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Design-Build DATELINE
The Journal of the Design-Build Institute of America

December 2008

Directory of Design-Build Technology Solution Providers


AceCad Software Inc.
www.acecadsoftware.com
AceCad Software provides an array of software products for the structural steel industry, incorporating the latest BIM technology for engineers, detailers, fabricators and erectors. AceCad Software’s 3-D detailing system, StruCad, provides engineers with load calculations, erection drawings, etc. AceCad Software’s MRP system, StruM.I.S., gives fabricators the ability to manage every stage of the project. Together they represent the most complete BIM solution available.

Adept Management
www.adeptmanagement.com
Adept Management is a truly integrated provider of software solutions for design management and consultancy services to enhance integrated collaborative design and build. The ADePT Design Builder and Design Manager products are delivering radical improvements in the scheduling, management and control of projects worldwide. Savings in timescales and budgets are achieved through the seamless definition of the complex interface between the design and construction phase (procurement).

AEC Design Group
www.cadpipe.com
AEC Design Group develops and distributes AutoCAD-based software products for process piping and commercial piping.

AECOM
www.aecom.com
AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM) is a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation, facilities, environmental and energy. With more than 40,000 employees around the world, AECOM serves clients in more than 100 countries and had revenue of more than $4.5 billion during the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2008.

Analytical Services Inc.
www.asfuelingsystems.com
ASI is a professional services firm which provides a complete design-build capability with respect to fueling systems for emergency power applications. For general contractors or owners who want a team member that can handle everything including mechanical design, environmental compliance, permitting, construction and commissioning, ASI is an excellent choice. The company has completed over 500 projects with commercial, industrial, data center, aviation, military and U.S. government applications.

Architectural Resource Consultants
www.arc-corporate.com
ARC is your trusted outsource partner providing affordable high quality outsourced architectural services such as award winning Laser As-builts, BIM, CAD Drafting, Senior Level Architectural Support and 3-D Visualization. Celebrating 11 years, ARC can support your needs anywhere in the U.S.

Autodesk Inc.
usa.autodesk.com
Autodesk is a world leader in design innovation technology. Our products and services help customers design better by enabling them to create digital models and workflows, which help them to experience — and improve — their ideas before they are real.

AVI-SPL
www.avispl.com
As the largest global integrator for AV systems and services, AVI-SPL is a true design-build firm that delivers comprehensive technology collaboration and presentation solutions worldwide.

Barbizon Lighting Company
www.barbizon.com
Barbizon Lighting provides sales, service, installation, and integration of lighting and rigging equipment for theaters, studios, museums and themed environments.

Beck Technology
www.beck-technology.com

Beck Technology uses 3-D cast-based modeling to enable predictable outcomes and reduce risk in the design and construction industry. Owner/developers, contractors and architects benefit greatly from our solutions.

Bentley Systems Inc.
www.bentley.com/bim
Bentley Systems Inc. provides software for the lifecycle of the world’s infrastructure. The company’s comprehensive portfolio for the building, plant, civil and geospatial vertical markets spans architecture,engineering, construction (AEC) and operations.

Bentley is the leading provider of AEC software to the Engineering News-Record Design 500 and major owner-operators.

Bidtracer — Specialty Software Group
www.bidtracer.com
Bidtracer provides a Web-based solution for tracking bids, inviting vendors/specialty contractors to bid, private plan room and project management.

Bluebeam Software Inc.
www.bluebeam.com
Bluebeam PDF Revu allows you to create, markup and edit PDFs quickly and easily. Reduce paper waste and shipping costs. Use Bluebeam PDF Revu to share and review designs on a desktop or tablet PC.

BLUERIDGE Analytics
www.siteops.com

SITEOPS is revolutionary technology for commercial land development that significantly reduces cost, time and risk. Our Web-hosted software delivers the most cost-effective design options for a site in less than 24 hours. It analyzes the building layout, auto-draws parking, curbing, truck drives and retaining walls and serves as an online collaboration hub for all project participants. It provides you with up to five designs and a takeoff cost report.

Cadforce Inc.
www.cadforce.net
CADFORCE is the global leader in outsourced architectural services. CADFORCE uses a unique, client-driven blendshore project delivery approach, with drafting facilities in India collaborating with a U.S.-based architectural team. Now in its fourth year of operation, CADFORCE provides exceptional construction document production and cutting-edge CAD and BIM support services for architects and homebuilders nationwide.

