Hawaii Department of Transportation Demonstrates CarbonCure for Paving Infrastructure
HONOLULU, HI: The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) announced yesterday that the department is demonstrating the use of concrete made with the CarbonCure Technology as a sustainable transportation initiative. The initial test involves a pour of 150 cubic yards of carbon-injected concrete next to an equivalent pour of standard concrete mix on an access road for the Kapolei Interchange Phase 2 on Oahu Island. “I am pleased to see HDOT moving ahead with CarbonCure, local concrete compan...
Thornton Tomasetti Investment Arm Takes Stake in Leading 3D Printing Firm
Thornton Tomasetti, which has long been at the forefront of innovative project delivery methods, was part of the team that built a fully functional building using 3D printing technology. A 2,000-square-foot office building was created using a 20-foot tall 3D printer and assembled on site in Dubai, UAE. Photo Credit: UAE Innovation Committee (New York, N.Y. – June 5, 2019) – TTWiiN Investment Partners, the innovation investment arm of Thornton Tomasetti, a global leader in the design and...
Autodesk to Showcase New Unity Integration, Connected BIM at AIA 2019
Visualization and collaboration are at the heart of design, and new technologies like virtual and real-time reality, as well as cloud connectivity, have the potential to improve the way architects create and work. Tomorrow kicks off the AIA Conference on Architecture 2019, and this year Autodesk will be showcasing a new integration with Unity, as well as updates to BIM 360 Design since its debut at AIA 2018. Today, Unity announced Unity Reflect – the com...
Unity Technologies Announces Unity Reflect – First of Its Kind Product Enables Real-Time BIM Collaboration on Any Device With One Click
SAN FRANCISCO - Unity Technologies (https://unity.com), creator of the world’s most widely used real-time 3D development platform, today announced Unity Reflect: a new product which will enable Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) professionals to unlock the value of BIM data by putting it directly in the hands of any user and on any device. Unity Reflect makes real-time data visualization and data collaboration possible with a Revit plug-in that exports BIM and CAD data in just one...
Stantec assists Metro Purple Line Extension Project on Section 1 “Halfway There” Construction Milestone
Los Angeles, CA- NYSE, TSX:STN : Stantec—as a senior member of the Westside Extension Support Team (WEST) joint venture—is providing construction management support services to assist the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) in overseeing the design-build station and tunnel contracts, and design-bid-build utility contracts for the high-priority Purple Line Extension project, which celebrated a major milestone on June 2—the halfway completion mark for construction on S...
Autonomous Vehicle Knowledge is Key to Acceptance: HNTB Survey
Recognized benefits of autonomous (self-driving) vehicles include increased mobility for non-drivers, improved safety, and new solutions to better manage traffic congestion Key findings include: Slightly more than half of Americans (52 percent) consider themselves familiar with autonomous vehicles Increased mobility for non-drivers cited as most important benefit of autonomous vehicles by 52 percent of respondents More than six in 10 Americans (63 percent) are concerned a...
Epiroc Presents 6th Sense, a Game Changer for Smarter Mining and Infrastructure Operations
Stockholm, Sweden: Epiroc, a leading productivity partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, presents 6th Sense, a new approach that combines digitalization and automation to boost customers’ performance. There is a growing need for the mining and infrastructure industries to look to digital technologies to enhance productivity, sustainability and safety. 6th Sense is the Epiroc way to optimize customers’ processes by connecting machines, systems and people using automation, info...
Federal Transportation Officials Monitoring Storm and Flood Damage to Roads and Bridges in Midwest
WASHINGTON – Under the leadership of U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) continues to monitor and assist states with responding to devastating and damaging floods and storms in America’s heartland. Record-setting storms and flooding this Spring have resulted in the closure of dozens of roads and bridges on the National Highway System (NHS) in states throughout the Midwest, including Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and N...
Amtrak Eyes Spring 2020 Completion of Martinsburg Upgrades
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A $2 million project by Amtrak to improve access for disabled passengers at the Caperton Train Station in Martinsburg is scheduled to be completed by spring 2020, officials with the passenger-train service provider said Friday. The work includes a new platform, upgrades to paths of travel to access the platform, new directional signage, and the replacement of curbs and sidewalks to access the station. Interior work in the city-owned train station and pe...
Virtual Surveyor Unveils Terrain Lenses in Drone Mapping Software
LEUVEN, Belgium – Virtual Surveyor has unveiled Terrain Lenses in Version 6.3 of its popular drone surveying and mapping software. Overlaid on a LiDAR point cloud or orthophoto, the six lenses enhance different aspects of the terrain in 3D to give users a better understanding of the topography in the area they mapped with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The Virtual Surveyor package enables professional surveyors to generate accurate topographic end products from drone data five times faster...
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