Introducing AutoCAD 2020: See What’s New
We’re thrilled to bring you AutoCAD 2020, packed with new features and enhancements to help you design, draft, and bring visions to life. With a subscription to AutoCAD including specialized toolsets, you’ll gain access to industry-specific specialized toolsets, flexibility with AutoCAD web and mobile apps, and the latest innovative features of AutoCAD 2020. “We’re continuing to deliver unprecedented value to subscribers via a streamlined offering, new features, and award-winning web and mobi...
State DOTs Battle Major Flooding Across the Midwest
A “bomb cyclone” that struck the Midwest in mid-March caused major flooding across Nebraska and parts of Iowa and Missouri, damaging highways, roads and bridges and causing in excess of $1 billion in property losses, according to news reports. [Above photo by Captain Ryan Hignight, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District.] The Nebraska Department of Transportation reported that more than 1,500 miles of roads were closed at the height of the flooding on March 18, with 15 major...
Construction Begins on First New Terminal 5 Gates in 25 years at Chicago O’Hare International Airport
Muller & Muller, Ltd (M2) and HOK are leading design of the major gate expansion at Terminal 5, enhancing international travel at one of the world’s most-traveled airports CHICAGO — Chicago O’Hare International Airport’s expansion efforts reached a new milestone yesterday. The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) has begun construction on the first phase of a significant expansion of Terminal 5 at O’Hare International Airport, which will provide ten much needed new gates. Muller & Mul...
World Water Day 2019: GWI Launches Water Security Solutions Centre Initiative to Help Water Companies Combat Rising Water Scarcity
Global Water Intelligence (GWI), the International Desalination Association (IDA) and the Global Water Leaders Group (GWLG) have launched a new initiative; the Water Scarcity Solutions Centre (WSSC) to help utilities and end-user build successful strategies for water scarcity. The Centre, which connects water companies with relevant suppliers, plant designers and technology providers comes as utilities and industries in water-scarce regions are turning to desalination, reuse and leakage reductio...
Renewable Thermal Solution Provides Green Alternative for Gas-Hungry Industries
A novel blend of old and new technology is helping Australian researchers combine renewable energy and low-cost thermal storage to deliver heat for industrial processes. Developed at the University of South Australia in Adelaide, the method involves using low cost renewable energy such as wind or solar PV to power electrical elements that heat rocks in a similar way to a sauna. The element and rocks are packed inside a stainless steel tank and heat air pushed through the tank with an ambie...
APTA Study: Public Transit Investment Stimulates a 4-to-1 Return
A new report by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) has identified at least $232 billion in critical public transportation investments. Additionally the association analyzed the impact of investment in public transportation and found that $232 billion spent over 10 years would stimulate a 4-to-1 return of $928 billion in economic activity over the next 20 years. “Infrastructure investment consistently produces big financial returns,” said Gary Thomas, president and executive...
Oregon DOT Uses Technology to Keep up with Progressive Contractors
ODOT inspectors use the Windows 7-compatible DT Research model DT391GS tablet equipped with a GNSS antenna and MicroSurvey FieldGenius to stake out and check precise layout points as part of regular inspection duties. In 2016, construction inspectors at the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) had a problem, but in a way it was a good problem. “A lot of our contractors are using machine control now on our projects, a lot more than just five years ago,” explains ODOT Construction A...
Don’t Believe in Magic: Berne, Switzerland, Demonstrates 20 Years of Public Works Coordination
Smart City, Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Asset Lifecycle Management are today’s buzzwords to put a magic spell on many an infrastructure manager. How nice would it be to control unwieldy roads, bridges and tunnels, distribution networks or even an entire city by myriad light pulses in a fiber optics fabric and wirelessly through the air? How beautifully safe and sustainable would our cities be if maintenance and restoration could be budgeted and scheduled according to continuous...
New Insights into The Global Market For Heat Pump
A new report from Global Market Insights forecasts steady growth in the Heat Pump Market between 2018–2025. Rising focus toward improved environmental performance, energy security along with growing initiatives to minimize heat consumption from fossil driven systems will stimulate the global heat pump market size. The air source heat pump consumes less energy to operate i.e. 40% when compared with conventional units. Furthermore, introduction of green building standards and codes to enhance t...
Video: Microsoft's Nancy Li Talks about Mixed Reality in Construction
At the Bentley Systems' 2018 Year In Infrastructure event held Oct. 15-18, 2018, in London, Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure, interviewed Nancy Li, Microsoft's global head of partnerships and industry solutions for its Mixed Reality and AI Perception Group.
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