BIW Technologies, a 40-man UK
software house based in Woking, has sold its online construction
project control software to Bill Gates.
Now that he no longer runs Microsoft, Bill Gates is dedicating
his time to the
Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation. The Foundation bought the BIW
Technologies software to support the design and construction of the
its headquarters in Seattle.
The initial phase in the construction of the US$50m Seattle
Center 5th Ave N Parking Garage is scheduled for completion in
mid-July 2008. The software, which runs as a service, is supporting
the design and construction of the key first phases of the campus
buildings.
BIW Technologies' Document Management has been used to support
drawing submittal and approval processes, and Change Control is
being configured to meet the team's requirements.