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Build three Bureau
Group Co., Ltd
Owner | Tencent Technology (Beijing) Co.,
Ltd.
Tencent, Beijing
Headquarters
Building Project
Tencent, Beijing
headquarters building is a
collection of scientific
research design, office,
underground garage and
facilities as part of an
integrated building.
Finalist • Overall Construction
1st and 2nd Place
• Construction: Large
Building
Build Three Bureau Group Co., Ltd |
China
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Mortenson
Construction
Owner | Minnesota Vikings, Stadium Authority
U.S. Bank Stadium
New Minnesota Vikings
football & Multi-use
stadium in Minneapolis. US
Bank Stadium was
completed a full six weeks
ahead of schedule – a first
for a major US stadium
project.
Finalist • Overall Construction
1st and 2nd PlaceBuild three Bureau Group Co., Ltd | China
Mortenson | USA
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China Construction
Eighth Engineering
Division Corp., LTD
Owner | New World Development Co.Ltd
Tianjin Chow Tai
Fook Finance
Centre
This is a complex skyscraper
that includes a grade A office,
five-star hotel and luxury
apartment facilities. Total
390,000 sq. ft, comprised of
100 floors above ground, 4
floors underground with
height of 530 m.
Finalist • Overall Construction
1st and 2nd Place
• Construction: Large
Building
China Construction Eighth Engineering
Division Corp., LTD | China
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Owner | IGA
Istanbul Grand
Airport
Istanbul Grand Airport will
have the world’s largest
terminal under one roof with
a gross floor area of nearly 11
million square feet. The
annual passenger capacity of
the airport during the first
phase is 90 million passengers
per year. Total passenger
capacity will be up to 200
million passengers per year.
Finalist • Construction: Large
Infrastructure
IGA | Turkey
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Hydropower Kunming
Engineering
Corporation Limited
Owner | Yalong River Basin Hydropower
Development Co., Ltd.
HydroBIM-
Yangfanggou
Hydropower
station
Finalist • Construction: Large
Infrastructure
Hydropower Kunming Engineering
Corporation Limited | China
Full life-cycle BIM design project
developed while bidding on the
Yangfanggou hydropower station
project. 21 major HydroBIM
Solution systems were
integrated, and an extend range
of design to various
infrastructures were associated.
Imagery courtesy of
Beijing Branch
Company of China
Railway Construction
Engineering Group
Co.
Owner | Lanzhou railway hub project
engineering construction headquarters of
Lanzhou Railway Administration
Lanzhou Railway
Hub Project
The Lanzhou hub project is
located in the Qilihe district of
Lanzhou City. It is an important
hub, connecting Baoji to
Lanzhou, Lanzhou to Xinjiang,
and Lanzhou to Chongqing. In the
underground station is a
collection of passenger dedicated
lines, the suburban railway,
urban public transport, rail
transportation in one of the
large-scale comprehensive
transportation hubs.
Finalist • Construction: Large
Infrastructure
Beijing Branch Company of China Railway
Construction Engineering Group Co. | China
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GuangZhou Metro
Design & Research
Institute Co. Ltd
Owner | City Government
Hezhuang Station
of Guangzhou
Metro No.7 Rail
Transit Project
Finalist • Construction: Small
Infrastructure
GuangZhou Metro Design &
Research Institute Co. Ltd | China
The first metro project designed
using a “4 in 1” BIM process in
China. Unified management of
all stages relied on a
collaborative management
platform linking the 3D model
with the construction schedule
and the site information to bring
about the visual simulation. The
construction process was
performed on the computer to
predict potential problems and
optimize the project scheme.
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IMCO General
Construction
Owner | Rio Tinto
Holden Mine Water
Treatment PlantFinalist
• Construction: Small
Infrastructure
The water treatment plant is
part of the larger project which
is a EPA superfund site
established in 1980. IMCO's part
of the project was building the
Industrial water treatment plant
in a very remote area of
Washington. Construction began
in April of 2015 and was
completed on in less than a year
and is processing ground water
from a mine remediation site.
IMCO Construction | USA
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China Railway
Construction
Engineering Group
Owner | Nanchang housing construction
and construction headquarters
New Nanchang
Railway
Dispatching Office
Finalist • Construction: Small
Infrastructure
New project adjacent to the
Nanchang railway station. The
project began after the
completion of the railway of
Nanchang Railway Bureau dispatch
hub. Comprehensive coordination
is difficult since the project is
located in the downtown. Project
is slated to be completed by June
16, 2017, a total duration of 731
days. The construction is at the
top of the structure.
