The Leader - January/February 2008 - (Page 69) spoNsors: GloB al i N Nova tor ’s aWards keY F iNdiNGs an analytical tool built to assist clients in estimating the likely durability of a labor market based on specific operational parameters. Category 3 WINNER: Collaboration between Service Providers and Corporate/Government Clients, or Economic Developers and Corporate/ Government Clients GSA National 3D-4D-BIM Program In 2003, the GSA Public Buildings Service established the National 3D-4D-BIM Program to address the challenges of: errors and omissions; as-built documentation; tenant phasing; space measurement; and energy performance. It promotes value-adding digital visualization, simulation, and optimization techniques to improve building design and construction quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction at all stages of project planning, delivery, and lifecycle. The program has proactively and successfully improved the delivery of capital projects. Through its use, GSA has been able to reduce costs while improving quality, accuracy and efficiency on GSA projects. Category 1 Finalists City of Melbourne, Australia – Council House 2 It was the first building to receive the six star (world leader status) design rating from the Green Building Council of Australia under the Green Star rating system for environmental performance of commercial properties. Fidelity Corporate Real Estate – Long Term Portfolio Location Strategy This innovation uses demographics to develop location strategy as well as a work force based approach in growing the portfolio and is a CRE-driven enterprisewide leadership example. TVA Megasites Program The program is designed to make it easier for automotive manufacturers or other large industries to quickly find an optimal location for a new plant. The program has altered the economic landscape of the Tennessee Valley. Category 2 Finalists DIRTT Agile Architectural Solutions ICEberg ICEberg is a massive database that takes the end-user’s exact design and puts every wall, door and condition through an apples-toapples comparison. It calculates the price and possible tax implications of all scenarios. Jones Lang LaSalle – Multi-Project Accountant It is an internet-based application that serves as a centralized resource for project financials on multi-site real estate programs and allows all users to have direct access to accurate financial information across a single chart of accounts. Category 3 Finalists DTZ – Metropolitan Police Services “Intelligent FM Service” Model DTZ worked with MPS to transform its FM operations, designing and implementing a new model that is truly innovative through the alignment of FM services with core business strategic and operational priorities. US General Services Administration – Workplace Matters GSA created an environment that 2 0 0 8 th e le ade r sal UtiNG p a s t W iN Ne r s The ability to say “Winner, Global Innovator’s Award” is one of the strongest branding claims available to an industry professional through CoreNet Global. It has to be earned, but it also has a lasting benefit, no doubt as part of the growing lineage and now emerging tradition of past winners. 2006 Winners: Capital One, GJK Facility Services, McKesson Corp. – Trammell Crow (now CBRE Corporate Services), and Corporate Portfolio Analytics. 2005 Winners: The Hartford, Harvard University, Johnson Controls Inc., and The Royal Bank of Scotland. 2004 Winners: Bank of America, BP International , and San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. 2003 Winners: Ford Land, Greater Fort Bend Economic Development Council, Sprint Enterprise Property Services, Toyota Real Estate and Facilities, and U.S. Army. 2002 Winners: CIGNA, Grubb & Ellis, Miller Hughes Associates, and Sun Microsystems. 2001 Winners: Brisbane City Council, Cisco Systems, Gazeley Properties, and Georgia Power. 2000 Winners: New York City Economic Development Corp., Sun Microsystems, and U.S. General Services Administration. encouraged competing consulting firms to share their techniques, tools, ideas and critical acumen with each other. GSA’s role set the context for generating collective intelligence. 69 J aN Ua rY / F e B rUa r Y
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