Leica Geosystems Announces BLK3D Update
Leica BLK3D - the in-picture measurement solution (HEERBRUGG, SWITZERLAND, 18 March 2021) – Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, today announced the Leica BLK3D update. The new handheld imager has doubled its operating range and in-picture measurement accuracy for many indoor and outdoor applications, such as exterior building measurements for scaffolding, façade, roofing, and architecture projects. The BLK3D users can capture façades of four-storey buildings with centimetre accuracy in sec...
FARO® Introduces BuildIT 2021 Software Suite
Simplifies Workflows & Enhances Ease for Manufacturing, Assembly & Construction LAKE MARY, FL, March 18, 2021 – FARO Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO), a global leader for 3D measurement, imaging and realization solutions, today announced the release of its most advanced BuildIT 2021 software suite, which represents the next evolution of this platform that simplifies workflows, improves performance and enhances ease of use. BuildIT offers three individual products – BuildIT Metrology, Buil...
Pollard Thomas Edwards Enhances UK Towns, Cities and Villages with the Help of Ideate Software
San Francisco, CA – Ideate Software, an Autodesk® AEC Industry Partner and Autodesk® Authorized Developer, is pleased to announce its collaboration with Pollard Thomas Edwards (PTE), a UK firm that works with communities, local authorities and commercial clients to design homes, neighborhoods, public and mixed-use buildings throughout the United Kingdom. One of the ways PTE helps its 150+ professionals focus on enhancing the local towns, cities and villages is by using Ideate Software tools....
Veolia North America to lead next phase of innovative Rialto microgrid project, powering its future with innovation and sustainability
RIALTO, Calif. -- The City of Rialto, in partnership with Rialto Water Services and Veolia North America, have announced their joint commitment to the next phase of an ambitious plan to design and install a microgrid powered through a unique combination of biogas cogeneration, solar power and backup battery storage to supply electricity for the city’s wastewater treatment plant. The innovative project, one of the first of its kind in California, is meant to bring the city greater energy...
Structures Congress 2022 Call for Presentations Open Now
Be a part of the program! SEI invites abstracts and sessions on topics of interest to structural engineers at every level of their career. Emphasis is on proposals that support advancing the structural engineering profession including leadership development, innovation and novel project solutions, emerging technologies, resilience, sustainability, function recovery, global climate change, and innovative research with practical application. Implementation of these topics to the full life-cycle of...
Crowley, ESVAGT to Partner to Add Vessel and Service Capacity for the U.S. Offshore Wind Industry
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – U.S.-based Crowley and Danish shipping company ESVAGT announced plans today to directly bolster purpose-built, Jones Act vessel availability in support of the emerging offshore wind energy market through a joint venture. The partnership will bring together two leading maritime solutions providers to serve the emerging industry. Consistent with the requirements of the U.S. Jones Act, Crowley will own and operate the vessels with its highly trained U.S. mariners, while Cr...
Historic Reading (PA) Bridge Rehabilitation Cited In National Engineering Competition
Audubon Firm’s Innovative Traffic Strategy Minimizes Mobility Inconveniences WASHINGTON, DC – Gannett Fleming, of Audubon, Pa., has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 54th annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) for Penn Street Historic Bridge Renovation in Reading, PA. Originally constructed in 1913, the 14-span historic bridge crosses a railroad, city street, college campus, trail, ut...
Esri Joins Digital Twin Consortium
Organizations Can Use ArcGIS to Connect Virtual Models, Solving Business Challenges REDLANDS, Calif.— Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced it has joined the Digital Twin Consortium. This authoritative community of users brings together industry, government, and academia to drive consistency in vocabulary, architecture, security, and interoperability of digital twin technology. Esri provides ArcGIS software to organizations across industries, enabling them to conn...
FHWA Awards $18.7 Million to Eight Projects to Explore New Highway Funding Methods
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today awarded $18.7 million in “Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives” (STSFA) grants to eight projects, led by six state Departments of Transportation and two transportation coalitions, to test new user-based funding methods for highways and bridges. The program helps states explore innovative new ways to provide long-term support for the Highway Trust Fund. “The pilot projects under the S...
Autodesk U.S. Construction Outlook 2021 Report Finds Commercial Bidding Activity Has Surpassed Pre-Pandemic Levels
Despite forecasted drop in non-residential spending for 2021, real-time bidding data from BuildingConnected suggests short-term relief is en route as delayed or rescheduled projects come back online SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Mar. 16, 2021 – Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today released the “Construction Outlook 2021: Risks & Opportunities” report, a new study that dives into macro industry trends across five areas including growth, health and construction safety, labor, supply chain and design....