The Year in Infrastructure Conference, Digital Construction
Works (DCW), a new digital automation, integration, and
digital twinning services and fit-for-purpose solutions
company formed by Bentley Systems and Topcon Positioning
Group, will help revolutionize the construction industry by
simplifying digital transformation. DCW solutions span every
phase of the project – from planning to construction and
operations through to asset management – creating a digital
thread that connects technologies and workflows.
Contributing 13 percent of global GDP and an estimated $12.9
trillion market by 2022, construction is the largest
industry in the world and is positioned to benefit from
significant value through productivity improvements. The
World Economic Forum estimates within ten years, full-scale
digitization could lead to savings between USD 700 billion
to 1.2 trillion (13% to 21%) in design, engineering, and
construction efforts. Construction organizations need
capabilities to analyze historical data, forecast what might
happen in the future to avoid operational issues before they
occur, reduce waste and downtime, improve safety, and reduce
risk and liability. Logistics and on-site materials can be
managed using digital tools to reduce waste and optimize for
just-in-time delivery, increasing productivity on the
construction site.
DCW end-to-end services automate and optimize construction
operations through the digital transformation of the asset
lowering full-lifecycle asset costs. Through digital twins,
you can visualize the asset, check status, perform analysis,
and generate insights to predict and optimize asset
performance. Fast and continuous site surveying using modern
technology shortens the digital twinning cycles between the
physical and digital twin, achieved in combination with
automated analytics. This process is applicable for linear
infrastructure, but also vertical construction or the
extensive off-site modular construction.
"We see the benefits of working with organizations such as
DCW, whose position in the market as the only end-to-end
construction solutions service provider brings us confidence
in how our core business targets will be kept a priority
throughout the entire project," said Harry Parnell, head of
digital project delivery for Balfour Beatty.
"Their ability
to be agnostic to technology is also important. We know that
a combination of technology and process improvement will
provide us with the best digital solution and make sure that
technology follows the operational process change efforts,
but never leads it. The use of technology in silos
throughout our organization will never bring real
operational, or industry change, but the use of technology
with digital twin workflows and key operations processes in
a focused and strategic effort will enable Balfour Beatty to
reduce the gap between the office and the site continually."
"Balfour Beatty's vision of 25% less on-site work on
projects by 2025 can only be achieved through the successful
implementation of digital twin workflows and key operational
processes and the use of technology. Implementing full
digital construction solutions into our business, such as
those provided by DCW, will enable us to achieve our project
outcomes and business goals, including 'Zero Waste' and
ensure that Balfour Beatty projects can continually improve
by learning from our successes",
said Harry Parnell, head of
digital project delivery for Balfour Beatty.
Owners don't need to do it on their own. DCW can do it for
them. DCW will help them to automate and connect disparate
tools, including fit-for-purpose software and cloud services
from Bentley and Topcon or, if needed, by other third
parties. DCW can provide next best practices and enable
project teams to gain visibility and insights through data
and analytics to improve construction planning, execution,
reduce project costs, increase safety and reduce liability,
and improve capital project delivery.
Through its Partnering and Community, DCW has a global
network of service providers who engage in projects with our
customers to deliver digital transformation outcomes. The
network includes technology partners such as Bentley Systems
and Topcon Positioning Group and other third-party
technology providers. Educational resource providers,
including schools, unions, and trades, will be
partnered-with to help fill the construction skills gap.
The Labs at DCW drive increased transparency and efficiency
in construction operations. The Labs turn big ideas into
solutions and serves as the construction industries R&D
engine, where we prove repeatable workflows and technology
integrations affecting interoperability, reporting,
analytics, and digital twin delivery. DCW' Labs use
analytical solutions to extract meaning from enormous
volumes of data to help organizations improve their
data-driven decision making. Such solutions help support the
integration of project data across disciplines and teams, at
every step of the construction process, for better
collaboration to identify conflicts and risks. It helps to
transform the industry from its legacy document-centric
paradigm to a complete digital space-time operating system.
Project teams receive verification in near real-time for
on-time, predictable, and on-budget project delivery.
