Build as one: A practice methodology for the building industry

Today, building enterprises around the globe are applying best practices and the technology solutions that enable them. Bentley is proud to provide these solutions, and to support these enterprises as a trusted provider. Architecture, engineering, construction, and building operation practices would be well-served to learn about these successes and the technology solutions that enable them, and evaluate how these successes and solutions relate to practices, challenges, and aspirations as firms move to build as one.

Be Conference London 2007:
BIM - How to Eat an Elephant

Presented by: Doug Fitzpatrick - Fitzpatrick Engineering Group

Summary: The perceived implementation of BIM requires overhead to configure your software, training classes and seminars for your users, increased liability from sharing data with other consultants and a host of other stumbling blocks. How are design firms expected to handle these additional costs in time and money and still maintain already hectic construction schedules and profitability? We will outline our approach, implementation strategies and discoveries as a small design firm making its mark in the BIM marketplace, one bite at a time.

What you can learn:
Approach, implementation strategies to BIM

Be Conference 2007:
Fast Track Design using RAM—Salt Lake Real Soccer Stadium

Presented by: Mathew Timmers - John A. Martin

Summary: Learn about the design of the 360,000-square-foot Salt Lake Real Soccer Stadium – West Building. The stadium was set on a fast-track design schedule due to the lengthy lead time required to fabricate the steel shapes for the building framing. To begin construction in June 2007, the large W14 shapes required for the stadium needed to be submitted to the steel fabricator by early December 2006. Using RAM Structural System, DXF interfacing, and close communication within the design team, the Salt Lake Real Soccer Stadium was designed within the time constraints imposed on the design team.

What you can learn:
About the Salt Lake Real Soccer Stadium – West Building
Using RAM Structural System, DXF interfacing, and close communication within the design team