Streamlining Collaboration and Embracing ISO 19650 with a data-agnostic solution

Entura is a leading renewable energy consulting firm and part of the Hydro Tasmania Group. With expertise spanning hydropower, dams and geotechnical engineering, wind energy, and battery storage, Entura delivers complex infrastructure solutions for Hydro Tasmania and clients across Australia and the globe.

With offices across Australia and Asia, and a growing remote workforce, Entura needed a robust and flexible approach to managing its engineering data and design collaboration.

The Challenge: A Fragmented and Manual System

When Entura’s current team first came on board, the organisation relied on a patchwork of disconnected tools to manage files and collaborate across teams. Windows network drives, SharePoint, Dropbox, and emails were all in use leading to data duplication, version control issues, and a lack of standardisation across projects.

This fragmented approach posed serious limitations as the company took on increasingly large and complex infrastructure projects. Entura needed a solution that could provide:

• A single source of truth for project data
• Standardised folder structures and file naming conventions
• Compliance with ISO 19650 workflows
• The ability to collaborate across remote teams

A clear path toward integrating with other Common Data Environments (CDEs) within the Hydro Tasmania Group

Why 12d Synergy?

Entura began by trialing 12d Synergy on a few small dam upgrade projects. This pilot phase allowed the team to build familiarity with the platform, develop internal training, and refine their information management processes.

Once the results were clear, adoption quickly accelerated.

“We bought another twenty licenses and another twenty licenses and another twenty licenses… and we used it on our major billion-dollar projects.”

The working group immediately saw the potential of 12d Synergy. The platform’s ability to reduce downtime and rework due to file instability and versioning issues, especially with design authoring tools, was a game-changer.

At the same time, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic made flexible and remote working essential. 12d Synergy enabled seamless collaboration regardless of location, ensuring Entura could continue delivering for clients even when teams were no longer in the same room.

The Results: Standardisation, Efficiency and Flexibility

Since implementing 12d Synergy, Entura has seen measurable improvements across its project workflows and collaboration:

• A centralised, standardised data environment has reduced duplication and confusion
• Teams now collaborate across offices and time zones with ease
• Project data aligns with ISO 19650 requirements
• The organisation is better equipped for digital engineering and future integration with other CDEs
• Reduced crashes and rework when using authoring tools, even in remote or network-variable environments
• Improved employee experiences helping attract and retain top engineering talent

“It was a game changer. From remote working to version control to authoring tool stability, the benefits were obvious.”

Entura’s adoption of 12d Synergy has enabled the company to take a confident step into the digital future of infrastructure delivery. With a scalable, ISO-aligned CDE in place, Entura is well-positioned to deliver large-scale, high-impact projects with efficiency, accuracy, and confidence; no matter where its teams are located.

As the firm continues its digital transformation journey, 12d Synergy remains a foundational piece of Entura’s project delivery strategy.

“I would highly recommend 12d Synergy to other businesses. As we head toward a digital engineering future, it’s essential that all firms are on a CDE and 12d Synergy is ours.”