The Year in Infrastructure 2008 - (Page 44) InnovatIon In CommerCIal or resIdentIal BuIldIng Maeda Corp. V-Project Tokyo, Japan Maeda corp.’s project, a business complex built in the center of tokyo, is a 10-story building with a glass showroom that provides a feeling of transparency. The project was implemented on a single platform from design to construction using Bentley Building Information Modeling. The project integrated the 3D design model into the construction stage. The construction model was also used for modification by the design department, a variety of visualized proposals to the clients, and for detailed coordination with the subcontractors. As a result, construction was completed within 15 months and the time required for analysis and changes was reduced by 50 percent. In today’s environment of reduced construction time, this means a 50 percent increase in review time and higher quality. ALSO NOMINATED IN SpEcIAL cATEgOry: ATTAININg rETurN ON INNOvATION SpEc EcIAL cATE rETurN ur INNOv Murray O’Laoire Architects Mater Misericordiae & Children’s University Hospital Dublin, Ireland this project was the design for a new children’s hospital in ireland. the plan required close collaboration among the architects, structural, façade engineers, and the project team. The architectural project team was split between development of the internal layouts and the external envelope. The plans were rapidly and continuously evolving in line with external user requirements. The firm implemented Bentley Building Information Modeling solutions to not only optimize coordination of information, but also to resolve the many intricacies of error checking and information coordination, freeing more time to focus on the quality of design and data. The greatest benefit was that data was input only once, which dramatically reduced the room for human error and all aspects of information were automatically and precisely coordinated. 2008 bE AwARdS oF ExCEllENCE ALSO NOMINATED IN SpEcIAL cATEgOry: cOMMuNIcATINg ThrOugh VISuALIzATION SpEc EcIAL cATE u uNIc ugh V uALIz ALIzATION 44
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