Winners Of 2007 Be Awards Of Excellence Announced

Bentley Systems, Incorporated bearing the sameSouth Africa Ltd - Central Premises Information
name as Bentley, the British-based luxury automobilesRepository
and Grand Tourers of Volkswagen, the manufacturerCivil
of quality VW Cabriolet parts--- has awarded- Civil Innovation: HNTB - TrueViz (TM) OnTarget(R)
thirty-one projects in the professional portion of the- Civil Road Infrastructure: Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick
program. These projects set the standard and(India) Pvt Ltd - Laning of Hyderabad-Vijayawada and
showcase the creativity as well as the technicalNorra Länken
mastery of the organizations that developed them. For- Civil Site Design: Vela VKE Consulting Engineering -
the academic portion of the program, BE has awardedZimbali Civil Infrastructure
the Educator of the Year and the top four student- Civil Visualization and Simulation: Mott MacDonald Ltd
designs.- East London Line Project
The announcement of the winners was done last night- Civil Structural Analysis, Design, and Documentation:
at a dinner and ceremony that was hosted by PeterArup - Marina Bayfront Pedestrian Bridge
Sagal of the National Public Radio Program "Wait,- Civil Distributed Enterprise: The Banks Group -
Wait... Don't Tell Me!" and co-sponsored by McGraw-HillCentralized Data Storage Using StartPoint and
Construction, publisher of Engineering News-Record.Riverbed WAN Optimization
There are also independent panel of BE AwardsGeospatial
jurors comprising of accomplished Bentley users and- Geospatial Communications: Nacap Telecom BV -
renowned industry experts that has helped in choosingFibre Optics 'Zuid-Limburg' -Isilinx
the winning projects from among the 280 nominations.- Geospatial Government: Gemeente Amsterdam,
CEO Greg Bentley said, "Honoring the recipients of ourDienst Ruimtelijke Ordening - IJburg
BE Awards of Excellence and their wonderfully- Geospatial Mapping and Cadastre: Petrobras SA -
innovative work is something I look forward to everySGO Project - Petrobras Subsea Assets Tracking
year. It is a privilege and a pleasure to recognize so- Geospatial 3D GIS: AAMHatch - True
much talent and so many projects that will have aOrthophotography and 3D Model of the City of
positive impact on the world community forMelbourne
generations. On behalf of all my colleagues at Bentley, I- Geospatial Water Resource Management: ISKI Genel
heartily congratulate the winners and acknowledge theMudurlugu - Infrastructure Integration of Mega City -
exceptional quality of all of the nominations."Istanbul
Mr. Bentley further said, "During his keynote address,- Geospatial Utilities: Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. - The
Bentley COO Malcolm Walter announced the winnersBGE Bentley Project
of a special new category of BE Awards - 'Best- Geospatial Innovation: Dutch Ministry of Finance -
Return on Innovation' - personally selected this year byGeospatially Enabling the Dutch Ministry of Finance;
Malcolm based on ROI data supplied by each of thePutting 'Where' into SAP
nominees. The winners included: Bechtel, Dutch Ministry- Geospatial Distributed Enterprise: Sandia National
of Finance, GHAFARI Associates, and KentuckyLaboratories - Power Through Integration Plant
Transportation Cabinet. These organizations are not- Plant Multi-Discipline Design: BSPiR
only improving the world's infrastructure withEnergoprojekt-Katowice S.A. - The Coke Plant
award-winning projects, but they are also realizing"Przyjazn"
substantial returns for their investments in innovation.- Plant Lifecycle Information Management: North China
Again, on behalf of Bentley colleagues around thePower Engineering (Beijing) Co. Ltd - Building Up NCPE
globe, I offer my congratulations to each of theseContent Management Platform With ProjectWise as
organizations on both accomplishments."the Core
Here are the winners of the 2007 BE Awards of- Plant Structural Analysis, Design, and Documentation:
Excellence:Southern Co. Services - Plant Wansley Units 1-2 FGD
BuildingAddition
- BIM for Architecture: Rogers Stirk Harbour &- Plant Visualization and Simulation: Atkins Water -
Partners Ltd - The Leadenhall BuildingBolton Wastewater Treatment Works
- BIM for Building Engineering: M/E Engineering, P.C. -- Plant Innovation: VECO Alaska Inc. - Conoco Phillips
BioMed Engineering and Optics Laboratory BuildingDrill Site Technologies
- BIM for Multiple Disciplines: Arup - Review and Study- Plant Rookie of the Year: Sanitation Districts of Los
of the Opera Theatre Interior and New Works,Angeles County - San Jose Creek Central Plant
Sydney Opera HouseModification
- BIM for Visualization and Simulation: Dvorak architekti- Plant Distributed Enterprise: Bechtel - Jamnagar
s.r.o. - Vrnata HouseExport Refinery Project
- BIM for Sustainable Design: Fortis Bank - KanselarijSpecial Awards
Cluster Restructuring Project- Best Overall IT Strategy: VECO Alaska Inc. - Bentley
- Building Innovation: LJB, Inc. - Wells Fargo HomeEnterprise Implementation and Management
Mortgage- Well-Trained Organization: Halff Associates, Inc.
- Building Structural Analysis, Design, andAcademic Awards
Documentation: WSP Group plc - Manchester Hilton- Educator of the Year: Dr.
- Building Distributed Enterprise: The Standard Bank of