SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ;
TRMB) announced today the winners of its Tekla Global Building
Information Modeling (BIM) Awards, a biennial competition
showcasing the world's most impressive structural construction
projects. The winner of the best BIM project of 2018—the Museum of
the Future in Dubai, United Arab
Emirates, by Eversendai Engineering L.L.C. This year's
winner applied a wide range of Trimble constructible solutions
to transform process and productivity on their project.
The competition, which began in 1999, welcomes projects that
exhibit innovation and push the boundaries of structural
engineering and BIM. Over 140 projects entered the competition,
which included winners of Tekla regional BIM Awards from 36
countries. A committee of five industry experts – Christian Jahn, Elbert
O. Speidel, Marina Korol,
Craig Garrett, and Jari Heino – selected the winners. The selection
committee evaluated the 16 finalists based on an assessment of
collaboration, implementation, innovation and constructability.
"I really enjoy seeing these projects," said Elbert O. Speidel, selection committee member
and A.I.A. professor at California Polytechnic State University.
"The Museum of the Future stretches structural engineering to its
limits and showcases the creativity of what is possible using
innovative modeling technology. Tekla was the ideal BIM program to
complete the museum and have the kind of detailing and tolerances
that are needed in order to construct such an elaborate
building."
The Tekla Global BIM Awards 2018 winners include:
Best BIM Project, Best Public Category Project and Winner of
the Online Voting
Museum of the Future – United Arab Emirates
Eversendai Engineering L.L.C.
The Museum of the Future is an exhibition space that will
feature futuristic concepts, services and products. As one of the
most complex constructions in the world, the Museum of the Future
involved an enormous amount of data from multiple disciplines
during the design phase. Using Tekla BIMsight, Eversendai
identified clashes with roofing, façade, MEP and RCC contractors
before construction even began.
"Tekla Structures is a potent tool due to its powerful 3D
modeling capabilities and flexible open API options," said
Sreenivasa Rao Vipparla, general manager of design and engineering
at Eversendai. "BIM management with Tekla software boosted the
project's efficiency, accuracy and time management."
Best Commercial Project
Luminary – Finland
A-Insinöörit Suunnittelu Oy, Skanska Oy, BST-Arkkitehdit Oy,
Betonirakenne Oinas Oy, Parma Oy,
Optiplan Oy, Caverion Suomi Oy
Luminary, a 21-floor building with luxury apartments, business,
office and parking space, was a challenging complex structure that
required a high level of collaboration among its designers,
builders and fabricators. With a real-time connection between the
design office and precast fabricator, an on-site BIM kiosk and
extensive mobile use, the teams involved were able to work together
seamlessly and efficiently.
Best Industrial Project
Hinkley Point C – United Kingdom
Atkins
Hinkley Point C is a new nuclear
power plant on track to begin providing low carbon energy to 6
million homes in 2025. This project is one of the largest
construction projects in the world, involving over 300 detailers,
3000 workers and 3 million tons of concrete. To keep things running
smoothly, Atkins has used BIM to the fullest for this paperless
construction. Using Tekla Structures, Atkins has provided a fully
integrated 3D reinforcement model as part of the detailed design
packages.
Best Infrastructure Project
Trafikplats Vega –
Sweden
ELU Konsult AB
Trafikplats Vega, a cast-in-place traffic interchange with five
bridges and retaining walls, was a complex project that was
designed and constructed without paper drawings. ELU modeled and
constructed the complex design using Tekla Structures, and even
developed their own components to fit their unique needs.
Best Sports & Recreation Project
Optus Stadium –
Australia
Arup & PDC Group
Opened in January 2018, Optus
Stadium is a 60,000-seat multi-purpose stadium located in
Perth, Western Australia. Using an open BIM approach
and a wide variety of software, Arup and PDC were able to share
critical information with all stakeholders. This enabled them to
create workflows that saved time and increased efficiency,
resulting in project completion three weeks ahead of schedule.
Best Small Project
Station La Glaciere –
France
Baudin Chateauneuf
With Station La Glaciere, Baudin Chateauneuf was faced with
a big challenge: they needed to construct an identical replication
of the staircases of the Metro station line No. 6 within an
extremely tight timeline. Using Trimble and Tekla software, they
were able to complete the project in a matter of months, with
surveying starting at the end of May
2017 and the project opening to the public on August 28, 2017.
Best Student Project
BlackSea-TORM – Turkey
Fatih Yesevi OKUR, Ebru KALKAN, Ergün ERDOĞAN, and Rufai DEMİR –
Karadeniz Technical University
BlackSea-TORM, an Expo fair building concept design that
celebrates sustainability, was developed with an integrated project
delivery (IPD) mindset. The students behind the project
demonstrated innovative uses of BIM through interoperation,
utilizing a variety of other tools together with Tekla Structures.
Using a Tekla Open API, they also created a customized "Rufer," a
semi-parametric connection detail, for the roof's MERO system.
Special Recognition
Kainuu Hospital – Finland
Kainua-alliance: Kainuu social and health care joint authority,
Skanska Talonrakennus Oy, Sweco Rakennetekniikka Oy, Sweco
Architects Oy, Sweco Talotekniikka Oy, Sweco PM Oy, Caverion Suomi
Oy
Kainuu Hospital is a large timber project in which BIM and
BIM-based collaboration have been used throughout the entire
construction process. BIM has been used in innovative ways to
construct the hospital, with advanced technology such as CAVE
(computer assisted virtual environment) that allows 3D virtual
reality, on-site BIM kiosks and Augmented Reality (AR) technology
all at work.
More information about the Tekla Global BIM Awards, submissions
and winners is available at:
https://www.tekla.com/bim-awards/winners.
More information about the selection committee:
https://www.tekla.com/bim-awards/2018-jury.
Project images: Tekla Global BIM Awards 2018 images
Tekla Software by Trimble
Tekla software solutions for advanced BIM and structural
engineering are produced by Trimble. Trimble's construction
offering ranges from total stations to advanced software, giving
the industry tools to transform planning, design, construction and
operation of buildings. Tekla software is at the heart of the
design and construction workflow, building on the free flow of
information, constructible models and collaboration. For more
information about Tekla software, visit: www.tekla.com.
About Trimble Buildings
Trimble Buildings provides the widest breadth of technology
solutions for managing real estate portfolios, optimizing building
construction projects and streamlining workplace operations.
Trimble solutions are tailored for each phase of the building
lifecycle—from the initial survey to design, construction and
operation—and enable stakeholders such as architects, engineers,
contractors, building managers and property owners to gain agility
and insight. With the industry's only construction-ready BIM and
full range of tools and content to streamline team collaboration,
Trimble solutions make data from complex projects more meaningful
and actionable to improve productivity and achieve operational
excellence. For more information, visit:
buildings.trimble.com.
About Trimble
Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering
products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds.
Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data
analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety
and sustainability. From purpose built products to enterprise
lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and services are
transforming a broad range of industries such as agriculture,
construction, geospatial and transportation and logistics. For more
information about Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB), visit:
www.trimble.com.
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