Cardamel Consulting Inc.
www.cardamel.com

Cardamel Consulting, is a Gold Certified Microsoft Partner specializing in financial and operational management systems for homebuilders, construction contractors, not-for-profits and project driven organizations.

Coast 2 Coast
www.c2csurveys.com
Coast 2 Coast is a national firm specializing in the production of as-built documentation and existing condition assessments. Using the latest laser measuring technology, we develop drawings quickly and accurately around the globe. To better serve architects, designers and engineers, we also offer design support services by providing BIM, 2-D drawings, 3-D models, renderings and construction document production.

ColumbiaSoft Corporation
www.documentlocator.com
Document Locator is enterprise-class document management for construction firms to improve collaboration, reduce risk and increase project efficiency. It integrates with finance and project management applications.

Composite Technologies Corp
www.thermomass.com
The THERMOMASS® Building System is a patented connector and insulation system for constructing tilt-up, precast, modular precast and poured-in-place insulated concrete sandwich walls. Composite Technologies Corporation (CTC) of Boone, Iowa, supplies the fiber composite connectors, the fabricated insulation and technical services.

Convergent Concrete Technologies
www.convergentconcrete.com
Building on advanced lithium-based technologies pioneered by the FMC Corporation, Convergent Concrete Technologies has brought to market the latest developments in the hardening, densifying and protection of concrete, stone and masonry surfaces. Convergent has leveraged this chemistry to develop the Pentra line of products that are truly unique in the industry. Convergent offers a worldwide network of certified distributors and applicators servicing all of your design-build projects.

CPI Daylighting Inc.
www.cpidaylighting.com
CPI can be your sole source for translucent daylighting, providing design, fabrication and installation of standard or custom skylights and wall-light systems. CPI also offers hurricane endurance designs and “Class A” fire-resistant systems, along with the broadest selection of colors, light transmission levels and configurations available. CPI’s newest innovation is ControLite®, an intelligent, self-adjusting, dynamic daylighting system that manages shading and sunlight transmission.

Davis & Dean Inc.
www.davisdean.com
Davis & Dean has trained 75,000 project managers in diverse industries and 34 countries since 1989. Our computer simulations of projects allow participants to learn project management by actually managing a project from beginning to end. The experience is realistic, long-lasting and immediately applicable to the job.

Design Data
www.sds2.com
Design Data’s SDS/2 Steel Detailing System is a three-dimensional computer modeling software product designed for the structural steel industry.

DYK Incorporated
www.dyk.com
DYK is an award-winning industry leader in the design, construction and prestressing of circular concrete tanks using external circumferential strandwrapping and vertical threadbar prestressing technology. DYK’s experience encompasses more than three billion gallons in individual tank sizes ranging from 80,000 gallons to 40 million gallons for well-known municipal and private facilities worldwide.

FileGenius™
www.filegenius.com
FileGenius is a Web-based file transfer and exchange site designed exclusively for how design-build professionals work. Quickly send/share large files, up to 2GB, easily and securely. Copy your files to private workspaces accessible to employees, clients, project personnel, associates or vendors — with no limit on the number of workspaces or users that can be created on your private, secure site. No training is required; your entire organization can be up and running in minutes.

HUNT Dimming
www.huntdimming.com
HUNT Dimming has been a quality and industry respected manufacturer of lighting controls since 1960. HUNT manufactures a broad line of dimming devices for automated or manual control of commercial and industrial facilities. Products range from our sophisticated Digital Dimming Systems which provide simplicity and flexibility to even the most demanding applications, to a complete line of 0-10 VDC and Phase-Control wallbox dimmers. HUNT Dimming can have material on-site in three days.

ILLUMRA Self-powered Wireless Controls
www.ILLUMRA.com
ILLUMRA is the largest supplier in North America of EnOcean-compatible self-powered, wireless lighting control and energy management systems, and a member of the EnOcean Alliance. ILLUMRA provides design-builders with flexible battery-free wireless lighting control products that eliminate difficulties arising from design revisions and change orders. ILLUMRA controls save time and materials, speeding project delivery and help keep projects under budget.

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies
www.securitytechnologies.ingersollrand.com
Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies is a leading manufacturer of door hardware for access and egress control. This includes mechanical and electronic locks, exit devices, door closers, auto-operators and related door accessories products. Brands include Schlage, Falcon, Von Duprin, Monarch, LCN, Dor-O-Matic, Ives, Glynn-Johnson and Steelcraft.

