The Real Cost to Design + BIM + Build My Home Addition (The North Wing Project Update) - Replay

 

Ever wondered what it actually costs to design, BIM, and build a home addition? In this episode of BIM After Dark Live, I pull back the curtain on The North Wing Project, my own home addition that I designed, modeled in Revit, and built myself.

I’ll walk through:

-  A discussion about funding options for projects like this and what it means for architects and contractors. 

- A full cost breakdown of every trade and line item 💰

- The stories behind each scope of work with Revit visuals and site photos

- What I’d do differently next time

If you’re an architect, builder, or homeowner who’s curious about the real numbers behind a design-build project, this one’s for you.  

Click here to watch the episode now... 

Cost-X

Carrying along with our Revit Classroom Workflow chart I would like to introduce a new program to you all.   Before reading about the program and thinking to yourself, "what do I need this for... show me a tutorial damnit!", I would like to explain why I think it is important to know this program.  Ultimately, as an architectural student and practicing architect you may never use the program.

During the BIM process a program such as Cost-X will have great advantages.  Our job, as architects, is to provide the contractor or person using Cost-X with a usable building model.  What is a usable building model?  Well, that is precisely why you should know the program and how to use it.  In the next step of our Revit Classroom Workflow I will explain how to incorporate the program into your design studio.  This will allow you to navigate the program and understand how it work.  It will also give you cost estimates if needed for the studio project.

Some great links:

• Cost-X Website
• Cost-X Tutorials
• Cost-X Education Are (perfect for students)
• Brochure 1
• Brochure 2
  
• Brochure 3
  
• Demonstration
• Revit Demonstration
• Download Cost-X!