BUDAPEST, Nov. 16, 2015—GRAPHISOFT, the leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) software developer for architects and designers, is pleased to announce that MCA Arquitetura of Brazil has won the Grand Prize in the XII. Grande Prêmio de Arquitetura Corporativa…
Arup Event Discusses the Best Practices for Urban Water Management
SAO PAULO, Nov. 10, 2015—Arup, a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm with a reputation for delivering innovative and sustainable designs,…
GRAPHISOFT Signs Major Brazil Client
BUDAPEST, July 14, 2015 – GRAPHISOFT, the leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) architectural software developer, is pleased to announce that…
Municipal Council of Recife Approves Green Roof Law
On 16 December 2014, the Municipal Council of Recife, Brazil, approved the Green Roof Law. This law requires buildings with more than four floors to have their roofs covered with native vegetation. The law also applies to any commercial building with more…
Itron Shows How IoT is Changing Utilities
Itron will supply a powerful new communications platform designed to help improve the reliability and efficiency of a large power grid in Brazil. AES Eletropaulo, which serves 6.8 million customers in the state of São Paulo, signed an agreement to use Itron’s…
Telefonica/VIVO and ISPM Team to Build Brazil’s First Smart City
Sao Paulo, Brazil and London, UK, Oct. 23, 2014—Telefonica/VIVO, the largest telecommunications service provider in Brazil, and ISPM, a leading vendor of flexible service assurance, orchestration and management software for telecommunications and IT infrastructure,…
WaterCAD Helps Sabesp Identify Optimal Hydraulic Strategy, Solving Water Supply Issues
Sabesp MA is a mixed-capital company that provides water and sewage services to the 364 municipalities in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is considered one of the largest water and sewage service providers in the world, supplying potable water to 27.7…
Overpass in Brazil Collapses in World Cup Host City
A highway overpass has collapsed onto vehicles in the Brazilian World Cup host city of Belo Horizonte, killing two people. The concrete and steel bridge, which was under construction, fell onto traffic on a busy highway. The front of a commuter bus was crushed…
Building a Basket in Brazil – The New Steel Structure Arena in Amazônia Came Together Efficiently
With clever use of Tekla’s BIM software, Martifer Construções improved productivity by 20% and efficiency by 30% while successfully meeting the tight construction deadlines of the Arena Amazônia in Manaus, Brazil, which is just one of the 10 world-class…
Brazilian Football Stadium Construction Monitored from Space
Airbus Defence and Space satellites have captured images, taken by the twin Pléiades satellites, of the 12 stadiums in cities across Brazil. The images track the construction of the Arena de Sao Paulo, and also depict current satellite images of the stadiums.…