Innovation in Construction
www.iconcorpusa.com

3-D Animations: We create three-dimensional computer animations for

  • Value engineering change proposals
  • New construction projects
  • Presentation of major construction claims and changes
  • New Project Visualization

4-D Animations: We coordinate 3-D computer animations with your Primavera® or other construction schedule, creating time-accurate (4-D) representations of both as-planned and as-built job site conditions, with the ability to compare both within the same video frame.

LATISTA Technologies
www.latista.com
Used worldwide by top owners and contractors to improve construction progress and enhance quality by reducing defects, LATISTA Field is the leader in mobile and web solutions for jobsite operations. Owners view over the web instant status reports of construction progress and deficiencies, constantly monitoring quality down to the subcontractor level. Contractors instantly access and mark-up drawings and specifications, take photos, conduct inspections and track defects on mobile tablet PCs.

LogiSon Acoustic Network
www.logison.com
The LogiSon Acoustic Network is a recognized leader in the sound masking field, having earned fourteen awards for innovation, performance and ease of use. The software used in conjunction with the system includes an integrated AutoCAD feature, allowing users to design the system’s layout in .DWG format and use this custom visual interface to control its components — an industry first.

MC2
www.mc2-ice.com
MC2 has taken more than 40 years of estimating experience and software development to become a leader in the construction estimating software industry. More than 5,000 satisfied users of products like ICE® Estimating Software have gained the ability to bid more work in less time, study more jobs and maximize more profits.

Microsoft Corporation
www.microsoft.com/dynamics/industry/construction.mspx
Microsoft Dynamics’ widely used project, document and financial management solutions help construction organizations manage complex business processes without the cost of a large IT staff and infrastructure. Give your team the best technology tools to complete projects on time and on budget while meeting or exceeding your client’s expectations.

MOLDTEK TECHNOLOGIES LTD
www.moldtekindia.com
Mold-Tek, a $25 million Indian company, is an established provider of offshore engineering/detailing services to the metal construction industry. Moldtek has 300 engineers and detailers well experienced in SDS/2 and Tekla for conventional steel detailing and also MBS/LOSEKE. Mold-Tek acquired an Indiana-based American detailing company, Crossroads Detailing, offering synergy and a win-win deal to U.S. clients.

New Vision Consulting Group
www.projectsolutions.com
New Vision is a Microsoft Gold Certified partner that leverages Microsoft Dynamics SL, Project Server and SharePoint to integrate project management and project accounting data together. Project data from Project Server and Dynamics SL are utilized by all project stakeholders to ensure operational activities create financial transactions. The Microsoft Project Solutions New Vision ensures everyone has access to different views of the same data so they can manage the project to ensure project success.

Orion Energy Systems
www.oriones.com
Orion Energy Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OESX) is a leading power technology enterprise that designs, manufactures and implements energy management systems, consisting primarily of high-performance, energy efficient lighting systems and controls and related services, for commercial and industrial customers without compromising their quantity or quality of light. Orion has deployed its energy management systems in 3,300 facilities across North America.

Payne Sparkman
www.paynesparkman.com
Dimming Systems, Emergency Lighting Systems and Programmable, Networkable, and Addressable Lighting Control Systems.

Primavera Systems
www.primavera.com
For over 25 years, Primavera has been a leader in project and program management solutions for the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. No matter the size of a project, Primavera enables AEC organizations to effectively manage time, costs, resources, contracts and changes, all in a single Web-based solution, to help companies deliver projects on time and on budget. Primavera solutions have ensured the success of projects and programs collectively worth more than $6 trillion.

ProjectEDGE
www.projectedge.com
ProjectEDGE program/project management extranet solutions provide collaborative workflow and project management tools for every step of the project while reducing cycle time and keeping your team moving. Multiple and single project versions available for purchase or ASP rental Modules include: Action Items, Change Management, Contracts, Communications, Discussion, Meetings, Phonebook, Photos, Punchlist, RFI, Safety, Submittal, Service, Management Report.

SAIC
www.saic.com
SAIC is a FORTUNE 500® scientific, engineering and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy and the environment, critical infrastructure, and health. More than 44,000 employees serve customers in the federal sector and select commercial markets. SAIC had annual revenues of $8.9 billion for its fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2008.

