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title: AVAIL Blog | Industry Thoughts (2)
description: Industry Thoughts | BIM and Revit best practices tips, tricks, and processes using AVAIL's industry-leading content management system. (2)
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[](https://blog.getavail.com/year-in-review-2024)
Industry Thoughts
[2024 Year in Review: The Information You Need, Faster](https://blog.getavail.com/year-in-review-2024)
2024 was a big year for AVAIL. We released several new workflow-enhancing features, hosted two successful AEC technology leadership events, and continued to assist hundreds of AEC industry firms
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[](https://blog.getavail.com/avail-enterprise-7-24)
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[AVAIL is the Innovative BIM Software Solution Your Firm is Missing](https://blog.getavail.com/avail-enterprise-7-24)
AVAIL’s content management system (CMS) platform and Revit application tools help architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms take control of their intricate network of files in one
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[](https://blog.getavail.com/not-so-sexy-ai)
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[Not-So-Sexy AI That Will Transform the AEC Industry](https://blog.getavail.com/not-so-sexy-ai)
How is AVAIL using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to make workflows easier for professionals in the AEC industry? Over the last year, we have been running a series of
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[](https://blog.getavail.com/what-does-free-really-get-you)
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[What Does Free Really Get You? AVAIL’s Response to Autodesk’s Acquisition of UNIFI](https://blog.getavail.com/what-does-free-really-get-you)
With Autodesk’s acquisition of former AVAIL competitor UNIFI—now Content Catalog—and announcement that the service will be wrapped into Autodesk Docs, we have been fielding many well-meaning
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[](https://blog.getavail.com/lean-revit-templates-what-are-they-and-why-you-should-care)
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[Lean Revit Templates - What are They and Why You Should Care](https://blog.getavail.com/lean-revit-templates-what-are-they-and-why-you-should-care)
What is a Revit Template? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a template as “something that establishes or serves as a pattern”. Like Word, Powerpoint, or most digital tools these days, Revit
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[](https://blog.getavail.com/improving-navigation-and-search-with-channel-groups-application-mapping-scoped-searches)
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[Improving Navigation and Search with Channel Groups, Application Mappings & Scoped Searches](https://blog.getavail.com/improving-navigation-and-search-with-channel-groups-application-mapping-scoped-searches)
Solving Navigation and Search is largely a challenge with understanding context. The more contextual information we have the easier it is to provide the best results. But who wants to spend time
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[.png)](https://blog.getavail.com/image-based-search-results)
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["The Power of Visuals: How Search Results Using Images Can Transform BIM Systems"](https://blog.getavail.com/image-based-search-results)
When it comes to Building Information Modeling (BIM), it is essential to have accessible, accurate, detailed, and straightforward data for projects, including geometry. Search with images as results streamlines the retrieval of precise content efficiently.
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[](https://blog.getavail.com/ea455-randall-stevens-the-big-problem-with-bim)
Industry Thoughts
[EA455: Randall Stevens – The BIG Problem with BIM](https://blog.getavail.com/ea455-randall-stevens-the-big-problem-with-bim)
AVAIL CEO, Randall Stevens, joined Mark LePage on his EntreArchitect podcast recently to discuss the content and information challenges prevalent in the AECO industry and glimpses of what he thinks
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[](https://blog.getavail.com/080-all-of-the-clouds-with-randall-stevens-trxl)
Industry Thoughts
[080: 'All of the clouds', with Randall Stevens -- TRXL](https://blog.getavail.com/080-all-of-the-clouds-with-randall-stevens-trxl)
In this episode of TRXL, Randall Stevens of AVAIL joins host Evan Troxel to discuss the inner day-to-day workflows of architecture and engineering professionals, teams, and offices. Randall
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[](https://blog.getavail.com/051-a-closet-full-of-hats-with-randall-stevens-trxl)
Industry Thoughts
[051: 'A Closet Full of Hats", with Randall Stevens -- TRXL](https://blog.getavail.com/051-a-closet-full-of-hats-with-randall-stevens-trxl)
Our CEO & Founder - Randall Stevens - recently made an appearance on TRXL, a podcast hosted by Evan Troxel featuring guests from the 'architechie' community talking about how technology is changing
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