We’re Presenting New Research at ACADIA!

I am happy to announce that our paper "A Novel Mesh-based Workflow for Complex Geometry in BIM" has been accepted to ACADIA's 2017 conference: "Disciplines and Disruptions." hosted by MIT! The paper, co-authored by Dave Stasiuk and I, will be included in the peer-reviewed research proceedings. The research builds upon our recent work in utilizing … Continue reading We’re Presenting New Research at ACADIA!

Analytics, machines, and our summer so far…

We are in the heat of the summer season and we have invited summer interns to work with us to experiment with new concepts and technologies. In 2016, we focused on rapid development of focused problem-first workflows and published our content as an open source project. This year, Ally and Nazanin have joined us for … Continue reading Analytics, machines, and our summer so far…

A Conductor, a LunchBox, and a spool of Conduit

The Proving Ground toolkit continues to grow and evolve. Last month we launched Conductor: a tool that connects AEC tools to Trello for task management.  LunchBox for Dynamo has had some cool updates in the last several months and Conduit has just had another major release! Conductor 1.0 - Trello Tools for Builders A year … Continue reading A Conductor, a LunchBox, and a spool of Conduit

4 Tips for Getting Value out of Software Customization

Software customization is an undertaking associated with a great deal of risk and uncertainty in the world of business. Investing in custom software is very different than purchasing off-the-shelf tools available in the marketplace. Whereas most standard tools are purchased with the expectation that they are stable, robust, and ready for immediate implementation, procuring custom … Continue reading 4 Tips for Getting Value out of Software Customization