WILO USA LLC Announces Official Groundbreaking for New Headquarters and Production Site in Cedarburg
Left to right : Jeff Plaster (VP North America & CEO/Managing Director WILO USA LLC), Daniel Podgorny (CFO WILO USA LLC & VP Group Finance WILO SE) and Mike O'Keefe (Mayor of Cedarburg, WI) Cedarburg, WI. WILO USA LLC, a subsidiary of WILO SE, is pleased to announce the official groundbreaking for a new 244,000 square foot headquarters and production facility in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. This exciting “next step” officially initiates the new headquarters that will bring the combined operatio...
Autodesk Acquires Spacemaker: Offers Architects AI-powered Generative Design to Explore Best Urban Design Options
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. - Autodesk University – Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Spacemaker for $240 million net of cash. Based in Oslo, Norway, Spacemaker uses cloud-based, artificial intelligence (AI), and generative design to help architects, urban designers, and real estate developers make more informed early-stage design decisions faster and enables improved opportunities for sustainability from the start. By evaluating the best...
Illinois Institute of Technology to Establish Trimble Technology Lab for Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
SUNNYVALE, Calif., and CHICAGO - Illinois Institute of Technology has received a gift from Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) to establish a state-of-the-art Technology Lab for the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering's (CAEE) Construction Engineering and Management Program. The lab will expand the university's expertise in civil and environmental infrastructure, building construction field systems and project controls and collaboration. Trimble's broad Connected Construction ...
Panasonic Partners with YOTTA to offer the Future in Connected Asset Management
Panasonic TOUGHBOOK and YOTTA offer an end-to-end solution for connected asset management in the modern smart community. BRACKNELL, UK. – Panasonic today announced a partnership with YOTTA, the leading connected asset management software and services provider, to provide a revolutionary new end-to-end solution for environmental services organisations to manage their infrastructure. YOTTA’s Alloy application and Panasonic’s rugged Android TOUGHBOOK devices are ideal for helping organisati...
Skanska signs additional contracts for office improvements in western USA for about USD 198 M, about SEK 1.7 billion
Skanska has signed additional contracts with an existing client for improvements to their corporate office in the western USA. The contract is a joint venture with Skanska Balfour Beatty, and is worth USD 395 M. Skanska’s part is worth about USD 198 M, about SEK 1.7 billion, which will be included in the US order bookings for the fourth quarter of 2020. Construction is underway and is scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of 2023. Skanska is one of the leading construction- and de...
Powerful, Real-Time Collaboration Becomes a Reality with Autodesk and NVIDIA
Autodesk and NVIDIA will demonstrate the power of real-time collaboration in design and engineering at Autodesk University this year. NVIDIA Omniverse signals a new experience for professionals in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC), manufacturing, and media and entertainment industries. NVIDIA calls it Omniverse and we see it as an embodiment of the ‘new possible.’ NVIDIA Omniverse: Real-time, Cross-industry Collaboration Today, a major challenge is the inability of differ...
WINT and Howden Insurance Brokers partner to end water leak damage
AI-powered leak prevention technology provider WINT has teamed with global specialty insurance broker Howden to reduce the risk of water damage.(Image) AI-based leak prevention provider teams with Howden to help commercial real estate cut risks and reduce costs NEW YORK – WINT Water Intelligence, a leader in cutting-edge leak prevention and water management solutions, has partnered with the global specialty insurance broker Howden. WINT and Howden will deliver innovative AI-powered techno...
Stantec, with Northeastern University, supports City of Somerville in early COVID-19 detection
Innovative wastewater testing program will help city officials identify potential outbreaks up to two weeks faster Somerville, MA- TSX, NYSE: STNL: Leading global design firm Stantec has partnered with Northeastern University and the City of Somerville, located two miles north of Boston, on a neighborhood-level COVID-19 wastewater testing program focused on early detection and intervention. The program provides city officials with a more real-time understanding of COVID-19 infection tren...
Yotta Energy Closes $5M Seed Round to Commercialize Panel-Level, PV-Coupled™ Energy Storage Technology
Disruptive technology simplifies the integration of energy storage with solar PV to enable decentralized solutions for small and medium commercial and industrial customers Yotta Energy announced today that the company has closed a $5M Seed Round to finalize UL certification and commence commercial production of its disruptive panel-level, PV-Coupled™ energy storage technology. The investors for this round include Fiftysix Investments, EDP Ventures, Skyview Ventures and other undisclosed inves...
Bentley Systems Commits $100 Million of Venture Funding to Accelerate Infrastructure Digital Twins
Launches Bentley iTwin Ventures to co-invest in digital twin ecosystem EXTON, Pa. – November 10, 2020 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced the establishment of Bentley iTwin Ventures to invest in promising technology companies addressing the emerging opportunity for infrastructure digital twin solutions for roadways, railways, waterways, bridges, utilities, industrial facilities, and other infrastructure assets. Be...