GSA gives SSR IDIQ for BIM
Posted on November 25, 2009 at 12:10 pmThe General Services Administration awarded Nashville engineering firm Smith Seckman Reid an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quality contract for building information monitoring.
BIM is an electronic method of generating and managing building data from design through facility management. SSR will provide the service to GSA’s regions tasked with managing new construction projects, overseeing renovations and optimizing performance of existing structures.
The one-year base contract has the option for four one-year renewals and could potentially net $30 million. Says SSR executive VP Steven Lane in a presser:
“The market is moving to expansive adoption of BIM, and SSR has positioned itself to be a leader in that movement. In 2009, we made a decision to produce our design documents using the BIM method of product delivery for all project assignments, unless otherwise directed by the client.”
SSM has used the BIM system on a number of projects in the last year. Locally, those included MTSU’s College of Behavioral Science and 20th and Belcourt in Hillsboro Village.
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Army Corps gig for local engineers
Posted on November 23, 2009 at 7:40 am
Nashville-based geotechnical engineers K.S. Ware have been awarded $2 million worth of work in the Army Corps of Engineers’ Great Lakes and Ohio River divisions. Kathy Ware founded the company almost three years ago.
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Gresham counting on global growth
Posted on October 7, 2009 at 10:06 am
The Charlotte office of architecure and engineering firm Gresham Smith is looking to China projects and other overseas work to become a much bigger part of the business picture. Another growth plan: Redesigning space that holds far fewer people than it was designed for.
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America’s most promising company is in Brentwood
Posted on September 17, 2009 at 8:27 am
A Brentwood-based trio of veteran engineers and business development execs top Forbes‘ list of America’s Most Promising Companies. Pictured above are Robert Tryon, left, Loren Nasser and Animesh Dey, who founded Vextec nine years ago and have in recent years begun building a strong base of commercial customers for their modeling software business.
Their aim: to hasten the design of everything from engine parts to medical devices–all while slashing research-and-development expenses and even opening doors for new competitors.
Charging the cars of the future
Posted on May 1, 2009 at 11:42 am
As they continue to work toward a late-2010 launch of an electricity-powered vehicle, Nissan engineers are getting to grips with the finer points of the system.
The box is expected to cost about $500, says Lance Atkins, senior project engineer-Nissan Technical Center North America in Sacramento.
“How can you make it really simple, a 1-stop shop? One way would be to work with electric companies, have them install (the home-charger) for you (and) roll it into the price of the vehicle,” Dominique says. “(But) maybe you want to pay for it separately. Do you really want to finance your charger for three years?”
SEE ALSO: The auto maker has teamed up with a North Carolina utility and nonprofit to develop charging infrastructure around Raleigh.
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Gresham’s Nashville office adds manager
Posted on December 29, 2008 at 2:59 pmTexas industry veteran Laura Fiffick will run sustainability programs for the architectural and engineering firm here in town.
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Locals in on Illinois hospital project
Posted on December 26, 2008 at 1:22 pmGresham Smith and the Brentwood office of Alabama-based Robins & Morton are working on plans for a 110,000-square-foot hospital southeast of St. Louis.
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