Louisville, KY - On Saturday, April 1, a deadly landslide devastated Mocoa, Colombia, a town of 60,000 near the Ecuadorian border. More than 300 people are known to have died in the disaster, more than 100 are still missing and approximately 2,700 residents…
The Hills on Governors Island Reshapes New York City Harbour
Construction on an island is no picnic. All equipment and materials must be barged in from remote sites. Managing the shipment of equipment and materials,…
Surveying Is Fun and Data Is Cheap: Bentley Systems Sets Pace of Reality Capture
Surveyors are accustomed to working with sophisticated and powerful technology, such as GNSS, laser scanning, and photo capture, which makes their jobs…
Sustainability is at the Heart of Crossrail
As the Crossrail project constructs a new 120-kilometer-long railway line in and across London, sustainability has been at the heart of the whole process. “It was built into the strategy from day one,” says Mike de Silva, Sustainability Manager at Crossrail,…
How Drone Data Delivers Real Bottom Line Value for SMBs in Construction
Headquartered in Beaumont, California, Bogh Engineering is a 3rd generation family owned construction and engineering company with 65 employees. It focuses on construction of public schools, and is currently working on 14 job sites including building the 1.4…
World First in Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) New Tool from EDEM Brings Discrete Element Modelling to Every Engineer
EDEM®, the market leader in Discrete Element Method (DEM) technology, is changing the face of Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) with a revolutionary new software that will make bulk material simulation accessible to all engineers using Finite Element Analysis…
Flint’s Lead Pipes Will Be Replaced Under Settlement in Federal Safe Drinking Water Case
DETROIT – Residents of Flint, Michigan will finally get their lead pipes replaced as the result of a settlement agreement approved by a federal judge today. The settlement will require the State of Michigan and City of Flint to replace Flint’s lead pipes…
Skoll Foundation Announces 2017 Awards for Social Entrepreneurship
PALO ALTO, California — Kicking off next week’s 14th Annual Skoll World Forum, the Skoll Foundation announced the four recipients of the 2017 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. The Skoll Awards distinguish transformative leaders whose organizations…
Make a Steel Building Sail: BIM and VDC Bring Church of the Resurrection to Life
When people think of churches, what often comes to mind is a square white building with a triangular roof and a steeple on top. When the congregation of The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection envisioned its new place of worship, they imagined something…
Closing the Water Infrastructure Investment Gap Creates Jobs and Strengthens the Economy
DENVER- According to an economic impact analysis commissioned by the Value of Water Campaign (VOW), closing the water infrastructure gap in the U.S. would create 1.3 million jobs and spur total economic activity to $220 billion annually. The report, "The…
