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ARCHIVED CE NEWS WEBCASTS:

July 29, 2010
CE/RAI Transportation Webcast Series, Part 3
Part 3: Accelerating BIM ROI with Interoperability Standards
The implementation of engineering software should start with the development of standard workflows that are independent of a drafting platform. In this presentation, Bradley E. Adams, P.E., a consultant who worked with the Colorado Department of Transportation to assist them with the development of CAD standards and standard process workflows for design and drafting, will discuss key lessons learned from that engagement and report on its return on investment. He will further discuss the benefits of supporting dual platforms for drafting and design and explain how interoperability standards can result in increased competition for projects that may lead to reduced costs for government agencies. Then, Autodesk Technical Marketing Manager, Karen Weiss, P.E., will demonstrate the enhanced functionality in the AutoCAD 2011 family of products, which give users a competitive edge while fulfilling their clients’ CAD and technical requirements.
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July 22, 2010
Integrating Civil Engineering and GIS
There is an abundance of existing data available for engineers. Much of that data resides in geospatial databases and maps. With today’s software tools, this information can easily become part of the federated data for Civil Information Modeling. Further, after design and construction are complete, design and as-built information can easily be used to update the spatial accuracy and content of a GIS. This presentation will explore how GIS and civil engineering are evolving to complement one another.
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June 23, 2010

Program Management for Collaboration, Standardization, and Overall Success

To deliver successful projects consistently with appropriate value and return for all stakeholders, the AEC industry needs to review the personal and contractual processes, relationships, and dynamics at play among owners, contractors, designers, and the entire supply chain. Moreover, the industry must also review core enabling technology solutions and how they interact to help ensure a return on investment. Jayan Chacko will discuss how an integrated program management solution enhances collaboration and provides an interoperable and scalable platform to enable efficient, standardized processes and deliver projects on time and on budget through increased agility, productivity, predictability and efficiency. Also, Christine Brack, PMP, will discuss how to cater solutions to meet stakeholders’ information needs. Before management processes can be executed, it’s essential to establish the informational needs of the major stakeholders and decision makers. What are their terms for return on investment? How do they define success? How do they prefer to interface? Elaborate program management processes and solutions take us only so far — if they deliver project information in a format non-conducive to the way stakeholders need to present to their superiors — we’re not getting the most out of it.

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June 15, 2010
Water Infrastructure Design & Management Webcast Series, Part 3
Automation Innovations in Stormwater Modeling
Automation innovations in Autodesk’s recently released water resource engineering software allows civil engineers to more efficiently and economically complete stormwater analysis and design projects. This presentation showcases a stormwater project in which a major engineering firm was able to complete a 30 square mile metropolitan stormwater management plan in half of the time that it would normally have taken. This project incorporated wetlands, ponds, streams, and stormwater pipe and ditch networks, and the stormwater management plan had to accommodate 10 and 100-year storms and comply with city, county, state and federal EPA standards. This project was completed within 5 weeks, using a variety of CAD and GIS source data to construct the model. The final model was turned over to the city stormwater utility department to use on future projects, particularly in evaluating the impact of new developments on existing structures.
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June 10, 2010
CE/RAI Transportation Webcast Series, Part 2
Visualizing Civil Designs with the Power of BIM
Every design has a story to tell, and design visualization is the key to telling that story in a compelling fashion. Whether you are taking designs through review and approval processes or soliciting public comment, impressive design visualizations can make a difference. And, working in a BIM environment makes using visualization as part of the design process much more accessible. Through project examples, learn how design visualization plays a role throughout a project from exploring project alternatives, to validating designs, to communicating design intent to project stakeholders, to winning more work for your organization.
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May 13, 2010

Water Infrastructure Design & Management Webcast Series, Part 2  

Integrated Strategies for Improving Water Utility Planning & Management

Water utility professionals face increasing scrutiny to improve service, update aging assets, and control costs. Mounting pressures of regulatory changes and interest in conservation, project efficiency and improved reliability of networks are additional imperatives. Water utilities need accurate, easily accessible CAD, spatial, and asset data to plan, design and manage infrastructure. Featuring real- world project examples, this webcast will address those needs including the following topics: CAD-GIS integration for utilities, lifecycle of data, asset management, system performance improvements, water savings and methods of meeting conservation goals, and model-based design for water utilities. This presentation will demonstrate how water resource professionals can improve water utility planning and management while improving design productivity by embracing the integrated technology tools available.
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April 14, 2010  
Water Infrastructure Design & Management Webcast Series, Part 1

Water Utilities Market Update & Forecast

This industry leadership webcast will lay the groundwork at a business level for the series. This presentation will deliver a high-level update on the current market situation for the water and wastewater utilities, including details on regulatory requirements, and stimulus and other federal funding sources, as well as other funded capital projects.  Hear the forecast of what to expect in 2010 and beyond while the presenters explore industry trends, including project delivery methods, project types, and exciting technologies. In light of increased regulatory requirements and funding constraints, the presenters will discuss how available technology solutions and trends are influencing the planning, design and management process, and positively impacting project efficiency.

