Advancing Sustainable Architecture

Swatch Ltd., Shigeru Ban, Itten+Brechbühl AG

Swatch Headquarters
Biel, Bern, Switzerland

DPR Construction

2019 LSM DS Tech Upgrade
Durham, North Carolina, United States

Project Playbook: SYNCHRO 4D

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Mortenson | McCarthy - a Joint Venture

Allegiant Stadium
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States




Project Playbook: SYNCHRO

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To ensure that the National Football League’s Raiders relocation to Las Vegas was successful, the team’s management envisioned a 65,000-seat stadium with high-tech touches, such as a retractable turf field and 90-foot walls that lower to views of the Las Vegas Strip. Mortenson | McCarthy not only had to incorporate those features into a complex, futuristic design, but they also had to finish construction by the start of the 2020-2021 football season. They quickly determined that 4D visual planning was necessary for success.




Mortenson | McCarthy realized that the 4D integration, organization, and coordination capabilities of SYNCHRO would make the project possible. By sharing clear information to all stakeholders, decisions were made four times faster compared to previous video reviews. Careful planning of the construction process helped them optimize construction sequences and limit the amount materials stored on-site. Mortenson | McCarthy finished their work on time and within budget, even with COVID-19 restrictions.

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Office of the Renovation and Expansion Project of the Beijing-Harbin Expressway Section from Lalin River (Boundary between Jilin Province and Heilongjiang Province) to Harbin, Heilongjiang Construction Technological Innovation & Investment Co., Ltd.

Application of 4D Digital Technology in the Management of the Renovation and Expansion Project of the Beijing-Harbin Expressway Section from Lalin River to Harbin
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China




Project Playbook: LumenRT, MicroStation, OpenBridge Modeler, OpenBuildings, OpenRoads, SYNCHRO 4D

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Office of the Renovation and Expansion Project of the Beijing-Harbin Expressway Section and Heilongjiang Construction Technology Innovation & Investment needed design a 71-kliometer highway expansion in a climate where construction can only take place six months of the year. They also needed to keep traffic moving during construction, which would require a new and innovative approach. New bridge technology would allow them to carefully coordinate all elements of design and construction to maintain the tight project schedule.




They discovered that OpenRoads and OpenBridge were the best applications for designing the complex connections between the existing highway and the expansion roads. The software helped them improve design efficiency by 20%, while SYNCHRO 4D simulated the site layout and construction process to accelerate construction in the warmer months. Their use of SYNCHRO 4D for construction simulation boosted management efficiency by 15%, improved collaboration by 45%, and optimized the use of construction machinery to save costs and reduce work hours.

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Arup

Cherrywood Grand Parade Bridge
Dublin, Ireland




Project Playbook: iTwin Design Review, LumenRT, MicroStation, OpenBridge Modeler, OpenRoads, ProjectWise, ProStructures


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Arup was retained to design Cherrywood Grand Parade Bridge as a sustainable transport system, forming a central part of a new residential, retail, and office space development. The bridge has two spans, each measuring 22.5 meters in length, consisting of composite steel girders and a reinforced-concrete deck slab varying in width from 13.4 meters to 16.4 meters. They wanted to use comprehensive 3D modeling to avoid errors. However, they faced a software learning curve, compounded by complex road geometry and bridge interfaces amid a tight timeline. Arup realized they needed to establish a connected data environment to coordinate information-rich 3D models.




Already familiar with ProjectWise, Arup chose it to store project data and models. They used OpenBridge Modeler and ProStructures for detailed modeling and automated drawing production, shortening the modeling process by at least 50% and the time to produce 70 drawings from one day to one hour. Arup’s proactive, 3D initiative resulted in models that are ready for inclusion in the asset management process.

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Sichuan Road & Bridge (Group) Co., Ltd.

Chishui River Bridge of Expressway from Jiangjin (Chongqing-Guizhou Border) to Xishui to Gulin (Guizhou-Sichuan Border)
Zunyi, Guizhou, China




Project Playbook: ContextCapture, LumenRT, MicroStation, OpenBridge Modeler, OpenRoads, ProSteel, ProStructures


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The CNY 1.7 billion, 2,009-meter Chishui River Bridge will improve China’s expressway network. Sichuan Road and Bridge (SRB) needed to design the bridge through a sloping project area while ensuring safety during construction and reducing temporary land acquisition. However, traditional methods do not allow for 3D BIM workflows, challenging them to overcome design difficulties, reduce construction changes, and improve efficiencies.




Bentley’s MicroStation, OpenBridge Modeler and OpenRoads helped SRB streamline data exchange and create a high-precision BIM model, rationalizing route layout and improving modeling efficiency by 30%. SRB used Bentley’s visualization and simulation applications to identify 114 potential collisions, saving 19 months in construction time and CNY 7.2 million in construction costs. By exploring the value of data and a new model of integrated BIM application for investment, construction, and lifecycle operations and maintenance, SRB is laying the foundation for a smart highway.

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Voyants Solutions Private Limited

Bangladesh Regional Waterway Transport Project 1 – Shasanghat (New Dhaka) IWT Terminal
Dhaka-Shasanghat, Narayanganj, Chandpur, and Barisal; Bangladesh

Project Playbook: OpenBuildings, ProjectWise, STAAD

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Beijing General Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.

