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Alvaro Gallego De Paz
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Connectors: your models where your team already works
Until now, a finished BIMIT model arrived as a file you had to download, unzip, and re-upload somewhere else. Connectors removes that step. The model lands inside the platform your team already has open.

Integrated Projects
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The Coordination Tax: Why Renos Pay 8% for Drawings Nobody Trusts
Why every acquisition, renovation, and capital project pays an invisible tax on unverified information — and how as-built intelligence can save you from paying it.

Sean Higgins
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Product
We Rebuilt IPX to Break the Most Annoying Bottlenecks in Scan-to-BIM
More transparent pricing, faster delivery, better accuracy, and more.

Sean Higgins
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Insights
From 3% on-time delivery to BIMIT Plan
How we accidentally broke production -- and found our breakthrough tech.

Preston Smith
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Insights
Why AI needs your BIM
Your building data is already powering the next big market

Jose Cruz Jr
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Insights
Oil, Railroads, and Cars: What they teach us about scaling building digitization
Five lessons from the past, and how they serve as a blueprint to scaling building digitization

Integrated Projects
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Company
IPX Hackathon 2025
Build the Future of Scan-to-BIM QAQC

Integrated Projects
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Introducing BIMIT Plan Beta: Automated Scan-to-Floor-Plan for Everyone
Turn any 3D scan into a half-inch-accurate PDF & CAD floor plans in about an hour—free until August 29th.

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Company
IPX Joins NVIDIA Inception Program to Make Industrial Buildings Omniverse-ready
BIMIT Engine will soon convert any laser scan into USD files—offering industrial teams a faster, more predictable on-ramp to NVIDIA Omniverse.

Jose Cruz Jr
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Buildings 2.0
Why Building Multi-player BIM Tools is Hard—like $100 million hard
From drafting table to realtime BIM: Paul O’Carroll’s quest to make building design truly collaborative

Integrated Projects
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Company
IPX & Cintoo Turn Laser Scans of Buildings to BIM for Operational Digital Twins
Seamless workflow inside Cintoo delivers instant quotes and 95 % on-time BIM models, giving owners transparent costs today and a scalable digital-twin backbone for tomorrow.

Jose Cruz Jr
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Buildings 2.0
Why BIM isn't just a tool—it's a return to architecture's roots
Matteo Orsi, Head of BIM & Digital Design at the renowned architectural firm Morris+Company, on how BIM is not a novel tool, but a return to the Master Builder's roots.

Jose Cruz Jr
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Buildings 2.0
Why drones may finally solve NYC's scaffolding crisis
Drone operator and engineer Scott Harrigan breaks down how drones are cutting survey times, verifying 100's of acres of site conditions in hours, and helping NYC rethink its 400+ miles of scaffolding—one inspection at a time.

Jose Cruz Jr
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Buildings 2.0
Why the Office Isn’t Dead, It Just Needs to Earn Its Place Again
Workplace strategist Corina Ocanto on designing for trust, culture, and freedom

Jose Cruz Jr
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Buildings 2.0
Why Architects Are Moving to AI-Enabled Firms
Patrick Chopson, co-founder of Cove Architecture, on why tech-enabled architecture firms are pulling ahead—and what it means for design, delivery, and the next generation of architects

George Valdes
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Guides
The Ultimate Guide to RFPs for Existing Conditions Documentation
How to avoid common RFP mistakes in scan-to-BIM projects

Jose Cruz Jr
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Insights
How to Digitize 1.6 Billion Buildings by 2050: A 3-Step Practical Approach (Part 1)

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Rion Philbin on Trusting Your Judgment in Architecture
Comparisons and contrasts from a career spanning healthcare and residential projects.

George Valdes
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Guides
3D Laser Scanning, Explained

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
3DGuru.ai’s Mayur Mistry on Democratizing Tech Tools for AEC
Strategic thinking and the right AI tools can get even resource-strapped teams pretty far these days.

Siully Fernandez
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Insights
5 Toolbox favorites for architects
Apps, plug-ins, and tools by AEC’s most innovative thinkers that have become must-haves for design professionals.

