Email Management In The World Of BIM: AEC Communication Standards

The Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry is constantly evolving but one thing that is not going to change anytime soon, especially in the realm of Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the use of email. If you try to eliminate the use of email, you’ll only frustrate people and slow down progress. Instead, you can leverage the use of email to maintain productivity and make sure that nothing critical gets missed in the process.

Why Email Continues To Be Used In BIM

Email has become the natural backbone of the everyday business processes of an AEC firm, especially its project, contractual, BIM and operational communications. It’s simply not realistic to turn your back to it, given its entrenchment in many business and communication workflows.

Disruption and loss of traceability and other benefits of formalized communications might arise if we completely abolish email.

Risk Management in Emails

While email is an indispensable tool, if mismanaged it can create lost information, missed deadlines, even legal liability. People can get buried under a pile of emails, making it difficult to track changes to projects, compliance with standards and deadlines, and perform other contractual obligations.

This is where Newforma Konekt comes in: it changes how AEC firms use email, ensuring that every email is accounted for and accessible.

How Newforma Konekt Addresses Email Management Challenges

Newforma Konekt is a comprehensive solution for email management that integrates with your current BIM systems. Here’s how it can change the way you handle email in all AEC projects.

From Email Threads to BCF Issue: Transform your email communications into actionable BCF Issues that you can track and manage within the BIM environment.
Up-to-date Information for All Stakeholders: Provide all project stakeholders with the most recent information so that everyone is on the same page at any point in the project life cycle.
Better Workflows: Connect discussions to 3D models and project plans, bringing communication into the same workflows as the rest of your project.
Broad Software Support: Allows the use of the integration with popular authoring software including Revit, ArchiCAD, Civil3d, AutoCAD, and Tekla Structures. This allows you to raise, track, and resolve issues more efficiently from design to on-site execution.

Newforma Konekt And OpenBIM Integration

Newforma Konekt is the first email integrator with BCF OpenBIM. This means that you can now easily migrate discussions and decisions from your inbox into the collaborative BIM environment.

Enhanced Features

From Email Threads to BCF Issue: Transform your email communications into actionable BCF Issues that you can track and manage within the BIM environment.
Up-to-date Information for All Stakeholders: Provide all project stakeholders with the most recent information so that everyone is on the same page at any point in the project life cycle.
Better Workflows: Connect discussions to 3D models and project plans, bringing communication into the same workflows as the rest of your project.
Broad Software Support: Allows the use of the integration with popular authoring software including Revit, ArchiCAD, Civil3d, AutoCAD, and Tekla Structures. This allows you to raise, track, and resolve issues more efficiently from design to on-site execution.

Save yourself from a project coordination nightmare using Newforma’s leading-edge project and information management tools to coordinate with the AECO community. Let your projects flow seamlessly with OpenBIM.

Master Your Inbox

Rather than trying to eliminate the use of email as a primary vehicle for AEC communications – which wouldn’t be possible, anyway – it’s better to properly manage the mobile continuous stream of information and knit its content into project workflows. Newforma Konekt has the tools to make email your friend, not your enemy, and to ensure that every email you send and receive adds value to your projects.

Say yes to the future of project information management with Newforma Konekt, where email is managed and not left as a toxic mess. Your projects are more likely to succeed, and you’ve got yourself a complete project record from A to Z, now and for years to come.