Innovative Application of BIM in Municipal Engineering Design of Ezhou Civil Airport
Ezhou, Hubei, China




Project Playbook: LumenRT, MicroStation, OpenBridge Modeler, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenRoads, ProjectWise


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Set to be completed in December 2020, the CNY 1.49 billion Ezhou Civil Airport project includes municipal roads, water and sewage pumping stations, a 110-kilovolt substation, and a 10-kilovolt switching station. The project faced numerous challenges, including meeting various engineering design standards and managing many components. Collaboration was key, and 2D methods were not going to cut it. The design team was tasked with using BIM technology to manage the multidiscipline collaboration.




By using Bentley’s open design applications, the team established a BIM model of the entire building design, improving understanding and quality across the project. They identified 108 collisions before construction, saving design time and increasing efficiency. Construction simulation in the model helped discover 32 potential issues and shorten construction by 35 days, saving significant labor costs. The airport will improve the area’s economic development, and the project will set a precedent for the city’s digital asset delivery.

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PT Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk

COVID-19 Modular Hospital with NPI Room
South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia




Project Playbook: ContextCapture, LumenRT, OpenBuildings, OpenRoads, ProjectWise, ProStructures,
SYNCHRO 4D


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In Indonesia’s capital, PT. Wijaya Karya (WIKA) was tasked with providing one of 14 new hospitals for COVID-19 patients, this one built on a 22,700-square-meter soccer field. The USD 4 million hospital has a 300-bed capacity, 35 ICU rooms, and 10 emergency rooms, as well as state-of-the-art facilities. However, traditional methods would not allow them to complete the project in less than a month, all while following social distancing guidelines.




The team created a design model with OpenBuildings, and ContextCapture. With BIM methodology, they could collaborate with improved visualization and decision-making without needing to be in the same room. By working in the model, they delivered the design in 10 days and resolved 54 potential clashes before construction. SYNCHRO 4D helped them save significant time on the project’s construction to deliver the hospital by June 2020. Moving forward, PT. WIKA will develop a digital twin as the model for future developments.

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Skanska-Costain-STRABAG Joint Venture

HS2 Main Works Civils Contract
London, England, United Kingdom




Project Playbook: iModelHub, OpenBuildings Designer, SYNCHRO 4D, SYNCHRO AWP


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High Speed 2 (HS2) is the United Kingdom’s GBP 100 billion high-speed railway project. Skanska, Costain, STRABAG JV (SCS) was tasked with delivering civil elements including tunnels, ventilation shafts, portals, and bridges for the first 26 kilometers of the project. SCS realized that the complex scheme, combined with the amount of data and multiple organizations SCS realized that the amount of data created by the multiple organizations and team members involved on this complex project, required comprehensive technology to integrate team members and required comprehensive technology to automate and integrate the GIS and BIM domains.




Recognizing the interoperability issues involved, SCS selected OpenBuildings Designer for 3D model input, ProjectWise as the common platform for storing and extract models for conversion to a 3D GIS format including OGC CityGML, or Esri 3DCIM, along with iModelHub to provide a first step to bridging the gap between these two domains. This digital twin automates and links data from different sources helping to improve workflow efficiency up to eight times, and create the foundation for full lifecycle asset operations and maintenance management utilizing data from smart sensors and Internet of Things technology.

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Systematica S.r.l.

MIND: Testbed of New Mobility Paradigms
Milan, Italy




Project Playbook: CUBE


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The Milano Innovation District (MIND) is an urban regeneration project at the former Expo 15 site that focuses on sustainable mobility and overcoming traffic congestion and environmental pollution. Systematica was tasked with planning and designing all the project’s mobility and accessibility aspects. However, they realized that converting the former visitor-oriented space into a permanent community-based district would require exploring and testing future movement paradigms and developing a model, which would be difficult using traditional methods.




Systematica selected CUBE to evaluate the accessibility patterns and impact of the induced mobility demand on all available transport services and infrastructure, as well as model and simulate expected mobility pattern for both transport and pedestrian movement throughout the campus. They used CUBE to validate the effectiveness and sustainability of MIND mobility strategies, accelerating master plan approval by six months. Leveraging the flexibility of CUBE through advanced scripting helped them model walkability and a larger array of sustainable transport, creating a benchmark for planning and designing future urban developments.

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Golder Associates Hong Kong Ltd.

Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link Tunnel, Southern Landfall
Hong Kong

Project Playbook: gINT, HoleBASE, MicroStation, PLAXIS

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HDR Engineering

Oroville Dam, Tallest Earthen Embankment Dam in United States, 3D Seepage and Stability Analysis
Oroville, California, United States




Project Playbook: ProjectWise, SOILVISION


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Oroville Dam is the tallest earth dam in the United States, rising up to 770 feet, and is the key element in California’s State Water Project. The dam is almost 40 years old, however, and the last two five-year inspections resulted in recommendations for an improved seepage monitoring program. HDR Engineering was tasked with developing that program and, due to the dam’s height and steep embankment, traditional design methods would not work.




HDR Engineering chose SOILVISION to help develop a 3D seepage and stability analysis of the model. Using a “layered cake” approach, they converted the model and develop surface meshes. With SOILVISION, they incorporated foundation topography and valley effects into the seepage analysis for more accurate calculations. HDR Engineering developed a mesh that contained 407,561 nodes and 222,930 elements, an extremely large mesh for a complicated internal zoned dam. They are now able to monitor the dam’s seepage level to comply with regulations.

