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Why leading retail and restaurant brands choose GPD Group as their BIM partner.

We translate vision into intelligent data

GPD champions BIM to create a dynamic, data‑rich model that enables the development from concept to grand opening. Authoring all disciplines in Revit keeps geometry, quantities and schedules connected, producing tightly coordinated documents that reduce RFIs and speed delivery. Proven on nationwide retail rollouts, our workflow leverages the live BIM model from designers to contractors to store facility teams. Your model becomes the single source of truth for drawings, schedules, visualizations and take‑offs—so decisions happen faster and surprises happen less.

Proven innovators, not casual adopters

GPD was an early adopter of Revit and still sets the pace. A 2020 industry benchmark ranked our BIM practice at the forefront of the market, and we continue to refine best‑in‑class workflows that anticipate client needs to provide efficiencies and improvements to their development programs.

Depth you can count on

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50 Revit "power users," including five dedicated specialists in every major discipline, mentor our production teams and troubleshoot in real time.

Leadership is hands-on.
Sherene Cadet and our sector leads personally champion BIM excellence across the firm.

1,000+ projects executed in Revit annually.

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Meet Sherene Cadet - GPD's BIM Leader

Our BIM program is spearheaded by Sherene who is passionate about advancing our BIM capabilities and delivering high quality, efficient, and adaptable REVIT models for our clients.

Prototype management that scales with you

From RaceTrac to Outback Steakhouse, national brands trust us to manage multiple prototype formats—maintaining brand consistency while accelerating speed‑to‑market. We calibrate every program for scale, innovation appetite, cost targets and stakeholder structure, then keep your standards current through living BIM content.

Collaboration in the cloud

Using ACC/BIM 360, we share live or published models with owners, vendors and contractors, giving everyone access to the latest data—anytime, anywhere. Clash detection, model coordination and design options are resolved before they ever hit the field.

Quality you can see – detail you can trust

Our retail models are curated to capture a level of detail that allows our teams to plan for any use-case – from conceptual massing to as-built analytics. Rigorous Revit QA/QC procedures verify geometry, quantities and parameters remain accurate from schematic design through record models. The result is a high-performing BIM package with reliable, scalable and accessible data that yields high value to the user.

Business results, not just nice renderings

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BIM Advantage
What it Means to You
Live coordination between architecture, engineering and vendors
Fewer RFIs and change orders
Automated material take‑offs & RS Means cost integration
Tighter estimates, impactful value engineering
Photo‑realistic renderings & VR walk‑throughs
Faster stakeholder buy-in
Smart schedules & parametric data
Efficient roll‑out of fixture packages and FF&E
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Decrease in RFIs observed in projects utilizing BIM across all phases compared to non-BIM projects.

Programs employing BIM experienced a reduction in project timelines.

BIM adoption resulted in a significant cost savings, attributed to reduced design errors and unbudgeted changes.

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"Working with GPD and BIM has tremendously improved coordination and communication among all parties involved in building our restaurants. It’s helped reduced errors in the field and has streamlined the design and construction process by enabling accurate 3D visualization. This has saved us lots of time and made decision-making quick and easy."
MY-KIM BALLOU
Sr. Design Project Manager

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Ready to elevate your development program with precise and flexible design standards and data?

Let’s talk about how GPD can power your retail program with BIM intelligence that saves time, reduces risk and elevates the guest experience—store after store, coast to coast. Reach out to Steve Turner, National Leader–Strategy & Growth.