Finalist

Baosteel Engineering & Technology Group Co., Ltd.

AWARD CATEGORY

Cities and facilities

Project title

Industrial site: City “rust belt rebirth” transformation 

Location

Wuhan, Hubei, China

Bentley software used

AutoPIPE, Bentley LumenRT, Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, iTwin, MicroStation, OpenBuildingsOpenCities, OpenPlant, OpenRoads, PLAXIS, ProjectWise, ProStructures, STAAD, SYNCHRO  

Project summary

The project turned a former acid regeneration plant in Wuhan into a 72-hectare public destination, while also delivering twelve near-zero carbon smart manufacturing demonstration steel production lines. Baosteel Engineering & Technology Group led a program that had to manage severe soil contamination, frequent plan changes, and the coordination demands of managing both public and industrial elements. 

Using Bentley applications, the team created a high-precision reality model, enabled multidiscipline collaboration, and established a model-driven quantity surveying and cost estimation workflow. That approach helped reduce the acid regeneration treatment area by 7.9%, lower steel consumption by 6.5%, and save 1,447 design hours. The result was a more controlled delivery process that supported brownfield remediation, smart manufacturing, and the creation of a national 4A-level tourist attraction for the city. 

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