China Railway Construction
Engineering Group | China
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Birmingham City
University and BAM
Owner | Birmingham City University
BCU City South
DevelopmentFinalist
• Construction: Large
Building
Collaborative project
delivery of the ‘Seacole
Building Extension’ between
BCU and BAM to deliver a
multi-story educational
building. This new building is
designed and currently
undergoing construction
consecutively in
Birmingham, UK over the
next 13 month period and
will create 10,000 Sq M of
new teaching space.
BCU and
BAM Construct UK | UK
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AM BAM
Owner | BAM Engineering Firm | HFB
Summertime Finalist • Construction: Small
Building
Realization of an iconic
housing project in the
financial district of
Amsterdam. Very complex
design of two opposing
towers. Without the use of
BIM this project would not
have been possible. The
facade has almost no
repetition and is technically
very challenging.
HFB Group | Netherlands
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Refrigeration and
Climate Control
Centre of Excellence
– AMCA and Box Hill
Institute Partnership
Owner | Box Hill Institute
Refrigeration and
Climate Control
Centre of Excellence
Finalist • Construction: Small
Building
The unique industry
partnership highlighted is a
collaboration between Box Hill
Institute and the Air
Conditioning and Mechanical
Contractors’ Association of
Victoria Ltd (AMCA), which
resulted in the formation of
the Refrigeration and Climate
Control Centre of Excellence
(RCCC). Technology is integral
to improving the way in which
apprentices learn and engage
with the built environment.
AMCA | Australia
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HFB visuals
Owner | Kingdom of the Netherlands
Palace het LooFinalist
• Construction: Small
Building
Palace het Loo is a former
residence of the Dutch
royal family which is going
to be renovated as a
museum with the addition
of a yet to be built
subterranean museum in
the courtyard with
connections to the living
quarters of the staff in the
palace.
HFB Group | Netherlands
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WERFAU
WERFAU | Russia
Owner | Ministry of Healthcare
Krasnoyarsk
Regional Clinical
Hospital
Reconstruction
The biggest current hospital
project and the most innovative
in Russia. All disciplines have
been made fully in BIM.
Functional design before real
modelling gave an opportunity
to optimize a hospital
environment for patients and
doctors.
Finalist • Overall Building 1st
and 2nd Place
• Simulation
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BIAD
BIAD (Beijing Institute of Architecture Design, Ltd.
Co. | ChinaOwner | Phoenix Satellite Television
Phoenix Center
Encompassing 72,000 square
meters, Phoenix Center is
inspired by the Mobius Strip.
Apart from the media office,
the broadcasting studios and
the production offices, the
building provides an abundance
of open spaces for the public to
get interactive experiences,
which expresses the unique
operation concept of Phoenix
Media.
Finalist • Overall Building 1st
and 2nd Place
Imagery courtesy of
East China
Architectural Design
& Research Institute
East China Architectural Design & Research Institute
Co., Ld | China
Owner | Shanghai Expo Group
Shanghai Post-Expo
Commercial
Building District
Shanghai World Expo first caught
the world’s attention 2010.
Including the World Expo’s
pavilions exhibition area, the
project creates a community
containing four different
functions of art and culture area,
Urban Best Practice Area for
sustainable-designed buildings,
international residential space as
well as commercial centers.
Finalist • Overall Building 1st
and 2nd Place
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Herrero Builders and
The Boldt Company
HerreroBoldt | USA
Owner | Sutter Health
Sutter Van Ness
and Geary Hospital
New, 13-story, 274-bed,
740,000 sq. ft. acute care
hospital. Incredibly complex
California seismic, healthcare,
and environmental
requirements resulting in
design via collaboration over
25 different trade partner
companies.
Finalist • Overall Building 1st
and 2nd Place
• IPD or Collaboration
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AHMM Ltd
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris | UKOwner | Derwent London
No 1 Oxford Street
Two buildings located on two of
London's busiest streets
(Tottenham Court Road and
Oxford Street). The two buildings
are located above Tottenham
Court Road Underground stations
and Tottenham Court Road
Crossrail station (2018). The
project demonstrates a highly
effective use of Revit as the only
tool used (No CAD) and also its
connection with cloud rendering
which was used heavily
throughout the projects design.
