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award. The Dutch Ministry of Finance integrated geospatial tools within its SAP enterprise resource planning application. The complexity of such an integration has been a barrier for some organizations that have contemplated such a move. The clear beneﬁts that this organization achieved, and its roadmap of success, should inspire other organizations to make this leap.” Greg Schindler P.E., S.E., an editorial board member of Structure Magazine, said, “It is clear that the nominated projects were accomplished by individuals and ﬁrms that are out on the cutting edge of 3D CAD and BIM technology. Generally, the majority of design ﬁrms, at least in the United States, are just beginning to move to 3D depiction of their designs. BIM tends to be viewed as a scary new world for many in the building design business. It is evident that the projects submitted are examples of what can be done with this new technology by designers willing to jump in and use the tools to their advantage.” Evey added, “Historically, limitations in workforce size and in computational modeling capability have shortened mankind’s creative horizon. Visionary projects that were possible were not ‘doable’ because the design work involved was simply too time-consuming and laborious. Modern software tools, however, have transformed the civil infrastructure workplace, empowering the workforce and providing a range of solutions that could only be dreamed of before.” Earl Mark, Ph.D., associate professor/ CTO at the University of Virginia School of Architecture, was especially impressed by the geographical distribution of the projects, including work from Eastern Europe and Asia. Mark found heartwarming “the apparent effect the award had on middle school/high school student winner Stefan Egger, who was grateful for the opportunity to travel to LA with his teacher from Austria, and perhaps helping to establish a level of conﬁdence and recognition that may well inﬂuence his future plans. It would be wonderful to document how this award may have inﬂuenced his future thinking and direction.” MEET THE 2007 OF EXCELLENCE Building BE AWARDS JURORS Geospatial Chuck Eastman, Georgia Institute of Technology (second from left) Kristine Fallon, Kristine Fallon Associates, Inc. (front right) Russell Fortmeyer, Architectural Record, GreenSource (middle back) Greg Schindler, KPFF Consulting Engineers (far right) Moderator: Huw Roberts, Bentley (far left) Matt Ball, GeoWorld (far right, back) Mike Kolster, Port of Long Beach (far right) David Marion, City of Mississauga (center front) Jeff Thurston, GeoConnexion International Magazine (far left, back) Moderator: Richard Zambuni, Bentley (far left) Civil Plant Martyn Day, AEC Magazine/MCAD Magazine (left front) Walker Lee Evey, Design Build Institute of America (far right front) Mark Hansford, NCE Magazine (center back) Tom Sawyer, Engineering News-Record (far right) Moderator: Gregg Herrin, Bentley (far left) Edwin Ecob, Cambashi Ltd (front left) Robert Gibson, WorleyParsons (far left) Bart Neighbors, ConocoPhillips (far right) Dr. B.D. Valnion, CADplus Magazine (center back) Moderator: Anne-Marie Walters, Bentley (far right, front) Special Matt Ball, GeoWorld Martyn Day, AEC Magazine/ MCAD Magazine Chuck Eastman, Georgia Institute of Technology Edwin Ecob, Cambashi Ltd John Ford, Oak Associates Group Moderator: Joe Croser, Bentley Academic Ryan Hughes, Former BE Award Academic Winner Tom Lazear, Archway Systems, Inc. Earl Mark, University of Virginia Reginald Souleyrette, Iowa State University Moderator: Scott Lofgren, Bentley Volume 4, Issue 3 | BE MAGAZINE 19

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Contents Rising to the Challenge News BE Newsletter Highlights More ITS Sightings Racing Concrete Canoes Lights, Camera, Action! Making the Cut People’s Choice Awards 2007 Executive Keynotes Building Clear Vision of a Dream Concrete Results Reaching New Heights Building News From Bentley Golden KIWI Awards 2007 Civil A Coordination of National Highway Proportions Training Troops Beautifying Highways, One Sign at a Time Civil News From Bentley Geospatial Facility Facelift Planning for Uncertainty Geospatial News From Bentley MicroStation at the Heart of LiDAR Surveying Solutions Plant Making the Grade Data Deja Vu Data Clouds Provide Clear Visual of Underground Saving Precious-Metal Mining Time Plant News From Bentley Advertisers Index Special/Academic The Art of Visualization Training Is Key To Delivering State-of-the-Art Solutions Bridging the Information/Infrastructure Gap

BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 3

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