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The “Oscars of Infrastructure” awards will be in Singapore

Bentley Systems has announced the call for submission of projects for the Awards Be Inspired 2017 to the Advances of BIM in Infrastructure.

With a focus on advances in BIM standardization, Bentley Systems intends to position its call for the coming years in the Far East; precisely this year in one of the cities whose modeling is increasingly closer to the smart city prototype (#smartcity).

Bentley Systems, is a company focused on the supply of integral software solutions for the infrastructure development.  The Be Inspired 2017 Awards are awarded by an independent jury made up of industry experts, they recognize infrastructure projects according to BIM advances that improve project execution and / or asset performance. The deadline for submitting projects is May 1, 2017.

The awards Be Inspired Are an integral part of Conference Year in Infrastructure 2017 of Bentley, which will take place on the 10, 11 and 12 days in October in Singapore, at the Sands Convention and Exhibition Center at Marina Bay Sands, one of the most emblematic buildings in Asia. The structural design of Marina Bay Sands was provided by Arup and was the winner of the Prize Be Inspired 2010 for its Innovation in Structural Engineering.

All Bentley users can present their projects in the Awards program Be Inspired, Regardless of the phase in which the project is: preconstruction / conceptual, design, construction or in operation. The three finalists selected for each category of the Awards Be Inspired They will win a trip to Singapore to attend the conference, as guests of Bentley Systems. The finalists will present their projects in the final phase of the Awards conference Be Inspired Before judges, industry opinion leaders and more than 100 members of the media.

The awards Be Inspired recognize the advances of BIM in the following 17 categories, several of which are new this year, among which “Municipal Operations” and “Environmental Engineering” caught my attention:

  • Bridges
  • Buildings and campus
  • Construction
  • Environmental engineering
  • Manufacturing
  • Mining and offshore engineering
  • Municipal operations
  • Power plants and processing
  • Project Execution
  • Railways and transit
  • Reality modeling
  • Roads and highways
  • Performance of road and rail assets
  • Performance of industrial assets and utilities
  • Transmission and distribution of public services
  • Water and sewage plants
  • Water networks

 The conference will also include several new industry forums, including:

  • Buildings and campus
  • Industrial
  • Railways and transit
  • Roads and bridges
  • Urban systems
  • Public services and water

Richard Ruth, head of product and services, Danfoss, commented: "Our company had the honor of being recognized in the Awards Be Inspired 2016 for our innovations in asset performance and energy management. Both the conference and the awards provided us with an excellent opportunity to learn about exceptional projects and technological innovations from all over the world, and I would also like to highlight the networking Offered by the conference. Another aspect that we found very useful was that our project was evaluated and compared with those of other colleagues and competitors in the industry. We hope to be able to present several projects in the Awards Be Inspired 2017 and attend the conference in Singapore! ".

Paul Baron, director of the Pacific business group, GHD, stated: "Even before I took the stage I already felt like a winner. The simple fact of participating in the event and being surrounded by so many outstanding project candidates was very inspiring. We are very proud that our project to boost construction management was among the nominees for the Awards Be Inspired 2016. We also appreciate the interest shown by media around the world for our company and our innovative use of technology. That our project was recognized on the world stage before our peers, industry leaders and members of the media was a lesson in humility. We are looking forward to new projects this year. "

All the candidates for the Prizes Be Inspired Gain valuable and valuable recognition within the international infrastructure community. Through the Awards program Be Inspired, Participants can:

  • Gain international recognition When presenting your infrastructure projects in the Bentley Yearbook: Infrastructure Yearbook, Which is distributed in printed and digital format to 150.000 important media, governments and prominent personalities in international industry; On the other hand, all winners, finalists and other nominated projects will be included in the site of Bentley user project profiles;
  • Reinforce your competitive advantage By demonstrating to customers, existing and potential, the value that their respective companies contribute to the projects thanks to the innovative advances of BIM;
  • Receive broad media coverage of the international media and support of the Bentley team for the marketing and promotion of their respective projects.

For more information on the Awards program Be Inspired Or to complete a submission form, visit Www.bentley.com/BeInspired.

Golgi Alvarez

Writer, researcher, specialist in Land Management Models. He has participated in the conceptualization and implementation of models such as: National Property Administration System SINAP in Honduras, Management Model of Joint Municipalities in Honduras, Integrated Cadastre-Registry Management Model in Nicaragua, Territory Administration System SAT in Colombia . Editor of the Geofumadas knowledge blog since 2007 and creator of the AulaGEO Academy that includes more than 100 courses on GIS - CAD - BIM - Digital Twins topics.

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