Jose Cruz Jr
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Insights
A Roadmap to Decarbonize New York City, Part 1
In the next few years, Local Law 97 will require over 40,000 New York City buildings to upgrade their building systems. Or else, Owners will be fined until their building achieves a net zero carbon footprint. Here’s a roadmap to get started—efficiently

Integrated Projects
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A2B:Machine Learning in BIM: Point Cloud Segmentation Part 1
Murray Blore and Austin Corotan discuss machine learning and its impact on the AEC industry.

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Airbnb's Jesse Stein on Creating More Opportunities for Hosts and Buy-In for Landlords
In this episode of Buildings 2.0, Jose speaks with Jesse Stein, Global Head of Real Estate at Airbnb, to explore Airbnb's expansion into the rental market, their innovative partnerships with landlords, and the impact of emerging technologies on the housing industry.

Tatiana Rodriguez
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Buildings 2.0
Buildings 2.0: Albert Franco & Rivian
A VDC expert on creating dream teams at WeWork and Rivian

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
AlphaRithm AI's Serge Reda on the Need for Data-Driven Commercial Real Estate
Serge Reda, Co-Founder at AlphaRithm AI and Chair of Fordham REI Technology Committee, talks about the importance of bringing technology and data skillsets to commercial real estate.

Jose Cruz Jr
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What We See: A Merging of Scan to BIM
A primer into how real estate and design professionals can now digitize any building for design, construction, development, and operations.

Integrated Projects
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An Owner-Operator's Intro to Digital Transformation
The built environment is finally coming online

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Arcadis' Robin Elmslie Osler on Balancing High-Tech Tools and Human Insight in Architecture
Nurturing creativity and diverse voices are top of mind for this award-winning architect and educator.

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Arup’s Gideon D'Arcangelo on Experience Design in a Time of Rapid Change
"I'd say to a young designer now who's interested in experience design, 'you should take the lead.'"

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Arup’s Zak Kostura on Managing Digital Teams for Optimal Outcomes
Zak encourages professionals to be open to changing methodologies and defining their value in an evolving industry.

Murray Blore
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Insights
Atoms to Bits: A Series for AEC Professionals
Murray Blore introduces our new shop talk series along professionals of the AEC industry

Siully Fernandez
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Insights
Atoms To Bits: Beating Climate Change—One Building at a Time
Integrated Projects Head of Applied Research sits down with Cove.tool's Co-Founder and CPO, Patrick Chopson to discuss how climate risk has come to equals financial risk, digital collaboration and how firms can make the right decisions to build a greener built environment.

Siully Fernandez
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Insights
Atoms to Bits: IFC: The Language of Open Source BIM
Murray Blore meets Dion Moult creator of BlenderBIM to discuss open data standards (IFC) at the intersection of open source and the AEC industry.

George Valdes
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Guides
BIM Coordination, Explained

George Valdes
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Guides
BIM Execution Plan, Explained

Jose Cruz Jr
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Product
The Architect's Journey to accurate BIM
Many headaches, errors, and awkward negotiations later

Siully Fernandez
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Product
BIMIT Industrial—An Engineer's Toolkit to create existing conditions in BIM, accurately
Integrated Projects launches a new service that allows anyone to convert their 3D scan of complex mechanical spaces into BIM—at a fraction of the time and cost.

Murray Blore
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Product
BIMIT: now featuring IFC as standard
When you're creating an advertisement, you don't tell your graphic designer to deliver it as a .psd Photoshop file. When you order existing conditions BIM, why do you need it delivered as a Revit file?

Jose Cruz Jr
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Product
BIMIT: The simplest way to convert your 3D site scan to BIM
Get accurate existing conditions in hours—not weeks.

Murray Blore
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Product
BIMIT's Revision to Ensure Cove.Tool Compatibility
"We’re excited to announce that, from 13th January 2023, BIMIT deliverables will be issued “CoveTool-ready"

George Valdes
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Guides
Building Information Modeling (BIM), Explained

Jose Cruz Jr
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Insights
Buildings vs. The World
Buildings are the #1 culprits of rising global temperatures representing almost 70% of global carbon emissions in our cities. The entire real estate industry needs to disrupt business as usual—and fast.

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Buro Happold’s Kevin Morrisroe on Practical Steps for Sustainable Building Upgrades
Advice for landlords transitioning their buildings to net-zero in the wake of Local Law 97 and more sustainable city initiatives in the future.

