Bentley Announces Winners of 2005 BE Awards of Excellence.BALTIMORE -- At this gathering of more than 2,000 attendees, Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced the winners of the 2005 BE Awards of Excellence, which honor the extraordinary work of Bentley users improving the world's infrastructure. Thirty-three projects in the professional portion of the program received BE Awards during the BE Conference in Baltimore, Md. These projects set benchmarks for their industries, and showcase the imagination and technical mastery of the organizations that created them. In the academic portion of the program, a BE Award went to the Educator of the Year and to the top three student designs. The winners were announced during a dinner and ceremony hosted by Alan Farkas of Farkas Berkowitz & Company, a Washington-based management consulting firm specializing in infrastructure, and co-sponsored by McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Engineering News-Record. The independent panel of BE Awards jurors, which included accomplished Bentley users and distinguished industry experts, selected the winning projects from more than 200 nominees. "Our esteemed jurors this year truly had their work cut out for them," said Greg Bentley, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "The 2005 BE Awards competition attracted a record number of nominations - all world-class, all reflecting the incredible technical skill, imagination, and leadership of our users. Selecting from among them couldn't have been easy. "Bentley is pleased and honored to recognize the achievements of the BE Award winners, along with those of all of the nominees, in improving the quality of life for people everywhere by creating and maintaining the world's infrastructure." The Winners of the 2005 BE Awards of Excellence Building: --BIM for Architecture, Private Building: Sheppard Robson - Ford Centre of Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence --BIM for Architecture, Public Building: Morphosis morphosis /mor·pho·sis/ (mor-fo´sis) the process of formation of a part or organ.morphot´ic mor·pho·sis n. pl. Architects - Wayne L. Morse U.S. Courthouse --BIM for Building Engineering: Maeda Corporation - Laboratory Project --BIM for Multiple Disciplines: General Motors/Ghafari Associates, LLC - Delta Township Assembly Complex --BIM for Simulation and Visualization, Functional Subject: DaimlerChrysler AG - Van Technology Center Stuttgart --BIM for Simulation and Visualization, Compound Subject: NSW Department of Commerce - Dee Why Town Centre Master Plan --BIM for Simulation and Visualization, Single Subject: PLH PLH pharyngeal lymphoid hyperplasia. arkitekter as - SBA Project --Managed Environment: U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Lab - Spallation Neutron Source The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) is an accelerator-based neutron source being built in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA, by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). SNS is being designed and constructed by a unique partnership of six DOE national laboratories: Argonne, Lawrence Berkeley, --New Technology Adoption: CAD-Phil - HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning) In the home or small office with a handful of computers, HVAC is more for human comfort than the machines. In large datacenters, a humidity-free room with a steady, cool temperature is essential for the trouble-free at GSK Site Civil: --Managed Environment: Utah Department of Transportation - Electronic Plan Room --New Technology Adoption: CH2M Hill - Marquette Interchange Design Automation --Operations & Maintenance, Data Reuse: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) oversees transportation issues in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The administrator of PennDOT is the Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation, currently Allen D. Biehler, P.E. - Right-of-Way (ROW) Office --Planned Development: HJ Banks & Company Ltd - Shotton Surface Mining Project --Rail Design: VOF Grontmij De Weger - Betuwe Route --Road Design: Intercontinental Consultants and Technocrats Pvt. Ltd. - Feasibility Study and Detailed Engineering for Four-Laning NH1-A --Visualization: South Carolina Department of Transportation The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is a Government agency in the U.S. State of South Carolina. Its mission is to build and maintain roads and bridges and administer mass transit services. - North Myrtle Beach Connector This article contains information about a planned or expected future road. It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change as the road's construction or completion approaches and more information becomes available. Geospatial: --Communications: KeySpan Corporation - Fiber Network --Geospatial Modeling: Japan Conservation Engineers - Examples of Construction of Landslide GIS --Government: Programa de Administracion de Tierras de Honduras (PATH) - Registro Nacional de Normativas de Ordenamiento Territorial (RENOT RENOT Regional Office Notice ) --Managed Environment: Total E&P Nederland B.V. - Geospatial Index to E&P Documents --Mapping and Cadastre CADASTRE. A term derived from the French, which has been adopted in Louisiana, and which signifies the official statement of the quantity and value of real property in any district, made for the purpose of justly apportioning the taxes payable on such property. 