// BIM and Beam

Field notes from the built & digital world.

I write about Building Information Modeling, Revit workflows, and the infrastructure — physical and digital — that keeps the AEC industry running. By Souhayl Othman.

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What is PUE? The data center efficiency metric everyone argues about

The single number every data center team obsesses over — and why climate decides it before the architect draws a wall.

Data center tiers explained: Tier I, II, III and IV

A client says "I want Tier III." Here's what that actually changes for the building.

Autodesk Is Down: Revit and BIM 360 Impacted by the Massive AWS Outage

A massive AWS outage disrupted large parts of the internet — and Autodesk products were among the affected.

The Definitive Guide to Validate IFC Georeferencing using IDS Workflow

One of the most critical, yet often overlooked, pieces of BIM data is a project's georeferencing.

IDS BIM: Create and Validate Your IFC Files using IDS

A tutorial on tools and methods for creating and validating IFC requirements with IDS.

Global BIM Market to Reach $29.9 Billion by 2033

What the projected growth of the BIM market means for the AEC industry going forward.

Autodesk Expands Regional Cloud Data Offerings

What Autodesk's new regional cloud data centers mean for BIM professionals.

BIM Managers : Vos Modèles Revit "Malades" Coûtent une Fortune !

Chaque jour, sous vos yeux, des modèles Revit mal optimisés coûtent cher aux équipes projet.