40 new in town
Speedy solutions
a US-based company says the city could have a much smoother system of building
code compliance, and connectivity between the government, the private sector
and the citizens, could be better to ensure typhoon readiness
by Marta Curto
I
N the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina’s destruction of New itself as the largest software company with government services
Orleans a mammoth clean-up and re-building task was available 24/7.
neccessary. This required know-how and an organisational “Accela products are used for enforcing regulations and
framework which connected a large municipal authority in a providing public safety,’’ adds Ho.
fast and efficient way.
And now Macau is set to benefit from the same company Multi-lingual
which put its skills to work in the wake of Katrina and it should
be of benefit to both the private and public sectors. The company offers solutions in asset management, land
In particular, architects, engineers and contractors (AEC) management, licensing and case management, and products
will soon have a service in place to check their 3D Building Infor- such as Accela Public Health & Safety, for tracking and manag-
mation Modelling against local regulations and building codes. ing permit and inspection activities.
It also offers Accela Citizen Access, which provides citi-
Time saving zens and businesses with online access to government services.
In Abu Dhabi, the company helped implement a licensing solu-
Ho Wing Sit is Chief Strategy Officer of Accela, Inc. and tion in multi-languages.
he outlined what they have to offer and how their Macau in- Ho and Richard Morrey are at the forefront in the develop-
volvement came about. ment of 3D Building Information Modeling tools (BIM), also
“This capability can result in a huge saving in time and available at Accela.
money for both the private sector AEC community as well as BIM in 3D electronic format is replacing the traditional pa-
the government of Macau. Our connection with Macau was per based 2D blue prints.
very interesting. A year ago in Macau, Ho and Morrey talked about the de-
“It started with the typhoon that hit Macau a year ago. ployment in the U.S. and how major buildings, including casi-
Adalberto Tenreiro, at the Macau Association of Architects, nos, modelled in the BIM format, can be quickly electronically
heard of what Accela had done for the recovery of New Orleans, checked against local building codes.
after Katrina flooded the whole city. Then we were introduced In about three months, a 3D BIM service will be launched giv-
to Jorge Nuno of the same association,’’ says Ho. ing architects, engineers and contractors the opportunity to check
With its headquarters in San Ramon, United States, and their 3D BIM’s against local regulations and building codes.
offices in Melbourne, Abu Dhabi and Beijing, Accela describes “The checking is all done automatically. This service will
help the professional community avoid mistakes and speed up
the permit approval process,’’ says Ho.
In a place where urban planning doesn’t seem to be a top
priority, 3D BIM will hopefully make the government’s job
easier, more efficient and give high returns on their investment,
It started with the typhoon
that hit Macau a year ago,
Macau heard what Accela
had done for New Orleans
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