SIS Software, LLC
www.sisn.com
SIS, LLC is a Gold Certified Microsoft Dynamics partner providing financial and operational software for the construction industry. SIS is the founder of the Microsoft Dynamics SL Users Group, and serves on Microsoft’s Product and Partner Advisory Boards. SIS has received numerous awards from Microsoft for customer service excellence and was named as a finalist for Partner of the Year in 2007. Accounting Technology magazine ranks SIS as one of the Top 100 accounting software resellers in the United States.

Spitfire Management, LLC
www.SpitfireManagement.com
Spitfire’s Web-based project management solutions include comprehensive File Management, Document Imaging, Automated-workflow, Routing and Watchdog Alerts. A deep, seamless integration into Microsoft Dynamics, SL brings project and financial information together in one system. This includes such modules as project management, contract management, project budgeting and forecasting, remote time and expense data entry, flexible billings, A/P, A/R, G/L, cash management and construction payroll.

Steel Framing Alliance
www.steelframing.org
The Steel Framing Alliance is a market-development organization funded by the steel industry and charged with enabling and encouraging the growth of cold-formed steel framing in residential and commercial construction. Our activities include marketing and promotion, technical services and special initiatives that continue to improve the competitive position of steel framing. SFA is your “One-Stop Resource” for information on construction cost, design, engineering and steel industry resources.

Steelcase Inc.
www.steelcase.com
Whatever you need to accomplish, Steelcase can provide you with the environment and the tools to do it better, faster and more effectively. That’s because we’re passionate about unlocking the potential of people at work. It’s the fundamental principle on which our company was founded in 1912 and it remains our single-minded focus in the 21st century.

Steelform USA
www.steelform.us
Thermally efficient Steelform profiles provide unparalleled structural performance, 40 percent less weight, superior fire resistance, excellent sound ratings and unmatched thermal performance. Steelform Composite Delta Studs are used for architectural pre-cast, site cast or tilt wall steel stud framed/concrete composite panels. Ultrabond Composite Floor Deck System creates a thin, highly effective composite floor capable of spans to 35 feet providing a superior fast track solution to the construction industry with maximum architectural design freedom.

Tekla Inc.
www.tekla.us
Tekla Structures is a truly intelligent multi-material design and detailing platform. Tekla Structures suite of products includes functionality for the following engineering and detailing tasks: Structural Design & Analysis, Steel & Reinforced Concrete detailing capabilities, Automated Design, Detail & Erection Drawings, Full Project Management & Reporting, Multi-Material Modeling allows structural steel designers, engineers, detailers and fabricators to coordinate tasks in the same 3-D environment.

Thorburn Associates
www.TA-Inc.com
With more than 16 years of designing quality environments, Thorburn Associates crafts solutions for acoustics, lighting, audiovisual and data/telecom systems. Our engineers specialize in seamlessly integrating technology and acoustics for projects around the world.

Trimble
www.trimble.com
Trimble Construction layout solutions are designed specifically for contractors to simplify and improve layout operations. Using Trimble layout solutions, contractors take digital CAD files or 3D Building Information Model (BIM) data to the field to layout MEP, concrete and structural components. As-built data is also collected and transferred back to the office, updating current conditions. Trimble increases productivity, reduces rework and facilitates faster, easier and more accurate layout.

Vantage Point
www.vpoint.us
Vantage Point accurately photographs every phase of a construction project from a consistent vantage point, detailing every wall, ceiling and floor throughout the process. Vantage Point’s proprietary internet-based system, systematically organizes these photos on the floor plans and elevations allowing building teams to monitor remotely throughout the project and provides permanent as-built documentation. Used for project management, reducing liability exposure and facility management.

Vico Software
www.vicosoftware.com
Vico Software Inc. provides software and services to the building construction industry. Building owners, general contractors and construction managers use Vico’s software to reduce risk, manage costs, and optimize schedules on large, complex building projects. Vico’s integrated 5-D Virtual Construction™ solutions, first released in 2005, pioneered the 5-D category. The benefits of our solutions and services have been proven on more than two hundred complex building projects to date.

WATERLESS CO., LLC
www.waterless.com
Now well into its second decade selling and installing Waterless No-Flush™ urinals throughout the world, WATERLESS Co. LLC is expanding its designer line of urinals that still work completely without water or flush valves. Colors range from solid color to an expressive granite look. For all retrofits and new construction projects. Each urinal saves up to approx. 45,000 gallons of water/sewer per year. Lowest long term operating cost in the industry. 

 
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