GreenMantra® Technologies Introduces CERANOVUS® Polymer Additives to Enhance the Performance of Asphalt Roads
BRANTFORD, Ontario - GreenMantra Technologies, a rapidly growing clean technology company that produces value-added waxes and polymer additives from recycled plastics, is introducing its line of CERANOVUS polymer additives for enhanced asphalt performance in road applications. CERANOVUS A Series polyethylene and polypropylene polymer additives, when incorporated into asphalt at two percent by weight, deliver grade bumping while maintaining low temperature properties. The additives can increas...
ShopTRENCHLESS.com Rebooted, Will Now Be The Official Marketplace For The Vortex Companies
HOUSTON, Dec. 3, 2018 - The Vortex Companies recently announced that shopTRENCHLESS.com has undergone a complete redesign and is being relaunched as the official marketplace for the fast-growing trenchless products and services company. ShopTRENCHLESS.com was originally launched in October of 2017 as an online pipe, drain and plumbing solutions store directed to both residential plumbers and municipal sewer contractors. "As we've added products to our own line, we found shopTRENCHLESS.com to be...
Newforma Announces General Availability of a Connector with Bluebeam to Streamline Project Workflows
Manchester, NH - Newforma, a leader in Project Information Management (PIM) software for architects, engineers, contractors and owners (AECO) worldwide, announces a new connector with Bluebeam Revu, the AEC industry’s leading project efficiency and collaboration solution. The connector increases productivity throughout the build process by connecting Newforma Project Center with Studio Sessions, the real-time collaboration capability within Revu. The Project Center – Studio Sessions con...
Bluesky Uses Leica CityMapper to Capture Major UK Cities in 3D
(Heerbrugg, Switzerland ) – Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, announced today the Leica CityMapper, the world’s first hybrid airborne sensor combining vertical and oblique aerial imagery together with 3D laser scanning, was used by Bluesky, a leading aerial survey company in the United Kingdom (UK), to capture major cities throughout the region. Using the CityMapper, Bluesky was able to capture parts of London, Manchester and Birmingham as well as Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Norwich, Nott...
Maryland State Highway Administration Releases 'STORM' Web App
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) held its annual “Snow Show” event today at the Statewide Operations Center in Anne Arundel County. MDOT SHA Administrator Greg Slater unveiled its newest tool for citizens to plan for safe winter travel – STORM (Statewide Transportation Operations Response Map), a mobile-friendly web application link! STORM enables citizens to track MDOT SHA and contractor’s pre-treating brine trucks in advance of a storm and pl...
Autodesk to Acquire PlanGrid to Accelerate Construction Productivity
SAN RAFAEL, CA — Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PlanGrid, a leading provider of construction productivity software, for $875 million net of cash. This acquisition will enable Autodesk to offer a more comprehensive, cloud-based construction platform. PlanGrid software lets general contractors, subcontractors and owners in commercial, heavy civil and other industries work together throughout the construction project lifecycle. PlanGrid software offers...
Newforma Project Center Voted Best ‘Document and Content Management Software of the Year’ Four Years Running
Manchester, NH - Newforma, a leader in Project Information Management (PIM) software for architects, engineers, contractors and owners (AECO) worldwide, today announced that Newforma Project Center Software has been voted Best Document and Content Management Software of the Year by public vote in the annual Construction Computing Awards in London, UK. This award demonstrates Newforma's leading presence in the AECO market as the Project Information Management software of choice. “Winning this...
BIMsmith and e-SPECS Now Integrated Through BIM to Spec Partnership
LAS VEGAS - AVITRU, the developer of AIA MasterSpecⓇ, and BIMsmithⓇ, the leading research-based BIM platform, announced the next milestone in the evolution of AECO content by delivering coordinated BIM and specification content through their respective platforms. As of today, selected building product manufacturers who use BIMsmith and MasterSpec for their BIM and specification content fulfillment will have their content on each platform "e-SPECS Enabled" or "MasterSpec Enabled." In either ca...
Epiroc Launches New Generation Battery-driven Machines for Sustainable Mining
Stockholm, Sweden: Epiroc, a leading productivity partner for the mining, infrastructure and natural resources industries, today launches its second generation of battery-operated machines that will lower mining customers’ costs and promote a healthier work environment. The battery-driven underground loaders, trucks and drill rigs launched today will create a number of benefits for mining companies globally, including improved health and safety, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and lower ope...
Virtual Surveyor 6.1 Handles More Than Drone Data
LEUVEN, Belgium – Virtual Surveyor, the popular drone surveying software, has eliminated the need for clients to use third-party applications to prepare data for processing. Released this week, Virtual Surveyor 6.1 now handles on-the-fly projections that previously required a separate software package to set the data in the proper coordinate system. “We have developed a completely new project experience for users of UAV data,” said Tom Op ‘t Eyndt, Managing Director of Virtual Surveyor nv in...