Finalist • Simulation
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SIDE - Studio for
Information Design
GmbH
SIDE - Studio for Information Design GmbH | Austria
Owner | Österreichischer Automobil-,
Motorrad- und Touringclub (ÖAMTC)
ÖAMTC HQ
The ÖAMTC HQ will be the new
headquarter for the Austrian
Automobile And Touring Club
(ÖAMTC). The design of the
building is able to cope with the
complex space program and the
sophisticated urban situation
effortlessly and confidently. The
result is a decidedly independent
building that embodies the
specific needs of the client.
Finalist • Simulation
Imagery courtesy of
Tianjin architecture
design institute and
COX Architecture
TADI and COX Architecture| China
Owner | Chinese Government
National Maritime
Museum
As China’s first national,
comprehensive and public
maritime museum, it is located
in the Binhai Tourist Area of
Tianjin Binhai New Area. BIM
was used during the design
phase as the method to solve
problems. A uniform modeling
platform was adopted that
allowed the project team to
jointly examine issues related
to analysis and simulation.
Finalist • IPD / Collaboration
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Austin Commercial,
L.P.
Austin Commercial, L.P.; Design Partner: Gresham,
Smith, & Partners/Demattei Wong Architecture | USA
Owner | Hillsborough County Aviation Authority
Tampa International
Airport APM and
CONRAC
The Design Build project includes
a 2.3 million square foot, five
level rental car center with 4,400
ready car return spaces and a
multi-level Quick Turn Around
facility. The project also
includes three Automated People
Mover (APM) Stations along with
a 1.3 mile guideway system that
will take passengers from the
baggage claim area in the main
terminal to the economy parking
garages and the new
consolidated rental car center.
Finalist • IPD or Collaboration
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Open Project s.r.l.
Open Project s.r.l. | Italy
Owner | Bulgari Gioielli S.p.a.
New factory for the
jewelry brand
Bulgari Gioielli
S.p.a.
This project was a new factory for
the jewelry brand Bulgari Gioielli
S.p.a. and consisted of a complex
housing of the manufacturing and
administrative functions in two
separate buildings, each with its own
strongly differentiated architectural
character. The project entailed the
demolition of all previously existing
buildings together with
reconstructing the main building,
which dates from the beginning of
the 19th century and as the earliest
goldsmithing factory in Valenza, is
considered to have symbolic historic
value.
Finalist • Computational
Design
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Land-based
Rationalism D.R.C /
China Architecture
Design Group
China Architecture Design Group | China
Owner | Rizhao City Construction
Investment Group Co.,Ltd.
Samuel Chao
Chung Ting Science
Museum
Samuel Chao Chung Ting Science
Museum is located in the Olympic
Water Park of Rizhao City,
Shandong Province, China. Total
area of the museum is about
18,000 sqm. The museum is to
show the most important
experiments of Professor Ting
and the scientific spirit in his
exploration in discovering the
truth of universe.
Finalist • Computational
Design
Imagery courtesy of
China Southwest
Architectural Design
and Research
Institute Co., Ltd
China Southwest Architectural Design and Research
Institute Co., Ltd. | China
Owner | China Southwest Architectural
Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd
Green BIM – Zoige
“Warm Nest”
The project is located in a cold area
at the northeastern margin of
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with an
altitude of about 3,500 m, annual
average temperature of 1.1℃ and
the minimum temperature below -
20℃, and with abundant sunshine.
In consideration of the harsh realistic
and climatic conditions, the project
applies passive solar technology,
appropriate architectural layout and
such measures as solar thermal
storage walls to explore the way to
achieve optimal building
performance under similar
conditions.
Finalist • Computational
Design
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Webcor Builders
Webcor Builders | United States
Owner | SF MOMA
San Francisco
Museum of Modern
Art
(SF MOMA)
This project used a unique
'digital fabrication' process to
create a unique, non-repetitive
flowing exterior façade surface
for the new San Francisco
Museum of Modern Art.
Finalist • Design & Fabrication
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HFB
HFB | Netherlands
Owner | Voorbij Prefab Fabriek
Bedrijfsbureau
Voorbij Prefab
Fabriek
Voorbij Prefab Factory produces
pre-fabricated concrete
elements for housing projects.
What makes the facility unique
is that the elements are
produced by robots which
derive their input from BIM
models.
As a company, HFB provides the
necessary expertise and staff to
take in the models from the
contractors and make them
ready as input for the robots.
Finalist • Design & Fabrication
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Steelway Building
Systems/ Quorex
Construction Ltd.