Ted Lamboo, CEO of DCW, said:
"The construction industry
sees that digitizing their workflows will increase
efficiency and avoid risk and overruns. Leveraging Digital
Twins will accelerate this process, and DCW can support the
marketplace to make this transition. Our broad spread of
digital solutions and services will support our users in
this process."
"We believe that open collaboration and a commitment to
improving the industry are the primary requirements for
step-function advancement in digital construction,
said
Jason Hallett, COO of DCW.
No single tool company can, or
should, own the entire construction process as that journey
only leads to a lack of innovation. DCW is starting with the
backing of two large product companies, and we will welcome
technology partnerships and service providers that can
contribute to delivering a complete portfolio of digital
solutions that are capable of moving the industry toward a
more efficient and automated future."
DCW brings together both a combination of Bentley and Topcon
colleagues, including Domain Experts from the construction
industry.
DCW is led by CEO,
Ted Lamboo, who most recently served as a
senior vice president of strategic partnerships and held
previous positions including senior vice president of
reality modeling and business development, , senior vice
president of international operations, president of Bentley
Asia/Pacific, and vice president of sales for Bentley Europe,
Middle East, and Africa. Before joining Bentley in 1994, Ted
served for 12 years at Intergraph Europe.
Jason Hallett, formerly a vice president at Topcon
responsible for global software business development and
digital construction initiatives, serves as chief operations
officer of DCW. Jason's responsibilities span global
operations, including the Labs (Digital Twin Lab and
Solutions Integration Lab), project delivery, partnering,
and third-party resource management. His career spans 31
years in the surveying and construction industries.
Tom Dengenis, former chief executive for SYNCHRO, a 4D
construction technology provider that Bentley Systems
acquired in 2018, will serve as Principle Research Officer
for the new company. With 40 years of experience in
construction, both on the site and in the office, and
construction consulting working for one of the big-4
professional services and accounting firms, Dengenis is
committed to improving the construction industry through
software platform development and systems implementation.
Susan Brandt serves as vice president of business
development, where she has global responsibility for
business strategy, growth, and user success within Digital
Construction Works. Over a solid 30-year career, Susan has
built a reputation as a trusted advisor to some of the
largest and most respected owner-operators, engineers, and
constructors in the world. She began her career in the OG&C
industry as an early adopter of 2D and 3D CAD (BIM). Before
joining Digital Construction Works, Susan served as
Bentley's vice president of global accounts, achieving
consistent top growth results for the company. In her
23-year tenure at Bentley, she has held several leadership
roles in sales, product management, and business development
and was a key contributor in scaling ProjectWise, one of
Bentley's flagship products, from a first-mover advantage in
1998 to a sustainable #1 market share in top ENR firms. No
matter the position, Susan has and will remain the voice of
the user, always taking an 'outside-in' approach partnering
with users on their outcomes. We are delighted that Susan
will be on the Senior Leadership Team, as the voice and
advocate for our users during this time of required change
in the industry.
Beth Emmert serves as senior director of marketing joining
the DCW leadership team most recently from Bentley Systems,
where she held positions including that of strategic
partnerships marketing director and head of Americas
marketing. Beth is an industry award-winning marketing
professional whose marketing career spans over 30 years,
having started in marketing and communications for a global
environmental engineering, design, construction, and
consulting firm. Beth's background also includes 15 years in
biotech and healthcare software technology and services.
She’s held positions including product management, product
and industry marketing, strategic marketing, communications,
and global marketing responsibility for publicly traded and
private start-ups. Her experience also includes M&A's and
corporate restructuring.
DCW operates independently with a board of directors
comprising members from both organizations. Bentley and
Topcon will continue to co-develop AEC products for use
across many industries. DCW serves as the Strategic Partner
for both Topcon and Bentley for servicing the digital
transformation in the construction industry.
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Founded in 2019,
Digital Construction Works (DCW)
provides digital automation, integration, and “twinning”
services, around fit-for-purpose software and cloud services
from Topcon Positioning Group, Bentley Systems, and other
software vendors, to realize the breakthrough potential of
constructioneering for industrializing construction. DCW is
transforming the construction industry from its legacy
document-centric paradigm and simplifying and enabling
digital automated workflows and processes, technology
integration, and digital twinning services for
infrastructure. company. DCW is a Bentley Systems and Topcon
Positioning Group joint venture.