George Valdes
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Guides
Clash Detection, Explained

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Colliers' Michael Cohen on Emerging Trends in the Creative Use of Spaces That Match the People Who Use Them
Michael Cohen Reveals Key Lessons and NYC's Building Evolution on Buildings 2.0

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Consigli Construction’s Bill Seery on the Importance of Long-Term Partnerships in Construction
Collaboration between general contractors and subcontractors is critical for sustainable success.

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Corporate Tax Advisors' Heather Fisher and Michael Royster on Cost Segregation and How It Benefits Building Owners
This week, Jose speaks with the experts at Corporate Tax Advisors about what a building owner needs to take into account in order to cash in on cost segregation.

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
cove.tool's Patrick Chopson: The greenest building is the one already built
Patrick Chopson, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at cove.tool dives into AEC & startup business models, the Inflation Reduction Act, and empathizing with their customers' urgent needs.

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
"How do we build more homes with fewer hands?" Cuby’s Aleks Gampel on Revolutionizing Home Building with Mobile Microfactories
In about 10 years, 40-50% of the home construction workforce is going to retire. Are Cuby's Mobile Micro-Factories (MMF)™ the future?

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Cushman & Wakefield’s Gary Ceder on Transitioning from Remote Work to Office Spaces
Insightful advice for startups on determining the right time and approach to move from remote work to physical office spaces.

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Technology has improved safety in so many areas of our lives. Why not construction? Dana Kfir of Otoos has thoughts.
Early collaboration among architects, engineers, and contractors—plus the right applications of technology—could make all the difference

Jose Cruz Jr
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Insights
It's Day One for the Built Environment
Digitizing brick and mortar requires that we get our hands dirty

Alvaro Gallego De Paz
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Product
Empowering Digital Transformation: Sitescape and BIMIT’s Game-changing Partnership
Scan-to-BIM in your pocket, and more affordable than ever, for small and medium sized locations

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Ennead Architects’ David Tepper on AI's Impact on the Future of the Industry and the Next Generation of Designers
Evolving client expectations, rising regulations, and AI are transforming architectural design.

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Featured Conversation: Siully Fernandez
Head of Operations at Integrated Projects

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Featured Conversations: Mark Carroll
"There literally isn’t another human on this planet with as much background using and teaching the use of Matterport in the field." Mark Carroll is the authority on reality capture. Read his thoughts on some of the greatest challenges in the design technology industry

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Federico Del Priore of Perkins Eastman: Designing Community-Centric Hospitals
By sharing spaces like parks, hospitals become more welcoming, accepted projects with a positive impact on the local area.

Integrated Projects
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Insights
NYC Developer Buys First-Ever Office Building NFT
44W37 aims to monetize and authenticate ownership of the building’s digital assets

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
FLINT Fire Engineering’s Brandon Finzel on How to ‘Engage at an Early Stage’ for Better Fire Safety
The benefits of involving stakeholders, including designers and code consultants, at the initial stages of a project to set a clear direction.

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Fogarty Finger’s Harshad Pillai on Integrating Sustainability into Urban Development
Supportive mentors, voracious reading and cross-disciplinary curiosity propelled him to leadership in sustainable architecture.

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Foundamental’s Adam Zobler on Understanding Industry Pain Points for Startup Success
Thoughts on how startups can remain agile and responsive to changing market conditions and capitalize on new opportunities.

George Valdes
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Guides
Gross Area Footage vs Rentable Area Footage: A Comparative Guide
Delving into key spatial metrics for decision making in commercial real estate

George Valdes
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Guides
Guide to Due Diligence for Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions
Inform Real Estate Transactions with Accurate Due Diligence and Location Reports

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
HDR's Paul Liesman on The Reality of Decarbonization
"Nothing really works without commissioning."
George Valdes
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Guides
How to do Clash Detection in Revit

Integrated Projects
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Company
Integrated Projects on National Television in Upcoming Episode of Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid
Award-winning documentary series sets May air date for its episode on Integrated Projects, titled “The Future of Real Estate”

Integrated Projects
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Company
Integrated Projects Raises $3 Million to Digitize the Built Environment in 3D With Unprecedented Accuracy
Seed Round was Led by 186 Ventures with Participation From Founder Collective, Connexa Capital, Four Acres Ventures, and Commercial Real Estate Leaders from JLL, Newmark, Atlantic Management, and The Fallon Company

Integrated Projects
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Company
Integrated Projects' Tyler Putnam Reimagines Architectural Practice Through Technology
On restoring architects' essential agency, by fusing tech with innovative business models

Jose Cruz Jr
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Product
Introducing Cost Seg Surveys
For the first time ever, building owners will be able to underwrite with accurate spatial data (areas and quantities) during due diligence and after acquisition with accelerated depreciation.

