Part 2- AV Standards: Stakeholder Advantage
Part 2 of the 3-part series on AV Standards A friend in the industry asked me “Jon, what are standards” when I shared part 1 of this mini-series and I replied with: A well-crafted set of documents that define company-wide Audio Visual Systems Standards. It’s an art and a science. The goal is to get […]
Part 1 – AV Standards: An Introduction
Audio Visual Standards (noun): Definition: Established guidelines or norms governing the technical specifications, architectural, and required details utilized in the creation, transmission, and reproduction of all audio and visual-enabled spaces. Simply put- A well-crafted set of documents that define global/company-wide Audio Visual System Standards. The goal is to get >80% of the design needs met […]
The Ultimate AV Design Cheat Code: How BIM Revolutionizes Audiovisual Integration
Traditionally, AV is added as an afterthought with the design and construction teams, often leading to a less-than-perfect experience, headaches, and the worst word on a project… “change-order”. We’ve all been there. This has been the norm, but it doesn’t have to be. Enter BIM, short for Building Information Modeling, a tool that’s changing the […]
AV and the BIM Execution plan
Audio Visual design in the BIM environment can be a fickle concept – Autodesk‘s Revit didn’t include “Audio Visual” as a category until 2022. (I know, I know there’s Bentley and Navvis but let’s stay focused!) Simply “designing in Revit” does not qualify as BIM but the project management, workflow and desired outcome that surrounds […]