Case Studies – Noelker and Hull Associates

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Noelker and Hull Associates

noelker-and-hull-associates-logo Founded in 1957, Noelker and Hull Associates, Inc. (Noelker and Hull)
is a professional architectural design, master planning and interior
design firm serving clients in a variety of markets. The firm specializes in senior living communities, which includes everything from independent living to full nursing facilities. The company prides itself on being on the forefront of market changes. When the firm saw Revit® starting to gain traction years ago, they wanted to be ahead of the game and purchased the software. “We knew we had to adopt Revit early on,” said Michael Hudson, Noelker and Hull’s Design Technology Manager. “We were sold on the productivity of Revit, without really even understanding what BIM was at the time.” However, after experiencing implementation challenges, the company
started to feel as if they were starting to fall behind.

The Challenge

“Revit looked like a great product and we believed in it, but we didn’t understand the extent of investment that was required for that type of platform,” Michael said. “There was hesitation in adopting Revit considering we were comfortably successful with AutoCAD and hand drafting.” They weren’t ready to allocate more money and time to make the move.

An additional challenge was the training cost. “The cost of the training and the lost billable hours simply didn’t fit in our budget. We knew we had to be frugal and explore other options, whether off-the-shelf hard
copy training manuals, or software,” Michael explained.

For a system to work, it needed to provide continuous support and the opportunity to customize their content. To be successful, they needed efficient training in a shorter time with more material than available through traditional methods.

The Solution

When rolling out Pinnacle Series, Michael initially put his focus toward customization. “We were asked to provide our standards and Eagle Point would help create customized content around those standards,” said Michael. “In the past, we had become lax in documenting and updating standards. Pinnacle Series has now conditioned us to document everything, which is great. We now have a central repository for the documentation.”

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The Pinnacle Series implementation presented a support resource for the company’s Revit users. “Pinnacle Series helped improve the overall productivity of our design team. They could find answers to their questions almost instantly,” Michael explained.

The Results

“Before Pinnacle Series, I was the main point of contact for questions regarding Revit and it was taking a lot of time away from my work. That investment of time has dropped by more than half,” Michael explained.

Michael stated, as an example, that prior to implementing Pinnacle Series, the firm had invested $40,000 in a one-week fundamental training class for their core user group. It was scripted training that included an additional 20 hours of support after the initial training.
Once the training and support ended, they had nowhere to turn. “Compare that experience to the Pinnacle Series, where we receive continuous training and support for a smaller investment, the ROI is almost immediate.” Noelker and Hull Quote 2

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