Dubai’s Amana to Use Autodesk BIM
 DUBAI,
United Arab Emirates, March 4, 2013 - Autodesk,
Inc. announced that Amana Contracting & Steel
Buildings (Amana) has fully implemented building
information modeling (BIM) into its engineering
practice. Amana is a leader in designing,
constructing and commissioning commercial and
industrial buildings in the Middle East, Africa
and South East Asia.
By adopting Autodesk BIM technology, Amana has
accelerated its drawing production time by over
a month. “We are pleased with the successful
results of our BIM software implementation for
Amana. We are also confident that its
stakeholders, partners and customers will
benefit from the Autodesk BIM platform
advantages of efficiency, accuracy and quick
results delivery”
The company had been using AutoCAD software
successfully for many years, but needed to speed
up design while maintaining the accuracy,
productivity and quality of final documentation.
Working closely with Autodesk partner Omnix
International, Amana has adopted Autodesk BIM
software products, including Autodesk Revit
Architecture, Autodesk Revit MEP and Autodesk
Revit Structure. This BIM technology helps
create essential project information, accurate
floor plans, elevations, sections, quantity
takeoffs, area calculations and schedules – and
much of the work is automated. The software
allows architects, structural engineers and
builders to work from a single integrated
digital model that contains all information
essential to the project.
“Amana's decision to shift from AutoCAD to
Autodesk BIM has already produced positive
results for us,” said William Bsaibes, Green
Initiative manager - LEED AP BD+C, Amana
Contracting & Steel Buildings. “To date, we have
seen an improvement in our productivity as we
have saved four to six weeks from our drawing
production. The new solution has also allowed
our Quantity Surveying department to finalize
quantities faster and with more accuracy. The
use of BIM technology gives us a competitive
edge by producing high-quality documentation,
shorter production cycles and an improved
approach to servicing our clients.”
Autodesk BIM software has allowed Amana’s
architects to link a project's structural model
into the architectural model, thus directly
seeing the structural components on the drawings
- resulting in a tighter integration between
structure and architecture departments. The use
of BIM technology has allowed Amana to make
better-informed decisions and also create
stronger ties with its clients. “We are pleased
with the successful results of our BIM software
implementation for Amana. We are also confident
that its stakeholders, partners and customers
will benefit from the Autodesk BIM platform
advantages of efficiency, accuracy and quick
results delivery,” said Dr. Jayant Deshpande,
director - CAE, Omnix International. Amana
expects that its operations and development for
projects in the United Arab Emirates will be
strengthened by BIM, given the demands for
sustainable construction and Estidama (Pearl
Rating) guidelines.
Amana is currently training and involving more
of its staff in the use of Autodesk BIM
technology, as well as planning to rollout the
solutions across its Gulf Cooperation Council
branch offices.
About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc., is a world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and
entertainment software for the manufacturing, building and construction, and
media and entertainment markets. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software
in 1982, Autodesk continues to develop the broadest portfolio of
state-of-the-art software to help customers experience their ideas digitally
before they are built. Fortune 100 companies as well as the last 15 Academy
Award winners for Best Visual Effects use Autodesk software tools to design,
visualize and simulate their ideas to save time and money, enhance quality
and foster innovation for competitive advantage.
For additional information about Autodesk, visit
www.autodesk.com.
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