EXTON, PA, Oct 3, 2022 – Bentley Systems, Inc., the infrastructure engineering software company, announced that Dru Crawley, Bentley fellow and director of building performance research, received the IBPSA- USA Award for Distinguished Achievement in Building Simulation. It will be presented at the IBPSA-USA SimBuild conference.
Dru Crawley
IBPSA-USA is the United States regional affiliate of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA). It advances and promotes the science of building simulation to improve the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of new and existing buildings in the United States. IBPSA was founded to advance and promote the science of building performance simulation to improve the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of new and existing buildings worldwide. IBPSA has more than 5,000 members worldwide in 34 affiliates representing 42 countries.
Additionally, Crawley was elected president of IBPSA on Sep 10, 2022. He is the previous president of IBPSA-USA and has been part of the organization since 1987. Crawley has published more than 125 papers and articles, testified before the US Congress about zero-energy and green buildings, lectured at more than 30 universities, and made more than 500 presentations on building energy efficiency, sustainability, and renewable energy throughout the world.
“Presented every two years, this award recognizes an individual who has a distinguished record in the field of building performance simulation for 15 or more years,” said Carrie Brown, president of IBPSA-USA. “With an exemplary record of software development, high caliber research, and educational efforts, Dr. Crawley has been an extremely influential champion of BPS. The breadth and depth of Dru’s expertise has made him an industry leader throughout his career, and our field is categorically better due to his contributions.”
You can read more about the IBPSA awards at https://www.ibpsa.us/awards/.
About Bentley Systems
Bentley Systems is the infrastructure engineering software company. They provide innovative software to advance the world’s infrastructure – sustaining both the global economy and environment. Their industry-leading software solutions are used by professionals, and organizations of every size, for the design, construction, and operations of roads and bridges, rail and transit, water and wastewater, public works and utilities, buildings and campuses, mining, and industrial facilities. Their offerings include MicroStation-based applications for modeling and simulation, ProjectWise for project delivery, AssetWise for asset and network performance, Seequent’s leading geoprofessional software portfolio, and the iTwin platform for infrastructure digital twins. Bentley Systems employs more than 4,500 colleagues and generates annual revenues of approximately $1 billion in 186 countries.
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