Update
48 july 2019 ACEARCHITECTURECONSTRUCTIONENGINEERINGUPDATE
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TC Grand Chola, Chennai has been
recognised as the newest inductee
to the ACREX Hall of Fame 2019 for
their commitment to energy efficient and
sustainable infrastructure. ACREX Hall
of Fame, is a coveted recognition jointly
instituted by ISHRAE and Danfoss India in
2015 seeking to recognise best practices
and to encourage innovation in technology,
design and systems to promote the highest
standards of energy efficient HVAC systems
in commercial buildings. The announcement
was made on the sidelines of the ACREX Expo
that is taking place at BEC, Mumbai.This year, the initiative sought to
promote the incorporation of sustainable
technologies in the healthcare and
hospitality sector which have set a
benchmark among infrastructure projects
in the country. The other top finalists for
ACREX Hall of Fame 2019 were ITC Maurya,
Delhi; Radisson Blue, Bangalore; Awasa,
Hyderabad and HN Reliance Hospital,
Mumbai.Every year, nominations for the ACREX
Hall of Fame are invited from various
states and cities across India. They are
judged on various criterion such as
energy performance index, IEQ initiatives
(indoor air quality), energy saving
initiatives including renewable energy,
building management system including
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning
and Refrigeration (HVAC&R) and one-year
operational data wherein the nominated
buildings should not be more than 4 years
old at the time of induction.B
entley Systems announced the
availability of OpenSite Designer, its
integrated application for civil site
and land development workflows across
conceptual, preliminary and detailed design
phases. OpenSite Designer advances BIM
through comprehensive 3D site design,
spanning reality modelling of site conditions
from drone imagery and scans, geotechnicalanalysis, terrain modelling, site layout and
grading optimisation, stormwater drainage
modelling and analysis, underground utilities
modelling, detailed drawing production and
enlivened visualisations.OpenSite Designer enables rapid and
iterative conceptual design, leveraging
contextual information obtained throughpoint clouds, reality meshes, GIS and
other sources to enhance understanding
of existing site conditions. Interoperating
with PLAXIS and SoilVision, Bentley’s
geotechnical engineering solutions,
site plans can be enhanced with new
information about the active properties of
soil including bearing capacity, stresses and
displacement.With OpenSite Designer, users can create
intelligent 3D models containing site
information, terrain data, parking lots,
building pads, driveways, sidewalks, parcel
layout and related site features. During
preliminary design, the site engineer
can complete and subjectively improve
the layout while relying on further
automated optimisations, which respond
to the engineering changes. To complete
the project’s digital workflows, OpenSite
Designerfully supports the site engineer’s
detailed design including the production of
all required project deliverables.ITC Grand Chola recognised as India’s
most energy-efficient building
Bentley Systems unveils application
for civil site