Tekla, Inc. Webinars 

Welcome to our webinar page! During 2009 Tekla, Inc. will release a series of webinars on the use of Tekla Structures software. The purpose of these live events is to demonstrate how Tekla Structures can help you increase productivity in construction projects and ultimately accelerate your business.

If the live event schedule doesn't fit your timetable, no problem. We will record all webinars and publish them. Just click on a category below, find an event you want to watch, leave your contact details, and start the recorded webinar video.

We have webinars in each of the following categories to the left.  Click on the category you are most interested in for details on the webinars and how to register.

Upcoming  Webinars

Organizing Your Drawing Standards

When: Tuesday March 23, 2010 12:00pm EST

Engineering users will learn how to collect and organize their existing drawing CAD standards so they can be effectively migrated to Tekla drawing standards. Topics will cover object naming standards, pen weights and colors, line types, leader lines, fonts, hatching, and general CAD line work standards.

**The Tuesday Tutorials webinar series includes in-depth, technical training topics for engineering users of Tekla Structures.**

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Linking BIM to the Field to Facilities Management - A Hospital Case Study with Barton Malow

When: Tuesday April 6, 2010 1:00pm EDT

This live webinar will feature a case study on how BIM and Field Software (including Tablet-PCs) were linked to Facilities Management on the Maryland General Hospital Central Care Expansion project in Baltimore, Maryland. This multi-phase addition and renovation project included over 75,000sf of newly fit-out spaces and over 5,000sf of renovated facilities. Speakers from Barton Malow, Tekla, Motion Computing and Vela Systems will present an overview of the project, describe the connection of BIM to Commissioning to Handover to Facilities Management, present photos of the technology in action and report on the business benefits to the contractor and owner.

The webinar will conclude with a live question and answer period. A recording of the webinar will be available for those who cannot attend the live session.

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New Presentations

Central Park Tower Case Study

Click here to learn about the Central Park Tower project, a real life example of BIM and Integrated Project Delivery.  At the site you can read,download the powerpoint presentation, and watch the videos which focus on numerous approaches used by an IPD Structural Engineer and a General Contractor/Subcontractor team. The team utilized BIM as a tool to assist and improve the integrated project delivery system of an 11 story Class A office building located in Broomfield, Colorado. This resulted in cost and schedule savings on the project from using Virtual Design and Construction tools.

Companies who presented include:

• The Weitz Company- Construction Management
• Structural Consultants, Inc. (SCI)- Structural Engineering
• Martino & Luth, Inc.- Cast-in-Place Concrete Detailing
• Axis Steel Detailing, Inc.- Steel Detailing