WESTMINSTER, Colo., Oct. 2, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Trimble® (Nasdaq: TRMB) announced today
the winners of its 2024 Tekla® Global Building
Information Modeling (BIM) Awards. In this biennial competition,
the world's most impressive structural construction projects that
use Tekla solutions are judged in eight categories on criteria such
as Use of BIM and Collaboration, Innovative Use of Tekla Software,
Constructibility, Environmental Benefits and Cool Factor. The
overall winner for the best BIM project of 2024 is the Kruunuvuori
Bridge in Helsinki, an end-to-end
BIM project.
Tekla 2024 Global BIM Awards Category Winners
Infrastructure Project Category and Overall 2024 Winner:
Kruunuvuori Bridge, Finland
Promising to be a true landmark at its completion,
the Kruunuvuori Bridge in Helsinki will be the longest car-free bridge
in the world spanning 1,200 meters. It is a cable-stayed bridge
with in situ concrete substructures and a 135 meter-high pylon. The
project was a cooperation between the City of Helsinki Urban
Environment Division (KYMP), WSP Finland Oy, Kreate Oy, YIT Infra
Oy and Ramboll Finland Oy. The project was voted the overall winner
of the 2024 Tekla Global BIM Awards as well as the winner in the
Infrastructure category.
The tram, pedestrian and bike bridge project features a
model-based design from a host of applications (Tekla Structures,
Trimble Novapoint, Trimble Connect®,
Autodesk® Civil 3D®, Navisworks®
and Grasshopper). The team did wind tunnel testing for structural
design and stability testing using both a BIM and a 3D-printed
model. IFC format models ensure efficient geometry control for each
construction phase, including model-based erection guidance, and
BIM and BrIM integration ensures precision, efficiency and
transparency throughout the project's lifecycle.
The jury specifically praised that the team is managing the
project as a full-blown BIM project, using a multitude of software,
and with bidirectional field-to-office and office-to-field
connectivity enabling a unique quality in handling the complexity
of the project.
Public Project Category: Seattle Aquarium Ocean Pavilion,
U.S.A.
In the Public Projects category, the jury was most impressed by
the technical challenges the Turner Construction team had to
overcome with the Seattle Aquarium Ocean Pavilion project. The
50,000 square-foot exhibit features complex designs such as a
shell-like tank with no straight edges based on 229 CNC
router-shaped panels and connects to existing city
infrastructure.
The team relied on a bidirectional data exchange between Tekla
Structures and Rhino and Grasshopper to ensure consistent geometry.
The detailed installation sequence drawings and constructability
analysis were done in Tekla Structures. In the field, the team
could access the latest 3D models using Trimble Connect, and used a
cohesive model-based lay-out workflow based on Trimble FieldLink
and robotic total stations.
Industrial Project Category: Brewery Roman, Belgium
The Brewery Roman project, entered by Matthieu Gijbels, was the Best Industrial
Project category winner. This expansion of one of the oldest family
breweries in Belgium started with
a 3D scan to generate a high-density point cloud that would serve
to identify potential conflicts and fine-tune the model throughout
the project. This was crucial in the light of the partial
preservation and reconstruction of the building's facade.
The model, generated in Tekla Structures, was shared between the
project stakeholders using Tekla Model Sharing. Using Trimble
Connect AR, the team ensured that all stakeholders could always
access an up-to-date version and view the model as an augmented
reality overlay over the camera image displayed on a tablet. The
project was characterized by the high level of detail of the model
(LOD400) with highly-detailed steel structures and precast concrete
elements.
Sports & Recreation Projects Category: Al Hudayriyat
Island Velodrome, U.A.E.
The winner of the Global BIM Award in the Sports &
Recreation Projects category is the Al Hudayriyat Island Velodrome
in UAE. This new cycling track has seating for over 3,500
spectators. ASSENT Steel Industries LLC and Ramboll cooperated on
the design of this indoor cycle arena featuring unique elliptical
fins and sawtooth cladding on the facade out of aluminum profiles
with vision and spandrel glass.
The project met BEP and LOD300 requirements by using a
combination of Tekla Structures and Autodesk Revit® in
tandem. The Tekla software was used for the connection design,
detailing, fabrication and erection and facilitated cooperation
between disciplines like facade, RCC and MEP, enhancing
communication and reducing errors through its 3D modeling
capabilities. The Tekla software assisted in managing the complex
presetting of the more than 2,500 meters of roof, ensuring the
right camber after erection.
