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FIATECH Celebrates Engineering and Technology Innovations

April 10, 2008 Austin, TX -- FIATECH recognized and honored 24 organizations and individuals for their work in innovative engineering and construction technologies, April 1, at the annual CETI Award Gala in New Orleans, LA. FIATECH established the CETI Award--Celebration of Engineering & Technology Innovation--in 2006 to recognize significant achievements in new and emerging technology research, development, deployment and implementation throughout the life cycle of a capital project.

FIATECH received 59 nominations, which were reviewed and evaluated by a panel of jurors, comprised of: Sylvia Rappenecker, CAE Discipline Technology Leader, Engineering Solutions Tech Center, The Dow Chemical Company (CETI Chair); James H. Garrett, Jr., Ph.D., Professor and Head, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University; Bart Neighbors, P.E., PMP, Project Development Group, ConocoPhillips; Tom Sawyer, Information Technology Editor, Engineering News-Record; Todd Sutton, Business Unit Manager, Zachry Construction; Matt Wheelis, Senior Product Manager, Autodesk.
Jerry Gipson, Director, Engineering Solutions Technology Center, The Dow Chemical Company and Bart Neighbors, P.E., PMP, Project Development Group, ConocoPhillips announced the 2007 CETI Awards at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans in the following 12 categories.

1. Scenario-based Project Planning

Winners

Intel Replan in a Day (RPIAD) Platform, Submitted by Intel Corporation

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Moves Forward With Building Information Modeling, Submitted by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Honorable Mention

BIMstorm Rotterdam, Submitted by Onuma

2. Automated Design

Winner

Laser Models Enable 100% Pre-fabrication, 97% Fit-up and 0% Rework, Submitted by Quantapoint

Honorable Mentions

AMEC Paragon's Integrated Project Execution Strategy (IPE) Delivers Measurable Project Savings - Technology Implementation, Submitted by AVEVA and AMEC Paragon

SMARTcodes: Developing and Implementing a New Automated Code Compliance, Submitted by International Code Council

3. Integrated, Automated Procurement & Supply Network

Winner

Evolution of RFID-based Project Management System from Daily Labor Control to Supply Chain Management, Submitted by DoallTech Co. & Sungkyunkwan University

4. Intelligent & Automated Construction Job Site

Winner

Sandow Steam Electric Station Unit 5 RFID Trial, Submitted by Bechtel Construction Operations Incorporated Computer Sciences Corporation

5. Intelligent Self-Maintaining & Repairing Operational Facility

Honorable Mention

Bridge and Road Condition Monitoring Using Wireless Sensor Network, Submitted by Korea Institute of Construction Technology

6. Real-time Project & Facility Mgmt, Coordination & Controls

Winner

Camino Medical Group Mountain View Campus: Building Better with BIM and IPD, Submitted by DPR Construction, Inc.

Honorable Mentions

CII Pharmaceutical Benchmarking System, Submitted by CII Benchmarking & Metrics

Software Innovation, Seizing the Opportunity-Avoiding Project Failure in a Time of Unprecedented Growth, Submitted by Software Innovation

Salisbury Fire Headquarters & Station 16, Submitted by Design Atlantic Ltd

7. New Materials, Methods, Products & Equipment

Winner

Zachry Construction Employment and Conference Center, Submitted by Zachry Construction Corporation

8. Technology- & Knowledge-enabled Workforce

Winner

Comparative Analysis of Infrastructure Assessment Methodologies at the Small Unit Level, Submitted by United States Military Academy; University of Texas at Austin

Honorable Mention

Research Complex 2 - VDC Integration and Construction Implementation, Submitted by Mortenson Construction

9. Life Cycle Data Management & Information Integration

WINNER

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

10. Outstanding Student Researcher

Winners

Kristen Parrish and John-Michael Wong, University of California, Berkeley

Honorable Mention

Dr. Kasun Hewage, University of Calgary

11. Outstanding Early Career Researcher

Winner

Dr. Burcu Akinci, Carnegie Mellon University

Honorable Mentions

Dr. William O'Brien, University of Texas at Austin

Alan M. Lytle, Submitted by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Dr. John E. Taylor, Columbia University

12. Outstanding Researcher

Winner

Vincent Hock, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL)

"Historically, engineering and construction has not routinely recognized and honored the dramatic technological achievements and improvements occurring in the industry," explains Ric Jackson, Director of FIATECH. "The CETI Awards encourage innovation and process improvements by showcasing the work of early adapters who pave the road that the rest of us follow. We are very proud of their leadership and commitment to the industry."

Details on the winners can be found at www.fiatech.org/events/awards/07cetiwinners.html.