CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
30 January 2007
Implementation Investments
Stantec Awarded Revit BIM Experience Award for Effective Integration of the Revit BIM Platform
Autodesk, Inc. announced that Stantec Inc. has received a Revit BIM Experience Award for their effective integration of the entire Revit platform for improved design coordination, and their use of the Revit platform for mechanical electrical and plumbing (MEP) engineering. The Revit BIM Experience Award honors firms for their innovation and excellence in implementing the Revit platform for building information modeling (BIM) to create quality, complex designs and collaborate across the building design disciplines.
"Stantec's passion for technology and its implementation of the complete Revit platform across all building design disciplines exemplifies the Autodesk Revit BIM Experience Award," said Jay Bhatt, vice president, Autodesk Building Solutions. "This multidisciplinary approach is a model for all firms who seek to improve design coordination and integration for increased productivity and efficiency."
Stantec is recognized as a world-class leader and innovator in the delivery of integrated and sustainable design solutions, and is the recipient of many industry and peer awards. The firm provides professional design and consulting services in planning, architecture, engineering, surveying, and project management services to public and private clients. Stantec recognized the multidisciplinary value of BIM and began implementing Revit Systems software for MEP engineering in July 2006, shortly after the product was released. Stantec now utilizes the entire Revit platform on selected projects for all key disciplines of its business, including architectural, structural engineering and MEP engineering.
Stantec is using the Revit platform for all disciplines to design the Westin Kelowna Hotel in British Columbia, Canada. In addition, Stantec is currently working on the renovation and expansion of the former Edmonton Art Gallery of Alberta, Canada with Randall Stout Architects Inc. The firm is collaborating as a member of the Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) consulting team on the project, doing the vast majority of the work in the contract document phase. This 82,300 square foot project, aimed at producing an architectural centerpiece for the downtown core, is being executed using the complete Revit platform. Revit Systems has been particularly valuable in quickly and precisely coordinating new duct and equipment locations through complex existing areas. For example, when faced with the challenge of running exposed storm piping within the Gallery's main atrium -- a space surrounded by glazing -- Stantec was able to use the 3D modeling capabilities of Revit Systems to effectively blend the piping into the structure of the space. When presented with Revit-generated sections and views of the atrium piping, the client was immediately accepting of Stantec's solution and applauded the company's consideration of aesthetics in that space.
"We chose the Autodesk Revit platform for BIM because of the platform's exceptional coordination capabilities between disciplines and the ability of Revit Systems to interface easily with the firm's existing applications," said Stanis Smith, Senior Vice President at Stantec. "As one of the first firms to implement building information modeling across all disciplines, Revit has given Stantec an excellent competitive advantage."
About the Revit BIM Experience Award
The Revit BIM Experience Award celebrates building industry professionals and educators around the world who are helping to drive transformation of the building industry through building information modeling. Autodesk honors firm with this award for innovation and excellence in implementing the Autodesk Revit platform for building information modeling including Revit Building, Revit Structure and Revit Systems on one or more projects. For more information on the Revit BIM Experience award visit http://www.autodesk.com/revitbimaward .
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