Global
Civil Engineering Software Leader to Integrate Proven and Unique
Site
Optimization Technology for BIM Advancement
October 8, 2014
– 2014 ZweigWhite Hot Firm and A/E Industry
Awards Conference – – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the
leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software
solutions for sustaining infrastructure, recently announced
that it has acquired Charlotte, N.C.-based BLUERIDGE Analytics,
Inc., provider of SITEOPS
– breakthrough site design
optimization “software at your service.” SITEOPS
uses cloud-based computing techniques to empower site development
professionals to move beyond engineering to optioneering,
which enables the exploration of engineering alternatives and their
costs. This substantially improves the choices considered for any
site development, including commercial, industrial, institutional,
campus, and residential projects.
Specifically,
SITEOPS enables civil engineering professionals, real estate
developers, and land planners to:
- perform site configuration simulations that fully assess millions of layout, parking, grading, and drainage options for a site within hours instead of spending months evaluating a handful of options,
- produce preliminary cost estimates and conceptual designs faster,
- optimize site designs through advanced optioneering, and
- minimize overall costs while ensuring engineering quality.
Among the many users
of SITEOPS are Stantec, Horrocks Engineers, Langan Engineering
and Environmental Services, Timmons Group, and WSP.
Bentley Systems CEO
Greg Bentley said, “On behalf of all our
colleagues, I welcome the highly industrious and talented SITEOPS
team to Bentley. During the past few years we’ve been tracking
SITEOPS
technology and its performance in order to authoritatively validate
its breakthrough capabilities. Feedback we’ve received from
engineering teams and owners has substantiated SITEOPS’
tremendous potential in enabling site development teams to deliver
new value to owners. Through the power of site
optioneering,
owners can be confident that their engineers have considered the best
choices and arrived at the most cost-effective solutions for the
constraints of their respective sites. Hence, I’ve become convinced
that site engineering should no longer be done any other way.”
Mike Detwiler, formerly president
and CEO of BLUERIDGE Analytics and now Bentley vice president,
SITEOPS
product development, said, “To date, the development of SITEOPS
technology has focused on continuous improvement to conceptual
designs. Now, within Bentley’s comprehensive portfolio, SITEOPS’
BIM advancement can contribute throughout project delivery.
Accordingly, an initial priority will be to complete the
end-to-end workflows that Bentley is uniquely able to offer – from
site development through detailed design and construction modeling.”
What
SITEOPS users said the below:
“Working
early with SITEOPS
was very innovative and beneficial for us in terms of time required
to take a site from start to open for business. Each day we saved in
this process equated to approximately $100,000 in sales revenue. We
were able to save conservatively 10 days per store while opening an
average of 140 stores per year. You do the math. SITEOPS
not only helped us generate additional revenue, but was also
efficient in helping us reduce cost.”
– David Shelton, Senior VP
(retired), Real Estate, Lowes Home Improvement
“We
looked at what SITEOPS
could do on one of our residential subdivisions currently under
design. We were amazed at how fast we could perform optimum yield
analyses and get initial optimized grading and retaining wall plans
and budgets from the software.” – Randy
Bauer, Director
of Community Development and Acquisitions for the Trilogy Division of
Shea Homes
“SITEOPS
makes civil engineering fun again. We’ve done SITEOPS
demos with dozens of clients to date, and not one has ever left the
room without saying ‘Wow!’” – Mark
Eisses, P.E., Principal, Map Ltd.
“Using
SITEOPS
is like having 1,000 engineers and site work estimators on staff,
without the overhead cost.” – Steve
Thomas, P.E., MESH Consulting
“SITEOPS
is an incredible tool and has saved a project more than once. Our
clients are amazed by the speed at which we can create the initial
design, make modifications and generate associated costs. A recent
project almost fell through because of tight cost constraints but we
were able to quickly show the client a few options that were within
their budget. The project moved forward only because of SITEOPS.”
– Steven Lewis, P.E., Pennoni
Associates Inc.
For
additional information
- To register for a webinar on SITEOPS being held Oct. 9, 2014, click here.
- For additional information about SITEOPS software, click here.
- To download a high-resolution SITEOPS image, click here.
About
Optioneering
Optioneering
enables the systematic exploration of engineering alternatives,
especially for assessing tradeoffs from the perspectives of multiple
disciplines. This BIM advancement, facilitated by new computational
resources, multiplies the value of proven simulation and analytical
functionality within information modeling applications. While
potentially saving engineering time, optioneering can maximize
engineering value through improved asset performance.
About
Bentley Systems
Bentley
Systems is the global leader dedicated to providing architects,
engineers, geospatial professionals, constructors, and
owner-operators with comprehensive software solutions for advancing
the design, construction, and
operations of infrastructure. Bentley users leverage information
mobility across disciplines and throughout the infrastructure
lifecycle to deliver better-performing projects and assets. Bentley
solutions encompass MicroStation
applications for information
modeling, ProjectWise
collaboration services to deliver integrated
projects, and AssetWise
operations services to achieve intelligent
infrastructure –
complemented by worldwide professional services
and comprehensive managed services.
Founded
in 1984, Bentley has more than 3,000 colleagues in over 50 countries,
more than $600 million in annual revenues, and since 2006 has
invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and
acquisitions.
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