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ARCHICAD · BIM · BUILDING SCIENCE

PRODUCTION-READY

Archicad Workflows

TEMPLATES TRAINING BUILDING SCIENCE

Templates, training, and quantity takeoff workflows built for real-world design and construction.

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21K+ YouTube subscribers
20 yrs Real project work
#1 Graphisoft Digital Associate · NA
WHERE TO START

Start where you are

Whether you're using Archicad today, exploring it, or looking to integrate into the ecosystem — there's a clear path forward.

01 · STUDIO
01 USING ARCHICAD

Active Archicad User

Improve your templates, workflows, and documentation with a system built for real-world design and construction.

  • Adopt CB2.0 template
  • Trade-specific BIM Packages
  • The BRIDGE · QTO
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02 · ENTRY
02 EXPLORING ARCHICAD

New to the Platform

Start from zero, understand how the system works, and see how Archicad performs in real project workflows.

  • 30-day Archicad trial
  • Guided onboarding
  • Community access
Start your journey →
03 · PARTNER
03 INDUSTRY PARTNER

Manufacturer or Institution

Integrate your products, systems, or expertise directly into BIM workflows used by active designers and builders.

  • BIM-ready product content
  • Specification reach
  • L1 / L2 / L3 sponsorship
Partner with CONTRABIM →
AUTHORITY

Built from real-world experience.

Twenty years of construction-side BIM coordination — turned into a system you can deploy in weeks, not years.

Graphisoft
First Digital Associate Partner · North America
21,400+
YouTube subscribers learning Archicad workflows
20 yrs
GC BIM coordination + template development on real projects
#1
First Digital Associate Partner to Graphisoft in North America
CB 2.0
Built on building science — not just software features
$4.8M
Avg. project value coordinated through CB workflows
7
AEC audiences served — design through construction
THE SYSTEM · CB2.0

More than a template.
A complete system.

CONTRABIM is a structured system designed to help you take control of your Archicad workflows. CB2.0 isn't a static file — it's a framework you build into your process.

  • A scalable template framework (CB2.0) Adopt, customize, and grow with it over time.
  • Real building materials & building science R&D Control layers — rain, air, vapor, thermal.
  • CONTRABIM Fonts — firm typography in under 2 minutes Standards deployed system-wide.
  • The BRIDGE — Archicad to Excel QTO workflow Model-based quantities into your cost analysis.
  • Trade-specific BIM Packages Concrete, framing, envelope, finishes.
  • Training, community, and ongoing updates TPL Accelerator + practitioner network.
See what's included
OUTCOMES

What this changes

Three measurable shifts. Documented across the audiences we serve.

01

Work faster

Reduce setup time, eliminate repetitive work, and move through projects with less friction.

SETUP TIME-72%
02

Build smarter

Apply real building science, standards, and coordination logic directly inside your BIM workflow.

RFIs / project-43%
03

Gain control

Stop relying on broken templates and inconsistent processes. Build a system your team can actually use.

STD ADOPTION×3.4
WHO IT'S FOR

Built for every role in the AEC process

From early design through field execution — one ecosystem, seven audiences.

photo · studio
DESIGN
Architects & Designers
Design faster. Document cleaner. Deliver better sets.
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photo · model
STANDARDS
BIM Managers
Deploy a standard your team actually follows.
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photo · jobsite
FIELD
Builders & Contractors
Stop waiting on drawings. Get in the model.
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OWNERSHIP
Owners & Developers
Your project. Your model. Your timeline.
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photo · product
SPECIFY
Industry Partners
Integrate products directly into real workflows.
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LEARN

Learn through real-world BIM and building science

100+ articles, videos, and resources covering Archicad workflows, building science, trade practice, and QTO.

CONTROL LAYER · AIR
BUILDING SCIENCE · FEATURED

The four control layers — rain, air, vapor, thermal — and why your wall section is wrong

CB2.0 models walls based on building science, not just geometry. Here's what changes when control layers drive the assembly.

14 min read· John Hallgarth· Updated · 2 wks ago
ARCHICAD WORKFLOWS

Why changing fonts in Archicad feels like defusing a bomb

How CONTRABIM Fonts solve the template font problem system-wide — in under 2 minutes.

8 min→
QTO & THE BRIDGE

Model-based quantity takeoff — Archicad to Excel

The BRIDGE workflow — piping trade-organized quantities from the model into cost analysis.

11 min→
TRADE-SPECIFIC

Concrete BIM packages — what GCs actually estimate from

How the Concrete BIM Package organizes work-class quantities for preconstruction.

9 min→
FIELD PRACTICE

How field crews read BIM-derived documentation

From model to sheet to layout — what survives the trip to the jobsite.

7 min→
Explore all articles & videos → 128 articles · 64 videos · weekly updates
COMMON QUESTIONS

Before you decide

I don't use Archicad yet.
Start with a free 30-day trial. We'll send you a getting-started guide and show you the workflow before you commit. Start a trial →
Templates never work for me.
CB2.0 isn't a fixed template — it's a system designed to adapt to your projects and firm standards. CONTRABIM Fonts deploys your typography system-wide in under 2 minutes. Built to be yours.
I don't have time.
You're already losing time to a system that isn't working. CB2.0 reduces long-term setup drag — you don't need to configure everything on day one.
This seems too complex.
The system is built for step-by-step adoption. Start with one trade, one workflow. The structure is there when you're ready for more.
I'm a small firm.
Built specifically for small and mid-sized teams trying to move faster with fewer people. The community means you're not figuring it out alone.
How is this different from Graphisoft training?
Graphisoft teaches the software. CONTRABIM teaches the system built on twenty years of construction-side coordination — control layers, trade-organized quantities, real building science.
CHOOSE YOUR PATH

Choose your next step

Three paths. One ecosystem.

USING ARCHICAD

Join CONTRABIM

Join CONTRABIM and build your workflow on a system that actually works.

  • CB2.0 template framework
  • The BRIDGE · QTO workflow
  • Community + ongoing updates
Join CONTRABIM
NEW TO ARCHICAD

Start a free trial

Start your free trial and learn the workflow before you commit.

  • 30-day Archicad trial
  • Getting-started guide
  • Live community sessions
Start free trial
INDUSTRY PARTNER

Partner with us

Get your products specified inside the BIM tool active designers use every day.

  • BIM-ready product content
  • Specification reach
  • Manufacturer & institution programs
Partner with CONTRABIM
GRAPHISOFT · FIRST DIGITAL ASSOCIATE PARTNER · NORTH AMERICA ● 3DCONSTRUCTOR, LLC · contrabim.com