The Year in Infrastructure 2008 - (Page 45) InnovatIon In CommerCIal or resIdentIal BuIldIng Nave Newell Upland Square West Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, United States the primary goal of this project was to develop 110 acres of land into a retail site in Montgomery County, Pa. The site was problematical because it lies beside a landfill, is divided by wetland fingers, and is located in a community concerned with traffic congestion on area roadways. InRoads was used to process the survey data and expedited the production of base mapping. GEOPAK allowed the firm to perform a subsurface rock analysis and create the best layout and grading scenario to overcome site construction challenges such as shallow bedrock. Bentley Descartes was used to manipulate aerial photography to create image draping and hybrid plots of the project. The firm used PondPack and StormCAD for drainage design and stormwater management. ALSO NOMINATED IN SpEcIAL cATEgOry: SuSTAININg Our SOcIETy SpEc EcIAL cATE Su c cIET NBRS+Partners BIM-3D-Visualisation Projects Sydney, Australia this project encompassed the move from a 2D to a 3D environment in the context of designing an apartment building. Bentley assisted in the creation of the model and trained the team members on how to document the model in 3D, while working on the live model to save time and learning the new software. The firm used Bentley Architecture to create the models and MicroStation to create the visualization. The ultimate benefits were being able to produce 3D documentation quickly and to deliver a superior product to the client. In this case, environmental aspects such as solar access, flow-through ventilation, and water reuse were incorporated in the design. The siting of the buildings allows significant vegetation to be retained in order to maintain the natural environment. THE YEAR IN INFRASTRUCTURE 2008 ALSO NOMINATED IN SpEcIAL cATEgOry: cOMMuNIcATINg ThrOugh VISuALIzATION SpEc EcIAL cATE u uNIc ugh V uALIz ALIzATION 45
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