SHW Selects Avatech for BIM Project
 BALTIMORE,
MD, Apr 29, 2008 - Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: AVSO), the nationwide
technology experts for design, engineering, and facilities management,
announced today that SHW Group, a leading architectural firm, has hired
Avatech to assist in implementing a state-of-the-art Building Information
Model (BIM) technology platform. The plan incorporates consulting services,
custom training, software customization, and nationwide support that will
run into six figures.
Focusing on the education market, SHW Group employs more than 375 team
members in six offices across Michigan, Virginia and Texas. The firm’s work
spans the globe, with projects in 23 states and three countries. SHW has
earned numerous design and planning awards and is consistently recognized as
one of the top five education design firms in America by Engineering
News-Record.
“Our goal, as a firm, is to jettison technologies of the past and
wholeheartedly embrace the benefits of BIM as fast as we possibly can,” says
Bob Rayes, Director of Advanced Resources, SHW Group. “We needed a
technology partner with national reach that could go the distance with us,
so we have included Avatech in all our plans, from implementation and
customization to ongoing support. We want the system to reflect our
practices, not the other way around, and Avatech has the professional team
and expertise we wanted.”
“As architects for educational institutions, we work hard to extend the
reach of public money. We saw early on that BIM would contribute to our
ability to be good stewards of public funds. BIM allows us to design spaces
more effectively, resulting in improved learning experiences, an ability to
meet new green building standards, and a reduction in operating costs over
the long run,” says Gary Keep, SHW Group’s Chief Executive Officer. “Avatech
Solutions provides us with a single source for critical technology
expertise. Together we have devised a comprehensive plan for change
management to guide our BIM adoption.”
“Though today’s software systems such as Autodesk Revit are sophisticated
in their ability to drive efficiency and productivity, fundamentally the
practice of architecture is not about technology,” says Bruce White, Senior
Vice President of Sales at Avatech. “At Avatech, we understand the creative
and collaborative nature that design requires. We create design systems and
business processes that help architects and engineers design for
excellence--with a focus on helping them achieve their business objectives
and not on technology for technology’s sake.”
About Avatech Solutions
Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: AVSO.OB) is a nationwide design
automation and technology services company providing innovative solutions
that enable clients to more effectively design, develop, and manage
projects, products, and facilities. Avatech experts give customers a
competitive advantage through technology consulting, implementation,
integration, training, and support services exclusively for the design,
engineering, and facilities management industries. Headquartered in Owings
Mills, Maryland, Avatech is one of the largest integrators of Autodesk
software worldwide. Customers include industry leaders from the Fortune 500
and Engineering News Record's Top 100 companies.
For more information, visit at
www.avatech.com.
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