George Valdes
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Product
Start Projects Faster: IPX's New Integration with Autodesk Construction Cloud
Collaboration takes on one of the most persistent challenges in the AEC industry

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Jason Ivaliotis, AIA, Architecture & Design Expert, on Future Trends in Urbanization and Mixed-Use Buildings
Digital tools like VR and BIM are enhancing communication between design teams and contractors amid an uptick in adaptive reuse projects.

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
KPF’s Rutger Huiberts on Designing Cities with Data-Driven Architecture on a Human Scale
"That's a really fascinating part of our profession, to make spaces that can not just be visually appreciated, but also touched and felt."

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
kw/h architecture’s George Kontaroudis on Effective Collaboration in Architecture
Strategies for maintaining clear and effective communication with contractors and clients to ensure successful project execution.

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
"We're super psyched about the future.” Lucern Capital Partners’ Frank Forte on Building His Dream Team
His fascinating journey from investment banking to real estate ownership, and the lessons learned along the way

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
M5 Advisors’ Charlie Miller: "Landlords and developers need to think like digitally-native companies"
The rise of tenant apps, and designing financial models that justify tech investments in commercial real estate.

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Marcus & Millichap’s Darpan Patel on Creative Redevelopment in the Retail Sector
The "retail apocalypse" narrative is tired. Here's what's really happening.

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Neuro-Based Design and the Future Workplace: Turner Construction’s Amy Schaap
On 3D modeling, mycelium-based insulation, and creating adaptable workspaces that prioritize human well-being and productivity.

Jose Cruz Jr
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Insights
NFT Your Building
Once we get past the hype, verifying the ownership of your building’s digital information will create an entirely new asset class.

Murray Blore
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Insights
Notes on "The Mechanics Behind Web3 Buildings"
Web3 BIM, Data, and how to define stuff

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
"We're translators at our core": Okana’s Dr. Melanie Robinson on the evolution of the BIM team
Building data is moving from traditional record-keeping to a fully digital framework. How do we bring everyone along?

Integrated Projects
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Company
Public Television's 'Viewpoint' Joins Forces with Integrated Projects to Explore the Future of Real Estate
The acclaimed documentary series hosted by actor Dennis Quaid is developing a new episode featuring building digitization

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
CREvolve's Charlie Morris on the Flexible Future of Brokerage
On this week's episode of the Buildings 2.0 podcast, Jose talks to Charlie Morris, Strategic Consultant at CREvolve. They dive into much-needed changes in the brokerage industry, including thinking differently about office experiences and building valuation.

Integrated Projects
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Company
Integrated Projects' Preston Smith Grew a Career in Architecture Through a Recession, a Pandemic, and Two Waves of Disruptive Tech
On the skills that make him "always employable," the struggles of BIM managers in large firms, and how he thinks about scaling systems.

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
PRODEA Investments' Michael Vartholomaios on Leveraging a Building's Data for Optimized Use and Sustainability
In this episode of Buildings 2.0, Jose speaks with Michael Vartholomaios, Head of Digital Transformation & Technology at PRODEA Investments. They discuss how property managers can use building data to optimize operational efficiency.

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
"More and more projects are going to start scanning every day": Reality Capture Network’s Matthew Byrd on Innovation in Surveying
The Founder and CEO of Reality Capture Network makes a passionate case for community-building in the profession.

Integrated Projects
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Guides
The Future of Design: 3 Benefits of 3D Scan Technology
See how design professionals are enhancing their as-built workflow with 3D laser scanning technology

Jose Cruz Jr
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Company
VDC & Project Managers: Apply to SCANIT New York City 2024
The top VDC & Project Managers in New York City are invited to apply to the first-ever SCANIT NYC cohort

Austin Corotan
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Company
SOC 2: Securely Digitizing the Built Environment
Our voluntary commitment to higher standards of security for your building data

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
"Do we actually need all this stuff?" SOM’s Vram Malik on Sustainable Architecture and Collaboration
Thoughts on how architects can help their clients to live well, do good, and achieve business growth all at once.

