Epson to Showcase SureColor T-Series Wide-Format Printers and Moverio AR Smart Glasses at Autodesk University 2018
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Who: Epson will be participating in the upcoming Autodesk University conference in Las Vegas to showcase its latest advancements in wide-format printing and imaging technology for the architecture and engineering industries in booth A251. What: For the first time at a technical show, Epson will be showcasing its new line of SureColor® T-Series wide-format wireless printers, built to meet the demands of professionals and workgroups...
Arizona DOT Adopting a ‘Value Engineering’ Philosophy for Transportation Projects
A new process called “value engineering” is being deployed by the Arizona Department of Transportation to help reduce project costs, shorten delivery times, or both. And a project that aims to replace the decking on Interstate 17 bridges at Willard Springs Road south of Flagstaff highlights the benefits of that philosophy. [Above photo by Arizona DOT.] The Arizona DOT said that instead of replacing that decking over the course of two summers – with the project ending well into 2019 – the “...
California Beats Back Transportation Funding Repeal; Mixed Success for Other Ballot Initiatives
Nine major transportation funding-related ballot initiatives were placed before voters in eight states on Nov. 6 – two of them in Colorado alone – and once the votes were tallied, five of those ballot initiatives failed while four of them succeeded. [Above photo by Caltrans.] Yet one of those “failures” regarded an effort to repeal California’s Senate Bill 1 or SB 1 that boosted taxes on diesel and gasoline, along with other fees, back in 2017. Not only did California voters nix that repea...
New Release of IMAGINiT Clarity Increases Efficiencies for Building Information Modelling Teams
BALTIMORE, MD — IMAGINiT Clarity helps project teams audit, identify and manage building information modelling (BIM) data to optimize overall project performance and save time. IMAGINiT Clarity saves customers hundreds of hours of redundant task work on every Autodesk Revit project regardless of whether the Revit model resides in Revit, Autodesk BIM 360 Design, or on a Revit server. IMAGINiT Technologies’ software development experts will be on hand in Booth A221 at Autodesk University (AU) 201...
Savannah Achieves All-time Record in October
SAVANNAH, Ga.- The Port of Savannah moved more container cargo in October than any other month in its history, with 413,800 twenty-foot equivalent container units crossing its docks. Containerized trade at the Port of Savannah has increased by 8 percent for the fiscal year to date (July-Oct. 2018), totaling 1.53 million TEUs - up 113,000 compared to the same period last year. "A booming economy, strong consumer confidence and an expanding customer base have resulted in record trade through th...
Tina Williamson Joins HNTB in Central Florida as Senior Planner
LAKE MARY, Fla. – Tina Williamson, AICP, joined HNTB Corporation as a senior planner, based in the firm’s Lake Mary office. Williamson is responsible for developing technical solutions and strategies for planning projects throughout the region. Williamson has more than 16 years of municipal planning experience in Central Florida, most recently serving as director of development services for Seminole County where she oversaw daily operations of the Planning and Development Division, the Buil...
Wesley Ramirez Joins Stantec’s Healthcare Buildings Team
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. - NYSE, TSX:STN: Wesley Ramirez has joined global architecture, engineering, and consulting firm Stantec as a senior architectural team member, strengthening the healthcare buildings team in the firm’s Sacramento office. Ramirez joins a growing healthcare practice team in Northern California focused on projects in California and beyond. Specializing in acute hospital projects, Ramirez previously served as a healthcare practice leader, and has extensive experience working the O...
Leica Geosystems, Autodesk Further Cooperation in Building Construction
Heerbrugg, Switzerland – Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, today announced further cooperation with Autodesk to connect the latest robotic total stations for construction, the Leica iCON iCR70 and iCR80, with Autodesk BIM 360 layout mobile app, an industry construction management platform The continued collaboration between the two organisations centres around the expanding role of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in construction. This latest effort creates a seamless workflow sending p...
Bentley Systems Announces the Acquisition of ACE enterprise Slovakia, Provider of Enterprise Software Interoperability
EXTON, Pa. –– Bentley Systems Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, today announced the acquisition of ACE enterprise Slovakia, provider of innovative technology solutions to interface with enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise asset management (EAM), and geographical information systems (GIS). ACE enterprise has been a technology partner of Bentley Systems, and the ACE Ente...
GeoSLAM Welcomes New Member Of Zeb Family For Indoor + Outdoor Use
The latest innovation from geospatial mapping and monitoring technology specialist, GeoSLAM has launched, with the introduction of the ZEB-HORIZON. Showcased at this year’s Commercial UAV Show, the ZEB-HORIZON is the next generation of handheld 3D laser scanners, capable of rapidly capturing intricate indoor and outdoor measurements on UAVs situated up to 100m away from the subject. The ZEB-HORIZON, which complements the existing ZEB range, is the first new product from the geospatial mapp...