The Building Standards Commission's action followed a unanimous
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American Institute of Architects California Council Supports California Building Standards Commission's Decision to Withdraw the 2003 Building Code Recommenda

Other codes included in the decision to rescind were
the NFPA 1 Fire Code, and the International Code Council's (ICC)
International Residential Code.
The Commission's action now allows state agencies to move forward
with the adoption of the International Code Council's (ICC)
International Building Code (IBC), and the International Fire Code
(IFC), and the International Residential Code (IRC), also know as the
I-Codes., architects and building
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California Building Standards Commission voted March 16, 2005, to
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National Fire Protection Association's NFPA 5000 as California's next
building code.
The I-Codes are the most widely recognized building codes in the
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The AIACC represents the interests of 10,000 architects and allied
professionals in California. "Now with the new
features in the 2006 releases supporting project standards in Architectural
Desktop and enhanced system connectivity and HVAC layout in Building Systems,
we expect to see even greater benefits in productivity and documentation
quality. All designs
and documentation are coordinated , consistent and complete, regardless of the
number of changes made throughout the design process .
-- Improved design accuracy, with easier access to the engineering design
data and exporting to third-party applications that now include fabrication
and estimating
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editing
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The I-Codes were supported by more than 500 private and
non-profit entities, including the American Institute of Architects,
California Council, The California Building Industry Association, the
California Building Officials, and the Structural Engineers
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The IBC is adopted and enforced in 44 states at the federal,
state, and local levels. Founded in 1944, AIACC's mission supports
architects in their endeavor to improve the quality of life for all
Californians by creating more livable communities, sustainable designs
and quality work environments. "Now with Revit Building 8, the ability to publish 3D DWF
files directly from our model streamlines collaboration by enabling us to
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object-based design improves efficiencies and enables coordination with the
extended design team, from conceptual 2D design through construction
documentation.

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Ranging
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needs through the building lifecycle."
In addition, Autodesk is announcing Autodesk(R) VIZ 2006, a new version of
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"With Autodesk's building software, including Autodesk Building Systems
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seen a 20% productivity improvement in document production," said Dean Helsel,
Senior Technical Lead, L. New features in Architectural Desktop 2006 include:

-- Project Standards, which automate the maintenance and synchronization
of standards such as style definitions and display settings across an entire
multi-file project.
-- More standard 2D detail components that enable greater productivity in
preparing detail drawings
-- Display of the project according to non-graphical themes such as
program data, which increases efficiency
-- One-click conversion to Autodesk DWF file format, which simplifies and
accelerates collaborative efforts

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State agencies will now begin the process of advancing proposed
code amendments back to the Building Standards Commission for
approval, a process that is estimated to take about two years.
"Revit empowers us with the tools we need to design and document complex
architecture."

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Building Systems 2006 enables building systems engineers to take
advantage of workflow improvements in an intuitive design environment to
develop construction documents that clearly represent design intent. New features in Building Systems 2006 include:

-- The ability to lay out HVAC systems easier with objects that respond to
changes, update and stay connected. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their
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Additional new features in Revit
Building 8 include:

-- Interference Detection scans models for conflicts between user-
specifiable elements and systems
-- Easy upload of files from Autodesk Revit Building to an Autodesk(R)
Buzzsaw(R) project site, and automatic conversion to DWG or Autodesk(R)
DWF(TM) format
-- Link DWF markups made in Autodesk(R) DWF(TM) Composer, allowing you to
keep your revision markup process digital, preserving data integrity and ease
of sharing
-- New API allows developers to access object data, query properties,
extract geometry and change properties.

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AutoCAD Revit Series 8 combines Autodesk's industry-leading AutoCAD
software with Revit Building 8, the state-of-the-art design and documentation
system, to accommodate existing ways of working while making it easy to move
to building information modeling. For more information about Autodesk Consulting, see
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Canadian customers this spring via Autodesk's reseller channel . The products
are planned for release to customers in Europe and Asia later this year. As a result ,
customers turn ideas into competitive advantage by becoming more productive,
streamlining project efficiency, and maximizing profits.

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aiacc. This integration makes it easy to use
VIZ to produce high quality or photo realistic renderings directly from the
Revit Building model. is wholly focused on ensuring that great ideas are turned
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The single building information model allows us to make quick
adjustments to our design, knowing that all sheets , schedules and views will
be automatically updated with every change, and to focus more on design and
less on documentation," said Dave Willard, Visionary Strategist for 360
Architecture Inc . "Along with Autodesk Architectural Desktop and
Autodesk Building Systems, we're enabling even greater profitability, helping
reduce risk, and minimizing inefficiencies throughout the building lifecycle . VIZ 2006 can import directly from a DWG file created in Revit
Building and maintain all materials , object hierarchy and active camera views
assigned and created in Revit Building.

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This
approach is consistent with how California has adopted building codes
in the past and provides state agencies the discretion to use the
I-Codes noted as base documents for state amendment.

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