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Two depictions of the Tokyo Subway, one in 2d and one in 3d. One is useful, the other is not.

\n","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"html"},{"id":61,"value":"## The Origin of Bldgforum","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":71,"value":"Construction details are central to delivering architecture and engineering, but are not well served by existing or emerging software.","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":143,"value":"Buildingforum came from working at a large firm that struggled to review, standardize and collect construction details from projects. Without this capability, the firm couldn't build institutional knowledge from previous projects. Construction details were silod in Revit models, PDFs and shop drawings.","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":76,"value":"## Stackoverflow for Buildings","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":215,"value":"Bldgforum is a knowledge base for architects, engineers and anyone who works to build buildings.","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":146,"value":"The entire software industry runs on Stackoverflow. Often problems can be solved by copying and pasteing from Stackoverflow directly into your code. Can we provide a resource that's similarly valuable to the AEC industries?","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":148,"value":"To reproduce this experience for architects and engineers we have to provide the equivalent of \"source code\" that is available on Stackoverflow. Building details serve as these atoms of searchable, copy-and-paste-able knowledge.","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":59,"value":"## Details: Where the Spec Connects","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":212,"value":"Bldgforum is beginning as a platform for sharing, versioning and discussing construction details.","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":133,"value":"Construction details are where building product specifications are referenced in construction drawing sets. In 2021 the US building products industry was [estimated to be worth $296.2 billion](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/with-market-size-valued-at-1-4-trillion-by-2026--its-a-healthy-outlook-for-the-global-construction-materials-market-301370017.html) dollars. Product manufacturers and representatives already provide technical details tailored to their specific products as part of their marketing efforts. Bldgforum will become an important platform for these product manufacturers by providing tooling that will connect them to valuable customers.","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":277,"value":"## Why Bldgforum?","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":280,"value":"Bldgforum will help builders collect, review and search institutional knowledge.","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":53,"value":"## Who are our customers?","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":223,"value":"Bldgforum is first and foremost a home for building pros. Our primary goal is providing high quality information that can be quickly integrated into construction drawing sets.","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":160,"value":"1. ### Communities of architects, engineers and contractors\n - Enterprise deployments of bldgforum with dedicated databases will help large firms collect, audit and distribute institutional knowledge through building details.\n2. ### Building product manufacturers\n - Building product manufacturers will be able to distribute versioned resources, discover relevant conversations, and connect with users who are interested in their products.\n3. ### Other businesses servicing the AEC industries\n - Publications who want to add value to their service or brand could embed details hosted on bldgforum. Software businesses that provide technology solutions to the AEC industries could serve details hosted on bldgforum through access to our API.","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":202,"value":"## Serving the way we Work Now","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":230,"value":"Bldgforum will be a tool that's useful for the way architects, engineers and contractors work today.","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":125,"value":"Many emerging software products are working towards 3d, \"4d\", or even \"5d\" information rich models contained within a single deliverable. There are fundamental questions about the communication and presentation of information that these models fail to answer. These products are imagining a future that may never come to pass, at least in the totalizing way they see.","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":127,"value":"New products like [PlanGrid](https://www.plangrid.com/windows/) are revolutionizing the construction space while AutoCAD and BlueBeam are still invaluable tools in the architecture and engineering toolkits. These are all fundamentally tools for communicating 2d deliverables.","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":111,"value":"## Is this Already Happening? If so, Where?","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":245,"value":"Bldgforum will build on the ways that architects and engineers already use social media, but enhance the experience and focus it around high value enterprise content, in this case construction details.","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":234,"value":"### Instagram","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":236,"value":"Accounts like [@the_donnies](https://www.instagram.com/the_donnies/?hl=en), [@d.a.r._technical](https://www.instagram.com/d.a.r_technical/?hl=en) and [@detail_it_facades](https://www.instagram.com/detail_it_facades/?hl=en) regularly post beautiful, and serious, construction details. ","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":232,"value":"### Twitter","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":247,"value":"Accounts like [@VitruviusGrind](https://twitter.com/VitruviusGrind), [@McMansionHell](https://twitter.com/mcmansionhell), and [@BobbyFijan](https://twitter.com/bobbyfijan) have made Twitter a lively place for architects.","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":101,"value":"

Testing new method for my architect feedback. Hey @kevin_j_oneill, do you think this could work for these darn flangeless windows that are arriving 5 months after we frame?

I want to permanently install exterior cedar trim/stop with P-Gaskets now… cc @foursevenfive pic.twitter.com/Sdbiob2w0X
— Chad Ludeman (@chadludeman) September 1, 2022

","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"html"},{"id":118,"value":"### Other forums for building professionals","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":116,"value":"1. https://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/\n2. https://diy.stackexchange.com/\n3. https://www.thebuildingcodeforum.com/forum/\n5. https://archinect.com/forum\n6. https://proxy.unmethours.com/help.html\n7. https://www.revitcity.com/forums.php\n8. https://github.com/OpeningDesign/BIM_Profiles\n9. https://www.finehomebuilding.com/discussion-forum","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":55,"value":"## Building a Dataset for Digital Delivery","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":251,"value":"Bldgforum will build a dataset that is useful far into the future of the AEC industries. Whether that's for building generators, \"spell check for buildings\" or some feature that hasn't yet been conceived of.","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":81,"value":"Details will continue to be an important way to communicate about building constructions. Details are diagrams that present views of the model, often in idealized or diagrammatic ways drafted to communicate clearly.","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":210,"value":"The value of construction details was probably best described by one of the evangelists of Digital Delivery, [Mr. Ian Keough](https://twitter.com/ikeough) the founder of [Hypar](https://hypar.io/).","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":9,"value":"

A detail is a diagram. A form of data compression. Also often easier to show things that aren’t modeled, like vapor barriers and screws. Yes, if modeling is “free” we could show these, but there’s thousands of these details that already exist.
— Ian Keough (@ikeough) August 7, 2022

","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"html"},{"id":141,"value":"## Founder Experience","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":63,"value":"Over the last 7 years I've collected a wide breadth of experiences within the AEC industry. I've been a metal worker cutting grinding and welding. I've drafted shop drawings that were laser cut and bent for historic preservation projects. I've been an architectural designer, and BIM Manager working on high end residences, medical facilities and university campuses.","pinned":false,"hidden":false,"mode":"md"},{"id":42,"value":"

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