Bentley Systems Announces Finalists for the YII Awards 2026

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Prestigious annual awards program recognizes infrastructure professionals who use Bentley software in exceptional ways to drive real-world impact EXTON, Pa., August 19, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced the finalists for its 2026 Year in Infrastructure (YII) Awards program. For more than two decades, the annual awards have celebrated infrastructure professionals and their innovative use of Bentley software to improve how infrastructure is designed, built, and operated. Selected by independent panels of global industry experts, this year's finalists demonstrate how infrastructure professionals are leveraging technologies including digital twins and AI to deliver highly efficient project outcomes. In a review of the 36 finalist projects, 24 finalists reported using AI in some form, while 22 showed strong or supporting evidence of a connected digital foundation. "The YII Awards honor the professionals behind the infrastructure that communities rely on every day," said Cate Lochead, chief marketing officer, Bentley Systems. "This year's finalists show how infrastructure is moving from disconnected files, manual workflows, and periodic inspections to connected information, intelligent automation, and continuous insight. Across the finalists, digital twins, AI, analytics, and connected data help teams make more informed decisions, explore more alternatives faster, and operate infrastructure with greater confidence and resilience. The breadth of projects—from geotechnical and subsurface modeling to wildfire risk and landslide mitigation, coastal and flood infrastructure, and stormwater planning—demonstrate that the future of infrastructure is not just more digital, it is more intelligent." Chosen from more than 300 submissions representing 53 countries, the YII Awards 2026 honor projects across 12 categories spanning the infrastructure lifecycle. Finalists were selected for the innovation of their projects, the challenges they addressed, and the results they delivered. Across the submissions, engineers and project teams showed how using Bentley software can help break down information silos, connect data across people and assets, and apply AI to improve decisions and drive measurably better infrastructure. YII Awards 2026 Finalists by Category Bridges and tunnels Cities and facilities Construction Energy production Geospatial and reality modeling Project delivery Rail and transit Roads and highways Structural engineering Subsurface modeling and analysis Transmission and distribution Water and wastewater Finalists will present their projects during Bentley's Year in Infrastructure event being held at the Fairmont Singapore, October 6-7, 2026. The presentations will focus on the engineering context, project execution, digital methods used, and results achieved. Bentley will also celebrate select projects with Founders' Honors. These awards are chosen by Bentley's founders and executives and recognize projects that reflect Bentley's purpose of advancing the world's infrastructure for better quality of life. For more information about Bentley's YII Awards 2026, visit Bentley's Year in Infrastructure site. # # # About Bentley SystemsAround the world, infrastructure professionals rely on software from Bentley Systems to help them design, build, and operate better and more resilient infrastructure for transportation, water, energy, cities, and more. Founded in 1984 by engineers for engineers, Bentley is the partner of choice for engineering firms and owner-operators worldwide, with software that spans engineering disciplines, industry sectors, and all phases of the infrastructure lifecycle. Through our digital twin solutions, we help infrastructure professionals unlock the value of their data to transform project delivery and asset performance. © 2026 Bentley Systems, Incorporated. Bentley and the Bentley logo are registered trademarks of Bentley Systems, Incorporated. All other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260819692651/en/ Contacts For more information, contact:Bentley press: Chris Phillips, [email protected] Bentley investors: Eric Boyer, [email protected]

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