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SAIDEL Engineering SRL

Nine-story Residential Building above the Subway Tunnels in West Bucharest
Bucharest, Romania




Project Playbook: PLAXIS


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In western Bucharest, Romania, a residential building is being constructed over existing subway tunnels. The estimated EUR 2.5 million structure includes nine aboveground floors and a basement for parking. However, it was the first time that a structure was being built over subway tunnels in the city. SAIDEL Engineering was tasked with reducing the influence of the building on the tunnel lining, providing a safe and cost-efficient foundation solution.




As a PLAXIS user for almost a decade, SAIDEL Engineering knew the best geotechnical application to use for this complex project. The team developed 3D models and compared the results to the original 2D models, providing confidence in the project’s foundation on the tunnels. The influence on the tunnel lining was analyzed for all the relevant stages of construction and during its operation lifetime. The project unlocks the potential of other areas in Bucharest over tunnels, providing a model to follow for other projects.

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Jacobs Engineering India Pvt. Ltd.

Master Planning & Engineering for Infrastructure Development at Tumakuru, Karnataka
Tumakuru, Karnataka, India




Project Playbook: ContextCapture, LumenRT, OpenFlows SewerGEMS, OpenFlows WaterGEMS, OpenRoads, ProjectWise, STAAD


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Jacobs Engineering was retained to prepare the master plan and preliminary design report for the INR 85 billion Tumakuru Node development project in Karnataka, India as a sustainable advanced technology-centric industrial hub. However, they had to overcome topology, technical, engineering, and coordination challenges, compounded by aggressive schedules. They needed software that would help keep the project on track and ensure accurate information sharing and informed decision-making.




Already familiar with Bentley applications, Jacobs used ContextCapture and LumenRT to develop and visualize an accurate 3D rendering of the entire project to reduce risk, enhance decision-making, and accelerate approvals. They used ProjectWise and iModels to share and review models and information, as well as perform clash detection, to provide better results on time. Their 3D digital approach saved resource hours and improved understanding of future development. OpenRoads and OpenFlows reduced rework and minimized corrections, saving 15% to 20% in time.

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KCI Technologies Inc.

HUB404 Concept Database
Atlanta, Georgia, United States




Project Playbook: LumenRT, MicroStation


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Buckhead is Georgia’s USD 250 million transit-oriented park that will reconnect the fragmented residential and commercial district. The community improvement district recognized early on that they needed accurate critical data on property boundaries and utilities, which led them to contact KCI Technologies. KCI Technologies had to acquire data for many assets along one of the state’s most congested corridors, which had them wanting software that could create a comprehensive dataset of all survey information to help advance conceptual design.




KCI utilized cutting-edge LiDAR scanning and unmanned aerial vehicles to capture high-resolution photos, minimizing lane closures and avoiding risks to on-site surveyors. They also used MicroStation and LumenRT to deliver hundreds of gigabytes of high-accuracy survey data, as both a concept database and visualization product. The database and video are critical to the progress of the community enhancement project. Together, they provide a platform for sharing project goals, as well as help KCI access critical information to finalize conceptual design.

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Citic Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

Application of BIM Technology in Fujian Ansha’s Intelligent Green Cement Production Project with Daily Output of 4,500 Tons
Yongan, Fujian, China




Project Playbook: Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenPlant, ProjectWise, ProStructures


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To help transform and upgrade the building materials industry, Fujian Ansha Jianfu Cement initiated a CNY 879 million project to establish a first-class, green, smart cement factory. General contractor CITIC Heavy Industries needed to focus on equipment manufacturing as the foundation and push the boundaries of conventional methodologies to achieve design automation and digitalization, bringing intelligence to large-scaled mining equipment.




CITIC chose OpenBuildings and OpenPlant to process design, civil engineering, and equipment modeling, and ProjectWise for the collaborative design platform, creating a 3D digital design and construction management system. They implemented an accurate design and early collision detection, estimated to save 10% in engineering costs and reduce construction time by 7%, saving CNY 5 million. Integrating iTwin Services enables them to digitally monitor the cement production process and equipment, significantly reducing operating costs and equipment failure, which is expected to save the client CNY 8 million annually.

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Shenyang Aluminum & Magnesium Engineering & Research Institute Co., Ltd.

Guinea Alumina Engineering Digital Twin Application Project of CHALCO Hong Kong Co., Ltd.
Boffa, Boké, Guinea




Project Playbook: AssetWise, AutoPIPE, Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, Bentley Substation, LumenRT, MicroStation, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenPlant, OpenRoads, ProjectWise, ProSteel, ProStructures, STAAD, SYNCHRO 4D


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Shenyang Aluminum & Magnesium Engineering & Research Institute (SAMI) was tasked with preparing a feasibility study for a CNY 7.19 billion aluminum production facility in the Boké region of Guinea. The project presented significant coordination challenges, compounded by stringent scheduling and cost requirements. SAMI realized that to achieve full lifecycle digital twin deliverables for a project with over 70 engineering subcontracts, they needed to go beyond traditional methods.




