The BIM practice collection

Less guesswork.
More groundwork.

The conversations behind better BIM, turned into documents your team can actually use. Set direction. Build a repeatable method. Make decisions visible.

Draft catalog. Proposed one-time prices in USD; purchasing is not enabled. These are self-guided resources, not consulting engagements or certification.

Three original Nova guide covers for Foundation, Practice and Portfolio, with an editable planning sheet in front.
PDF / Markdown / CSVConceptual pack artwork

Free introduction / Preview

A BIM practice starts with one better handoff.

The BIM Practice Startup Roadmap helps a team choose one problem, test a bounded change and decide what to do next. Use it without buying a strategy pack.

Free after review; download is not yet available. General guidance, not a complete project BIM execution plan or professional advice.

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Three tiers. One practical progression.

Start with the decisions you need to make.

Each pack builds on the one before it. Choose by operating complexity, not headcount alone. All tiers include editable CSV templates, Markdown guidance and printable PDF playbooks.

01 / Establish direction

Foundation

$79 one time, proposed

For owner-led studios and teams starting to formalize BIM. Decide what matters before you add more tools.

  • Readiness assessment with evidence prompts
  • Priorities and 90-day action plan
  • Project kickoff and information checklist

1 guide + 3 editable templates. One organization, up to 25 named users.

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03 / Coordinate the practice

Portfolio

$599 one time, proposed

For multi-office and multidisciplinary firms. Make investment, exceptions and accountability visible across teams.

  • Everything in Practice
  • Portfolio investment and scenario framework
  • Office exceptions and governance review

3 guides + 9 editable templates. One organization, up to 25 named users; larger deployments by agreement.

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Inside the working documents

Useful friction.
Built into the template.

A task list asks what you will do. A useful roadmap also asks what you know, who is accountable and when you should stop.

Each template includes synthetic examples and field guidance. Replace the examples with your own approved information; do not turn an unknown baseline into an assumed benefit.

Excerpt from Foundation's roadmap.csv. Every higher tier includes this template.

Roadmap / Review fieldsEditable CSV

A plan with an owner.
Not just an ambition.

Outcome
One controlled library index
Next action
Test one authorized sample set
Accountable role
Standards lead
Effort cap
12 hours, then review
Baseline
Unknown - observe before pilot
Success evidence
Record successful and failed retrievals
Stop condition
Approval state cannot be distinguished
Status
Proposed, not yet approved

Synthetic example from the editable roadmap. Styled excerpt, not a software interface.

What does your practice need next?

Choose by the decision in front of you
Your current challengeStart hereFirst usable output
Priorities live in people's heads.FoundationA sponsored 90-day plan with owners and evidence.
Every project team reinvents the process.PracticeA standards register and a measured pilot.
Offices optimize locally, but decisions collide.PortfolioA cross-office investment and exception review.

A larger firm may still need Foundation first. These packs do not replace a project-specific BIM execution plan, contractual requirements or professional review.

Documents that make the conversation concrete.

Inside Foundation: establish a defensible starting point

A readiness guide and three editable registers: evidence-based baseline, 90-day roadmap, and project kickoff checklist. Each includes synthetic examples, field definitions and review prompts. Unknown evidence stays unknown, not a convenient score.

Inside Practice: make ownership and adoption explicit

All Foundation materials, plus a practice playbook and three templates: standards/change register, pilot measurement log, and adoption/skills matrix. Define decision rights, run a small pilot and separate time savings from assumed financial return.

Inside Portfolio: govern a shared investment

All Practice materials, plus a portfolio playbook and three templates: initiative scenario register, office exception register, and governance decision log. Compare low/base/high scenarios, record uncertainty and give approved exceptions an expiry.

Focused workflow resources

Working on a detail library?

Keep the scope narrow with these CAD-to-Revit migration tools. Separate products, not included in the strategy packs.

Before choosing a tool: use the CAD detail triage guide to compare linking, importing, exploding and redrawing. An original no-upload decision path, synthetic example and local review-record prompts; no purchase needed.

Detail Library QA Checklist

Free

A checklist for reviewing drafting details against your firm's standards before they go into a shared detail library. Use it to agree on what a finished, reusable detail looks like and to review details consistently.

Download opens after review

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CAD Layer to Revit Standards Mapping Workbook

$19 spreadsheet workbook (.xlsx)

A spreadsheet for recording how your CAD layers should map to your firm's Revit line styles, text types and filled region types. It gives the team one agreed reference for migration decisions instead of choices made detail by detail.

CAD-to-Revit Detail Migration Playbook

$29 PDF

A written guide to planning and running a CAD-to-Revit detail migration, from setting standards first to checking converted details. Written for BIM managers and project leads who need a repeatable process.

A few practical details

Before you choose

Is this consulting, an audit or an ISO certification?

No. These are original self-guided management resources. There is no assessment service, certification, standards-compliance guarantee or project-specific professional advice included.

Can we edit the templates?

Yes, under the proposed organization license. CSV files open in spreadsheet tools; Markdown guides can be edited in a text editor. PDFs are for reading and printing. No macros or specialist add-ins are required for the strategy packs.

What does the price cover?

A one-time download of the selected content tier for one organization and up to 25 named users. No Codex subscription, consulting hours or lifetime updates are included. Prices and license terms remain subject to review before checkout is enabled.

Can a larger firm use a pack?

Choose the operating scope that fits your problem, then agree on licensing for more than 25 users before distribution. Ask about a larger deployment.

Delivery and terms

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