Reed Construction Data (RCD) is a leader in BIM products and services catering to all members of the AEC Community. There are a number of unique propositions that makes Reed the best choice as a partner for BIM object creation:

Industry Experience
Reed is staffed with industry leaders in BIM technology. In addition, Reed employs in-house licensed architects with real world experience to oversee all object creation projects. These licensed architects are Revit® users who have designed buildings with this software. Their role is to assist the modeling team with defining what attributes and parameters are essential in a BIM Object.

Quality
Architects need to be assured that they are using high quality data when designing a project. Inserting a "bad" object into a project can cause days of downtime for a firm, therefore BPMs must deliver quality objects to the architects. SmartBIM Objects exceed the Autodesk® modeling guideline for Revit® objects and fully comply with distribution standards. All of Reed's object creation projects are also overseen by a licensed, experienced architect to ensure usability and accuracy.

SmartBIM Objects are fully parametric to provide design options to the architect, therefore one object can represent thousands of variations for a manufacturer's product. Reed also works with the manufacturers to ensure a low memory footprint is maintained in the design of their objects so the end result is useable for an architect. Since BIM technology is growing rapidly, SmartBIM Objects come with a maintenance agreement to ensure full compliance with the latest standards and distribution methods.

Distribution
BIM Objects serve little value unless they are in the hands of architects. Only Reed can distribute BIM Objects to the architects' desktop via SmartBIM Library 3.0. With the SmartBIM Library, architects can easily access thousands of objects and be notified when new content is available. SmartBIM Objects are also distributed to architects through the web at SmartBuilding Index, Autodesk Seek and AIA.

Data Analysis
Reed is a leader in the AEC community serving a variety of needs. Only Reed has the infrastructure, expertise, and experience to support the critical information exchange that BPMs, contractors, owners, and architects require to deliver on the promise of BIM. SmartBIM Objects embed product data into the manufacturer's objects to serve the architects with the information they need, when they need it. Reed also provides the links for deeper analytics using products such as RSMeans to assist architects & specifiers in determining material and installation costs.

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