Already familiar with Bentley applications, SAMI chose ProjectWise to manage over 5,000 documents and models, standardizing digital workflows, saving 15% in labor costs. They used MicroStation, OpenPlant, and OpenBuildings Designer—in conjunction with AssetWise and iTwin Services—to establish a factory digital twin. As the first AssetWise-based digital delivery model for China’s aluminum industry, the innovative design is expected to save CNY 117 million and provide a digital model foundation for future factories.

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AAEngineering Group

Digital Twin of AKSU Plant: From Concept to Startup
Aksu, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan

Project Playbook: AutoPIPE, Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, ContextCapture, gINT, iModel.js, iTwin Services, LumenRT, MicroStation, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenPlant, OpenRoads, OpenSite, PLAXIS, ProjectWise, Promis.e, ProStructures, SITEOPS, SYNCHRO 4D

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Sapura Energy Berhad

Transporting of 3x330 Class Barge Loaded with Jacket Onboard Semi-submersible Vessel
Al Shaheen Field, Ras Laffan, Qatar




Project Playbook: MOSES, SACS


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Building and transporting heavy platform jackets is a complex process in normal conditions. However, Sapura Energy Berhad had just one year to build three jackets in Malaysia and transport them to Al Shaheen Field, Qatar’s largest offshore oil field. Sapura Energy Berhad realized that they could save significant transportation time by using a large, semisubmersible ship, but they had to provide proof that the plan would work.




Sapura Energy Berhad discovered they could demonstrate the plan’s safety and feasibility by modeling within Bentley applications. They designed the jackets within SACS, then simulated offshore platform operations with MOSES. After they selected the vehicle, they modeled the fully loaded ship’s performance and interaction with the platform. Simulations determined that the ship would clear the platform and pass all stability requirements, even during high ocean waves. The owner approved the project and the jackets were delivered on time.

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Volgogradnefteproekt, LLC

Vladimir Filanovsky Offshore Field Modernization and Production Volume Increase
Astrakhan, Astrakhanskaya Oblast, Russia




Project Playbook: AssetWise, Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, MicroStation, OpenBuildings, OpenPlant, ProjectWise, ProStructures, SYNCHRO 4D


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LUKOIL operated multiple platforms in the Vladimir Filanovsky offshore oil field, but as the platforms aged, they needed to modernize to increase production and prepare for additional field development. Project manager Volgogradnefteproekt was contracted to design and build upgrades based on the individual needs of each platform. Additionally, they had to maintain production during upgrades, install pre-assembled structural components within tight spaces, and minimize discharges into the water. They realized that they needed to implement 4D digital modeling to meet their goals.




Volgogradnefteproekt, already familiar with Bentley solutions, organized all development activities with AssetWise and ProjectWise, including design approval and employee assignments that cut decision-making time by 30%. Once they finished designing 3D models of all platform assets, Volgogradnefteproekt created a federated model in SYNCHRO to coordinate material transportation, construction, and installation. With digital modeling, they saved two months and 12% of the design budget.

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Shanghai Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd.

Shanghai Electric Environmental Protection Group Technology Renovation and Expansion Project for Nantong Thermoelectric Waste Incineration
Nantong, Jiangsu, China

Project Playbook: AssetWise, AutoPIPE, iModelHub, OpenBuildings, OpenPlant, ProSteel

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PowerChina Hubei Electric Engineering Co., Ltd.

Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Thermal Power Plant Reconstruction Project
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan




Project Playbook: Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, Bentley Substation, iModelHub, LumenRT, MicroStation, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenPlant, ProjectWise, STAAD


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POWERCHINA Hubei Electric Engineering was tasked with constructing a new thermal power plant at an existing plant site with unremovable equipment. They needed a design that incorporated the current apparatus within a small space. Additionally, they had to come up with a creative solution to keep the boiler and steam turbines operating, despite their different elevations. They decided their multidiscipline team needed to advance its workflows and use collaborative 3D digital technology to establish an optimized design.




POWERCHINA Hubei adopted Bentley’s digital factory design solution, which they customized to their needs. The engineering team easily shared and updated information throughout all stages of the project. Transferring data from the materials list to the procurement software ensured accurate ordering, decreasing errors by 5.1%. They lessened design changes by using digital methods to reduce collisions by 90%. Overall, POWERCHINA Hubei saved CNY 30 million.

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TBEA Xi'an Electric Design Co., Ltd.

Application of Digital Technology in the Design of Complex Mountain Wind Farms
Chengde, Hebei, China




Project Playbook: Bentley Substation, ContextCapture, LumenRT, MicroStation, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenRoads, OpenRoads ConceptStation, STAAD, SYNCHRO 4D


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With hilly, steep terrain and dense vegetation, planning the Longhua Guangsheng Aobao Wind Farm was difficult for TBEA Xi’an Electric Design. They had to create an accurate design of this power plant so future construction could be completed in only 15 months. The most significant obstacle was cost regulation for the immense excavation work required. To tackle these issues, TBEA Xi’an Electric Design realized that they had to implement collaborative 3D modeling software.




The team created a 3D reality model with ContextCapture to intuitively reflect the landscape, allowing them to optimize the layout of the wind farm and coordinate materials transportation. They also detected and corrected collisions of the underground facilities, eliminating more than 100 instances of rework. With the help of 3D technology, site design was improved to save CNY 3.8 million in materials and earthwork volume costs.

