Stone & Webster, United States

Shaw, Stone & Webster establish one-stop approach to projects

Revitalized EPC company positions itself to capitalize on demand for power generation.

Stone & Webster, a Shaw Group Company – one of the foremost engineering and construction organizations in the world – continues to pursue new approaches to power generation projects.

At the forefront is the “one-stop shop” Stone & Webster now offers since it was acquired in July 2000 by piping fabricator The Shaw Group Inc. Stone & Webster’s vertical, one-stop approach can eliminate many of the problems owner/operators face when building a power generation facility. Instead of dealing with a multitude of contacts at several different companies, owners working with Stone & Webster are assigned a Stone & Webster/Shaw team, which guides the project through completion. The project team then designs a project workflow and internal controls focused on delivering a better product at a reasonable price to the client.

Intergraph has a tremendous presence inside Stone & Webster, including 2D and 3D solutions, because Intergraph understands the specific needs of those in the power field.

Intergraph products that Stone & Webster uses include:

2D PFD and P&ID modules of PDS®, along with SmartPlant®
Instrumentation, for preliminary and upfront detailed engineering.
The complete PDS suite for equipment modeling, piping, specifications, orthographic drawings, stress interface to pipe stress programs, interference detection, piping isometric extraction, material takeoffs and electrical physical design.
FrameWorks® Plus for the structural effort
SmartPlant Review for visualization

Stone & Webster sees the business advantage in this broad use of Intergraph solutions. The intelligent side of the 2D package allows the design teams to gain better data consistency for the 3D side of a project.

PDS also affords Stone & Webster the ability to design a power generation plant in a 3D "virtual" environment. The project team and the client can see the plant come together, providing an opportunity to change the design if necessary.

Both PDS and SmartPlant Review allow the construction side of Stone & Webster to view the 3D model before building begins. With the detailed visualization, the construction team can plan better in advance and execute more smoothly in the field.

Hard-working computer-aided engineering specialists from each of Stone & Webster's offices – in Baton Rouge, Louisiana USA; Charlotte, North Carolina USA, Denver, Colorado USA; Stoughton, Massachusetts USA; Houston, Texas USA; Toronto, Canada; and Milton Keynes, United Kingdom - are responsible for the flawless execution of these projects by using the technology to provide a competitive edge.

With the competitive EPC environment today, such design and planning steps can mean the difference between success and failure. Stone & Webster's history of excellence, its recent internal changes and its longtime relationship with Intergraph all add up to a company positioned to take advantage of the booming power generation EPC market.

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