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Rethinking Rail Signal Design

February 12, 2016 - in Feature, Featured, Rail

Global consulting engineering firm Hatch Mott MacDonald had used a conventional CAD-based system to design rail signal systems when serving its public and private clients around the world. However, this approach had serious limitations in an industry where…

Wetlands Worth their Weight

January 31, 2016 - in Feature, Featured

Monitoring, Managing and Protecting Ecological Powerhouses “Wetland” is a generic term covering a wide variety of habitats that are wet for at least…

Oxnard to Turn Alleys Into Amenities

December 28, 2015 - in Feature, Featured

The Oxnard Green Alleys Plan is a guidebook developed by the international landscaping firm SWA for the City of Oxnard to transform its underutilized…

Oregon Preparing for Export: Assessing the Seismic Challenges of a Liquified Natural Gas Plant

November 21, 2015 - in Feature, Featured

In the international port of Coos Bay, Ore., construction will begin in late 2016 on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal that will be the largest private construction project in the state’s history. The bay is separated from the ocean by a tongue…

Prioritizing Data Management: The Shortest Distance to Project Quality

November 21, 2015 - in Feature, Featured

By Darius Šimkūnas In the Baltic States, Kelprojektas is the largest group of infrastructure engineering companies that designs transport infrastructure, public buildings and engineering systems as well as conducts regional planning. The company was established…

Better in 3D: How 3D Modeling Helped Overcome Complexity in Building the Longest Cable-stayed Bridge in Africa

October 28, 2015 - in Bridges, Feature, Featured

When Morocco’s highway company, Autoroutes Du Maroc (ADM), undertook a highway bypass project in 2010 that would cross the Bouregreg River, they could have built a traditional viaduct. Instead, they set out to construct Africa’s longest and tallest cable-stayed…

Oslo Airport Expansion: Open BIM Approach Improves Project Efficiency

October 1, 2015 - in Feature, Featured

Avinor Oslo Airport plays a crucial role as the hub of Norway’s aviation system, serving domestic and international passenger and cargo flights. Upon opening in 1998, the new airport boosted its capacity to handle 17 million passengers annually, but less…

Crystal River Works to Save Manatees and the Local Economy

September 30, 2015 - in Feature, Featured

Crystal River, Fla., is the self-proclaimed “home of the manatee.” An estimated 300,000 tourists visit Crystal River each year, many of them to see and experience the graceful manatees, the giant herbivores often referred to as “sea cows.” For a town…

Ordnance Survey Ireland Creates an Authoritative National Spatial Data Infrastructure

September 25, 2015 - in Feature, Featured

Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi), Ireland’s national mapping agency, has developed a standardized, authoritative digital referencing framework that enables consistent referencing and integration of national data related to location. This visionary framework,…

Bridging the Gap Between Inspections and Decisions

August 27, 2015 - in Bridges, Feature, Featured

Bridge safety hasn’t always been top of mind for legislators in the United States. The impetus for creating standards and collecting information on how structurally sound the bridges in this country was the collapse of the Silver Bridge in 1967, which spanned…