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Sweco

Sweco | Digitalisation with BIM
United Kingdom

Project Playbook: ProjectWise

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Aegea Saneamento

Infra Inteligente Program (Smart Infra Program)
São Paulo, Brazil




Project Playbook: ContextCapture, ContextCapture Insights, iTwin Services, LumenRT, MicroStation, OpenBuildings, OpenCities Map, OpenFlows, OpenFlows HAMMER, OpenFlows SewerGEMS, OpenFlows WaterGEMS, OpenPlant, OpenRoads, OpenRoads ConceptStation, OpenSite, OpenUtilities, Pointools, ProjectWise, SYNCHRO 4D


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Because a portion of the population does not have proper sewage coverage or access to clean water, the Brazilian government wanted to fast-track coverage by encouraging investors to build or operate current plants. However, handing over asset information for publicly operated and managed facilities proved difficult because of disorganized information. Aegea, a private group of water and sewage utilities, was looking for an integrated approach and recognized the need for a collaborative, digital twin solution.




The result was the BRL 20 million Infra Inteligente Program that combines BIM and asset management, transforming water asset lifecycle data into understandable 3D models containing specifications and real-time access to asset operations. Aegea plans to save millions by switching from reactive to proactive maintenance, which will extend the life of their assets.

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Shanghai Water Engineering Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.

The Integrated Delivery and Application of BIM Technology in the Design, Construction, Supervision and Management of Shanghai Water Pump Sluice Project
CShanghai, China




Project Playbook: ContextCapture, LumenRT, MicroStation, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenRoads, ProjectWise


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A massive construction project for a river pump gate involves many engineering disciplines, contributing service teams, and relocating and installing underground pipelines. This new access to the sea is meant to reduce frequent flooding in Shanghai. The short design timeline and vast amount of work made Shanghai Water Engineering Design and Research Institute realize that, instead of using traditional methods, they needed to generate a 3D reality model while simultaneously importing BIM models into finite element analysis software. The project was the first in which they would apply BIM technology to all aspects of design and construction.




Shanghai Water Engineering Design and Research Institute improved the 3D models by working collaboratively and efficiently in a connected data environment, so all disciplines could simultaneously design components of the project. They uncovered several construction process collisions using Bentley’s BIM applications, reducing rework, cutting costs, and shortening the building schedule.

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POWERCHINA Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited

Innovative Application of Digital Engineering Technology in Shaoxing Rail and Transit Construction
Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Project Playbook: Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, Bentley Substation, ContextCapture, iModel.js, LumenRT, MicroStation, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenRoads Designer, ProjectWise, ProStructures

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China Railway Electrification Engineering Group Co., Ltd.; China Railway Engineering Consulting Group Co., Ltd.; China Academy of Railway Sciences Corporation

Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-speed Railway
Beijing and Zhangjiakou; Beijing and Hebei, China




Project Playbook: Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, LumenRT, MicroStation, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenRail Designer, ProjectWise


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Although the Beijing Zhangjiakou High-Speed Railway was constructed to supply extra transportation for the 2022 Winter Olympics, the China Railway Group wanted it to showcase China’s latest achievements in rail technology. With three companies working on the project, traditional methods would not cut it to create comprehensive, accurate designs and intelligent models for the asset’s lifecycle. To accommodate 23 different disciplines and lifecycle delivery, the organizations chose to implement BIM technology for efficient collaboration.




Because each organization was responsible for different elements of design, construction, BIM implementation, and support, they created a collaborative management platform based on ProjectWise. They integrated BIM standards, as well as traction power supply and electric component libraries, into the platform. They assessed costs, reduced effort and waste, enhanced communication, and shortened the project timeline by building and evaluating BIM models.

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Network Rail Wales and Western Region

Bristol Area Signalling Renewal Enhancements
Bristol, South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom




Project Playbook: MicroStation, OpenRail Designer, Pointools, ProjectWise


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Network Rail Wales and Western Region had to install a new signaling apparatus at Bristol Temple Meads. However, connecting signaling committees to evaluate and design new track signals is expensive and difficult to coordinate. They did not have much space to perform construction, and there were many overlapping schemes. They realized that to showcase all the necessary renewals and predict the impact of the new signaling, they would need software to support an intelligent 3D model.




Network Rail chose MicroStation as their CAD platform. They developed a reality model environment with fly-through animations, allowing designers to view the network track from the train drivers’ perspective. They replicated multiple train approaches toward signals virtually to correct train signaling issues ahead of time, stopping expensive site visits and rework, as well as optimizing design. The 3D collaborative modeling environment helped Network Rail reduce months of work into one single meeting.

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Khatib & Alami

Geo-enabling Reality Model Tips and Tricks
Muscat, Oman

Project Playbook: ContextCapture, LumenRT

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AUAV

Warragamba Water Pipeline Digital Twin
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia




Project Playbook: ContextCapture


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Sydney’s Warragamba pipeline faced significant challenges with performing close inspection and monitoring to ensure reliable water supply. Additionally, the 27-kilometer twin pipeline consists of visually similar, lengthy pipeline sections amid overgrown vegetation, making conventional survey methods challenging. AUAV was tasked with providing aerial survey and inspection photos. They realized, however, that they needed software to support a high-resolution 3D reality mesh for visual inspection, as well as full interaction and digital geospatial context.




