Bentley Systems Announces Finalists in the Year in Infrastructure 2019 Awards Program
Winners in Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure 2019 Awards program will be announced at a gala during Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure 2019 Conference, October 21-24 in Singapore at the Marina Bay Sands. EXTON, Pa. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twins services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, today announced the finalists in the Year in Infrastructure 2019 Awards program. The annual...
ACI 318-19 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete Now Available
New edition of popular American Concrete Institute resource now in full color FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The American Concrete Institute announces that ACI 318-19 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete is now available in print and digital formats. Now with full-color illustrations to improve clarity, ACI 318-19 includes major technical changes in higher reinforcing steel yield strengths; the addition of shotcrete and deep foundation provisions; seismic requirements for deep f...
Four Places Putting Green Infrastructure to Work for Local Communities
Figure 1. A map shows areas that would be flooded by 1.5 meters of sea-level rise, which is how much sea levels could rise by 2100 if emissions aren’t curtailed. By Emily Cassidy and Suzanne Ozment Water is a source of growing tension and violence in places where it’s scarce. At the same time, sea-level rise and flooding threaten millions of people living near coastlines and low-lying areas. Traditional infrastructure such as concrete dams and seawalls isn’t sufficient to...
Submit Your Ideas for the Next Version of LEED
The call for proposals is a new addition to the process of developing LEED. On July 9, USGBC announced a 2019 call for proposals to solicit feedback and concepts for the future of LEED. USGBC is exploring how we can strengthen LEED v4.1 and plan what’s next for the rating system. We are working to ensure that LEED remains a global leadership standard, and we know that as we evolve LEED, industry feedback and support are critical. The call for proposals is a new addition to the proce...
ASCE Structural Engineering Institute Announces Joint Vision for the Future of Structural Engineering
Reston, Va. - The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Structural Engineering Institute (SEI), the Council of American Structural Engineers (CASE) and the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations today announced a collaboration within the structural engineering (SE) profession entitled Joint Vision for the Future of Structural Engineering. The structural engineering (SE) profession is constantly changing with increasing complexity, more technology, and other trends that ar...
Interview with Greg Bentley, CEO, Bentley Systems: The Continuing Evolution of Engineering Software
Informed Infrastructure Editorial Director Todd Danielson (right) interviewed Bentley Systems CEO Greg Bentley (left). In April 2019, Informed Infrastructure Editorial Director Todd Danielson went to Bentley Systems’ corporate headquarters in Exton, Pa., (photo below) to interview its CEO, Greg Bentley. The full 45-minute interview can be viewed above or at wp.me/p8dJln-cyJ, but we also wanted to include some excerpts in this “5th Anniversary Special Edition” on “Smart Engineering....
Building a Smarter City: Baton Rouge Shows that Bigger Isn’t (Necessarily) Better
According to the IESE Cities in Motion Index, New York City, London, Paris and Tokyo topped the list of the world’s “smartest cities” in 2018. When megacities (with populations of more than 8 million) top these types of rankings, it’s easy to lose sight of the areas of real opportunity. In fact, much of the innovation and explosive growth in the Smart City arena is happening in small and midsize cities. This makes sense. Although megacities have the staff and budgets to really embrace some...
CAVTEC Moves Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Forward
Smart mobility solutions—such as connected infrastructure, autonomous vehicles, data-driven mobility and intelligent transport systems—are gaining ground in the transportation industry. To further these emerging smart mobility solutions, Space Institute Research Corp. (SIRC), an independent research and development organization at the University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI), recently partnered with Stantec to develop the Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Technology Evaluation Cente...
71 International Underground Construction Projects and Young Engineers in Competition for the ITA Tunnelling Awards
Global demographic growth leads cities to rethink their urban planning in order to free space in surface. Recently, Han Admiraal and Antonia Cornaro, co-chairs of ITACUS committee have expressed a survival warning "The only way is down!" to alert public authorities on the benefits of using underground spaces. Throughout the world, innovative projects and technologies are emerging to take up this challenge, such as underground farms, underground pedestrian highways, sustainable lightning solution...
Interview with Robert Mankowski, Vice President, Digital Cities, Bentley Systems
In May 2019, Informed Infrastructure Editorial Director Todd Danielson interviewed Robert Mankowski, the Vice President of Digital Cities for Bentley Systems, at the SPAR3D Conference in Anaheim, Calif.