The Year in Infrastructure 2007 - (Page 17) The Esplanade thompson, Ventulett, stainback & associates The Esplanade in Dubai will be a five-star hotel and wellness spa accompanied by office towers, apartments, townhomes, and exclusive retail shopping. The geometry for all buildings is quite complex and a client requirement included Spanish Mediterranean-styled details that changed often throughout the design phases. The use of 3D cells that could be easily replaced across large areas of the project was the most efficient way for inexperienced staff to keep the design up to date. The staff producing the documentation was not trained in BIM technology so keeping the workflow as simple as possible was essential. Using MicroStation 3D components facilitated sheet compositions that showed every aspect of each unique assembly area in both 2D and 3D views. This made the design much easier for the contractor to understand. General Purpose Warehouse us army corps of engineers, louisville, Ky This BIM project is for the construction of a general purpose warehouse located at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. The new consolidated warehouse facility will replace 14 World War II, 1940s-era wooden temporary warehouse facilities. The proposed warehouse has a footprint of 80,000 square feet with a capacity of 1,700,000 cubic feet. Using Bentley’s BIM solutions enabled the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to reinvent the design and review process while empowering a multidiscipline team in a quick-decision atmosphere. With a data workflow that facilitates creation of data, the design can be easily reviewed and quality checked. Working in this team environment and modeling with the concept of digital construction has prevented countless issues in the model, drawings, and construction of the project. BE AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE 17
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