Three Tekla Customers Win Awards for Engineering & Technology Innovation
Atlanta, Georgia and Austin, Texas – March 31, 2010 – Tekla, Inc. proudly announces that three of the 2009 FIATECH CETI Awards were presented to Tekla Structures users last night during FIATECH's Technology Conference & Showcase. The CETI Award is presented to companies, or individuals, whose technology implementations or research & development efforts clearly demonstrate tangible and significant results and benefits. The winners, project submission and award category are listed below:
Company: DPR Construction
Submission: Real-Time SCM Using VDC and Lean
Award Category: Integrated, Automated Procurement & Supply Network
Company: Barton Malow Company
Submission: Maryland General Hospital Central Care Expansion
Award Category: Technology- & Knowledge-enabled Workforce
Company: Blach Construction
Submission: BIM FM
Award Category: Life Cycle Data Management & Information Integration
“At Tekla, Inc we are always thrilled for the recognition that our customers receive from using our BIM (Building Information Modeling) solution, Tekla Structures. For the FIATECH CETI Awards team to recognize our customers year after year is a testament to the way our employees work with our customers to ensure their success,” says Hans Ehrnrooth, President of Tekla, Inc.
FIATECH established the CETI Award - Celebration of Engineering & Technology Innovation - in 2006 to promote and showcase innovative construction-related technologies that benefit the capital projects industry. The CETI Award is given annually to organizations that have conducted new and emerging technology implementations as well as research & development.
Congratulations to these Tekla customers!
View the Fiatech press release here.
NOTE: On Tuesday, April 6th Maryland General Hospital will be the focus of the webinar: “Linking BIM to the Field to Facilities Management - A Hospital Case Study with Barton Malow.” This live webinar will discuss how BIM and Field Software (including Tablet-PCs) were linked to Facilities Management on the Maryland General Hospital Central Care Expansion project. 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. To register visit http://bit.ly/b8635h
For additional information, please contact:
Christian Erickson, North America Marketing Manager tel. 770.426.5105, Christian.Erickson@tekla.com
Tekla
Tekla’s model-based software products make customers’ core processes more effective in building and construction and infrastructure management. Tekla Corporation has area offices and partner organizations worldwide. International operations account for approximately 80% of net sales. Founded in 1966, Tekla is one of the longest operating software companies in Finland. More information at www.tekla.com
Tekla Structures
Tekla's technology creates new opportunities for the construction industry. Tekla Structures, the most advanced BIM (Building Information Modeling) software on the market, provides an accurate, dynamic, and data-rich 3D environment that can be shared by contractors, structural engineers, steel detailers and fabricators, as well as concrete detailers and manufacturers. The highly detailed as-built structural models created in Tekla Structures enable the highest level of constructability and production control. Centralizing model and non-model based data into the model allows for more collaborative and integrated project management and delivery. This translates into increased productivity, elimination of waste, and an enhanced value for structural modeling. More information at www.teklastructures.com
FIATECH
FIATECH is an industry consortium that provides global leadership in identifying and accelerating the development, demonstration and deployment of fully integrated and automated technologies to deliver the highest business value throughout the life cycle of all types of capital projects. More information at http://fiatech.org/