Cascade raises $3.5M to help construction firms predict the future and win more projects
Cascade's customers, firms building JFK, LaGuardia, luxury hotels and nuclear facilities, have used the platform to surface more than $10B in project opportunities. New York City, NY – July 21, 2026; In construction, the most expensive projects are the ones a firm never sees. Somewhere right now, a bond has been filed, a site has changed hands, and the winner of a nine-figure project is already being decided, months before an RFP exists. Cascade, the AI pursuit platform for architecture, enginee...
Human-AI integration is redefining digital water management operations
Agentic AI architectures operate as autonomous coordinators that interact with business systems. They also enable operator-driven customization and define which critical decisions require human validation, according to Xylem Vue They facilitate gradual adoption, starting with advisory systems and increasing automation as trust and organizational maturity grow They enable operators to express their needs in natural language, as the large language models (LLMs) underlying them are trained to under...
Trimble Launches New Financial Management System for Small-business Contractors
Trimble Financials, a simplified accounting and job costing solution, now available as standalone subscription or within software packs for MEP, civil and general contractors WESTMINSTER, Colo., July 20, 2026 — Trimble today announced the availability of Trimble Financials™ software in the United States. The new construction-specific financial management and job costing solution is designed to simplify accounting operations for small-business contractors. The software provides real-time visibili...
Design Reviews Are Moving Beyond Still Images and Animations. D5 3.1 Shows What's Next
For much of the past decade, advances in architectural visualization have been measured by image quality. Physically accurate lighting, increasingly sophisticated material systems, and real-time ray tracing have narrowed the gap between rendering and photography. What was once considered exceptional has become an industry expectation. Yet, while rendering technology has evolved rapidly, one part of the workflow has changed surprisingly little. Design reviews still rely largely on static images,...
OFA Group Announces Strong Early Commercial Validation for AI Platform QikBIM as Global User Adoption Accelerates
Commercial Launch Generates Rapid Growth in Platform Registrations, Global Audience Reach and Customer Engagement Within the First Weeks of Availability Torrance, Calif.— OFA Group Inc. (NASDAQ: OFAL) (“OFA Group,” “OFA,” or the “Company”), an integrated architecture, engineering and technology company, today announced strong early commercial validation for QikBIM, its proprietary artificial intelligence (“AI”) Building Information Modeling (“BIM”) platform, following its public commercial launc...
Esri Helps Bring Up-to-Date Road Closure Information to Google Maps and Waze
ArcGIS Users Can Provide Road Closure Data to Additional Consumer Apps to Help Improve Travel for Motorists Esri has expanded its Community Maps Program, enabling ArcGIS users to share real-time road closures directly with Google Maps and Waze. More than 100 communities worldwide already contribute authoritative road closure data through Esri’s Community Maps Program. The ArcGIS Road Closures solution allows governments to map and share closures caused by construction, events, and emergencies wi...
Esri Introduces ArcGIS for ServiceNow, Bringing Location Intelligence into Everyday Enterprise Workflows
New Integration Connects Platforms, Enabling Real-Time Mapping Directly Within Existing Systems Esri is launching ArcGIS for ServiceNow, an integration that connects ServiceNow, the AI control tower for business reinvention, with ArcGIS, bringing location intelligence into everyday enterprise workflows. The solution supports organizations across commercial, government, health care, utilities, energy, telecom, and other sectors. Users can visualize incidents, assets, work orders, facilities, and...
HERE GIS Data Suite available as a service for instant access to foundational data
GIS data as a service reduces the cost and complexity of managing GIS infrastructure Esri users connect directly to continuously updated data within ArcGIS environments, freeing up time for analysis and decision making HERE Technologies, the world’s leading mapping and location data company, today announced HERE GIS Data Suite is available through a data-as-a-service model, giving Esri users direct access to mapping, routing and geocoding data. The new delivery option helps Esri users, partners...
Esri Introduces ArcGIS Velocity for ArcGIS Enterprise to Power Real-Time GIS Operations
ArcGIS Velocity Brings Real-Time Data Ingestion, Analysis, and Automated Alerting to ArcGIS Enterprise Deployments Esri announces that ArcGIS Velocity is now available for ArcGIS Enterprise, enabling real-time data analytics and automated actions in self-hosted environments. This capability’s new deployment unifies real-time workflows across ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise. This update benefits organizations across industries: public safety, transportation, logistics, and more. REDLANDS, Cal...
Nearmap to Provide Imagery for ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World
Exclusive agreement expands access to Nearmap aerial imagery through the world's leading geospatial platform SALT LAKE CITY - Nearmap, the global property intelligence company providing organizations with a complete, current view of the built environment, today announced that Esri has selected Nearmap basemap imagery for ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, making Nearmap the exclusive aerial imagery provider for the world's most widely used geographic information system (GIS) technology. ArcGIS Li...
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June Issue 2026
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