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 manage their content so tens of thousands of users can find what they need faster. AVAIL CEO and Founder Randall Stevens takes a look back at 2024’s success for AVAIL’s content management system (CMS) and Confluence professional development initiatives and ahead to 2025 and beyond.
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- A Note of Thanks
- By the Numbers, AEC Content Management
- AVAIL’s 2024 Product Releases
- Looking Ahead: 2025 and Beyond
- Confluence 2024: Our Education Initiative
- New Features Recap
- A Final Word
A Note of Thanks
As 2024 comes to a close, we want to thank our customers around the world for another outstanding year. Your support allows us to tackle the challenges design and engineering production teams face every day. We’re grateful for the trust you place in us and look forward to continuing to deliver solutions that streamline your workflows in 2025 and beyond.
Randall Stevens | CEO, AVAIL
By the Numbers, AEC Content Management
Credit: Michael Braley
Here’s a snapshot of AVAIL’s impact across hundreds of organizations and tens of thousands of users:
- 2,038,415 Searches
- 149,012 Unique Search Terms
- 6,000 permutations of the word “door” alone
- 22,279 Channels Managed
- 12K New Files Added Daily
- 99,058,995 Tags
- Average Channel-Based Search Results: 62
- Average Global Search Results: 203
- 32,336 Projects
- 13,777 Content Links Created
- 497,625 Files Downloaded
- 38,328 Project Searches (via Project Navigator)
- 335,972 Revit Elements Harvested
Top Searches: Door, Sink, Table, Chair, Toilet, Cabinet, Light, Shower, Window, Sofa
Most Misspelled Words: Refrigerator & Lectern (often spelled “Refridgerator” & “Lecturn”)
AVAIL’s 2024 Product Releases
AVAIL Desktop went through two major upgrade cycles this year: AVAIL version 4.6 was released in the spring and AVAIL version 5.0 made its official debut December 2024. We also enhanced our Revit add-ins Project Navigator and AVAIL Harvest for Revit. Explore the upgrades to each in the tabbed sections below.
Discover the Future of AVAIL Customer Success
Clay Watson joined the team in 2024 as AVAIL’s Director of Customer Success
Looking Ahead: 2025 and Beyond
Here are two major initiatives guiding AVAIL’s product development into the new year..
Harvest 3.0
It’s all in the details! We’re working on an update to our popular Harvest for Revit feature. Harvest 3.0 will be tightly integrated with Project Navigator providing improved navigation of your host container libraries and warehouse files. We’re also working on adding an advanced “notification system” that will allow you to alert users when content in their projects may be impacted by library updates
Introducing Workspaces
After years on our roadmap, Workspaces are coming in 2025! A Workspace in AVAIL will help define project context—things like building type, project team members, and other key data. With these contextual cues, AVAIL will be able to deliver just-in-time information even more efficiently. We’re excited about leveraging AI and machine learning to serve up the content you need exactly when you need it.
Confluence 2024: Our Education Initiative
Composed of in-person events and a podcast hosted in partnership with TRXL Director Evan Troxel, Confluence is designed to foster conversations between AEC industry practitioner and technology partner leaders, so they can learn, share, and engage with each other to support industry innovation. In 2024, we hosted a one-day event in New York, as well as our signature, invite-only, three-day event in Lexington.
Confluence New York 2024
Hosted at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, April’s one-day event extended the conversation around “The Realities of AI and ML” from the previous Confluence Lexington discussion. Presenters from SHoP Architects, Thornton Tomasetti, Perkins&Will, Woods Bagot, and Chaos shared insights into cutting-edge technologies shaping design and engineering.
Confluence New York 2024 program highlights
Confluence Lexington 2024
Held September 12-14, 2024 in Lexington, Kentucky, this three-day professional development event marked our sixth annual Confluence. The theme “Progress in AI and ML, A Year Later” showcased real-world adoption of AI-backed tech in firms like Thornton Tomasetti, Olson Kundig, SHoP Architects, Perkins&Will, Wade Trim, Chaos, and more.
Confluence Lexington 2024 program highlights
Confluence 2025
In 2025, we are planning a one-day regional event in San Francisco Wednesday, April 23, 2025, and our signature three-day, invite-only event Confluence Lexington will be held Thursday, October 9 through Saturday, October 11, 2025.
To learn more or register interest for future Confluence events, visit confluence.getavail.com.
Check out the Confluence Podcast
Exploring technology used by and developed for AEC industry firms
New Features Recap
From listening to customer feedback, AVAIL’s development team has designed the following features that are immediately beneficial to users today, as well as laying the foundation for the future of AEC content management.
Palettes
Create personal or shared “buckets” of content from multiple Channels. Perfect for collaboration and red-lining.
Related Content
Drag and drop to connect any content in AVAIL. Make sure important details and Revit Families stay connected.
User Groups
Administrators can now create native User Groups within AVAIL for streamlined Channel sharing.
User Profiles
Provide (or sync) First Name, Last Name, Department, Job Title, and more.
Automatic Thumbnail Generation
Native thumbnail generation for 30+ file formats.
Tags & Filters Editor
Simplified auditing, drag-and-drop organization, and merging of tags.
AVAIL Select
Thousands of high-quality Revit families from dozens of manufacturers available for free in the AVAIL Marketplace.
AI-Driven AVAIL Help Chatbot
Get instant help and tips powered by AI.
Free, High-Quality Manufacturer Revit Content
AVAIL Select makes it easy to access trusted MEP Revit content and more
A Final Word
Thank you for an incredible year. The AVAIL team remains committed to delivering powerful tools and features that help you manage and discover the content that drives your projects. Stay tuned for Workspaces and more AI-driven enhancements in 2025. We appreciate your continued support and partnership!
Cheers to a successful 2025!
Randall Stevens | CEO, AVAIL
Congratulations to AVAIL’s 2024 Champion of the Year
IMEG’s Michael Edwards has been a dedicated collaborator to AVAIL’s team
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Randall Stevens
AVAIL CEO and Founder
A software entrepreneur, Randall is passionate about creating solutions for the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. He graduated in 1991 with a Bachelor of Architecture and shortly after founded the Rich Photorealistic Content (RPC)-focused company ArchVision. Leveraging his industry expertise further in 2016, Randall started content management system (CMS) AVAIL that now boasts Gensler, PerkinsWill, IMEG, LEO A DALY, and Populous as customers, among others.
About AVAIL
Founded in 2016 as a solution for architecture and engineering firms to find the information they need faster, AVAIL creates software for the global architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. AVAIL’s content management system (CMS) platform and Revit application tools help designers and engineers take control of their intricate network of files in one visual, streamlined solution. AVAIL’s customers include industry leaders Gensler, Perkins&Will, IMEG, LEO A DALY, and Populous.
