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MOVING ECAD ARCHITECTS TOWARDS BIM IMPLEMENTATION (with AEC COLLECTION)

MOVING ECAD ARCHITECTS TOWARDS BIM IMPLEMENTATION (with AEC COLLECTION)

Customer challenge

Established in 1995, ECAD Architects LTD (https://ecadarchitects.com/) is a multidisciplinary architectural firm with both local and international clients. Operations are fully digitized, enabling them to produce a higher standard of design and documentation in the shortest possible time. They specialize in various disciplines, which include residential, industrial, recreational, commercial, health, hospitality, and educational. Their challenge is keeping abreast of the trends in the global industry as they collaborate with consultants and clients abroad.

Project goals

ECAD Architects (a CDSS customer since 2009) initially started as most do with Autodesk AutoCAD (later adding Autodesk REVIT Architecture) in a standalone configuration in 2011, which was converted to a network installation along with Autodesk REVIT Architecture Suite in 2012. Building Design Suite Premium was implemented in 2013/2014, where they stayed until 2020. Their collaboration with international partners and clients has been the driving force behind their keeping abreast with the trends in the global industry. We started the conversation with ECAD on moving to Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction Collection in 2019.

Solution

These solutions such as Autodesk REVIT, Autodesk 3DS Max, Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture, Autodesk FormitPro & Autodesk Navisworks Manage, currently form the main applications used in their Concept, Design, and Project Management & Project Delivery. They have also implanted Cloud Rendering services. We have provided solution adoption, technical support (software), training since inception to ECAD.

Business outcome

Using the products and the Autodesk solutions mentioned ECAD provides a mix of paper and digital deliverables depending on the client/project location (within Nigeria or abroad).

Conclusion

Their collaboration with international partners and clients is moving them to take the next step by implementing BIM in their procedures and processes. We have begun the discussion of BIM Implementation with ECAD, starting with in-house collaboration via Autodesk BIM 360 (Autodesk BIM Collaborate), and ultimately with their external consulting civil, structural, mechanical consultants and contractors, with Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro. Delivering mostly paperless projects being in their endgame.

Project summary

    Duration & delivery

  • 180
  • 2021-01-24

    Autodesk solutions

  • Architecture
  • Engineering & Construction Collection
  • AutoCAD
  • Building Design Suite
  • Navisworks Manage
  • Revit

    Services provided

  • System & Software Maintenance
  • Product Training
  • Technical Support
  • Solution Adoption Services

    Customer industry

  • Architecture
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