At this gathering of more than 2,000 attendees, Bentley
Systems, Incorporated today announced the winners of the 2006 BE
Awards of Excellence, which honor the extraordinary work of Bentley
users improving the world's infrastructure.
Twenty-nine projects in the professional portion of the program
received BE Awards during the BE Conference in Charlotte. These
projects set benchmarks for their industries, and showcase the
imagination and technical mastery of the organizations that created
them. In addition, for the first time, a BE Award was presented for
Lifetime Achievement. In the academic portion of the program, BE
Awards went to the Educator of the Year and to the top three student
designs.
The winners were announced last night during a dinner and ceremony
hosted by Peter Sagal of the National Public Radio program "Wait
Wait... Don't Tell Me!," and co-sponsored by McGraw-Hill Construction,
publisher of Engineering News-Record. The independent panel of BE
Awards jurors, which included accomplished Bentley users and
distinguished industry experts, selected the winning projects from
more than 260 nominations.
"Speaking on behalf of our company and the professions that we
serve, we offer heartfelt congratulations to these winners," said CEO
Greg Bentley. "They've shown that they stand above all others in their
vision and application of technology in improving the world's
infrastructure."
"Once again, we had a record number of nominations," continued Mr.
Bentley. "My congratulations extend to all of them, each of which is
deserving of acknowledgement."
The Winners of the 2006 BE Awards of Excellence
This year's BE Awards of Excellence winners are as follows:
Building
-- BIM for Architecture: NBBJ - Providence Park Hospital
-- BIM for Building Engineering: Arup - Facade for Westfield
Parramatta Transport Interchange
-- BIM for Multiple Disciplines: Building Design Partnership Ltd.
- Bridge Academy, Hackney
-- BIM for Simulation and Visualization: NBBJ - i21 Intervention
Suite for the 21st Century
-- Building Managed Environment: Capita Percy Thomas - St. Helens
& Knowsley Hospital
-- Building New Technology Adoption: Ghafari Associates Inc.-
Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel
Civil
-- Civil Managed Environment: HDR Engineering Inc. - HDR
ProjectWise Implementation
-- Civil New Technology Adoption: Waterford County Council - The
Integration of the Measurement of Energy Usage Into Road
Design (IERD)
-- Civil Rail Design: RITES Ltd. - Detailed Engineering Study for
Kashmir Railway Project in the State of Jammu and Kashmir,
India
-- Civil Road Design: Vela VKE Consulting Engineers (Pty) Ltd. -
The K90/K157/P157-2 Interchange
-- Civil Site Design: HJ Banks - Bowesfield Riverside Community
-- Civil Visualization: New York State Department of
Transportation - Traveling to Pinehaven - An Examination Into
Effective Transportation Solutions
Geospatial
-- Geospatial Communications: Comcast - Comcast Northern Division
Upgrade Initiative
-- Geospatial Government: Ville de Saguenay - Expertise in Civil
Safety at Ville de Saguenay
-- Geospatial Managed Environment: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -
Interagency Performance Evaluation Taskforce - Data Management
-- Geospatial Mapping and Cadastre: Municipio de Tampico -
Integrated System of Cadastre Administration
-- Geospatial Modeling: Hydro Tasmania Consulting - Hobart City
Visualization Project
-- Geospatial Public Works: Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran -
Disaster Management - Interlinking of Water Works in Mumbai
Metropolitan Area
-- Geospatial Utilities: AES Torino S.p.A. - SITEGAS, the
Modernization of the Gas and District Heating Networks
Management in a Fast-Growing Utility Company
-- Geospatial Web Publishing: City of Mississauga - eMaps,
Interactive Online Mapping
Plant
-- Plant Lifecycle Information Management: Tessenderlo Group -
AutoPLANT/PIDA/eDM System for Engineering and Maintenance
Purposes
-- Plant Managed Environment, Global Work Sharing: ConocoPhillips
Alaska, Inc. - CPAI Managed Environment
-- Plant Multidiscipline Engineering: Giprotyumenneftegaz -
West-Salym Field Development
-- Plant New Technology Adoption: CH2M HILL - American Electric
Power - Mitchell & Mountaineer CPS Treatment Plants
-- Plant Rookie of the Year (First-Time User): Carollo Engineers,
P.C. - Adoption of Bentley Products
-- Plant Supply Chain Integration (For Vendors/Equipment
Suppliers Only): York International/A Johnson Controls Company
- Zueitina Propane Refrigeration System
-- Plant Visualization: Atkins Water - Wastewater Treatment
Improvement Projects
Special Awards
-- Lifetime Achievement Award: Jim Fisher - Kentucky
Transportation Cabinet
-- Best Overall IT Strategy: Oldham Metropolitan B.C. -
Integrated e-Government
-- Well-Trained Organization: Wood Group Engineering (North Sea)
Ltd. - Corporate Efficiency
Academic Awards
-- Educator of the Year: Dr. Andreas Asperl - Tu Vienna and BRG 4
(Vienna University of Technology)
-- Middle School/High School: Scott Eder, Stephen Lehner, and
Matt Brinegar - Thurmond Morrison High (Eastern Technical High
School)
-- University/Collegiate, Architecture/Building: Ryan D. Hughes -
High School in Philadelphia (University of Virginia)
-- University/Collegiate, Engineering: Misam Younis, Maher Yusuf,
and Akram Shtawy - Corridor Design Between the West Bank and
Gaza Strip (An-Najah National University)
For more information on the 2006 BE Awards of Excellence winners
and nominations, including project summaries, go to www.be.org/awards.
About BE and the BE Conference
BE, which stands for "Bentley Empowered," represents the
achievements of Bentley users, how Bentley can help them reach their
goals, and the common vision and causes Bentley and users share.
The BE Conference, which consistently scores a 99 percent attendee
satisfaction rating, is a once-a-year learning opportunity for Bentley
users and their managers offering professional training, technology
updates, keynotes, and best practice sharing. At these sessions,
attendees better themselves, better their organizations, and better
the ways they can improve the world's infrastructure.
For more information on BE Conference 2006, taking place this week
in Charlotte, N.C., go to www.be.org.
About Bentley
Bentley Systems, Incorporated provides software for the lifecycle
of the world's infrastructure. The company's comprehensive portfolio
for the building, plant, civil, and geospatial verticals spans
architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and operations. With
2005 revenues of $336 million and more than 2,000 colleagues around
the world, Bentley is the leading provider of AEC software to the
Engineering News-Record Top 500 Design Firms and major
owner-operators.
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