William Calhoun, Engineer, Bishman Continental Services, a division of dck Worldwide
Achieving Unparalleled Control over the Building Design Process in Support of the Navy’s Mission in Guam
Used a variety of Autodesk mechanical, building design and project management tools to help the Naval Facilities Command Marina in Guam transition from AutoCAD to Revit and achieve cost-savings and unparalleled visibility and control over the building design process and the entire lifecycle of the building structures.
Michael Gross, Civil Engineer, City of Cheyenne, Wyoming
Delivering Faster, More Accurate Plans On-Time and On-Budget
Leveraged AutoCAD, ArcView themes and Google Earth to steamroll the design process for the City of Cheyenne’s construction department and deliver faster and more accurate plans in a low-cost manner.
Deirdre Kyger, Architect, Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General
Using AutoCAD to achieve accountability, efficiency and leadership in facilities management in the DOD community.
The DoD OIG designs and builds over 1.3 million square feet of agent offices, high end digital forensics labs and weapon spaces on an annual budget of $288 million. Its consistent and award-winning application of AutoCAD upgrades has accomplished the achievement of accountability, cost savings and leadership in facilities management in the DOD community.
Steve Kollar, Transportation Systems Modeler/Autodesk Contract Administrator, Manatee County, Florida
Manatee County Transforms its Permit Review Process and Blazes a Trail for Improved Operations
Uses Autodesk Buzzsaw collaboration platform to automate and streamline its permit and review process. The result – more reliable on-demand project information, and a more efficient permit review process. This allows Manatee County staff to be more responsive to its applicants’ submittals, gives applicants greater insight into project status and helps projects stay on schedule. Buzzsaw also enables Manatee County to continue its efforts in being a more environmentally friendly, green community.
Dale White, David Roberts, Ammon Phoenix, Rich3D
Equipping the War Fighter with Advanced 3D Virtual Training Systems
The USMC and Navy required highly interactive 3D tools to deliver complex animated virtual training and simulation environments for helicopter pilots, crane operators, and more. Using a variety of 3D design tools from Autodesk and others, Rich3D developed and deployed the very first interactive 2D imagery driving articulated 3D content. This was accomplished using a ubiquitous tool in the US Government, an Adobe Acrobat document.
2D content responds to user mouse input to perfectly simulate logic of real world counterpart, user input causes response from 3D data sets…examples: levers deploy an outrigger, buttons and switches make fuel flow.
This unique training approach and tool set was deployed on a secure and easily updated content management system – with a minimal learning curve for users. The interactive training model has eliminated operational errors by ensuring proper training in support of these complex military systems, saving the tax payers millions of dollars in potential repair costs.
Joe Porostosky, Manager, Facilities Information and Technology Services, Ohio State University Medical Center
Using BIM to Build a Foundation for Customer-Focused Facility Information
Currently implementing a Building Information Modeling (BIM) project to improve the visual presentation of Medical Center facility floor plans and conduct energy modeling. Transitioning from AutoCAD to Revit, floor plans are now available in 3D and dramatically improve how information is presented helping to improve decision making on how space is used and renovated. These models will also provide the foundation for improved wayfinding for patients and visitors, further reducing stress during what is often a very emotional time in their lives.
Safiy Abdur-Rahman, BIM Manager, New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC)
Improving the delivery and operation of one of the largest public building campuses in the world while enhancing the built environment for our citizens.
Working with over 20 city agencies, DDC designs and builds the public facilities and street infrastructure on which the future of the most vibrant city in the world rest. DDC employs a variety of digital design and CAD tools together with GIS and BIM tools to bring best practice and the use of technology to improve project delivery while being asked to do more with less. Using BIM models DDC has tackled these challenges head-on – minimizing errors in the design process, improving collaboration across stakeholders and reducing project complexity, while making more effective use of public funds.
