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conducted on the United Utilities system by a third partner, the U.K.’s Atkins Water and Environmental Group. Existing leak-detection techniques, such as step-testing or acoustic devices, require a lot of apparatus and personnel. As a result, they are very time consuming and costly. The new leakage-detection feature identiﬁes the locations and sizes of the leakage holes, emulated as emitters that allow water to spurt and seep out at different rates depending on prevailing pressure. With the effective and rapid prediction of the most likely leakage locations, consulting engineers and water utility owners and operators save time and money by focusing their site investigations on the model-predicted leakage areas to test for leakage hotspots using widely available leak-detection instruments. David Turtle, leakage and demand strategy manager at United Utilities, noted, “The leakage detection optimization model developed in collaboration with Bentley is an important tool in helping to reduce leakage and to achieve annual targets agreed on with Ofwat, the U.K. water industry regulator.” The new methodology developed by United Utilities and Bentley researchers, which won the Honor Award for Applied Research in the International Water Association Project Innovation Award 2008 competition for the European region, ﬁlls an important need by helping managers in mature systems to further reduce water leakage after other methods have been exhausted. It will also enable managers in any system to identify the water loss hotspots. The new version of Bentley’s Darwin Calibrator modeling tool automates the new methodology, which is also included in the latest version of WaterGEMS V8i and included in WaterCAD V8i. Of course, ﬁxing leaky pipes may not seem as inspiring as designing a green building or a wind turbine. But in a world in which water is becoming a precious and scarce commodity, the critical need to address the problem of water loss is clear. Solving the problem will require all the creativity and innovation that infrastructure professionals—and their technology partners—can contribute. Volume 6 Issue 1 | Be Magazine 17 http://www.bentley.com/en-GB/Products/WaterCAD/Darwin-Calibrator.htm http://www.bentley.com/en-GB/Products/WaterGEMS/ http://www.bentley.com/en-GB/Products/WaterGEMS/ http://www.bentley.com/en-GB/Products/WaterCAD/Darwin-Calibrator.htm

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BE Magazine - Volume 6, Issue 1 Contents Anticipation’s Name Is V8i Be Awards of Excellence Kicks Off Competition Bentley Launches the Most Comprehensive SoftwarePortfolio for Infrastructure Ever Assembled in a Single Release MicroStation V8i Up Close & Personal Is Water the New Oil? How Does Intent Become Reality? Does Performance Create Sustainability? Renewing Confidence in Public Highway Infrastructure Enterprisewide System Manages International Airport Standardized CAD/GIS Platform Streamlines Infrastructure Engineering 3D Modeling Refines Reusable Design for Plant Prototype Lean Teams Deliver Automotive Assembly Plants Through Innovative Use of BIM Integrated 3DModels Enable Compact and Safe Plant Design Sustainable Development Supports Thriving Community Terminal Pumps Natural Gas Through Longest Subsea Pipeline Large UtilityWorks To Reduce SO2 Emissions Aging Power Station Boosts Engineering Productivity Hydropower Dam To Fuel Growing Economy Collaboration Tools Accelerate Chinese Railway Electrification System Design Rapid Rail Link To Meet Socio-Economic Development Goals High-CapacityWastewater Treatment Facility ReclaimsWater Resources City ExpandsWater SupplyWithout Deploying AdditionalWater Resources Private Calling Meets Public Service Learning Paths Map Skill Development for Infrastructure Professionals A Contemporary Approach to Site Design The Art of Visualization Special Feature: Be Communities Physical + Digital Investments = Intelligent Infrastructure

BE Magazine - Volume 6, Issue 1

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