We have become a “Pre-Construction Project Manager” for most of our clients, hosting pre-con meetings via screen share. More often than not, we find significant issues before they order them and become expensive mistakes and delays. For example, we work with their truss vendors and import the actual truss models for their projects into the 3D model. Essentially, we are building their structure before they do, so if we have questions, they will have questions. Invariably, this ends up saving my clients thousands of dollars on each project. We issue a Constructability Review, detailing our findings. With my construction consulting company, Constructabilit圓D we support builders around the US and Canada by modeling their structures in detail based on their 2D architectural, structural, civil, and MEP drawings in order to avoid issues or clashes. Could you give us a rundown of your business?

He dives deep into his workflow and how he implements it on a new multi-family residential project in Canada.Ī lot of the SketchUp community knows you and your work from the many presentations you’ve given, and the work you have done. He builds highly detailed models - down to the stud, which has inspired him to create different SketchUp extensions to help with his construction workflow. He’s been in the industry for over 30 years and uses SketchUp as his go-to software tool. Just ask John Brock, custom home builder, and designer. Can you build a six-story, wood-framed building in SketchUp? Yes, you can.

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