3 Am. St. Pap. 679; 12 Pet. 428, n. : The City of Calgary - Base Mapping Management Program --Public Works: City of Toronto - Toronto Water Integrated Network Skeletonization (TWINS) --Utilities: AEM Cremona Spa - A Complete Multi-Utility Geospatial Managed Environment Plant: --3D Modeling: Jordan, Jones & Goulding, Inc. - F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center --Managed Environment: Total - Cartography Intranet Global Services --Multidiscipline Engineering: KOPEC KOPEC Korea Power Engineering Company Inc - Shin-Kori Nuclear Power Plant --New Technology Adoption: Projen - Glass Condenser condenser Device for reducing a gas or vapour to a liquid. Condensers are used in power plants to condense exhaust steam from turbines and in refrigeration plants to condense refrigerant vapours, such as ammonia and Freons. Replacement --O/O Lifecycle Information Management: Intergen - Integrating Plant Operation and Maintenance Management Systems --Technology for Retrofit: VECO VECO Vernier Engine Cut Off - Tyonek Test Separator --Visualization: Monsanto Enviro-Chem Systems, Inc. - Powerhouse Renovation Special Awards: --Adobe PDF for AEC: VB Architekten - Thuner'sche Wiesen --Well-Trained Organization: Indiana Department of Transportation The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Indiana charged with maintaining and regulating transportation and transportation related infrastructure such as state owned airports, state highways and state owned canals or railroads, - CAD Training Program --Best Overall IT Strategy: HNTB HNTB Howard Needles Tammen and Bergendoff (Architecture) HNTB Holland Nordic Basketball Tournament (Groningen, the Netherlands) HNTB How Not to Babble (Toastmasters Club) Corporation - Effective Use of Bentley ELS Program Academic Awards: --Educator of the Year: Achim Menges - Architectural Association School of Architecture The Architectural Association School of Architecture (more usually known as the AA or AA School of Architecture) is one of the leading architectural schools in the UK. Its wide-ranging programme of exhibitions, lectures, symposia and publications have given it a central position in , London, United Kingdom --Student, Architectural Design: Cheng Ngai Ng, Singapore Polytechnic - Talking Galleria --Student, Vision for Engineering and Infrastructure: Stefan Dickel, FH Giessen-Friedberg - Woodgas Reactor --Student, Special Award for Industrial Design: Andrei Purcaru, Faculty of Architecture, G.M. Cantacuzino - The Design of a Phone Booth For more on the 2005 BE Award winners, including project summaries, go to www.be.org/2005beawardwinners. For a list of the 204 BE Award nominees, visit www.be.org. About the BE Conference The BE Conference (www.be.org) is an annual gathering of Bentley users and their managers who want to sharpen their skills and expand their knowledge at over 300 training, best practice, new technology, and keynote sessions. BE Conference 2005 is taking place this week at the Baltimore Convention Center The Baltimore Convention Center is a convention and exhibition hall located in downtown Baltimore, Maryland. It is managed and operated by the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association, a semi-private association started in 1980 by former Baltimore mayor William Donald . For more information on BE Conference 2005, go to www.be.org. About Bentley Bentley Systems, Incorporated provides software for the lifecycle of the world's infrastructure. The company's comprehensive portfolio for the building, plant, civil, and geospatial vertical markets spans architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and operations. With 2004 revenues exceeding $300 million, Bentley is the leading provider of AEC software to the Engineering News-Record Design 500 and major owner-operators. To receive Bentley press releases as they are issued, visit www.bentley.com/bentleywire. For more information, visit www.bentley.com. Bentley, the "B" logo, BE, and BE Awards of Excellence are either registered or unregistered trademarks or service marks of Bentley Systems, Incorporated or one of its direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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