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Infrastructure Outlook: Key Points You Need to Know About Aerial Photography

May 31, 2016 - in Column, Surveying/Mapping

By Sherry and Brett Eklund   No matter the project at hand, knowledge is power. The more perspective an engineer can gain when planning or completing a job, the better. An aerial photographer, offering insights and data that can’t be gathered any other…

The Climate Response—Government Leaders Take Action, Evaluate Vulnerabilities Due to Climate Change

May 31, 2016 - in Feature, Featured

By Nathalie Beauvais, Robert Brandon and Indrani Ghosh   Across the country, government and industry leaders are taking a close look at the potential…

Big Data Moves Into Buildings

May 12, 2016 - in Buildings, Corporate, Energy

Reduce operating costs, boost energy efficiency, achieve sustainability goals: The energy data of a building or enterprise holds the key. But in and of…

Specification Section: Erosion Control

April 26, 2016 - in Erosion Control, Erosion control

Erosion and sedimentation occur naturally with loosening and transport of soil by wind, water and ice. Controlling erosion is important, particularly on construction sites where removal of vegetation can degrade habitat, impact water quality and increase flood…

HNTB Names Thomas J. Spearing, III Metropolitan New York Office Leader

April 8, 2016 - in People

NEW YORK, April 7, 2016—HNTB Corporation announces Thomas J. Spearing, III as metropolitan New York office leader and senior vice president, based in the firm’s New York City office located in the Empire State Building. Spearing has more than 25 years…

Washington State Department of Transportation Uses 3D Immersive Visualization

March 27, 2016 - in Feature, Featured

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Visual Engineering Resource Group (VERG) uses Bentley’s 3D immersive visualization software, LumenRT, to create images, videos, and real-time presentations for use in such diverse applications as…

Looking to Sustainable Cities as Key to Smart Future

February 25, 2016 - in Corporate, Planning

The world is entering an age of urbanization. Every year more people relocate to cities, creating new challenges around affordable housing, transport congestion, access to jobs and environmental impacts. Even though Australia is the planet’s sixth largest…

HDR Delivers Texas’ First Modern Streetcar System

February 23, 2016 - in Feature, Featured, Rail

The Union Station to Oak Cliff Dallas Streetcar TIGER Project is Texas’ first modern streetcar system. The project is a collaborative endeavor between the City of Dallas, North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)…

Creating Real-time Navigable 3D Infrastructure Models

February 15, 2016 - in Design/Engineering, Feature, Featured, Modeling

Designing successful infrastructure projects is one thing. Communicating and demonstrating those designs to clients and other stakeholders before construction is another. Bringing a design to life for people without a civil engineering background is always…

January – February 2016 Table of Contents

February 9, 2016 - in Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS   ARTICLES Miami’s Stunning New Shark Tank By Matt Ball Wetlands Worth their Weight By Matteo Luccio 2016 Infrastructure Industry Outlook COLUMNS Oversite: Reaching into the Future By Matt Ball Managing the Model:Why Do A/E Firms…