Feb 17 - Tekla Becomes First 2009 buildingSMART International Member

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Tekla Becomes First 2009 buildingSMART International Member

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ATLANTA, Feb 17, 2009 - Tekla is first Finnish member of buildingSMART International.

Tekla Corporation became a member of buildingSMART(TM) International at the beginning of 2009. This membership, which is the first and so far only international membership by a Finnish company, supports Tekla's goal to support open interoperability and full lifecycle implementation of building information modeling (BIM) with other leading software providers, such as Autodesk and Bentley. Standardized data exchange between architectural, engineering and construction software significantly improves the overall cost efficiency, sustainability and quality of building. Tekla will host and sponsor the buildingSMART's Implementer Support Group (ISG) follow-up meeting in Espoo, Finland, between 10 and 12 March 2009.

BuildingSMART is an international membership organization of the International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI), the emphasis of which is to demonstrate the efficiency and sustainability benefits that software interoperability can deliver and to help members and their supply chains in implementation. Before international membership, Tekla was a member of the organization's regional chapter. BuildingSMART has chaptered representation worldwide, bringing together architects, engineers, constructors, product manufacturers and facilities managers, along with software vendors and progressive construction customers. Leading experts from around the world have helped buildingSMART define and develop the standards or protocols to be used as a framework for data exchange, creating the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) standard and gaining ISO recognition. Their work has proved that building performance and predictability of outcomes are greatly improved by adopting building information models and sharing this rich data with IFC.

The openness of the Tekla Structures BIM software towards other software used in the industry is Tekla's way to help customers benefit the most from a smooth BIM workflow, and international membership of buildingSMART is an important step in the continuous development towards standardized data exchange. Tekla has previously received their certification for supporting the IFC 2x3 standard. The main IFC-based workflow in building and construction starts with the architectural design and continues to structural modeling and analysis. From the analysis, the building information returns to structural modeling.

"The construction industry is starting to revolutionize its productivity by sharing data and improving processes through standardization," says Ragnar Wessman, Chief Product Strategist at Tekla. "Tekla fully supports this change by offering open, collaborative and standardized software solutions. We are a pioneer in open solution development, and thus it is natural for us to be the first software company in Finland to support buildingSMART as an international member. We will continue to develop Tekla Structures as the most interoperable software solution for our customers."

Tekla Corporation will host the buildingSMART Implementer Support Group (ISG) meeting in Espoo, Finland, between 10 and 12 March 2009. The meeting will focus on the framework for the continuous development of IFC-based communication between software solutions for structural engineering as well as present successful BIM projects carried through in Finland. The meeting participants will represent software vendors and organizations from several countries. The participants in previous meetings have included companies like Autodesk (US), Bentley (US), Vizelia (US), Archimen Group (France), Robobat (France), Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (Germany), Nemetschek (Germany), RIB Software (Germany), SCIA (Belgium), TNO (The Netherlands), Graphisoft (Hungary), DDS (Norway), Norconsult (Norway), Kymdata (Finland), Progman (Finland), Solibri (Finland), and Tekla (Finland).

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About Tekla

Tekla's model-based software products make customers' core processes more effective in building and construction and infrastructure management. Tekla Corporation has area offices and partner organizations worldwide. International operations account for more than 80% of net sales. Founded in 1966, Tekla is one of the longest operating software companies in Finland.

For more information, visit www.tekla.com.

About Tekla Structures

Tekla's technology creates new business opportunities for the construction industry. The most advanced building information modeling (BIM) solution on the market includes an accurate, dynamic and data-rich 3-dimensional environment. The highly detailed 'as-built' digital structural models generated with Tekla Structures software enable effective visualization and management of the project. Effectively integrating model and non-model-based software solutions allows using the building information model in collaborative workflows. Tekla Structures users can streamline the design, fabrication, and construction processes, ultimately ensuring the highest level of constructability in project delivery. Tekla Structures encompasses specialized configurations for structural engineers, steel detailers and fabricators, concrete detailers and manufacturers, and construction companies.

For more information, visit www.teklastructures.com.

About buildingSMART

BuildingSMART(TM) International, formerly the International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI), is a global alliance of organizations dedicated to bring about a coordinated change for the improvement of productivity and efficiency in the construction and facilities management industries. BuildingSMART's emphasis is to demonstrate the efficiency and sustainability benefits that true interoperability can deliver and to help members and their supply chains in implementation. The service offering of the buildingSMART International Alliance includes developing and operating a global standard; supporting members in business generation; providing them with a sounding board in the international organization; and syndicating technical development work, promotion and marketing. BuildingSMART International is organized in Regional Alliances representing a country or a group of countries acting together. Currently, buildingSMART International has Regional Alliances serving Australasia, Benelux, China, the French-speaking countries, the German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria and Switzerland), the Iberian countries (Spain and Portugal), Italy, Japan, Korea, North America, the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden), Singapore and the United Kingdom and Ireland.

For more information, visit www.buildingsmart.com.

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