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3 August 2009

Product News

Tekla Structures Launches Integration with BuildSite Construction Product Database

Tekla Corporation has integrated its Building Information Modeling (BIM) solution, Tekla Structures, with BuildSite’s database of product, technical, and procurement information for construction. In addition to direct database access and embedded search, the Tekla Structures / BuildSite integration will allow users to associate product documents and submittal links from BuildSite with 3D building elements.

“From its early days, Building Information Modeling has incorporated the idea of a materials database talking to a design, detailing and construction database,” said Ned Trainor, President of BuildSite. “Tekla has now accomplished it. Access to the products, specifications, and supplier locations in BuildSite’s database should benefit Tekla users throughout a project, from conceptual design to facilities management. If you need product data, it’s at your fingertips.”

Andy Dickey, Business Manager for Tekla North America’s Contractor Group added, “Tekla Structures allows design, detailing and construction teams to effectively collaborate at every stage of the building lifecycle. Now our users can easily access product data and integrate it into the Building Information Model for the project. This is another step forward for BIM and for Integrated Project Delivery (IPD).”

BuildSite and Tekla Corporation would like to acknowledge the help of Professor Iris Tommelein of the Project Production Systems Laboratory (P2SL - p2sl.berkeley.edu) at UC Berkeley for helping to conceptualize the integration.

About BuildSite

BuildSite, through http://www.buildsite.com provides an online product, technical, procurement, and green product database to the worldwide construction industry. The BuildSite database consists of over 20,000 products from more than 250 manufacturers, along with over 600 supplier locations. BuildSite also provides software tools for construction submittals, allowing data from the supply chain to flow into project management and design. BuildSite Green Data, a next generation database of environmental and LEED® data for construction products, will include online submittal templates tied to the requirements of the US Green Building Council.

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