Fabio Roberti - Increasing Autodesk Revit Productivity for BIM Projects

A practical guide to using Revit workflows to improve productivity and efficiency in BIM projects

Fabio Roberti

Decio Ferreira

BIRMINGHAMMUMBAI

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Fabio Roberti:

To my wife Lucie and my daughters Evelyn and Hellen for their unbounded support and love while I was writing the book. Thank you to my parents for the love and education. I also would like to thank Packt Publishing for the opportunity to write this book.

Decio Ferreira:

First, I would like to dedicate this book to my wife Maria Joao Pinto and to my big "A" (Andre) and SMALL "a" (Afonso) for their support, guidance, inspiration and love this is for YOU. No less important are all my friends, colleagues, students, readers, and followers for the continuous questions, feedback, ideas, problems, and shares that helped shaping my career. A special THANK YOU to my parents for everything that I am. And I would like to express my gratitude to the entire team at Packt Publishing for this opportunity and for their support and collaboration.

Fabio Roberti

Fabio Roberti is a Regional Practice Technology Leader (EMEA) and Associate at HKS Architects, where he develops and implements the digital strategy to consolidate processes and workflows to enhance project deliverables.

He supports BIM processes in innovative ways to improve technology adoption with a thorough understanding of British Standards and the ISO 19650 framework and has many years of experience using Revit across all design stages.

He holds a Master's degree in Architecture, the Autodesk Revit Architecture Professional Certificate, and a BIM Level 2 Certificate from BRE Academy. Fabio has presented at multiple conferences, including Digital Construction Week and Autodesk University in London and Las Vegas.

His passions for digital technology and teaching others new skills helped him achieve his company's objectives and support many colleagues over the years. Besides BIM excellence, Fabio is interested in the rapidly advancing artificial intelligence sector, programming, and technologies that support superior construction deliverables.

LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/froberti

Twitter: @F_Roberti_

Decio Ferreira

Decio Ferreira, with over 20 years of professional experience as an Architect, is a BIM and Design Systems BIM Coordinator at Foster+Partners, where he is responsible alongside with his team for developing and implementing standards, methods, and procedures across the practice. He is a strong, committed individual who thrives when developing and researching BIM strategies, workflows, and approaches to improve what he believes to be the most important: collaboration.

He holds three BIM certifications: BIM Level 2 Fundamentals and BIM Level 2 BS1192-2 Project Information Manager and Task Information Management, both from BRE Academy, and BS EN ISO 19650-3:2020 from BSI, both in London. In terms of software, he has worked with Revit since 2000 and holds Autodesk Revit Architectural, Structural and Mechanical Professional Certificates (since version 2011), along with an AutoCAD Professional Certificate (since version 2005), and is an Autodesk Certified trainer.

He lectures at several academic institutions as a guest lecturer and actively lectures at NossoBIM on the International Master BIM Manager program and also at Polytechnic Institute ISEP (Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto), providing a high level of expertise in the BIM software training field.

Decio has presented at multiple conferences, including at Autodesk University in Las Vegas and Sao Paulo. Decio is passionate about photography, planes, and traveling, which allows him to contact, learn about, and understand new cultures and different lifestyles. For him, there is nothing more important than his family!

LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/deciosantosferreira

Twitter: @decioferreira

With a strong focus on quality, Nuno Araujo Nogueira a Portuguese architect, born in 1978 has a keen interest in the science of building technology, including standards, workflows, and BIM strategies. A BIM manager with over 15 years' experience managing projects in Portugal, Kuwait, and Egypt ranging up to $1Bn in value, and leading multicultural teams locally and remotely.

Although his main working tool is currently Navisworks, he has been using Revit since 2007, which he uses exclusively to develop complete projects.

Currently, he is the PMC BIM manager at the largest archaeological museum in the world the Grand Egyptian Museum. Previously, he was the Main Contractor BIM Manager of an iconic supertall building in Kuwait the National Bank of Kuwait Headquarters.