Commercial Project Category: Lyyra, Finland
Ramboll Finland Oy, Ylva, Haahtela, Arco Architecture Company Oy
and Byggnadsekonomi Oy were winners in the Commercial category for
their Lyyra project, a new block of real estate in the city center
of Helsinki. The jury especially
valued the data-driven nature of the project and the fact that a
new city block was built on top of a fully-functional metro station
and in between two buildings. This took strong collaboration and
coordination between Ramboll as the main structural engineer and
Peikko (the steel frame producer). The team applied laser scanning
for the initial design and on-site comparison of the as-built
situation with the data model in Tekla Structures. The model was
shared between the two companies using Tekla Model Sharing and used
in a 'live' situation, with workers on site having the models both
on tablets or mobile phones and on paper.
Due to the limited amount of space on the job site, all
deliveries were just-in-time, requiring a lot of coordination work,
which was also model-based. The team applied Deltabeam®
Green beams, and recycled 95% of demolition waste on-site to
further the sustainability aspect (striving for a LEED Platinum and
Well certification).
Small Projects Category: Te Veld Modular Homes,
The Netherlands
The residential project 'Te Veld Modular Homes' from
The Netherlands is the winner in
the Small projects category. The project revolves around designing
and engineering a model of a temporary house. The house was
designed specifically for a residential project encompassing a
total of 700 semi-permanent homes. The homes feature a high level
of sustainability as they are prefab timber structures with some
steel elements for structural rigidity.
All co-makers were an integral part of the design and production
process. The plumbing and electrical installers drew their
installation in the 2D model after which the engineers from prefab
builder Barli converted these to 3D for the timber frame production
using Tekla Structures. The design by LA Architecten allowed for
rapid production and also the delivery planning was optimized for
the least waste and impact possible. The Tekla model even included
fall protection during the factory assembly, slope insulation,
kitchen cabinets and overflows.
Student Projects: Tomasz Stęplowski (Wroclaw University of
Science and Technology), Poland
Tomasz Stęplowski of the Wroclaw University of Science and
Technology in Poland is the winner
of the Global BIM Award in the student category for his design of a
funicular-shaped structure of a reinforced concrete hall with the
arched girder of the main nave. Tomasz's thesis aimed to find an
effective shape for the main part of the structure based on the
methods of graphic statics. To test scientist and architect
Robert Hooke's observation from
1675: 'as hangs the flexible line, so but inverted will stand
the rigid arch,' he designed not only the arch girder but also
other elements of the hall, such as columns, beams, slabs and
footings in Tekla Structures.
API Development Projects Category: Component Code Generator,
U.S.A.
In the API Development Projects category, Keyack Technology
Solutions won the award for their Component Code Generator, a Tekla
Open API-based tool that shortens the time required for programming
for coding, building system configurators and setting key variables
by over 20% to 30%. Typically, developers spend a lot of time
manually finding and mapping variables as well as understanding how
to properly set the component input on existing components to put
them in the model. The Component Code Generator can read selected
existing custom, system, or API-plugin components from the Tekla
Structures model to automatically generate a C# method to insert
that component.
Public Choice Winner: Preservation Plaza Canopy, U.S.A.
Of all the 155 entries, the most votes from the general public
went to the Preservation Plaza Canopy by Structures Online.
Tekla Global BIM Awards
Overall, 155 projects from 35
countries (which included winners of the 2023 and 2024 regional
Tekla BIM Awards competitions) were entered into the global
competition. The winners of the Tekla Global BIM Awards were
decided by an international expert jury consisting of Andrew Livingstone, research associate at the
Center for Offsite Construction and Innovative Structures at
Edinburgh Napier University, Rob
Roef, senior business developer digital built environment at
the Dutch organization for applied scientific research, TNO,
co-chair Building Room, BuildingSMART International and chair of
buildingSMART Benelux, Aviad
Almagor, vice president of technology and innovation
Trimble, and Artur Tomczak, bSDD
Product Manager for buildingSMART International and PHD Researcher
at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU.
"Since its inception in 1999, the Tekla Global BIM Awards have
shown us the best of the best in BIM and structural engineering,"
said Jari Heino, vice president and
general manager, BIM & engineering division at Trimble.
"Moreover, the entered projects have shown how broad the field of
application is for our Tekla Structures software and other Trimble
technologies. The projects share richness in quality, detail,
functionality and sustainability. The Student category proves again
that a new generation is talented in applying BIM technology and
driving future success in the structural engineering trade."
More information about the Tekla Global BIM Awards, submissions,
jury and winners is available at: www.tekla.com/bim-awards
High resolution images of winners are available here.
Images on this page are provided to Trimble Finland ("Trimble") under the Tekla
Global BIM Awards Terms and Conditions.
About Trimble Construction
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transformation of construction with solutions that span the entire
architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry.
Empowering teams across the construction lifecycle, Trimble's
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Construction strategy gives users control of their operations with
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automating work and transforming workflows, Trimble is enabling
construction professionals to improve productivity, quality,
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