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Founders’ Honorees 2021

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2021 Honorees

Congratulations to the 2021 Honorees

In addition to the projects selected by independent jurors in our prestigious 2021 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure, CEO Greg Bentley and other executives announced the projects listed below as the 2021 Founders’ Honorees. These infrastructure leaders and projects are recognized for the advancements they have made in going digital, ES(D)G, iTwin, and advancing the infrastructure profession.

Congratulations 2021 Honoree Winners!

Founders’ Honorees

digital rendering of shopping retail site

FOR NATIONAL DIGITAL TWIN

Advancing Singapore National 3D Reality Mapping for Changing World

Singapore Land Authority

Location: Singapore
Image Credit: Singapore Land Authority

Offshore oil gathering transportation platform

FOR AS-OPERATED DIGITAL TWIN

Digital Twin Project of the FPSO Offshore Oil Gathering and Transportation Platform

CNOOC Energy Development Design and R&D Center

Location: South China Sea, Guangdong, China
Image Credit: CNOOC Energy Development Design and R&D Center

project screenshot of London power tunnels

FOR DIGITAL INTEGRATOR

London Power Tunnels 2

Mott MacDonald and National Grid

Location: London, United Kingdom
Image Credit: Mott MacDonald and National Grid

Tuas water treatment plant from above

FOR COMPREHENSIVE COLLABORATION

Tuas Water Reclamation Plant - Contract C4A - Biosolids & Digesters

CES_SDC Pte Ltd and AECOM Singapore Pte Ltd

Location: Singapore
Image Credit: CES_SDC Pte Ltd and AECOM Singapore Pte Ltd

aerial roadway image

FOR 4D DIGITAL TWINS ADVANCEMENT

TH 169: Redefine Elk River

WSB

Location: Elk River, Minnesota, United States
Image Credit: WSB

digital rendering of cooling towers

FOR 4D DESIGN REVIEW

MRT Jakarta Phase II

PT. MRT Jakarta (Perseroda)

Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Image Credit: PT. MRT Jakarta (Perseroda)

Industrialize Project Delivery in Rail and Transit

FOR COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT DIGITAL TWIN

Application of BIM Technology in the Design Stage of High-Speed Railway

China Railway First Survey and Design Institute Group Co., Ltd.

Location: Xi’an, Lantian, Shangluo, Shanyang, and Shiyan; Shaanxi and Hubei; China
Image Credit: China Railway First Survey and Design Institute Group Co., Ltd.

project screenshot

FOR DIGITAL ADAPTATION

East Link

AFRY and Tyréns Consortium

Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Image Credit: AFRY and Tyréns Consortium

interior of sewer

FOR ITWIN ENTREPRENEUR

SewerAI

Location: California, United States
Image Credit: SewerAI

construction worker repairing device at water treatment plant

FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IOT

GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.

Location: Massachusetts, United States
Image Credit: GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.

OpenTower screenshot

FOR ITWIN ENTERPRISE

Consilience Analytics

Location: New York, United States
Image Credit: Consilience Analytics

project screenshot of digital twin

FOR DIGITAL TWINS R&D

Application of Digital Twin Technology in the Full Lifecycle of Offshore Wind Power Projects

Shanghai Investigation, Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.

Location: Beijing, China
Image Credit: Shanghai Investigation, Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.

2D design of world’s largest tokamak

FOR GLOBAL FUTURE-PROOFING

ITER: In-Pit Activities for Tokamak Assembly

Brigantium Engineering

Location: St. Paul-les-Durance, Bouches-du-Rhone, France
Image Credit: Brigantium Engineering

screenshot from ConstructSim Planner of piping systems

FOR PROJECT DELIVERY VISIBILITY

Golden Pass LNG Export Project

Zachry Industrial, Inc., a Zachry Group Company

Location: Sabine Pass, Texas, United States
Image Credit: Zachry Industrial, Inc., a Zachry Group Company

aerial image of roadway

FOR PANDEMIC-PROOF EXECUTION

Modification of Surabaya-Gresik Toll Road Interchange

PT. Hutama Karya (Persero)

Location: Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Image Credit: PT. Hutama Karya (Persero)

Wood Folloze Board Screenshot

FOR COLLABORATIVE SUCCESS

Wood Bentley Digital Community Collaborative Portal

Wood

Location: Global
Image Credit: Wood

man standing in front of large construction machine

FOR VIRTUOSO INVENTION

NP Singh

Director, GMW Private Ltd, India

Location: Darchula, Far West Remote Province, Nepal
Image Credit: GMW Private Ltd, India

Nick Smallwood headshot

FOR ES(D)G ADVOCACY

Infrastructure and Projects Authority

Accepting on their behalf: Nick Smallwood

Location: United Kingdom
Image Credit: Infrastructure and Projects Authority

Construction of offshore wind turbine platforms

FOR AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY

Fujian Changle Zone C Offshore Wind Farm

Fujian Yongfu Power Engineering Co., Ltd.

Location: Changle/Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Image Credit: Fujian Yongfu Power Engineering Co., Ltd.

map showing water treatment plant locations

FOR CLIMATE ACTION

Pumping Energy Optimization and CO2 Reduction Evides Case Study

Evides NV

Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Image Credit: Evides NV

graphic illustrating Mendoza Tree Project

FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES

Tree Modeling and Feature Extraction Using Mobile Mapping

GenMap

Location: Mendoza, Argentina
Image Credit: GenMap

project screenshot analyzing structures and land

FOR GOING DIGITAL IN EDUCATION

BIM CETIS Workshop 33

Center for Industrial Technological Studies and Services No. 33

Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Image Credit: Center for Industrial Technological Studies and Services No. 33

Future Infrastructure Star Challenge Winners

Graphic for Future Infrastructure Star Winner Elif Gungormus Deliismail

JUDGE’S CHOICE

Elif Gungormus Deliismail

Location: Izmir Institute of Technology
Image Credit: Elif Gungormus Deliismail

Project Description: This proposed mini modular system, together with digitalization, is an economically viable solution to achieving sustainable campuses and sustainable communities around them.

graphic for future infrastructure star winnner Rodman Raul Cordova Rodriguez

PEOPLE’S CHOICE

Rodman Raul Cordova Rodriguez

Location: Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Image Credit: Rodman Raul Cordova Rodriguez

Project Description: This project looks at infrastructure for clean energy generation and better water supply capabilities and operations.

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