Steelway Building Systems | Canada
Owner | Regina International Airport
MTF Airside
The Multi-tenant Facility (MTF)
Airside creates an additional
32,000 sq. ft. of space to house
vehicles and equipment that are
critical to support airline
operations. Several of the MTF
Airside tenants are currently
housed within the air terminal
Building. The new MTF Airside
promotes operational
effectiveness within the air
terminal Building and will
increase available space for
future demand.
Finalist • Design & Fabrication
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Mirbek Bekboliev
IBBM Architecture and Engineering Innovations | Turkey
Owner | Mirbek Bekboliev
Pilgrim +
Containerized Low-
Energy Building
Pilgrim + High Performance
Building combines both
Prefabrication and Multi-
Comfort Housing concepts.
It can be placed just about
anywhere with minimum
impact on the land it
resides.
Finalist • Small Firms
Imagery courtesy of
Lior Avitan
Geotectura | Israel
Owner | Shenkar College
The Michal and
Avraham Kadar
Media Lab Building
The Michal and Avraham Kadar
Media Lab building was designed
by Dr. Joseph Cory (Geotectura
Studio) for Shenkar College
within a 90 years old building.
The project has many labs and
workshops as part of a retrofit
and add-ons design but the main
element is a floating steel and
glass structure within the
existing fabric.
Finalist • Small Firms
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Michele Soffietti
Michele Soffietti | ItalyMulticircle Steel +
Glass Stair
This unique steel and glass
staircase was born from the
concept to build a spiral
staircase with non-parallel
curvilinear beams where
every beam has more
centers.
The project was
prefabricated in the
workshop with on-sight
assembly.
Finalist • Small Firms
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Shanghai ShenTong
Metro Group Co.Ltd
Shanghai ShenTong Metro Group Co.Ltd | China
Owner | Shanghai Qingpu District
BIM for Shanghai
Rail Transit Line 17
35.341 km rail transit line includes
elevated and underground sections,
13 stations, vehicle depots, parks,
and substations. The team
employed BIM workflows across 3
design firms, 5 BIM consulting firms,
and 10 construction contractors.
Visual communications helped to
improve project efficiency and
promoted cooperative work
resulting in 25% reduction in
construction timelines and
estimated 30% cost reduction.
Finalist Large Infrastructure
Project
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Ramboll Sweco ANS
Ramboll Sweco ANS | Norway
Owner | Norwegian National Rail
Administration (NNRA)
InterCity
Dovrebanen - Sørli-
Lillehammer
Trackway routing
Owner mandated digital planning
(reliability, availability,
maintenance and safety) for 230
km InterCity commuter rail
network connecting all major
cities in eastern Norway. The
project has an expected total cost
of approx. 3.9 billion Euros and
will serve 2.9 million commuters
annually. Innovative tools and
workflows helped to establish a
trustful model-based workflow for
all stakeholders to meet the
owner’s requirements.
Finalist • Large Infrastructure
Project
• Communication &
Collaboration for
Large Infrastructure
Project
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Aurecon
Owner | Barangaroo Delivery Authority
Barangaroo Reserve
Recreation of a pre-colonial
headland with excavation of a new
100,000 cubic metre cove in Sydney
Harbour. BIM helped to foster
confidence during team
interactions, standing alongside full
size wall projections of the models
during rapid review and sign off
sessions with senior leaders staying
on budget and on time.
Finalist• Large Infrastructure
Project
• Communication &
Collaboration for
Large Infrastructure
Project
Aurecon | Australia
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EllisDon
EllisDon | Canada
Owner | MetroLinx
VivaNext Bus
Rapidway Transit
System
This project is for Bus Rapid Transit
on dedicated lanes along Highway 7
to connect a newly built Subway
Station and the region’s urban
centers. Modeling and coordination
in early project stages helped
improve productivity, efficiency,
effectiveness, collaboration, and
systematic installation by trades
throughout the construction of the
project – all in an effort to keep the
project on schedule and budget.
