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Contributing Writers
MEP 62 Manufacturer Created Content and Revit MEP 66 Clash of the MEP Titans
Departments 13 Contributed White Paper “How to Help Simplify Sustainable Design Analysis with BIM” Philip Membreno, Technical Marketing Manager for Architecture and Sustainable Design, Autodesk Inc. 18 Contributed White Paper “HP and Autodesk: Offering the solutions excellence and support you need to fuel your success” HP 36 Product Review “Bluebeam PDF Revu Plug-in for Revit 2010”
Paul Aubin, Robert Bell, Chris Fugitt, Bruce Gow, Jason Grant, Mike Hardy Brown, David Harrington, Will Harris, David Kataoka, Robert Manna, Philip (Chico) Membreno, John Morgan, Damon Ranieri, Elizabeth Shulok, Steve Stafford (me), and alphabetically last, but not least, Margaret Wiggins and her crew from Harley Ellis Devereaux.
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40 AUGI Local Chapter Focus Focus 2010 52 Inside Track AUGI | AEC EDGE brings you recent developments in Autodesk and AEC related software items. 59 Head’s Up HEAD’S UP! Updates, Service Packs and Top Known Issues (obtained from product pages at Autodesk.com)
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AUGI Board of Directors President Mark Kiker
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