{"id":980,"date":"2013-01-23T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-23T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/2013\/01\/23\/bim-process-used-to-design-five-mile-reclaimed-water-pipeline-without-disrupting-existing-utilities\/"},"modified":"2013-01-23T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-23T09:00:00","slug":"bim-process-used-to-design-five-mile-reclaimed-water-pipeline-without-disrupting-existing-utilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/bim-process-used-to-design-five-mile-reclaimed-water-pipeline-without-disrupting-existing-utilities\/","title":{"rendered":"BIM Process Used to Design Five Mile Reclaimed Water Pipeline without Disrupting Existing Utilities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dewberry<\/a>, a privately held engineering,
\narchitectural, and management consulting firm, has completed the installation
\nof a five mile long reclaimed water pipeline in Fairfax County, Va. This
\nmulti-faceted project was completed without impacting any existing utility
\ninfrastructure. Dewberry used a Building Information Modeling (BIM)<\/a> process with advanced 3D design and
\nvisualization technology from Autodesk<\/a> to support the bid and then design the pipeline.<\/p>\n

Funded
\nwith $6.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment
\nAct of 2009<\/a>, the
\n$15 million new pipeline was developed under the Noman Cole Pollution Control
\nPlant Water Reuse Project.  Informally referred to by the team as a
\n\u201cpurple pipe\u201d project–because in the United States reclaimed water is
\nalways distributed in light purple pipes to distinguish it from potable water–the reclaimed water will be used for local landscape irrigation and cooling
\npurposes at a local energy-from-waste facility. This complex project involved
\nmore than 120 team members and 10 government agencies.<\/p>\n

\n\"Dewberry\"
<\/a>Advanced 3D visualization and design
\nsoftware helped Dewberry increase design and construction efficiency, and
\ncommunicate design intent to non-technical stakeholders. Image courtesy of
\nDewberry.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cApplying an information modeling process is a highly
\nefficient way to manage complex and challenging projects such as a purple pipe
\nproject,\u201d said Cody Pennetti, site\/civil engineer, Dewberry.  \u201cWith the
\nsuccess of the Noman Cole Pollution Control Plan Water Reuse project, we\u2019re now
\napplying information modeling tools to a similar large-scale infrastructure
\nproject in the works, including the application of Autodesk Infrastructure
\nModeler software.  Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler enables us to further
\nenhance our ability to model information on new projects to create, evaluate,
\nand communicate visually rich infrastructure proposals for more informed
\ndecision-making.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dewberry
\nused Autodesk software for information modeling throughout the project\u2019s
\nlifecycle, ranging from the proposal, to the initial design phase, and through
\ndevelopment of construction documents. The 3-D modeling software helped Dewberry
\ncreate models and visualizations that were used at public hearings, by
\ncontractors, and for local government agencies to help demonstrate how the
\nproject would be completed.<\/p>\n

AutoCAD Civil 3D<\/a>, AutoCAD Map 3D<\/a> and Autodesk 3ds Max Design<\/a> software provided a number of opportunities
\nfor the Dewberry team to add value to the project. For example, using AutoCAD
\nCivil 3D software helped Dewberry demonstrate its understanding of the
\nproject\u2019s challenges to stakeholders. Initial alignment studies and
\nvisualizations were provided by compiling County GIS data using AutoCAD Map 3D. Throughout the project, conceptual
\nvisualizations of the model were created using Autodesk 3ds Max Design to help
\nmeet deadlines by supporting the communication of design intent and options to
\nthe client and contractors. <\/p>\n

An interview with Cody
\nPennetti is ava<\/span>ilable at the Autodesk
\nYouTube channel<\/a>.  <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dewberry<\/a>, a privately held engineering,
\narchitectural, and management consulting firm, has completed the installation
\nof a five mile long reclaimed water pipeline in Fairfax County, Va. This
\nmulti-faceted project was completed without impacting any existing utility
\ninfrastructure. Dewberry used a Building Information Modeling (BIM)<\/a> process with advanced 3D design and
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