These profiles are based on interviews, and the opinions and statements are those of the subject and are not necessarily shared or endorsed by this publication. Dr. Bobbi Jo Merten is a civil engineer with the Bureau of Reclamation. This particular webcam…
Astronaut’s Future City Message
Astronaut Ricky Arnold has a message for those entering the Future City contest. Sign up for the Future City Competition at futurecity.org/register
Steelike, Inc. Successfully Achieves a $2 Million Dollar Funding Round as it Works to Meet Rapid Demand
Investment comes as the company's Ultra-High Performance Concrete (Steelike® UHPC) is successfully used to connect precast deck panels for an accelerated…
Video: On the Ground in Puerto Rico with Dr. Kit Miyamoto
On Jan. 7, 2020, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook the southern coast of Puerto Rico. It damaged about 10 percent of buildings in the area and collapsed several schools. The Miyamoto International team was dispatched to assist the government and people of Puerto…
Smart Cities: Putting a ‘Smart Communities’ Strategy to Work
The term “smart cities” has been around for a while now. You can’t go to an event or pick up a magazine without some discussion on smart cities, and a lot of organizations have jumped onboard and created “smart” projects and initiatives. But in the…
Collaborative BIM: Xishi Winter Olympics Square Project Transforms Historic Industrial Zone
The 2022 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee contracted Beijing Shougang International Engineering (BSIE) to design and construct an office plaza in Shougang, a historic industrial park in Shijingshan District, Beijing, China. The project called for innovative…
Fluor Awarded U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contract to Support Power Grid Repair in Puerto Rico
IRVING, Texas (October 19, 2017) – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the company was awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntsville (Alabama) Engineering Center to help restore electric power to Puerto Rico. The six-month…
Video: Water Street Tampa Illustration
A newly released animatic video shows how Water Street Tampa will come to life over the next decade - from the new infrastructure, to 13 acres of newly imagined public green spaces, and the creation of multiple new city blocks. Downtown Tampa's revitalization…
Vertical Images: From Film Making to Inspection, and Why the Future of Drones Doesn’t Lie in Flying
Successful drone entrepreneur Petr Lněnička went from award-winning filmmaker to drone inspection leader in his native Czech Republic. Here he lays out 3 pieces of advice and explains why for him, the transition seemed logical, and why he believes the future…
Miyamoto Expands to San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — Miyamoto International, the global earthquake + structural engineering firm, opened an office in San Francisco January 3. The firm has added seven offices globally in the past three years and its expansion into San Francisco puts Miyamoto…
