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1st Pricing Announces
Cloud-Integrated
BIM Add-on for Revit 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 25, 2011 Signal
Hill, Calif. --
1st Pricing, a Southern California-based eCommerce and
Technology Company, has announced the release of an add-on that
links their revolutionary, Cloud-Integrated 5D Building
Information Modeling (BIM) technology to Autodesk® Revit®. This
is the first technology to seamlessly integrate BIM into the
design process by pulling critical data from different databases
across the Internet - one that automatically creates a detailed
bill of materials with pricing and an online shopping cart
pulling precise specifications from various Cloud sources –
called “5e” by the Company. 1st Pricing has created a
standardized platform that integrates to other CAD programs,
other data and eCommerce portals with supplier or distributor
prices. This allows the purchase of “specified” materials
online. The technology can also deliver Green ratings, LEED data
and Energy Efficiency information.
“The 1st Pricing add-on allows
architects and designers to access real-world, commercially
available products in their designs. The add-on relies on a
patented communication module that automatically accesses
external databases for product detail - from availability to
line item pricing to performance ratings – even “Green”
ratings,” said Douglas Lopez, Founder of 1st Pricing. “You can
also access design details and elements without opening the CAD
program – it is all available online for everyone involved in
the building process,” he continued. 1st Pricing provides
precise detail to all downstream consumers of the information
and provides the decision-maker detailed information in order
for them to make better, more informed decisions. With the click
of a button, the 1st Pricing technology accesses multiple
external databases through an internet remote server.
Additionally, it can provide “Green” information, Energy
ratings, RFID or provide comparison pricing of multiple brands
to fill out a detailed bill of materials with all related
content on demand making for easy fulfillment. Changes and
updates are made within seconds. “It can even populate LEED
forms” says Lopez.
About 1st Pricing
1st Pricing is part of California Distribution Center (CDC),
a building material distribution company focusing on
fenestration products. CDC also operates 1st Windows.com - the
only site on the Internet that offers instant, real-time,
dynamic pricing and purchase of both replacement and new
construction windows. The website, which also offers doors,
skylights and acrylic glass block windows, has been online since
April, 2000. The add-on can be downloaded for free at
www.1stpricing.com.
The site allows anyone,
homeowner, do-it-yourselfer, architect or contractor, to get
buy-it-now pricing for made-to-order windows. Not only does the
site offer pricing for a specific brand, it can offer on-demand
pricing for up to six brands, simultaneously, with the click of
a mouse. When the order is fulfilled, the manufacturer delivers
the product directly to the jobsite.
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