Honored by Green IT Magazine in the
‘Sustainable Design/Analysis Software of the Year’ Category
LONDON – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, today announced its Hevacomp Mechanical Designer software was named “Sustainable Design/Analysis Software of the Year” in Green IT Magazine’s third annual Green IT Awards ceremony held at the London Zoo in Regents Park, London. Green IT Magazine is dedicated to environmental issues within the IT industry. Its readership selected the nominations in more than 20 categories, and a panel of experts that included the magazine’s editor determined the winners. The entries were judged on the following criteria:
- the overall quality of the submission;
- the degree of originality and innovation in ‘green’ on the business, its suppliers, and its users in terms of environmental, social, and economic benefits;
- evidence of the positive, sustainable impact of ‘green’ on the business, its suppliers and its users in terms of environmental, social, and economic benefits;
- examples of green messages disseminated through the organization’s marketing and communications campaigns.
“This award is a testament to how highly Bentley’s user organizations value Hevacomp Mechanical Designer and reinforces Bentley’s position as a market leader in the development of sustainable software applications used by infrastructure professionals around the globe,” said Josh Boulton, Green IT event director. “On behalf of the Green IT event organizers, I congratulate Bentley on receiving this award.”
Nigel Bird, Bentley global manager, building performance, said, “Since its founding, Bentley has been committed to developing software for the design and creation of sustainable infrastructure. We are dedicated to providing market-leading solutions to our users that enable detailed analysis, which is increasingly required by governments around the world. I am pleased that this commitment is recognized by our industry peers.”
For additional information about Hevacomp Mechanical Designer, visit http://www.bentley.com/mechanicaldesigner.
About the Green IT Awards
The Green IT Awards are a chance for the readers of Green IT Magazine to reward the outstanding environmental products, suppliers, and projects of 2012, as well as highlight companies and teams that have made a significant contribution to improving the IT industry’s environmental performance.
As pressure continues to grow on companies and individuals to act more responsibly with regard to the environment and the Earth’s natural resources, and as increased government legislation comes into effect, the Green IT Awards set out to become the benchmark by which IT companies are measured for environmental performance.
For additional information about the awards, visit www.greenitawards.com.
About Green IT Magazine
Published bi-monthly and distributed to 70,000 IT professionals, Green IT Magazine is dedicated to improving the IT industry’s environmental performance. Providing all the latest news and information from around the industry, Green IT Magazine is essential reading for anyone involved in IT. Through informative articles, thought-provoking journalistic comment and in-depth case studies of technological improvements and advancements, Green IT aims to put all the relevant information within easy reach of those charged with the purchase and use of IT equipment.
For additional information about Green IT Magazine, visit www.greenitmagazine.com.
About Bentley Systems, Incorporated
Bentley is the global leader dedicated to providing architects, engineers, geospatial professionals, constructors, and owner-operators with comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure. Bentley’s mission is to empower its users to leverage information modeling through integrated projects for high-performing intelligent infrastructure. Its solutions encompass the MicroStation platform for infrastructure design and modeling, the ProjectWise platform for infrastructure project team collaboration and work sharing, and the AssetWise platform for infrastructure asset operations – all supporting a broad portfolio of interoperable applications and complemented by worldwide professional services. Founded in 1984, Bentley has grown to nearly 3,000 colleagues in more than 45 countries and over $500 million in annual revenues. Since 2003, the company has invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions.
Additional information about Bentley is available at www.bentley.com and in Bentley’s annual report. For Bentley news as it happens, subscribe to an RSS feed of Bentley press releases and news alerts. To view a searchable collection of innovative infrastructure projects from the annual Be Inspired Awards, access Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure publications. To access a professional networking site that enables members of the infrastructure community to connect, communicate, and learn from each other, visit Be Communities.
To download the Bentley Infrastructure 500 Top Owners ranking, a unique global compendium of the top public- and private-sector owners of infrastructure based on the value of their cumulative infrastructure investments, visit www.bentley.com/500.