AUAV used ContextCapture to process over 100,000 images, bringing all separate sections of the pipeline reality mesh into a global 3D GIS view alongside satellite imagery, point cloud data, asset identifiers, and access routes. They could reduce the number of manual inspections and provide a digital, archival record of the condition of this critical infrastructure. Supporting an open platform, ContextCapture changed how AUAV processes and delivers data to clients, offering a comprehensive asset view and pathway for the water industry to manage assets.

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Merius Oy

Merius Smart Mill
Kokkola, Central Ostrobothnia, Finland




Project Playbook: ContextCapture, OpenCities Planner


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Merius Oy wanted to create a service that provides decision makers with a user-friendly, accessible, and accurate 3D digital version of their factories and environments. At the outset, the project required multiple software and deliverables. Merius Oy realized that a cloud-based platform could accommodate big datasets and enable visualization of engineering work within the captured reality without much technical expertise.




Merius Oy chose ContextCapture to create the 3D reality mesh, and OpenCities Planner as the digital platform to implement the Merius Oy Smart Mill service, saving the firm 40% in time. The online digital twin leverages digital DNA, making the big picture visible and understandable to customers. The result was improved decision-making and sustainable solutions, saving industry users up to 20% in project costs. Moving forward, the Merius Smart Mill will capitalize on the flexibility of OpenCities Planner, incorporating and visualizing real-time operational information and 4D construction modeling.

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Roads & Transport Authority (RTA)

Collaborative Information System Implementation - Whole Lifecycle Common Data Environment
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Project Playbook: AssetWise, MicroStation, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenRail Designer, ProjectWise

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Maryland State Highway

Maryland One (SUPERLOAD) Violation Tracking & Asset Insight
Hanover, Maryland, United States




Project Playbook: AssetWise Asset Reliability, LARS, ProjectWise, SUPERLOAD


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Maryland State Highway (MDSHA) wanted to connect disparate systems and develop baseline metrics to monitor system performance and ROI. They needed to aggregate information about infrastructure performance, permitting operations and hauler violations. This information needed to be in a secure portal available for key stakeholders and allied partners. MDSHA recognized a solution could be built with Bentley’s AssetWise software to create the Violation Tracking and Infrastructure Insight Portal.




The solution will aggregate data such as asset inspections, maintenance records, safety performance, permitting operations and hauler enforcement tracking to enhance agency coordination and improve operational efficiency. MDSHA identified the baseline assets, their performance monitoring metrics, and the key violation patterns to be tracked within the solution. MDSHA anticipates optimizing permitting operations, increasing voluntary hauler compliance, law enforcement coordination, and timely access to key information with a goal towards enhancing infrastructure preservation. The solution will enable more targeted and proactive enforcement based on violation patterns.

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SMRT Trains Ltd

Predictive Decision Support System (PDSS)
Singapore




Project Playbook: AssetWise Digital Twin Services, AssetWise Linear Analytics


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SMRT Trains operates and maintains over 140 kilometers of rail track in Singapore. With an average daily ridership of over 2 million people in 2019, SMRT needs to keep the tracks in good condition to avoid delays. Previously, however, they had used intensive, time-consuming, and manual maintenance planning using multiple systems’ tens of millions of data points per year across separate data silos. SMRT realized that they needed to upgrade their inefficient processes.




To enable engineers to make optimized decisions using all relevant data, SMRT used Bentley’s AssetWise Digital Twin Services as the basis of their predictive decision support system (PDSS). The PDSS enables them to overlay multiple data sources within seconds rather than hours. The design allows for easy access to data, significantly streamlining multiple analyses. Now, SMRT can optimize efficiency of a crew’s maximum work capacity during one shift, ensuring the reliability of the rail network.

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Sichuan Road & Bridge (Group) Co., Ltd.

BIM Technology Application on Chengdu-Yibin Expressway
Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Project Playbook: LumenRT, MicroStation, OpenRoads, OpenRoads ConceptStation, ProStructures

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SAI-SYSTRA Group

Mumbai Coastal Road Project (South) Package – II
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India




Project Playbook: LumenRT, MicroStation, OpenBridge Modeler, OpenRoads


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SAI-SYSTRA Group was tasked with reclaiming 122 hectares of land from the sea for the eight-lane, 29-kilometer Mumbai Coastal Highway, which will reduce traffic congestion in the densest city in the world. The project has many structures, including land-filled roads, bridges, tunnels, a road on stilts, underpasses, a sea wall, interchanges, and a promenade. At first, SAI-SYSTRA Group did not consider 3D modeling but quickly recognized that the project’s complexity necessitated visualization for clash detection.




They implemented Bentley applications and created 3D models of each element of the coastal roadway. SAI-SYSTRA Group identified interferences among the structures with 3D drive-through in OpenRoads Designer to improve quality and lower construction costs. They cut design modification time in half with the dynamic 3D model. SAI-SYSTRA Group enhanced stakeholder understanding with LumenRT visualizations, accelerating client approvals. Excellent drawing production saved them 90% of drafting efforts compared to conventional methods.

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Sweco Nederland B.V.

Oosterweelverbinding Antwerpen
Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium




Project Playbook: LumenRT, OpenRoads, OpenRoads ConceptStation, ProjectWise


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Oosterweelverbinding is a project to construct a new highway and remove the ring road around Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium. However, Sweco Nederland encountered many technical challenges and an immense scope of work when designing this largest civil infrastructure development in Europe. To accomplish the complicated and massive design, 3D model information had to be frequently shared among many specialized design teams, requiring a BIM solution.




