Wednesday, November 04, 2009

NCARB’s 2009 Survey of Registered Architects

NCARB’s 2009 Survey of Registered Architects

I pulled some data from recent years for comparison:

ARCHITECT REGISTRATIONS FOR KANSAS

Year
Resident
Reciprocal
Total
2009
905
1,771
2,676
2008
894
1,779
2,673
2007
936
1,566
2,502
2006



2005
949
1,550
2,499
2004
963
1,519
2,482
2003
913
1,539
2,452
2002
899
1,553
2,452
2001



2000



1999
980
1,496
2,476
All data from http://www.ncarb.org/.
2003 data from website was 913, 1639, & 2452.

Monday, November 02, 2009

Autodesk Announces Support for Windows 7

Autodesk will support customers on Windows 7 who are using the following products:

  • AutoCAD 2010
  • AutoCAD LT 2010
  • AutoCAD Architecture 2010
  • AutoCAD Electrical 2010
  • AutoCAD Mechanical 2010
  • AutoCAD MEP 2010
  • Autodesk Algor Simulation 2010
  • Autodesk Inventor 2010
  • Autodesk Inventor LT 2010
Several products are not yet approved for Windows 7 (Revit, Civil 3D/Civil, Map 3D, Navisworks, etc.) and will not be supported until a future update.

You can find the complete pressrelease here: http://bit.ly/2frAlr

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Autodesk Architects on Twitter

Autodesk Architects on Twitter
Follow Autodesk Technical Specialists Amy Fietkau, Eddie Perlberg, and
others at www.twitter.com/adskarchitects.

You can also find me on Twitter and LinkedIn in the links below.
www.twitter.com/scottdurkee
www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurkee

Autodesk BIM Reports

The Autodesk-sponsored 2009 McGraw-Hill Building Information Modeling (BIM) SmartMarket Report is now available for download. The report is a summary of a survey that was given to approximately 3,000 architects, engineers, contractors, and business owners across the United States and Canada. It focuses on two areas: determining where BIM adopters are experiencing business value, and determining why non-users haven’t adopted BIM and what it will take to get them to adopt. http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/Final_2009_BIM_SmartMarket_Report.pdf

 

You can find additional BIM-related reports at www.autodesk.com/bim

Revit Visions Wichita Users Group

Networking is an important part of learning new technology. If you are interested in Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Revit, please join the Revit Visions Wichita user group. We typically meet for lunch on the third Tuesday of the month (currently taking a break for the holidays and will start again in January). You can be informed of time and location of upcoming meetings by registering through LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=2118307&sharedKey=125C032BA9BB. Also, please join my LinkedIn professional network at http://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdurkee.

 

Autodesk Assistance

Know someone who has recently been laid off? Direct them to www.autodesk.com/assistance.

 

The Autodesk Assistance Program has been recently expanded to include benefits for companies that hire Autodesk Assistance Program participants.

 

AutoCAD LT Rebate

Now through January 15, 2010, customers who purchase qualifying new commercial licenses of AutoCAD LT software may be eligible for a rebate of up to $300 for each new license purchased (up to $1,500 for a maximum of five licenses total per invoice address). Additional Terms and Conditions can be found at www.autodesk.com/autocadlt2010rebate.