Vico Unveils Free Virtual Construction 2008 Education Suite
 BOULDER,
CO, Apr 29, 2008 – Vico Software, Inc., providers of Virtual Construction
software and services, today unveiled a new education initiative. The
company will offer its signature Virtual Construction 2008 software suite
and training materials free of charge to students, teachers, and accredited
institutions.
With Vico’s award-winning Virtual Construction software, educators can
introduce students to the latest advances in BIM for building construction
projects. “Our commercial customers are paving the way for the future of BIM
in construction, but they are experiencing a shortage of new knowledge
workers as they expand their ranks. In launching this educational
initiative, Vico is doing its part to prepare the next generation of
knowledge workers for the building construction industry,” states Mark
Sawyer, CEO of Vico Software. Vico’s 5D Virtual Construction technology is
already used in numerous building construction management programs at
leading universities and colleges. With this initiative the company hopes to
increase the number of graduating students who are fluent in the technology
in order to meet the hiring demands of a transformed building construction
industry.
“Our programs have included Vico’s Virtual Construction tools for several
years, and our students leave here well equipped to put their knowledge to
use in today’s BIM world,” comments Professor Brad Johnson of Colorado State
University’s Construction Management department. “As virtual construction
technology has moved from commercial ‘experimentation’ to serious commercial
‘adoption’ we have seen the demand for knowledge workers steadily increase.”
Vico encourages its commercial customers to become an integral part of
the education initiative by working closely with colleges and universities
in their areas. “The relevance of Colorado State’s program, and an important
measure of its success, is evidenced by the direct involvement of industry,”
adds Professor Johnson. “We get future employers involved in our
undergraduate and graduate programs, and it benefits the students and
industry alike.” Vico’s Sawyer adds, “We are making our software and
training materials available free of charge, but avoiding license fees is
not the end game for students and schools. Quality education is the goal,
and our customers’ real world experience is a powerful ingredient. We want
our customers to stay involved by nominating schools for grants of our
software and then adding their time and experience to the program.”
Vico’s education program licensing is available worldwide to students,
educators, and institutions engaged in formal, accredited courses or
academic research. After providing proof of student, teacher, or institution
status to Vico, any of the Virtual Construction applications can be
downloaded directly from the company website, along with training guides and
video demonstrations.
For more information on Vico's academic program,
click here.
About Vico Software, Inc.
Vico provides software and services to the building construction
industry. Building owners, general contractors, and construction managers
use Vico software to reduce risk, manage costs, and optimize schedules on
large, complex building projects. Vico’s integrated 5D Virtual Construction
solutions pioneered the 5D category and were first released in 2005. The
benefits of our solutions and services have been proven on over one hundred
and fifty completed building projects to date.
For more information, visit
http://www.vicosoftware.com/.
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