Working link to your Revit cloud model in Forma Data Management.
Working link to your Individual Forma Board
https://app.autodeskforma.com/board/up_tynup9cnpz/board_43ed2f19-6170-49d5-8dea-cf495ab456c4
DF sheet set at D size, 30 by 42 inches, six sheets. Delete any blank sheets.
Screenshot of your Insight result alongside your Week 3 Forma result.
Design memo of 300 to 400 words: what survived the handoff, what you rebuilt, what assembly choices you made and why, and where Revit and Forma disagreed.
Moving the project from Forma into Revit made it pretty clear which parts of the design were solid and which parts needed rebuilding. The overall building geometry, floor plan dimensions, location data, and the balcony façade all transferred cleanly. Those pieces came through well enough that I didn’t have to rethink the massing or layout. The stairs, though, did not survive the handoff. Forma treats stairs as a loose placeholder, while Revit needs exact riser counts, dimensions, and connections, so I had to rebuild them from scratch. None of the construction assumptions I made in Forma carried over either, which wasn’t surprising since Forma is for massing and early layout, while Revit expects real assemblies.
For assemblies, I committed to wood construction with enough insulation to hit a high R‑value, above R‑19. I defined the different layers of wall construction including the wood framing, continuous insulation, sheathing, and simple interior and exterior finishes. These choices enable Revit to run detailed, more accurate energy and carbon analyses. The choices I made keep the building practical and energy‑efficient, especially with the green roof on top of the first commercial floor. These details of the different wall and roof layers can be further refined once I know more.
Forma and Revit provided similar results with regard to the sun-hours and shading analyses, but they had a substantial disagreement with the carbon results. Revit reported almost half the embodied carbon that Forma calculated. That difference comes from Revit using real assemblies and thicknesses, while Forma relies on broader assumptions. After seeing that gap, I wouldn’t spend as much time on carbon analysis in Forma next time, since Revit clearly gives the more accurate picture.
Overall, the handoff pushed the project from conceptual ideas into real, buildable decisions.