BIM Curriculum Unit 6 – Performance-Based Conceptual Design

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Unit 6 Lesson 1 Tutorial 1: Setting Project Location

Unit 6 Lesson 1 Tutorial 2: Modeling Context Info

Unit 6 Lesson 2 Tutorial 1: Creating a Baseline Model

Unit 6 Lesson 2 Tutorial 2: Creating a Mass with Parameters

Unit 6 Lesson 2 Tutorial 3: Setting Up Design Options

Unit 6 Lesson 3 Tutorial 1: Adding Space and Program Information

Unit 6 Lesson 3 Tutorial 2: Sun path and Solar Radiation Studies

Unit 6 Lesson 3 Tutorial 3: Changing Energy Settings Per Analysis

Unit 6 Lesson 3 Tutorial 4: Conceptual Energy Analysis Results and Compare

Unit 6 Lesson 3 Tutorial 5: Communicating Analyses – Representation & Graphic Settings

Unit 6 Lesson 4 Tutorial 1: Subdividing Surfaces

Unit 6 Lesson 4 Tutorial 2: Loading Pattern Based Families

Unit 6 Lesson 4 Tutorial 3: Analysis Informs Design

Unit 6 Lesson 4 Tutorial 4: Moving Into Revit