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Building Studio Delivers Complex Large-Scale Projects

April 16, 2015 - in Feature, Featured

When Gerard Outram, CEO of Building Studio, founded his business in 2007, he did so with an eye to the future. “As a start-up business owner, I knew the 3D world was a wave of the future and Bentley offered a great platform to help Building Studio meet our…

The Beauty Beneath: Notable Water and Sewer Networks Recognized

April 10, 2015 - in Feature, Featured, Water

The Be Inspired Awards, awarded annually at Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure Conference, are something like the Academy Awards of the infrastructure…

Transforming What Was Wet and Wasted in Wayzata

April 5, 2015 - in Feature

Declining Mall Redeveloped to Native Wetland Conditions   By James W. Tiggelaar, PE, CCS, LEED AP   The city of Wayzata, Minn., on the north shore…

BIM Scores at San Jose Earthquakes’ New Stadium

April 5, 2015 - in Feature, Structural components

Designed to provide the best possible experience for Major League Soccer fans, Avaya Stadium is among the world’s most technically and structurally advanced stadiums. By Edgar Enchano When flying into the San Jose International Airport, you can’t help…

Consider the Benefits of Mobile LiDAR for Transportation Projects

April 4, 2015 - in Feature

Mobile LiDAR has become an effective solution for rapid data collection in recent years. For example, using mobile LiDAR imaging, the Utah Department of Transportation recently undertook a groundbreaking inventory of numerous roadway assets. Laser scanning…

Mobile LiDAR Proves Cost Effective for Pavement Mapping

April 4, 2015 - in Feature

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has used low-altitude mapping photography (LAMP), typically flown at 300 feet above mean terrain (AMT) via a helicopter, as a base for photogrammetry projects requiring high-accuracy pavement mapping…

John McAslan + Partners Uses 3D Modeling to Facilitate Design of King’s Cross Station

April 1, 2015 - in Buildings, Feature, Featured

Built in 1852, King’s Cross railway station is one of the  main transportation hubs in London. As with the rest of the United Kingdom’s rail network infrastructure, the station has struggled in recent years to manage not only increasing ridership but…

Kindle Collaboration via LiDAR-Based 3-D Smart City Models

April 1, 2015 - in Feature, Featured, Surveying/Mapping

A smart city model allows many important stakeholders, including government officials, citizens and the private sector, to easily access critical infrastructure information. But most city departments, agencies and utilities have separate processes in place…

Overcoming Challenging Suspension Bridge Design and Engineering

March 17, 2015 - in Bridges, Feature, Featured

Long-span suspension bridges represent some of the most remarkable, yet most vulnerable, assets in road networks. Due to their important role in the transportation network, the design, construction, and subsequent monitoring and maintenance must be performed…

Robin Partington & Partners Leverages Bentley Software to Create Curvilinear Park House

March 5, 2015 - in Buildings, Feature, Featured

Fronting Oxford Street in London’s elegant Mayfair district, where high-end shops mingle with exclusive residences and commercial buildings, Park House was developed to deliver an entire city block of prime, mixed-use space without overpowering its neighbors.…