in Revit 2019” presentation by Autodesk at BIMbc in Vancouver
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BIM One attends the “What’s New in Revit 2019” presentation by Autodesk at BIMbc in Vancouver

May 17, 2018 - BIM One, represented by Tarek Ghazzaoui, attended the most recent BIMbc event in Vancouver, entitled “What's New in Revit 2019”. Scott Davis, AEC technical specialist at Autodesk, talked about Revit 2019’s new features, sporadically jumping into Revit to demonstrate them.

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BIM One announces partnership with ÉTS Formation
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BIM One announces partnership with ÉTS Formation

April 26, 2018 - BIM One is proud to announce a new partnership between our team and ÉTS Training. ÉTS Formation has joined forces with BIM One to meet the ever-growing needs of training associated with new construction processes and technologies.

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CanBIM Montréal 2018 wrap-up
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CanBIM Montréal 2018 wrap-up

April 19, 2018 - This week BIM One had the pleasure of both exhibiting and presenting at CanBIM Montreal. We wanted to share a few of the key take-homes from the day, including the state of BIM in Quebec, the active role owners can take in BIM and more.

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