Winners to Be Selected and Announced December 2, as Part of Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure Series of Virtual Events
EXTON, Pa. – October 21, 2021 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure engineering software company, has announced several North American projects as finalists in Bentley’s 2021 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure. The annual awards program honors the extraordinary work of Bentley software users advancing infrastructure design, construction, and operations throughout the world. Sixteen independent jury panels selected 57 finalists from nearly 300 nominations submitted by more than 230 organizations from 45 countries encompassing 19 categories.
The Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure finalists will present their project presentations in the following solution areas:
Mobility, November 1 – Bridges; Rail and Transit; Road and Rail Asset Performance; Roads and Highways; and Structural Engineering
Project Delivery, November 8 – Digital Construction; Geotechnical Engineering; Manufacturing; and Project Delivery Information Management
Cities, November 15 – Buildings and Campuses; Digital Cities; Land and Site Development; and Reality Modeling
Energy, November 22 – Mining and Offshore Engineering; Power Generation; Utilities and Communications; and Utilities and Industrial Asset Performance
Water, November 22 – Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants; Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Networks
To view the presentations, click here on the above dates. To view the full list of awards finalists, visit https://yii.bentley.com/award-finalists.
Winners will be announced on December 2, 2021.
The North American projects named as finalists for 2021 awards are:
Bridges Category Finalist:
East 138th St. over the Major Deegan Expressway
NYSDOT New York City, United States
A bridge structure originally built in 1938 needed to be replaced to eliminate vertical clearance issues and improve vehicle and pedestrian traffic in a congested area. NYSDOT realized that a digital twin could help them overcome construction challenges and accommodate existing utilities. The visualization helped resolve construction sequencing issues and enabled 180 people to review the model during the pandemic.
East 138th St. over the Major Deegan Expressway NYSDOT New York City, United States
Image Credit: New York State Department of Transportation
Digital Construction Category Finalist:
Golden Pass LNG Export Project
Zachry Group Sabine Pass, Texas, United States
Zachry Industrial, Inc. was tasked with developing and constructing a liquified natural gas facility but had to overcome managing a globally dispersed design team disrupted by COVID-19 protocols. They pivoted their workflow using Bentley applications to collaborate remotely and visualize construction planning. They saved nearly 150,000 resource hours while boosting coordination, improving decision-making, and eliminating travel.
Golden Pass LNG Export Project Zachry Group Sabine Pass, Texas, United States
Image Credit: Zachry Industrial, Inc., a Zachry Group Company
Digital Construction Category Finalist:
SeaTac Airport International Arrivals Facility
Clark Construction Group, LLC Seattle, Washington, United States
To accommodate an increase in international arrivals, SeaTac Airport had to construct a three-story terminal and a pedestrian walkway that would become longest in the world. To accomplish these goals, they tapped Clark Construction to create a digital twin that would visualize construction sequencing and enable them to install the walkway without disruption.
SeaTac Airport International Arrivals Facility Clark Construction Group, LLC Seattle, Washington, United States
Image Credit: Clark Construction Group, LLC
Land and Site Development Category Finalist:
Longwood Gardens Overflow Parking
Pennoni Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States
A world-renowned destination, Longwood Gardens includes 1,000 acres of botanical gardens and receives more than 1 million visitors annually. Facility managers needed to identify a suitable and cost-efficient location for a 1,200-car parking lot, but using their previous civil design software applications would be time-consuming. With integrated Bentley applications, the project team reduced delivery time by 50% and conceptual engineering time by 25%.
Longwood Gardens Overflow Parking Pennoni Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States
Image Credit: Pennoni
Manufacturing Category Finalist:
Integration of Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) into Global Project Methodology
Dow Chemical Houston, Texas, United States
Dow applies advanced work packaging best practices on large capital projects above USD 10 million, but they wanted to further improve processing time and data availability in the field. They implemented Bentley technology across 15 projects to streamline workflows and reduce modeling time. All personnel can now reduce rework, save time and money, and lower safety risks.
Integration of Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) into Global Project Methodology Dow Chemical Houston, Texas, United States
Image Credit: Dow Chemical
Reality Modeling Category Finalist:
Diablo Dam Digital Twin Modeling
HDR Whatcom County, Washington, United States
To improve safety while inspecting the 160-foot-high Diablo Dam, HDR had to provide aerial drone services to supplement physical inspections. They created a digital twin, accurate within two centimeters, from over 82 million survey points. The digital twin provides a single reference point to understand the structure and reduces project costs, while increasing surveyor safety and facilitating decision-making.
Diablo Dam Digital Twin Modeling HDR Whatcom County, Washington, United States
Image Credit: HDR
Road and Rail Asset Performance Category Finalist:
Oversize/Overweight Permitting System Improvement Project
Wisconsin Department of Transportation Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Issuing over 70,000 oversize/overweight permits annually, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation wanted a solution with automated features to accelerate permitting and improve routing analysis and restriction management. Using an intelligent digital solution, they can update and verify road and bridge information within hours instead of three weeks, and process permit renewals within three hours per month compared to 40 hours.
Oversize/Overweight Permitting System Improvement Project Wisconsin Department of Transportation Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Image Credit: Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Road and Rail Asset Performance Category Finalist:
Stone Arch Bridge Rehabilitation
Collins Engineers, Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
When rehabilitating the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis, Collins Engineers faced data collection challenges that traditional inspection methods could not accommodate. So, they used 3D modeling to generate a high-resolution bridge model from over 13,000 aerial images. The digital twin solution reduced the design budget by 5% to 10%, will save 10% to 15% in construction costs, and will help with future planning and maintenance.
