The Year in Infrastructure 2008 - (Page 38) InnovatIon In CommerCIal or resIdentIal BuIldIng Fitzpatrick Engineering Group PLLC NorthEast Medical Center Acute Care Facility Expansion Concord, North Carolina, United States in response to greater demand and significant growth in use of its surgical facilities, the NorthEast Medical center proposed to modernize and consolidate its surgical inpatient and outpatient facility. The new surgery addition required demolition of existing site walls and relocation of existing mechanical ventilation while maintaining operation of the adjacent surgery suites. Building Information Modeling visualized complicated construction issues, produced construction documents, and shared information with the steel fabricator. RAM Steel and Bentley Structural allowed for tight integration between analysis software and drawing production and also empowered the engineers to leverage and extend their other analysis tools. The design team and contractor used MicroStation-generated 3D PDFs for visualization and clear communication of sequencing options. ALSO NOMINATED IN SpEcIAL cATEgOry: cOMMuNIcATINg ThrOugh VISuALIzATION SpEc EcIAL cATE u uNIc ugh V uALIz ALIzATION Fortis Fortis Print and Distribution Center Belersdorf, Belgium Fortis merged two companies and their printing, mailing, and warehousing activities. The project involved architectural and technical refurbishment of a structure with a surface of 110,000 square feet and a volume of 2,200 cubic feet. Every day, the printing of account statements consumes 45 miles of paper and 20,000 items are mailed. Building Information Modeling (BIM) was used to detect clashes between the structural frame, HVAC and electrical installations, lighting, data cabling, and fire extinction system. BIM also enabled efficient communication between architects, engineers, contractors, and management. In the design phase, Fortis saved 25 percent in time and 10 percent in cost. The cost of construction was reduced by 10 percent. 2008 bE AwARdS oF ExCEllENCE ALSO NOMINATED IN SpEcIAL cATEgOry: cOMMuNIcATINg ThrOugh VISuALIzATION SpEc EcIAL cATE u uNIc ugh V uALIz ALIzATION 38
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