The Alberta-based Apex Structural Design has won a Trimble Construction Innovation Awards for Best Tekla/BIM project.
Trimbleannounced the winners of the annual Trimble Construction Innovation Awards in Las Vegas during the Trimble Dimensions conference.
The awards recognize exceptional use of Trimble technology to improve workflows, processes and project management by North American customers.
Apex is a steel detailing, design and BIM service provider. The company utilized Tekla Structures and Trimble Connect for a complex, hybrid timber-steel project that required balancing innovation with constructability.
The integration allowed full parametric modelling of custom connections, highly detailed custom modelling and a high level of accuracy. The use of technology has enabled real-time decision making and increased collaboration and communication between trades.
The Trimble Construction Innovation Awards invited applicants in five award categories that highlight the benefits of a wide range of Trimble construction hardware and software solutions, including Connected Construction, Process Transformation, Most Challenging Project, Workforce Achievement and Best Tekla/BIM Project.
Many entries emphasized unique advantages of integrating multiple technologies from Trimble and from other suppliers to improve collaboration, data sharing, efficiency and overall performance.
Companies of all sizes and from a wide range of commercial and civil sectors applied for the Trimble Construction Innovation Awards. Improvements in real-time communication, workflow connectivity and time saving were among the common themes highlighted, along with reductions in errors and rework.
Specific achievements included reducing monthly financial closes from 12 to five days, cutting concrete use on a large data center project by 20 per cent, cutting excavation time in half and saving as many as 10 hours per person, per week using project management software. Alongside Apex Structural Design, the winners include:Klorman Construction, California (Connected Construction); JE Dunn, Missouri (Connected Construction); Central Builders, Texas (Process Transformation) McCarthy, Missouri (Most Challenging Project); and Dvorak, Maryland (Workforce achievement).