Sweco Nederland modeled all elements of the road design, from sketch to engineering, in 3D with Bentley applications. They saved time by aligning data in the connected data environment to produce accurate models of the project with OpenRoads Designer. Sweco Nederland implemented a significant design change in only eight weeks by having three designers simultaneously work on the issue to solve the problem. On a larger design change, they saved EUR 400,000 and four months by simulating and evaluating many design alternatives.

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WSP

WSP Overcomes Complex Challenges With Bentley's Technology to Deliver Principal Tower
London, England, United Kingdom

Project Playbook: PLAXIS, RAM

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CNI Ingenieros Consultores SAS

Engineering Laboratories and Research Building
Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia




Project Playbook: PLAXIS, RAM, STAAD


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The new USD 33.6 million, 15-story engineering building is part of Pontifical Xavierian University’s master plan. Made entirely of glass and steel, the design is expected to serve as an example to students on how structure dictates purpose. CNI Ingenieros Consultores faced complicated excavation, night construction of the metal structure, and pouring 700 cubic meters of concrete for a laboratory’s reaction slab and walls. They also had to follow industrial safety procedures when transferring the heavy metal materials with crane towers on a bustling campus. To evaluate different coordination options and complex designs, CNI found Bentley software to be the best choice.




Using RAM, they optimized geometric designs of the visible structural connections and performed material and structural analyses in STAAD. CNI ensured pedestrian safety by running all crane lifting processes through STAAD. They easily exchanged models and data with team members in Bentley’s BIM platform, streamlining communication to enhance decision-making and coordination, while saving time and money.

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Indian Railways

Design & Construction Of The World's Tallest Rail Pier Girder Bridge
Imphal, Manipur, India




Project Playbook: OpenRail, PLAXIS, STAAD


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Along a new rail line in Manipur India, which traverses mountainous terrain, is a 141-meter-tall bridge in a high seismic and wind zone. Indian Railways needed to ensure that the railway bridge can run high-speed and broad gauge railway trains for a century. To guarantee safety over the bridge’s life span, Indian Railways had to quickly and precisely evaluate the potential effects on the bridge during any type of seismic event. They needed software that would provide reliability, speed, and flexibility.




Indian Railways evaluated multiple scenarios against varying design options to pinpoint the safest plan with STAAD, and used the software for detailed structural design, determining bridge girders could be constructed with a variety of steel materials. Indian Railways used Bentley software to dictate slope protection measures and to visualize rail alignment. They saved a total of USD 24.61 million and completed the design phase on time.

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Sterlite Power Transmission Limited

Sterlite BIM
Tripura, India

Project Playbook: Bentley Substation, ProjectWise, SYNCHRO 4D

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IOB Technology Sdn Bhd

BIM for Substation & Electrification Design of Double Rail Track
Johor, Malaysia




Project Playbook: Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, Bentley Substation, ContextCapture, iTwin Design Review, LumenRT, MicroStation, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenRail, OpenRail ConceptStation, Promis.e


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The final stretch of Malaysia’s West Coast Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) line included a double-track, overhead electrification system and power substations. As the BIM consultant responsible for designing the project, IOB Technology faced data management, coordination, and engineering challenges, compounded by model compatibility with third-party formats and a complex layout amid a short timeline. IOB needed interoperable technology to meet the project deliverables and ensure accurate submissions for verification works prior to construction.




Already familiar with Bentley applications, IOB used Bentley Substation and OpenBuildings Designer to design and model the substations, and OpenRail and MicroStation for the overhead catenary system. Using Bentley’s interoperable applications for automation, 3D visualization, and simulation saved 24 weeks in engineering time. Performing clash detection on the 3D coordinated model saved 5% in construction costs. The BIM model will provide added value for future facilities.

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Qinghai Kexin Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd.

Design of Dayu 110kV Electrical Transmission and Transformation Project in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China




Project Playbook: Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, Bentley Substation, LumenRT, MicroStation, OpenBuildings Designer, Promis.e, ProStructures, STAAD


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In northwest China, Qinghai Kexin Electric Power Design Institute was tasked with delivering the Dayu 110-kilovolt substation project. Most projects for the State Grid Qinghai Electric Power Company have been designed using error-prone conventional methods, lacking multidiscipline collaboration and lengthening design review. However, they realized that these inefficiencies needed to be resolved to overcome the terrain challenges and high seismic activity in the high-altitude area.




The team used Bentley’s 3D modeling and analysis applications to help optimize the conceptual design of an intelligent substation. They generated multiple 3D models and improved multidiscipline collaboration, reducing error rate by 90% and design time by one month. LumenRT’s vivid design presentation helped reduce design costs by CNY 250,000. They standardized and digitalized the design of power transmission projects in high altitude areas, winning an award for their innovation.

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Shell’s QGC Business

Evolution of Engineering Data, Documents and Information Management
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Project Playbook: AssetWise ALIM, AssetWise Enterprise Interoperability, iModelHub, OpenPlant, ProjectWise

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Gazdaş Gaziantep Doğal Gaz Dağitim A.Ş. and Trakya Bölgesi Doğal Gaz Dağitim A.Ş.

