PR - ANSYS, Inc. today announced
that the first European Built Environment CAE Conference (EBECC), hosted by
ANSYS in London in June, was a resounding success. Attendees from some of the
most influential civil engineering and built environment organizations — including the Chartered Institution of Building Services
Engineers (CIBSE), Ingeciber, Mott MacDonald, Hilson Moran, ARUP and Ramboll
— were present to share best practices in applying the
very latest engineering simulation technology.
Improved design in public and private buildings and construction is a
critical industry challenge, and the EBECC was established as a forum to address
some of the issues relative to the built environment, including ventilation and
comfort modeling; building structure analysis; explosion integrity, fire
management and smoke movement; earthquake and soil mechanics; and
environmentally sensitive design. Globally, the industry faces stringent safety
requirements and increasing energy concerns, such as the sustainable
construction effort in the European Union and LEED certification in the United
States. The conference showcased how architects and engineers can apply
engineering simulation software from ANSYS to make better informed decisions in
order to improve building designs. Performing structural analysis or airflow
modeling during the architectural design process —
before any construction is begun — enables rapid
investigation of alternative designs and a far better understanding of the
physics that impact building integrity and energy objectives.
Parallel sessions at the EBECC discussed topics as diverse as sustainability,
wind engineering and pedestrian comfort, equipment design, transportation
engineering, fire ventilation simulation, homeland security, and the 2008
Olympic built environment, with more than 30 papers presented in total.
Participants came from 10 countries across Europe along with delegates from the
United States, China and Israel, making the event international in scope and
validating that engineering simulation is an increasingly important element in
building design worldwide.
"We are extremely pleased that the European Built Environment CAE Conference
proved to be so inspiring. Since ANSYS focuses on enabling innovation and
pushing the boundaries, we believed an event like this would fill an important
void in this industry,” said Chris Reid, vice president,
marketing at ANSYS, Inc. “Our multiphysics software can
be crucial in ensuring that the very best standards in commercial building
design are met. The ability to predict and test multiple design approaches and
understand the impact through simulated physics can prove invaluable,
particularly when you consider the costs, risks and security issues associated
with many high-profile developments. Engineering simulation offers this industry
so many potential benefits. Given the success of this first event, I’m confident there would be even more interest in a future
built environment conference as the use of engineering simulation continues to
grow.”
“Meeting and talking to fellow CAE engineers at
EBECC has inspired me to think of new possibilities,”
said Robert Nyiredy of Lilleaker Consulting in Sweden, who attended the
conference. Another participant, Stuart Walker of Faber Maunsell, United
Kingdom, noted, “The EBECC gave me the unique
opportunity to meet with qualified engineering simulation experts involved in
the actual design process of real civil projects (both structural and
fluids).”
“By bringing together designers with either fluid
flow modeling or structural analysis experience at one conference, the
attendees realized the benefits that can come from an integrated, comprehensive
multiphysics engineering solution — defining new
horizons for their own work. Enthusiastic discussions suggested the direction
for using software from ANSYS to better solve future challenges faced by the
civil engineering and built environment industries,”
said Thierry Marchal, industry director at ANSYS, Inc.
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