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Miron Construction-Appleton WI hosted an Oce’ Graphics workshop last week titled; “Increasing Accuracy Through Color”
Increasing Accuracy Through Color | Miron Construction/Oce Workshop
The workshop demonstrated the value of printing more documentation in color throughout the complete design-build process.
Colored printing is another process-technology that complements the efficiencies of both the BIM & IPD processes for building design.
- “Color increases understanding and retention of printed material by an average of 65%”
- “Highlighting key information on printed material can reduce search time by as much as 80%”
- Color reduces errors – up to 80%
Source: USA Today, Wharton Business School, Case & Company Management Consultants; “Color for Impact”, Jan V. White; The Persuasive Properties of Color, Marketing Communications
- Color provides a better visual experience
- Color presents a more professional image
- One color sheet can do the job of multiple B&W sheets
Group exercise
- We reviewed two printed sets of floor plans (1st & 2nd floor).
- One was a blueline set and the other set was printed with more information using color.
- We were asked to count and provide a total number of sinks.
- We provided more accurate answers from the color copy vs the monochrome version.
Monochrome/half-tone printed with less information for clarity
Colored/half-tone printed with more information for clarity
As a group we shared how we were currently using color for specific tasks, using both digital and hard copy formats.
Here’s our short list of how attendees were already using color
- Coordinate trades: Differentiate disciplines: (HVAC, plumbing, structure) on plans & sections
- HVAC : supply & return ductworks, diffuser vs return vents
- Phasing: demolition, existing, new
- Wall assemblies: rated wall systems, wall heights (bottom of structure, half height)
- Electrical: using color to differentiate conduit sizes
- Piping: In floor vs ceiling, supply vs drains, hot vs cold supply
- Finishes-Materials: floors, ceilings
- Space Planning: departments, leased vs vacant
- Digital Plan Sets: PDF and DWF file formats, minimize printing, portable format
- Digital Plan Sets: Embedding shaded and rendered views in plan sets.
It was a great workshop!
Our thanks to Mr Peter Lawrence from OCE’ for providing us with a PDF copy of his ROI-based presentation.
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