Strategic Partner: Reed Construction Data
Reed Construction Data is excited and proud to collaborate with the
AIA as the Inaugural Strategic Partner. Through this partnership,
we are clearly showing our commitment to the profession of
architecture and engaging directly with the architect and design
community.
As the official sponsor of AIA’s knowledge community
“Technology in Architecture,” we support the adoption of
BIM, data standards and similar value-added technologies to
facilitate the advancement of the profession.
October 15, 2008 Reed Construction Data’s 2009 Construction Forecast Webcast Series
The Partnership
The AIA Strategic Partnership allows Reed to connect with the
architecture community and provides a significant opportunity to
support the growth of this rapidly changing field.
Reed Construction Data CEO, Iain Melville, states, “This is a
significant step for Reed Construction Data and an exciting time of
change and development for the company. By entering this
partnership with the AIA, Reed positions itself at the forefront of
the adoption of Building Information Modeling technology and
integrated data solutions for the practice of
Architecture.”
The AIA Strategic Partnership proves to be a perfect alliance that
offers benefits to everyone involved – the profession, the
AIA, Reed Construction Data and the AEC community as a whole.
SmartBIM. SmartBuilding. SmartWorld.
Reed Construction Data has emerged as the leader in the
field of Building Information Modeling (BIM) with product and
services that have helped to advance the evolution of BIM. Through
an in-depth SmartBIM Object Creation Program,
BPMs can rely on Reed to create high-quality, real world objects
with embedded quality data (RSMeans). In addition, Reed has made it
easy for architects to manage these manufacturer-specific objects
as well as generic objects in Revit within the SmartBIM Library.
As an architect, you can assist with the development process of
BIM, click here to learn more.
Share Information. Receive Benefits.
accessArchitecture provides an
opportunity for architects to network with each other, promote
their work and obtain free access to powerful cost-estimating
software and project-lead data.
In exchange for sharing project information, architects can promote
their work, access to a major source of project leads, obtain free
use of powerful cost estimating software, receive a gift
subscription to the unparalleled global architecture magazine,
access the most graphically-rich and robust building information
modeling library, earn credits towards online bookstore purchases
– while RCD gives back: to the firm, to the leading
professional association, and to the next generation.
Search, Select and Specify
With the SmartBuilding Index you can also search,
select and specify available building products with our online
directories of manufacturer profiles, technical data sheets, 3-part
specifications, CAD documents, manufacturer catalogs and BIM
objects.
AIA Continuing Education
Looking to fulfill your AIA continuing education
requirement? Reed Construction Data offers a number of
AIA-certified Continuing Education courses.
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Reed Construction Data, headquartered in Atlanta, is a subsidiary
of Reed Business Information, North
America’s largest business-to-business information provider.
With more than 80 market-leading publications and 55 websites, Reed
Business Information’s wide range of services also includes
research, business development, direct marketing lists, training
and development programs and technology solutions.
Reed Business Information is a member of the Reed Elsevier plc group (NYSE: RUK and
ENL) — a leading provider of global information-driven
services and solutions in the science and medical, legal, education
and business-to-business industry sectors.
Contact: Lori Sousa
Director, AIA Corporate Sponsorships
202-626-7345
The Strategic Partner program offers eight companies the
opportunity to align with the AIA as an industry leader. AIA
Strategic Partners receive exclusive, organization-wide promotional
rights, recognition and access to AIA resources, and an influential
membership of over 80,000. Each partnership is customized to
provide participants with an integrated marketing solution to help
build their business while demonstrating their commitment to
providing architects the tools for designing a stronger, richer
built environment.