Australian engineers need to smarten up, Bentley Systems says

Article published by Sydney Morning Herald by Jenny Wiggins, Infrastructure Reporter 7 April 2015 Australian construction companies need to start using global standards and technology on infrastructure projects to remain competitive internationally and cut costs, the chief executive of US software group Bentley Systems has warned. Gregory Bentley, one of five brothers who founded Bentley Systems in 1984, said British engineering groups had identified opportunities to win global projects by becoming “smarter” and adopting codes of practice that allowed them to work more closely with designers and builders. These include using common processes such as British Standard 1192, which helps designers prepare …

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