CETI Award 2007

Jury

• Sylvia Rappenecker, Engineering Solutions Tech Center, The Dow Chemical Company (Chair)
• James Garrett, Jr., Ph.D., Professor and Head, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
• Bart Neighbors, Project Development Group, ConocoPhillips
• Tom Sawyer, Information Technology Editor, ENR
• Todd Sutton, Business Unit Manager, Zachry Construction
• Matt Wheelis, Senior Product Manager, Autodesk

2007 Recipients

Scenario-Based Project Planning Category

Intel: Re-Plan in a Day Platform

Intel Corporate Services Construction (CSC) is using a modular approach to improve project delivery capabilities. This construction-suite will give construction project resources the ability to "re-plan in a day," constantly revise the plan as changes occur, implement correct delivery strategies, control the execution, and correctly create, capture, or deliver project knowledge on demand. From the implementation of the first module in mid-2006 through 2007, more than $31 million in savings have been realized.

U. S. Army Corps of Engineers: Moving Forward with Building Information Modeling

U. S. Army Corps of Engineers has developed and currently maintains its BIM Roadmap to support military construction transformation and civil works projects. The roadmap focuses on model-based standards and interoperability and provides strategic direction to position the Corps for the future in life-cycle management of facility data.

Honorable Mention: Onuma BIMStorm, Rotterdam

Automated Design Category

Quantapoint: Laser Models

Quantapoint Laser Models integrate laser scan data to provide detailed, high-definition solid "models." They are 3D, visually clear, and include fine details, unlike "point cloud" laser scan technology. Laser Models provide more detailed information for more complete designs.

Honorable Mentions: International Code Council: SMARTcodes and AVEVA & AMEC Paragon: Integrated Project Execution Strategy

Integrated, Automated Procurement and Supply Network Category

DoallTech and Sungkyunkwan University: RFID-Based Project Management System

The recipient has implemented RFID applications in the South Korean construction industry. Doalltech developed and successfully implemented an RFID-based project management system for daily labor control at approximately 400 construction projects in South Korea and other countries, and also for logistics of ready-mixed concrete and tracking the number of dump trucks for excavation. Another jointly developed RFID-based project management system supports supply chain management of long-lead items.

Intelligent and Automated Construction Job Site Category

Bechtel: Sandow Steam Electric Station Unit 5 RFID Trial

Sandow Steam Electric Unit 5 is a 565-megawatt circulating fluidized bed, lignite-fired power plant being constructed in Rockdale, Texas for Luminant Energy. The plant design incorporates state-of-the-art emissions control technologies and consists of two boilers, two bag houses, one stack, and one turbine. EPC is being carried out by Bechtel.

Intelligent Self-Maintaining and Repairing Operational Facility Category

Korea Institute of Construction Technology: Bridge and Road Condition Monitoring Using Wireless Sensor Network

The concept of using a wireless sensor network (WSN) for civil infrastructure monitoring is not new. No one, however, has successfully developed a fully functioning WSN system for civil structures. Dr. Cho and his team have successfully developed two applications in WSN civil infrastructure management: (1) Bridge SHM (Structural Health Monitoring) and (2) Road Surface Condition Monitoring using a WSN with independent power supply, solar batteries.

Real-Time Project and Facility Management, Coordination, and Controls Category

DPR Construction: Camino Medical Group Mountain View Campus - Building Better with BIM and IPD

The Camino Medical Group Mountain View Campus serves as a model for BIM and a lean construction/integrated project delivery approach. Sutter Health/Camino Medical Group challenged the design and construction teams to jointly deliver a 250,000 square-foot medical office building and associated 1,100-stall parking structure of high quality at a lower cost than the traditional design-bid-build delivery model.

Honorable Mention: Construction Industry Institute for Pharmaceutical Benchmarking System; Software Innovation for Seizing the Opportunity–Avoiding Project Failure in a Time of Unprecedented Growth; and Design Atlantic for Salisbury Fire Headquarters and Station 1

New Materials, Methods, Products & Equipment Category

Zachry Construction: Zachry Construction Employment and Conference Center

Zachry Construction Corporation built a new conference and employment center using the U. S. Green Building Council (USBGC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Program with the goal of becoming a community and national leader in LEED® construction. The center is the first in San Antonio, Texas, to obtain one of the highest certifications from the USBGC: a Gold rating, and is only the fifth Gold-certified LEED® building in Texas.

Technology and Knowledge-Enabled Workforce Category

U.S. Military Academy and The University of Texas at Austin: Comparative Analysis of Infrastructure Assessment Methodologies at the Small Unit Level

This research evaluated a range of infrastructure assessment tools and methodologies used by the U. S. Army from a human factors perspective. The findings provide a better understanding of workforce needs, enabling both better design of the tools and improved training procedures. The principal client of this research, the U. S. Army Civil Engineering Research Lab, has incorporated the research results into their development program.

Honorable Mention: Mortenson Construction, Research Complex 2 – VDC Integration and Construction Implementation

Life-Cycle Data Management and Information Integration Category

Bechtel, Fluor, Bentley Systems & NRX Global: Accelerating the Deployment of ISO 15926

ISO 15926 is a suite of standards that supports interoperability for data about the equipment and systems used in industrial processes over the life cycle of those objects. Some typical scenarios for its use are: sharing information between engineering contractors and subcontractors, acquiring information from equipment vendors, handing over data to operators of a new industrial plant, and harmonizing information across an enterprise that owns many plants.

Outstanding Student Researcher Category

Kristen Parrish and John-Michael Wong

Kristen Parrish and John-Michael Wong, two UC-Berkeley grad students, are developing an innovative methodology for designing reinforced concrete structures using a set-based approach. Using the theoretical development of set-based concepts applied to rebar design, the researchers are studying several projects to capture current practices to test and advance these concepts.

Honorable Mention: Dr. Kasun Hewage, University of Calgary

Outstanding Early Career Researcher Category

Dr. Burcu Akinci

Dr. Akinci is researching new computational technologies for capturing, representing, and reasoning with information about construction projects so as to increase quality and reduce cost and time to delivery. In a National Science Foundation sponsored project, she has been exploring the extensive use of laser scanners and other embedded material quality sensors for collecting data during construction and then representing and reasoning with that data to detect construction defects earlier than normal.

Honorable Mention: Dr. William O'Brien, Alan M. Lytle, and Dr. John E. Taylor, The University of Texas at Austin

Outstanding Researcher Category

Vincent Hock

Vincent Hock was project manager for an inventive and innovative R&D project related to the fundamental properties of electro-osmosis in concrete in contact with soil and water interfaces. Ultimately this research led to development of a technology to control the movement of water through low-permeability porous media. This team is credited with advances in electro-osmotic pulse (EOP) and ceramic-coated anode technologies, used together in a novel process to prevent moisture seepage into enclosed spaces.