Autodesk BIM 360 Cloud Services for Construction Among Company’s
Fastest Growing Products Ever
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 20, 2014--
In the fiscal quarter ended Jan. 31, Autodesk,
Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) closed dozens of new and expanded deals in the
architecture, engineering, construction and infrastructure industries.
As adoption of Building
Information Modeling (BIM) accelerates around the globe, firms in
the building and infrastructure industries are increasingly subscribing
to Autodesk's software solutions.
In the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industries,
Autodesk had strong fourth quarter to close out a record year with
revenue for its AEC product Suites growing 32 percent year-over-year.
The company booked a significant number of million dollar plus
transactions, including the largest in Autodesk’s history. Autodesk BIM
360, cloud and mobile services for construction management and
jobsite execution, saw especially strong customer uptake and has become
one of the company’s fastest-growing products ever.
“As architecture firms, contractors and engineering firms are realizing
the true power of Building Information Modeling to improve just about
every aspect of the design and construction process, customers of our
BIM solutions are driving massive gains in productivity through reduced
errors, rework and cost. In particular, our cloud and mobile services
are seeing a surge of demand because they help make the value of BIM
available anywhere, anytime, from the office to the jobsite,” said Amar
Hanspal, senior vice president of Autodesk's Information Modeling and
Platform Group.
New or expanded deals to provide Autodesk BIM solutions to architecture
practices, engineering firms and contractors as well as building and
infrastructure asset owners, include AECOM, Black & Veatch
Corporation, China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), Fluor,
HDR Engineering, Qatar Rail and PCL Construction, among many others.
Turner Construction Company, one of the largest construction firms in
North America, is a customer that has seen great benefit from Autodesk
BIM solutions, notably including its use of BIM 360 on an Oakland
International Airport renovation project. “Autodesk BIM 360 Glue is not
just visualization. It supports information collaboration and has
improved our efficiency,” says Lincoln Wood, of Turner Construction
Company. “The mobile app is the next horizon of coordination and
communication with the field. As a contractor, I think the field is in a
position to really leverage this technology in exciting ways.”
In January, the European Union issued a directive to its 28 member
states recommending the use of BIM on public works projects. That move
follows other BIM mandates of varying scope in countries
including Australia, Brazil, China, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong,
Japan, Korea, Singapore, United Kingdom and United States.
Contractors have now surpassed architects as the fastest growing
adopters of BIM. Over the next two years, contractors expect the
percentage of their work that involves BIM to increase by 50 percent on
average, according to the 2014
McGraw Hill Construction Smart Market Report covering construction
in major global markets.
“There are strong tailwinds behind BIM around the globe, and Autodesk is
at the forefront of this business process transformation, helping our
customers realize the full potential of BIM to collaborate, simulate,
visualize and optimize project outcomes,” added Hanspal, senior vice
president of Autodesk's Information Modeling and Platform Group. “We are
working tirelessly to provide the tools and services that enable our
customers to radically improve how buildings and infrastructure are
designed and built, and our customers are clearly responding.”
About Autodesk
Autodesk helps people imagine, design and create a better world.
Everyone—from design professionals, engineers and architects to digital
artists, students and hobbyists—uses Autodesk software to unlock their
creativity and solve important challenges. For more information visit autodesk.com/BIM or
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