Case Study: Arup achieves up to 60% faster design reviews and paperless project delivery with Bluebeam Software, Inc. (Revu)

Arup Goes Digital For Project Delivery

Arup, a global engineering and design firm with more than 14,000 specialists across 34+ countries, faced inconsistent markups, poor-quality as-built drawings and slow, paper-heavy review workflows. Reliance on email for collaboration and manual red‑pen reviews inflated review times and diverted stakeholders from value‑adding design work, while low‑quality scans and fragmented processes increased risk and rework.

Arup implemented Bluebeam Revu and Studio to create a PDF‑based common data environment with scale‑accurate measurements, custom tool chests, real‑time collaboration and mobile access, integrated with systems like ProjectWise. The change cut design review times by up to 60%, converted unusable as‑builts into accurate deliverables, accelerated approvals, reduced paper costs and improved global collaboration and standardization — with the tool paying for itself within months.

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Ben Taylor

Senior Technician