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AMD Launches World’s First 7nm Professional PC Workstation Graphics Card for 3D Designers, Architects and Engineers

November 20, 2019 - in News, Products, Technology

AMD Radeon™ Pro W5700 graphics card harnesses high-performance AMD RDNA architecture, industry-leading process technology and enterprise-grade software to help professionals increase productivity, improve product quality and accelerate time-to-market AMD…

Urban Land Institute’s Greenprint Center Releases Report on Embodied Carbon

November 20, 2019 - in Buildings, News

WASHINGTON  – The Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Greenprint Center for Building Performance has released a new report, Embodied Carbon in Buildings…

USDOT Releases $900M in BUILD Grants

November 20, 2019 - in Financial, News

The U.S. Department of Transportation officially announced it has awarded $900 million through its Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development…

California Offers New Funding for Housing, Transit, Active Transportation

November 20, 2019 - in Financial, News

Some $610 million in funding is being made available to help California communities build more housing as well as increase transit and active transportation options close to job centers and services – money augmented by the release of $279 million from a…

Michigan DOT Deploys ‘Robot Boats’ for Bridge Inspections

November 20, 2019 - in Bridges, News, Transportation

To improve the detection of streambed erosion and degradation around a bridge’s substructure, the Michigan Department of Transportation is deploying four unmanned surface vessels or USVs equipped with sonar and a topside camera; a vessel allows inspectors…

Stantec Assisting City of Beaverton to Add Underground Water Storage, Upgrade Water System for Better Resiliency

November 20, 2019 - in Drinking water, News, Projects, Water

Beaverton, OR - Stantec—a global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm—is helping the City of Beaverton implement additional underground water storage at its Sorrento Water Works Facility, while also providing seismic upgrades to the facility.…

Texas A&M University to Establish Trimble Technology Lab for Geosciences

November 19, 2019 - in News

SUNNYVALE, Calif. and COLLEGE STATION, Tex.- Texas A&M University has received a gift from Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) to establish a state-of-the-art Trimble Technology Lab in the College of Geosciences. The Lab will provide an integrated field and classroom…

Acrow Bridge Names Paul Sullivan President – International Business

November 19, 2019 - in News, People

Newly-created position reflects firm’s continued growth in international markets   (Parsippany, New Jersey)  – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, has announced the promotion of Paul Sullivan to the newly-created…

Sylvia I. Garcia, Former Chicago Transit Authority COO, Joins WSP USA

November 19, 2019 - in News, People

Garcia brings 15 years of federal and local government experience to lead firm’s growing public finance policy business.   CHICAGO —WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, is pleased to announce that today, Sylvia I.…

New Features for IMAGINiT Clarity Unveiled at Autodesk University 2019

November 19, 2019 - in Announcement, Events, News, Products, Technology

BALTIMORE, MD  — IMAGINiT Technologies launches Clarity 2020.1 which optimizes Autodesk Revit and increases the efficiency of BIM teams by automating tasks, analyzing data and model health, and enhancing collaboration. The latest update of IMAGINiT…