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January 27, 2010
Transportation Market Update & Forecast
Gain valuable market intelligence from ARTBA’s significant research and expert staff without leaving your desk. Keynote speaker, Alison Premo Black, vice president of policy for ARTBA, will present an update on the current market situation for the highway, bridge, airport, and transit/rail construction markets, including details on transportation stimulus spending, and a forecast of what to expect in 2010 and beyond. Bentley System’s Ron Gant will supplement her talk with a brief technological outlook, identifying tools and trends that are influencing the civil engineering process and exploring their impact on the future.
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December 15, 2009
Beyond “Green”: Building Designs That Work
The successful creation of high-performance buildings demands accurate prediction of energy consumption, CO2 emissions, operating costs, and occupant comfort. In this webcast, Dru Crawley, leader of the Department of Commercial Building Initiative of the U.S. Department of Energy, will discuss how his organization is leveraging modern technology to improve building performance. In addition, Noah Eckhouse of Bentley Systems will explore how industry-leading energy design, simulation, and analysis software applications are providing today’s professionals with the necessary tools to effectively optimize the balance of function, comfort, and energy and carbon impact and help building teams sustain our environment. Both presenters will share a number of real-world design scenarios explored and validated, and discuss the realized benefits.
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December 9, 2009
Civil Information Modeling for Transportation Infrastructure
Increasing demands have made advanced 3D modeling a priority for civil engineers and the construction industry. During this webcast, Bentley’s technology experts will highlight two of its civil engineering solutions, Bentley InRoads and ProjectWise Navigator, and demonstrate how to create intelligent, data rich models for Civil Information Modeling. You’ll learn how Bentley InRoads provides highly accurate, interactive parametric modeling with patented Roadway Designer technology. You’ll discover how ProjectWise Navigator enables users to view models in 3D; combines models for more comprehensive designs; and delivers tools for virtual walk-throughs, identification and documentation of issues, and visual or automated clash detection.
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November 12, 2009
Collaboration: Technology Imperatives for Transportation Design
Transportation agencies, their consultants and contractors face tremendous opportunities and challenges in today’s infrastructure market. Although the economic stimulus package provides monetary funding toward new infrastructure construction and the rehabilitation of existing roads, today’s economic climate places increased significance on increasing quality with accelerated project timelines.  How do government agencies, their consultants and contractors optimize their workflows and collaborative processes throughout an infrastructure project’s lifecycle? This webcast will explore how approaches based on 3D model based design support improvements in project quality, as well as cost- and time-saving practices including: better coordination to expedite project review, survey data integration, GPS machine control, enhanced communications through visualization, and more.
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October 29, 2009
Project Management Strategies and Changing Technology
The way that civil engineers manage and deliver projects to create a sustainable built environment is changing. This webcast focuses on the strategies, technologies, and leadership skills indispensable to the Project Management Team, which faces tight budgets and deadlines on simple and complex projects. Expert speakers will address collaboration, alternative project delivery, Integrated Project Delivery, BIM, and other major trends, as well as the technology to enable open, complete, and integrated technology environment for the full project lifecycle.
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October 14, 2009
Collaborate to Succeed
A trio of dynamic presenters explore how improved collaboration can yield significant benefits to transportation projects and stakeholders such as cost- and time-savings, optimizing the use of project data throughout the project’s lifecycle, and maximizing the impact of 3D model-based design processes. Autodesk’s Doug Eberhard discusses why civil engineers are pressured to reexamine their traditional workflows and technologies, and what trends are surfacing in response. Doyle L. Smith Jr., P.E., Kleinfelder, describes his experience on a complex project with a tight deadline that exemplifies how efficient collaboration can produce better designs and more useful digital data. Finally Autodesk’s Lucy Kuhns shows technology in action, underscoring how 3D design solutions facilitate more effective collaboration among project stakeholders to enable more accurate and higher-quality road design projects that can be delivered faster and within budget.
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