Bentley Announces Winners of 2006 BE Awards of Excellence
Charlotte, N.C. - BE Conference 2006 - May 23, 2006 - 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 - Façade 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 - 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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Christine Byrne
Media Relations manager
Bentley Systems, Incorporated
Tel: 203-805-0432
E-mail: christine.byrne@bentley.com
