Aconex has been selected by Arup to provide its online collaboration system to the Hunter's Point South development in Long Island City, Queens.

Aconex will be used to manage information and link organisations involved in the infrastructure works on the project, which will be New York's largest affordable housing development for 30 years.

Hunter's Point South will be a mixed-use development on 30 acres of waterfront property. Due to be built over a ten year period, the project will include the construction of 5,000 housing units, as well as retail space, community facilities, an intermediate school and high school and an 11 acre waterfront park.

Aconex will provide its web-based system for managing project information such as drawings, documents and correspondence. By using the system, Arup and its project partners will be able to view, distribute and track their information in real time through one central platform.