Bentley’s SACS Provides Advanced Analysis and Workflow Enhancements for Offshore Structures
Bentley Systems announces enhancements to its latest release of SACS CONNECT Edition, an offshore structural analysis application that offers fully automated and integrated 3D modeling, analysis and design to efficiently manage large, complex models for the evolving digitalization in the offshore market. This new release of SACS includes capabilities that help eliminate disjointed workflows and data, enhances interoperability with other applications, ensures safe structural performance during...
SimActive for Mining: Drones & Volume Calculation
Montreal, Canada – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is proud to announce new features to improve volumetric calculation. Correlator3D™ now has integrated tools for users to generate precise statistics on mining activities. Applications like mineral extraction monitoring can all be done seamlessly within the software. Users can process raw drone data, produce point clouds and DSMs, and perform volumetric calculations, all in the same Correlator3D™ workflow...
Eric Jaffe is HDR’s New East Region Director, Architecture
Eric Jaffe, AIA, NCARB, managing principal of HDR’s Princeton architecture studio, has been named the East region director, Architecture. Jaffe joined HDR in early 2017 as the Princeton managing principal. His previous role was East region director for Science and Technology and office practice leader at CannonDesign. The majority of his career has taken place in research environments at top academic institutions including Duke, Princeton and Yale, as well as with corporate clients such as No...
Wilo USA Announces Updated Selection Software
Rosemont, IL. Wilo, a provider of pumps and pump solutions for water management, building services and groundwater, is pleased to announce the launch of its new, updated selection software, Wilo Selector, powered by Intelliquip®. Users now have access to a powerful, consolidated platform for the building services and groundwater product lines. The platform allows for the selection of a pump based on requirements entered by the user and will generate pricing and performance documents for the a...
Newforma Announces New Project Analytics Platform, Based on Microsoft Power BI
Manchester, NH - Newforma, a leader in Project Information Management (PIM) software for architects, engineers, contractors and owners (AECO) worldwide, announced today new enhancements to their service Trackers with Microsoft Power BI, including Project Trackers, System Health Tracker and Action, RFI and Submittal Trackers. Newforma’s new project analytics platform connects multiple data sources and delivers live dashboards and reports using Newforma Trackers and Microsoft Power BI. Power...
Murphy Administration Announces $30.1 Million for New Local Freight Impact Fund Grants
(Trenton) – The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) today announced the first grants in the new Local Freight Impact Fund program totaling $30.1 million to help municipalities provide for the safe movement of large truck traffic. “New Jersey roads and bridges carry some of the heaviest amount of commercial truck traffic in the country every day,” NJDOT Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti said. “The Local Freight Impact Fund is an example of your gas tax dollars at work. The ne...
Cole Garner Geotechnical Selects Agile Frameworks to Support Engineering Workflow Automation, Project Tracking and Reporting
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Agile Frameworks®, the leading provider of collaborative, cloud-based corporate, field, and lab information management enabling Profitable Engineering® for the construction and engineering services sector, today announced Cole Garner Geotechnical (CG Geotech) has selected MetaField® to gain better data management and project tracking to help support its growing operations. Engineering firms are increasingly leveraging technology to support improved efficiencies, and supp...
CDM Smith Selected to Design and Build Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment System for Lubrizol
DEER PARK, Texas—CDM Smith was recently selected by The Lubrizol Corporation, a specialty chemicals company, to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for a $16 million industrial wastewater pretreatment system at Lubrizol’s Deer Park, Texas facility. The project supports a larger expansion at the facility, where Lubrizol is building a new Polyisobutylene unit. “CDM Smith is excited to continue supporting growth throughout the Gulf Coast, and we’re proud to be suppor...
AISI Publishes Cold-Formed Steel Framing Research
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has published three new cold-formed steel framing research reports: 1) “RP17-4: Higher Strength Cold-Formed Steel Framed/Steel Shear Walls for Mid-Rise Construction,” 2) “RP17-5: Higher Capacity Cold-Formed Steel Sheathed and Framed Shear Walls for Mid-Rise Buildings, Part 1,” and 3) “RP17-6: Higher Capacity Cold-Formed Steel Sheathed and Framed Shear Walls for Mid-Rise Buildings, Part 2.” All of the research reports are available...
New York State School District Sees Energy Savings Add Up
Accumulated more than $4 million in realized energy savings over seven years Reduced CO2 emissions by more than 9,200 metric tons in same period The East Syracuse Minoa (ESM) Central School District in Upstate New York just completed the seventh year of an 18-year energy savings performance contract (ESPC) with Siemens. In the 2016-2017 school year, the energy efficiency and building systems improvements implemented at seven schools and several district buildings totaled almost $59...