Enterprise GIS Project for Natural Gas Utility on SAP/IS-U
Istanbul, Turkey




Project Playbook: OpenCities Map, OpenUtilities, ProjectWise


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The Trakya and Gaziantep Natural Gas Distribution companies’ current management framework lacked integrated data. The organizations wanted to support production and output of business units through a geographic information systems platform. They also struggled to share data with other units in a centralized format. Recognizing the need for a digital platform, they needed software applications that support a customized GIS network model, connecting a variety of other data systems into the platform to increase operational efficiency./p>


The organizations deployed different platforms in the gas distribution sector in Turkey but integrated GIS information with current accounts and potential subscriber addresses for gain analyses, creating a network connection model for maintenance and repairs. Combining GIS data with integration data saved money, supported decision-making and field operations, and increased technical asset efficiencies. They now complete monthly meter reading periods of 700,000 subscribers in only three to seven days.

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Hatch

Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant Outfall
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Project Playbook: MicroStation, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenRoads, ProjectWise, STAAD

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AECOM/Wessex Water

Durleigh WTC Reconstruction
Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom




Project Playbook: ContextCapture, ProjectWise


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The 100-year-old Durleigh Water Treatment Center’s raw water had degraded with increased algae and turbidity, and the current plant could not treat raw water throughout the year. AECOM was tasked with upgrading the water treatment facility with a design that corrected the plant’s hydraulic and process deficiencies and replaced components that no longer met quality standards. To overcome these obstacles on this large-scale GBP 50 million project, they needed to input BIM Level 2 standards within a connected data environment.




Using ProjectWise, multidiscipline designers collaborated from the United Kingdom and their global design center in Bangalore by accessing designs from a single source of truth to maintain data integrity. They limited rework with coordinated, streamlined workflows. AECOM saved approximately GBP 2.5 million and cut six months off the construction schedule by implementing digital approval workflows throughout the supply chain.

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POWERCHINA ZhongNan Engineering Corporation Limited

Research on the Deep Application of BIM and Digital Twin Technology of Water Delivery Project Based on Bentley
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China




Project Playbook: iTwin Services, LumenRT, MicroStation, OpenBuildings, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenPlant, ProjectWise, SYNCHRO 4D


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Shenzhen Water Group wanted to build an internationally renowned smart water project that crosses buildings, transportation facilities, and pipelines, supplying the future Nanshan Water Treatment Plant and benefiting 1.5 million people. They hired POWERCHINA ZhongNan Engineering Corporation Limited to create high-quality, ecological 3D designs of the raw water pipeline. Their models were also required to apply to the project’s full lifecycle and last a century. To achieve these goals, POWERCHINA ZhongNan knew they had to use a collaborative design platform to create digital twins for analyses, quantity calculation, and simulation.




POWERCHINA ZhongNan used Bentley applications to create digital twin models of all components to reduce design time by one month, saving CNY 4 million. Simulation guaranteed accurate design and reduced labor and material waste by 20%, lowering energy consumption.

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DTK Hydronet Solutions

Digital Water Network Engineering & Asset Management of Dibrugarh Water Supply Project
Dibrugarh, Assam, India

Project Playbook: OpenFlows Hammer, OpenFlows WaterGEMS, ProjectWise

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Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo (SABESP)

Operational Restructuring Project of Cursino Water Supply System in São Paulo City
São Paulo, Brazil




Project Playbook: OpenFlows WaterGEMS


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When SABESP wanted to reduce water losses in São Paulo, Brazil, they relied on insufficient methods, potentially causing customer dissatisfaction and revenue loss. They realized during their study of the city’s Cursino supply sector that to develop informed, valid improvement proposals, they had to overcome old infrastructure, irregular topography, demand increase, and data collection. They also recognized that to identify critical areas and inadequate pressures, and to analyze renovation alternatives, required developing digital twins.




SABESP chose OpenFlows WaterGEMS to transform their asset database into a dynamic hydraulic model of the water supply for the Cursino sector. Using the software’s calibrator feature enabled them to simulate and diagnose actual conditions and analyze improvement schemes, mitigating risks. The digital twin solution is expected to yield operational benefits estimated to save close to BRL 850,000 per month (once the project is fully implemented) in recovered water volume and serves as a benchmark for improving water supply services to other areas of the city.

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NJS Engineers India P Limited

JICA Assisted Guwahati Water Supply Project
Guwahati, Assam, India




Project Playbook: AutoPLANT, ContextCapture, MicroStation, OpenBuildings Designer, OpenFlows, OpenFlows WaterGEMS, ProjectWise, PlantWise, ProjectWise, ProSteel, ProStructures, STAAD


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India’s Guwahati water and sewerage department wanted to improve coverage of potable water supply by 70%. However, previous manual hydraulic design methods were error-prone and inefficient. NJS Engineers India was tasked with delivering modern, intelligent water infrastructure, but had to overcome technical, coordination, and engineering challenges, as well as high pressure concerns. To manage and share data among over 100 firms, NJS needed to establish a connected data environment.




They chose ProjectWise and Geo Web Publisher to create a digital GIS environment that helped save 2% in planning and construction costs, reducing drawing production by 60%. Using OpenFlows to identify and develop solutions for the high-pressure distribution system saved 6% in overall project costs, while developing digital twins promoted lifecycle asset management. NJS delivered a fully digitalized water supply system, improving visibility and standardizing business processes, expected to reduce operating costs.

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