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Stantec’s Jan Wei: The biggest challenge for NYC is thermal conversion
Insights into overcoming compliance challenges with codes such as Local Law 97, and how they fit into the goal of creating more sustainable cities.

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
STUDIOS Architecture’s David Burns on the Importance of Diverse Project Types in Architecture
Reflections on how the future of architecture will be influenced by new tools, methods, and the integration of advanced technologies.

Siully Fernandez
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Company
The BIM Partner Network leads the Digitization of the Built Environment
As the demand for BIMIT grows, we're in need of top BIM, architectural and engineering talent

Siully Fernandez
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Company
The BIMIT Affiliate Program: How to empower your AEC audience— in two steps
Claim stake in our shared mission towards a carbon neutral future. Empower your audience to enhance the way we design, build, operate, and inhabit the built environment.

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Blima Ehrentreu of The Designers Group on Balancing Aesthetics and Functionality, No Matter the Space You’re Designing For
Blima Ehrehtreu, Founder & CEO of The Designers Group, speaks on creating innovative solutions by fusing AI and design.

Jose Cruz Jr
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Insights
The Importance of Data in Design
Sara Kolata, from Arch Talk, interviews Jose Cruz Jr

Jose Cruz Jr
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Company
The Mechanics Behind Web3 Buildings
Part 1

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Machine Learning Scientist Thomas Czerniawski Reflects on AI-Augmented Reality Capture
In this special episode of Buildings 2.0, IPX teammate Thomas Czerniawski, PhD discusses his quest to synthesize vast amounts of building data.

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Thornton Tomasetti’s Charu Chaudhry on Integrating Technology in Building Restoration
The historical buildings expert on leveraging scanning and data collection to accurately analyze and preserve historical structures.

George Valdes
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Guides
Top 5 3D Laser Scanning Companies
Discover the top 5 laser scanning providers for your Architectural, Engineering, and Construction projects

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
TPG Architecture’s Greg Guerra on Future-Proofing Office Spaces By Balancing Adaptability, Hybrid Work, and Collaboration
Thoughts on how to design office environments that remain functional and relevant for many years, adapting to changing needs and technologies.

Integrated Projects
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Guides
Understanding BIM's Levels of Development
See how architects, design professionals and engineers turn abstract ideas to concrete realities

Murray Blore
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Guides
Understanding Gross Floor Area
IP Applied Research Lead, Murray Blore dives into the complexities of local authority compliance reporting of floor areas.

George Valdes
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Guides
Virtual Tour, Explained

Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Waterfront Alliance’s Cortney Koenig Worrall on Climate Resilience and Urban Transformation
Hear from a leader of climate change awareness on the future outlook of housing, work, and parks in the next 50 years.

Serge Reda
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Insights
Serge Reda: What comes after single-purpose Proptech?
Proptech 1.0 offered solutions to discrete pain points in the real estate industry. Currently, Proptech 2.0 offers organization-specific analytics. Looking ahead, Proptech 3.0 could offer organizations opportunities to gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace and generate investment Alpha

Integrated Projects
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Product
3 Reasons Architects Love BIMIT
And why you will too...
George Valdes
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Guides
AutoCAD
Siully Fernandez
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Guides
Best Scanning Practices

Integrated Projects
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Product
Connect to a Global Market
The IPX Marketplace is launching in 2023
Integrated Projects
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Product
Cost Seg Survey
Accurate as-builts and a cost segregation survey, all-in-one
Integrated Projects
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Buildings 2.0
Featured Conversation: Pasquale Larosa
Integrated Projects
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Real-Time Project Updates
Stay informed with real-time project updates on IPX
Integrated Projects
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Product
Visualize, Verify, Quantify

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Why Building Data Is the Way Out of Commercial Real Estate’s Perfect Storm
Commercial real estate is facing significant headwinds: New CO₂ regulations, all-time lows in office leasing, the increased cost of borrowing, and decreased asset valuation are pushing real estate teams to look for creative solutions, such as office to residential conversions.



