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Levitt Bernstein uses Autodesk AutoCAD Revit Series as the move to building information modelling gathers momentum

A recognition of the potential of building information modelling (BIM) has led the London-based architectural practice, Levitt Bernstein, to invest in 22 seats of Autodesk AutoCAD Revit Series – Building (Revit Series).

The firm had been just about to buy a different product when a last-minute demonstration of Revit Series by Autodesk reseller partner Cadassist convinced them to reconsider. “We were keen to move towards BIM as we believe it holds the key to even more creative but also efficient work,” says Dylan Murdey-Green, architect and IT manager.

“However, we were on the lookout for a very robust but easy-to-use system. Even though I have used ArchiCAD in the past, once I saw Revit Series, I knew it was a serious contender.”

Revit Series combines the building information system Revit Building with the latest version of AutoCAD. This means that Levitt Bernstein can continue to work in a familiar AutoCAD environment, making a planned and gradual migration to BIM as projects and personnel allow.

BIM is the creation and use of co-ordinated, consistent and computable information about a building project. Because this information is always totally current and readily available it is invaluable for design decision-making, the production of high-quality construction documents, predicting performance, cost-estimating and construction planning and, eventually, for managing and operating the facility.

Levitt Bernstein has now begun to test Revit Series on a large mixed tenure housing project for London’s South Bank, creating a single cohesive and co-ordinated 3D model holding all current data and drawings.

“I purposely chose a project where I knew the director would be objective,” says Murdey-Green. “However, although it’s still too early to measure results, the feedback has been that Revit Series is performing even better than expected.

“It’s been easy to learn and is enjoyable to use – in fact, the team is enthusiastic about the new software and the sceptics have been won over. Now others are volunteering to try it on their projects.”

“Architects want to design and any software that gives them the freedom to realise their ideas without any complications wins their vote,” says Peter Williams of Cadassist. “Through its ease of use and the automatic co-ordinating of design and documentation, Revit Series gives them this freedom.

“Levitt Bernstein has got off to an excellent start and will soon see swift returns on their investment.”

Email: jond@whiteoaks.co.uk