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Gare Maritime as a Showpiece of Study Techniques with Focus on Sustainability

Gare Maritime as a Showpiece of Study Techniques with Focus on Sustainability

Customer challenge

Boydens Engineering is a construction engineering and design office active in the conceptualisation, design and control of technical building installations. They explicitly and with a great sense of responsibility strive for sustainable and energy-neutral buildings. Kurt Corvers, operational director and partner at Boydens Engineering, explains how his engineering office converts concepts into sustainable designs and how Arkance Systems helps them do so. Their latest showpiece is the office space 'Gare Maritime' on the Brussels site of Tour & Taxis.

Project goals

"The computational power of energy data is an essential factor in achieving sustainable designs. For this purpose, we have been using liNear, a powerful and accurate 3D calculation tool, for over fifteen years. Meanwhile, we use the same basic model of a building to better integrate and simplify both 3D thermal modelling and dynamic simulation at the same time." "During an event in 2016, we got in touch with Arkance Systems. Since then, we further implement liNear in our BIM environment and communicate with our offices abroad through a platform set up by Arkance Systems (BIM 360 Design). This is the best of both worlds: we combine the computing power of liNear with the drawing and configuration power of Revit. Through BIM 360 we can also share everything with our office in Vietnam." - Kurt Corvers, Operational Director and Partner at Boydens Engineering

Solution

"Revit, BIM 360 Design and liNear are powerful tools and we want to follow their further developments closely. That is why we entered into a partnership with Arkance Systems as a knowledge and training centre. It is important to always be up-to-date with the very latest BIM solutions and this requires expertise and continuous training." "We find all these aspects at Arkance Systems and we even organised events to highlight our partnership. Boydens Engineering is also growing itself, in 2021 there is an additional focus on growth within the European borders and further development of our departments in Vietnam. Arkance Systems wants to play a crucial role in making this a success as well." - Kurt Corvers, Operational Director and Partner at Boydens Engineering

Business outcome

"In terms of ease of use, this is a breath of fresh air. Everything is synchronised and everyone can view the latest versions. The communication process can still be improved both internally and externally, but we hope that such a platform will become the general standard for the future." "Another platform that argues for international standardisation at the BIM content level is TechBIM, an initiative that we applaud. If everyone used a standard library with the same compatibility, it would make life easier for many parties." "Some clients also ask if they can buy our 3D model, while we can and want to share it with them free of charge, so that they can continue to work on the basis of our study model." - Kurt Corvers, Operational Director and Partner at Boydens Engineering

Conclusion

"In addition to focusing on innovation and optimisation within BIM, we will soon be starting up in Poland, France and Spain." "It is not the intention to start up design offices, but the same standard will always apply to our new branches: sustainability and energy efficiency as pillars. And we will always work with Arkance Systems for this as a dedicated partner for BIM 360." - Kurt Corvers, Operational Director and Partner at Boydens Engineering

Project summary

    Duration & delivery

  • 365
  • 2020-06-01

    Autodesk solutions

  • BIM 360 Design
  • Revit
  • BIM 360 Team
  • BIM 360 Build
  • BIM 360 Field
  • BIM 360 Glue

    Services provided

  • Software Asset Management & Usage
  • User Workshops & Community
  • Product Activation & Onboarding

    Customer industry

  • Architecture, Engineering & Construction
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