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News Be Awards of Excellence Kicks Off Competition As a window into the state-of-the-art of infrastructure, it is no surprise that many of the projects entered into the annual Be Awards of Excellence competition meet— head on—the challenges of sustainability. The architects, engineers, planners, and owner-operators are at the vanguard of the global movement to provide society with pollution-free renewable energy, clean water, efﬁcient transportation, and sustainable buildings. Bentley-empowered (Be) programs like the annual Be Awards of Excellence unite infrastructure professionals and academia, advance innovation and best practices, and empower individuals and organizations to help sustain the world’s infrastructure. Launched in 2004 to honor the extraordinary work of Bentley users, the Be Awards of Excellence competition demonstrates the superior vision, innovation, and unwavering commitment to best practices of the infrastructure professionals who designed and built them in fulﬁlling their mission to sustain infrastructure. Winners and ﬁnalists are selected by an accomplished panel of judges—independent of Bentley—that includes previous Be Award of Excellence winners, other Bentley users, editors and publishers, and industry and discipline experts, who adhere to the highest standards in determining which project nominations best exemplify exceptional productivity and quality of work achieved through the innovative use of advanced technology. Before the panel convenes, each judge is tasked with the review and evaluation of all nominated projects for his or her assigned segment. The groups will then assemble at the Be Conference— Bentley’s annual conference for users of its solutions and products— on May 11–14 in Charlotte, N.C., to deliberate on the entries. Winners and ﬁnalists are announced during the highly anticipated Be Awards of Excellence evening ceremony and celebration. Be Awards of Excellence winners and nominees often receive additional worldwide acclaim as a result of their technological leadership. For example, Arup’s 2004 Be Award-winning National Aquatics Center project—also called the “Water Cube”—was featured in news stories around the world. Designed and built for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the swimming center design features leading-edge technology in the form of blue bubble walls based on a natural pattern of organic cells and the formation of soap bubbles. In addition, FIGG’s 10-lane I-35W St. Anthony Falls Bridge in Minneapolis, a 2008 Be Awards of Excellence project nominee, opened in September 2008, more than three months ahead of schedule. The new bridge replaces the one that collapsed in August 2007 The FIGG . project teams used innovative 3D software to streamline construction and speed assembly. The I-35W bridge project was featured in a recent NOVA scienceNOW episode entitled “Smart Bridges. ” The wonderfully diverse and incredibly creative projects of the Be Awards of Excellence program span the globe from the frozen landscapes of Antarctica to deserts of Algeria and from the booming cities of India to the prairies of Indiana. Go to www.bentley.com/beawards to submit your project by Feb. 20, 2009, to become one of the extraordinary nominees featured in this year’s Be Awards of Excellence competition. Rebuilding our aging roads, bridges and buildings requires the most advanced technology. For engineers, that technology must include Mathcad® from PTC®. Mathcad lets engineers design, solve and document their calculations, resulting in fewer design errors, safer designs and easier troubleshooting. Mathcad integrates with popular design software such as Bentley’s MicroStation ®, RAM ® and STAAD ®. To see a Mathcad flash demo, go to: PTC.com/go/mathcadflashdemo http://www.bentley.com/en-US/Community/BE%20Awards/ http://www.ptc.com/read?c=1-36A57F&o=1-5B41H&p=70594&t=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eptc%2Ecom%2Fappserver%2Fwcms%2Fforms%2Findex%2Ejsp%3Fim%5Fdbkey%3D70594%26icg%5Fdbkey%3D482 http://www.ptc.com/read?c=1-36A57F&o=1-5B41H&p=70594&t=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eptc%2Ecom%2Fappserver%2Fwcms%2Fforms%2Findex%2Ejsp%3Fim%5Fdbkey%3D70594%26icg%5Fdbkey%3D482

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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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