Bentley Systems has won an award in the “Innovation in Downstream Digitalisation” category at the Downstream Awards. The company was declared the winner for the Dow Chemical Company’s use of its ConstructSim application.
After evaluating several other software packages, Dow selected Bentley’s ConstructSim to automate advanced work packaging (AWP) on a programmatic basis. The team architected its methodology to make AWP via ConstructSim scalable, targeting its implementation on any project valued at more than $10 million.
The implementation of AWP methods with ConstructSim helped Dow achieve notable tool time results for piping and structural steel. Structural steel wrench time performance improved to 70 per cent and piping wrench time performance rose to 63 per cent, as compared to the industry average of 37 per cent. Other non-quantifiable benefits were the transparency of construction progress, as Dow was able to use the ConstructSim model in weekly construction status meetings.
Bentley Systems is the leading global provider of software solutions to engineers, architects, geospatial professionals, constructors and owner-operators for the design, construction and operations of infrastructure, including public works, utilities, industrial plants and digital cities.