Thomas Tate, owner of Tate Builders on Martha's Vineyard, uses Autodesk Revit software to collaborate with clients and architects to design custom homes. The Revit software provides building information modeling for construction projects and enables builders to create accurate visualizations, simulations, and documentation. It includes features for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural engineering as well as architecture and allows multiple users to simultaneously work on a single model.

1. By Thomas Tate

2.  As owner and president of Tate Builders on Martha's
Vineyard, Massachusetts, Thomas E. Tate creates
custom homes for discerning clients. Thomas “Tom”
Tate uses the data-driven models of Autodesk Revit
software to make informed decisions in collaboration
with clients and architects.
The Revit software by Autodesk provides building
information modeling (BIM) for construction projects.
It is obtainable via purchase of the Premium and
Ultimate versions of Autodesk's Building Design Suite
2015, a software portfolio of interconnected 3D
design programs. In combination, the program
enables builders to construct accurate visualizations,
simulations, and documentation.

3.  The Revit software itself includes features for
mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and structural
engineering as well as architecture and building
construction. It features bi-directional associative
functionality that responds to changes and
applies those changes throughout the design
while modeling capabilities translate this
information into images that designers and
builders can use. The software also allows
multiple users to work on a single model
simultaneously, a feature that works well in a
collaborative environment.