FOR OWNERS & DEVELOPERS
YOUR PROJECT. YOUR MODEL.
Your timeline.
Most owners wait on designers to produce drawings, engineers to coordinate, and contractors to price. The ones who move fastest own the process — not just the land. Archicad and CB2.0 give you the tools to run your own development environment from day one.
THE PROBLEM
Every week of predevelopment delay costs money. Most owners accept it.
The traditional process treats owners as clients of their own project. You commission the work, you wait for deliverables, you react. The process happens to you.
"I know what I want to build but I'm waiting three weeks just to see a massing study."
Predevelopment moves too slowly
"I can't get early pricing until the drawings are further along. But I need pricing to know if the project pencils."
Pricing and design are disconnected
"My designer works in their system. I get PDFs. I have no idea what's actually in the model."
No visibility into the design process
"I've been through enough projects to know what needs to happen. I just don't have the tools to drive it myself."
Knowledge without tools to act on it
OWN THE TIMELINE
One person with a model changes everything in predevelopment.
You don't need a full design team to start making decisions. A single person with Archicad and CB2.0 can build a working model fast enough to run AHJ pre-application meetings, early massing reviews, and pro-forma pricing studies — before you've committed to a full design contract.
Phase 01 · Site Analysis
Start with the site — not the drawings.
Import site survey data or satellite imagery directly into Archicad. Build a quick site model with topography, setbacks, and zoning constraints. This is the foundation — everything else builds on it. Hours, not weeks.
Phase 02 · Massing & Early Pricing
Model fast. Price early. Decide with data.
Build a massing model in hours to generate gross floor areas, unit counts, and footprints. Feed those numbers directly into your financial model and pro forma. Know if the project pencils before you've spent $50k on design.
Phase 03 · AHJ Pre-Application
Walk into the pre-application meeting with a model, not a napkin sketch.
Present a 3D massing model to the AHJ at the pre-application meeting. Get real feedback on setbacks, height limits, and zoning interpretations — before committing to a design direction. Compress months of back-and-forth into a single informed conversation.
Phase 04 · Design Development
Hand off a live model — not a brief.
When you engage a design team, hand them a working model with site context, massing intent, and CB2.0 structure already in place. They're starting at 30% — not zero. The project moves faster because the owner did the groundwork.
HOST THE PROJECT
Stop working in your designer's environment. Make them work in yours.
The traditional model: designer owns the software, owner gets PDFs. The CB2.0 model: owner hosts the BIMcloud project, designers and engineers log in and contribute to your model — on your timeline, with your visibility.
The Owner-as-Host Model
Your project lives in your environment. Everyone else is a guest.
Archicad Collaborate includes BIMcloud SaaS — a Graphisoft-hosted cloud project server. As the owner, you purchase the subscription, spin up the project, and invite your design team in. You see every change in real time. You own the model when the project is done. You control the access.
01 · Owner Hosts
Stand up the project
Purchase Collaborate. Spin up the BIMcloud project. Set up the CB2.0 template.
02 · Invite Team
Bring in your guests
Architect, structural, MEP, GC — all invited into your project.
03 · Real-Time
See progress live
Watch design changes as they happen. No waiting for PDF updates.
04 · You Own It
Keep the model
When the project closes, the model and all its data stays with you.
THE CONTRABIM NETWORK
Membership isn't just software access. It's a network.
Join a community of architects, engineers, BIM managers, and builders all working on the same CB2.0 system. Find collaborators who already know the template — no onboarding friction, plug-and-play from day one.
The team you need for your next project — already on your platform.
Every CONTRABIM member works on the same CB2.0 standard. When an owner hosts a BIMcloud project built on CB2.0 and brings in a CB2.0 architect or engineer, there's no template mismatch, no setup overhead, and no learning curve for the consultant.
Architects & Designers
CB2.0-trained designers who can step into your hosted project and produce permit-ready documentation immediately.
Engineers
Structural, MEP, and Civil engineers familiar with CB2.0's XREF coordination structure — no setup required.
Builders & GCs
Contractors who can step into the model for constructability review, coordination, and early pricing.
Today, members connect through the community and live meetups. The formal talent network is part of the long-term vision — not a marketplace yet.
THE COST REALITY
The total investment is less than one week of predevelopment delay.
The question isn't whether you can afford Archicad and CB2.0 — it's whether you can afford the delays you're currently accepting without them.
$2,840
Archicad Collaborate — annual. BIMcloud SaaS included. Host your project.
per year
$720
CONTRABIM membership — first year. CB2.0 template, training, QTO, community.
first year → $360 renewal
~$3,560
Total first year. Full Archicad environment, CB2.0 system, BIMcloud project hosting.
vs. weeks of project delay
On a $2M development project, one week of predevelopment delay — holding costs, consultants on standby, permit timeline slip — can easily cost $5,000–$15,000 or more. The entire first-year investment is recoverable if it compresses your timeline by a single week. For most owners who adopt this system, the compression is measured in months.
Everything you need to run your own development environment.
- CB2.0 TemplatePre-configured for site modeling, massing, documentation, and coordination. Deploy immediately.
- BIMcloud Project HostingVia Archicad Collaborate — spin up your project, invite your design team, own the model. Real-time visibility into design progress.
- The BRIDGE — Early PricingPull gross areas, unit counts, and material quantities from your massing model into Excel. Feed directly into pro forma and early cost studies.
- TPL Accelerator TrainingOn-demand training to get your team running on CB2.0 fast — even if they're new to Archicad production workflows.
- Community AccessConnect with architects, engineers, BIM managers, and builders on the CB2.0 standard who can plug into your hosted project.
- BIMx — Mobile Project AccessFull 3D model on any mobile device. Walk sites, present to stakeholders, review progress from your phone.
+ $2,840 Archicad Collaborate ≈ $3,560 total yr 1
- CB2.0 template + updates
- BIMcloud project hosting
- The BRIDGE early pricing
- TPL Accelerator training
- Community access
READY WHEN YOU ARE
Your next project starts with a model. Start building it.
Two paths — join now, or get Archicad first.
READY TO DEPLOY
Join CONTRABIM
Deploy a documented, trainable standard — $720 first year.
- CB2.0 + CONTRABIM Fonts
- The BRIDGE + training
- Community + updates
START WITH THE TOOL
Get Archicad Collaborate
Stand up BIMcloud hosting first, then add CB2.0 at 50% off year one.
- Archicad Collaborate
- BIMcloud SaaS included
- 50% off CB membership