Finalist • Large Infrastructure
Project
• Communication &
Collaboration for
Large Infrastructure
Project
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Swedavia Airport
Testing Waters | Sweden
Owner | Swedavia Airports
Swedavia Airport
Innovation
Challenge
The pilot project investigated
applying and integrating the science
and math of sound attenuation with
design using Revit and Dynamo. The
result of geometrical exercises and
mathematical calculations helped
determine the required increase in
the path length from each source to
each receiver position such that the
desired level of attenuation is
achieved (noise reduction up to the
125 Hz octave band).
Finalist• Small Infrastructure
Project
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Hong Kong Water
Supplies Department
Water Supplies Department | Hong Kong
Owner | Water Supplies Department
Water Supply
Improvement:
Sheung Shui and
Fanling
To cope with increasing water
demand from planned new housing
developments within the SSF
supply zone and to improve
reliability of water supply, a new
service reservoir and water mains
will be constructed. BIM provides a
dynamic and synchronized
approach to project management
and it encourages collaboration
between WSD, specialists,
stakeholders and contractors to
develop an optimized design and
achieve timely delivery of the
project.
Finalist• Small Infrastructure
Project
• Communication for
Small Infrastructure
Projects
• Energy and Natural
Resources
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Furrer+Frey
Furrer+Frey | United Kingdom
Owner | Network Rail
ELFF - on Great
Western Railway
Route
Modernisation
Furrer+Frey implemented BIM-
enabled electrification design tool
based in AutoCAD environment
(ELFF system) on Great Western
Main Line and in South Wales
Electrification. Users create 3D
models and 4D simulation videos of
the route to be electrified which
becomes key in signal-sighting
exercises to determine the impact
on visibility and reaction times of
safety-critical signals from the
driver’s viewpoint.
Finalist• Small Infrastructure
Project
• Communication for
Small Infrastructure
Project
Imagery courtesy of
Tony Meadows
Associates and
London Underground
Tony Meadows Associates | United Kingdom
Owner | London Underground & TfL
Tower Hill Step
Free Access
Project
The development of a
workflow process for
recording, communicating and
controlling risk information
using BIM, as part of a project
to deliver two step-free
access lifts and associated
structures at Tower Hill
Station.
Finalist Communication for
Small Infrastructure
Project
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Norconsult
Norconsult | Norway
Owner | Hafslund
Vamma
Hydropower Plant
Vamma hydropower plant
involves a comprehensive
upgrading and expansion of
the power plant. This project
is going paperless with fully-
integrated BIM – no drawings
and integrated models used
directly in construction site
helping to create ongoing
coordination of all
disciplines, collision controls,
reduction of errors in
execution and automated
quantity, cost and progress
controls.
Finalist • Energy and Natural
Resources
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Shimizu Corporation
Shimizu Corporation | Japan
Owner | Shimizu Corporation
The Environmental
Island Green Float
Establishing new BIM workflow for
the ultra-High-Rise Marine
Construction (“Smart” System Float-
Over Deck) in the Equatorial Pacific
including rapid prototyping - dry
dock, large crane, 3D printer;
construction simulation; and pre-
fabrication of components. Team
improved cross-disciplinary
coordination with use of cloud to
collaborate across Japan, Vietnam
and China.
Finalist• Energy and Natural
Resources
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Refrigeration and
Climate Control
Centre of Excellence
– AMCA and Box Hill
Institute Partnership
Owner | Box Hill Institute
General Contractor | AMCA
Refrigeration and
Climate Control
Centre of Excellence
Finalist • Philanthropic Award
The unique industry
partnership highlighted is a
collaboration between Box Hill
Institute and the Air
Conditioning and Mechanical
Contractors’ Association of
Victoria Ltd (AMCA), which
resulted in the formation of
the Refrigeration and Climate
Control Centre of Excellence
(RCCC). Technology is integral
to improving the way in which
apprentices learn and engage
with the built environment.
AMCA | Australia
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Tianjin Architecture
Design Institute and
Nina Martiz
Architects
Owner | Center School
“Fun and Intelligent
Cabin” Project of
Primary School in
Huining County of
Gansu Province
Finalist • Philanthropic Award
TADI and Nina Maritz Architects| China
A donated multi-function
classroom created for the
Shanghai Adream Charitable
Foundation, a non-profit
organization established and
managed by executives with
extensive management
experience in financial
institutions and public
companies.
Imagery courtesy of
Stanford Children’s
Health, Barry Fleisher
Owner | Stanford Children’s Health
General Contractor | DPR Construction
Lucile Packard
Children’s Hospital
Stanford Expansion
Finalist • Philanthropic Award
DPR Construction | USA
Lucile Packard Children’s
Hospital Stanford is creating
the nation’s most
technologically advanced,
family-friendly and
environmentally sustainable
hospital for children and
pregnant women. The
expansion will add 521,000
square feet to the existing
hospital and will include
advanced technologies and
environmentally-sensitive
systems.