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Best Practices – Water and Wastewater decision, we can see our new facility in real time,” said Jeff Littrell, director of Okaloosa County Water & Sewer System. The CDM project design team consisted of a core group of 42 designers, engineers, and support staff with contributions from the central project database, such as on-demand custom valve schedules, instrumentation, equipment reports, and datasheets. Datasheets were easily populated from internal sources and vendors and then synchronized to the central database to repopulate AutoPLANT P&ID, maintaining consistent and current drawings and information. Custom datasheets, exploiting extended data capabilities in AutoPLANT, supported efﬁcient procurement. Custom templates and data tokens allowed extended data on all instrument and equipment datasheets. This extended attribute database—with individual datasheets to break equipment into basic components—allowed data export to the owner’s computerized maintenance management system. Using a data-centric model connected to an enterprise-level electronic document management system, CDM thus provided a fourth dimension to the living facility model. The integrated 4D model, O&M manuals, computerized maintenance management system, and process monitoring and control software provided seamless, complete facility integration. Equipment information and maintenance procedures can be updated in all databases, providing a real-time, sustainable tool supporting ongoing knowledge management and transfer, preserving continuity through any staff changes. Avoiding data re-entry reduced errors, saving time and money. Also, by adding enhanced extended data from the design process, involving operations staff in all stages of the project, and avoiding redesign made it easy to add asset management in the future. Best of all, the facility’s 4D model will support efﬁcient operations and knowledge transfer for generations to come. more than 100 CDM staff overall located in more than 18 ofﬁces. The ﬁrm met the aggressive design schedule, allowing construction to proceed on time by expediting the staff learning curve, providing superior design content, and achieving a collaborative environment with up-to-date, accurate, and real-time visual content throughout the design process. CDM’s innovative design also enhanced sustainability by reducing power usage and operational costs through the improved treatment process. CDM was able to maximize staff skill sets and interact in a collaborative design environment to build a virtual facility. Client meetings were much more productive, focusing on reviewing 3D models in lieu of 2D drawings. By commenting directly on the 3D models in real time, the owner provided valuable input, ensuring that expectations as well as the project schedule and budget were met. The client could quickly visualize the facility and agree on the form and function of the elements early in the design process. Typically, this type of collaboration would take weeks, if not months, due to delays in communication, iterative processes, and conﬂicting priorities. The virtual approach saved signiﬁcant time and resources. In addition, having all parties involved eliminated any faulty assumptions, since recaps of all decisions were restated for agreement. Process and instrumentation engineers collaborated on single-source intelligent P&IDs, leveraging data downstream in the detail design model. “Bentley’s products and services are built on providing 3D design and the associated 4D in a managed environment, which allowed us to deliver on the simple principle of providing our clients with a superior and more cost-effective project solution by utilizing state-of-the-art technology in intelligent plant design,” explained William Nelson, vice president of project technology development at CDM. The software leveraged all intelligent component data within Beginning at the conceptual stage, the integrated 3D model and collaborative environment paid dividends. Among them were a 17 percent reduction in man-hours for about 300 design drawings; a 30 percent compression in the design schedule by using a collaborative rather than an iterative approach; minimized construction conﬂicts with quality deliverables; reduced re-engineering and redesign; and more effective team and client reviews. Volume 6 Issue 1 | Be Magazine 43 http://www.bentley.com/en-US/Products/AutoPLANT PID/

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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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