Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure’s Public Safety App Featured in the Microsoft Patrol Car
Huntsville, Alabama – A public safety app from Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure that improves the efficiency and safety of first responders is featured in the Microsoft patrol car this week at Smart City Expo World Congress, the leading international event for smart cities. The combined technologies demonstrate how cloud-based and connected solutions can make cities safer and police more productive. Hexagon’s Intergraph Mobile Responder provides mobile dispatching workflows for first responder...
CoP23 - Water, Agriculture and Energy Sectors Join Forces to Address Climate Change Issues
World Water Council, CoP23, Bonn – Water connects sectors, as they all need water to operate sustainably. The inextricable linkages between water, energy and food require a holistic approach if water and food security, sustainable agriculture and sustainable energy production are to be ensured. Inter-linkages are compelling governments, the private sector, communities, academia and other stakeholders to explore integrated solutions. This approach eases pressures and helps explore development ave...
San Francisco Residents Score with Warrior’s New Sports and Entertainment District
Many sports venues in American cities flicker to life on game nights yet otherwise operate as fortresses from their neighborhoods. Upending that tradition is the new Golden State Warriors’ arena, Chase Center, which embraces its host city by anchoring San Francisco’s new Sports and Entertainment District. Designers at SWA sought to create an inviting destination there by providing flexible plazas equivalent to a series of outdoor living rooms. “Flexible spaces are the key to our strategy for re...
SWA’s Buffalo Bayou Park Weathers Hurricane Harvey, Wins 2017-2018 ULI Global Award for Excellence
Houston’s beloved,160-acre “Central Park” is celebrated this week with an Urban Land Institute (ULI) Global Award for Excellence. The prestigious award recognizes the full development impact of a project, including leadership, contribution to the community, innovations, public/private partnerships, environmental protection and enhancement, response to societal needs, and financial viability. Buffalo Bayou Park stretches over 2.3 miles and offers Houston residents access to one of the region...
Florida's Turnpike Breaks Ground on SunTrax: Center for Transportation Innovation
OCOEE, FL) – On Monday, November 13 Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (Florida’s Turnpike) held a groundbreaking ceremony and open house for its new center for transportation innovation, SunTrax. SunTrax, a long-term partnership between the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Florida’s Turnpike and Florida Polytechnic University (Florida Poly), includes a 2.25 mile oval track on a 400-acre site in the city of Auburndale. Centrally located between Tampa and Orlando, SunTrax will be wit...
Autodesk and Esri Partnering to Advance Infrastructure Planning and Design
Global Geographic Information System & Building Information Modeling Leaders Plan to Drive Integration of Spatial Intelligence and 3D Design Model Information LAS VEGAS, Nov. 15, 2017 — Autodesk, Inc. and Esri, Inc. today announced the start of a new relationship to build a bridge between BIM and GIS mapping technologies. Together Autodesk and Esri plan to enable a broad range of industries to gain better context by visualizing data of the man-made world, the environment, citizens and the n...
Renelle on the River Erects Chicago’s 60th Tower Crane of 2017
Chicago’s 60th tower crane of 2017 is up and lifting at Renelle on the River. The Big 6-0 is on the board, as Chicago’s 60th tower crane takes to the skies at Renelle on the River, at 403 North Wabash in River North. If you want to count backwards, Home@ Suites, also in River North at 110 West Huron, was #59. The Van Buren, at 808 West Van Buren in the West Loop, came in at #58 last month. And 210 North Carpenter, another West Loop project, was Chicago’s 57th crane of the year when it went up...
Esri Collaborates with Mobileye to Bring Real-Time Sensor Data to Public Transit
REDLANDS, Calif.— Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, today announced a collaboration with Mobileye, an Intel Company and a leading provider of advanced driver-assistance systems software, to integrate Esri mapping, analysis, and visualization with Mobileye’s Shield+™ product. This collaboration will provide cities with the ability to visualize and analyze real-time location data from Shield+, improving safety for all road users in urban environments. Mobileye’s Shield+ will stream...
AEC Excellence Awards Winners Announced!
The 2017 AEC Excellence Awards winners were revealed today at Autodesk University 2017 in Las Vegas. The 2017 AEC Excellence Awards competition recognizes global projects that embrace connected BIM (Building Information Modeling) technologies and sustainable design in the AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) industry. This year’s competition received 145 submissions representing more than 30 countries, indicating that around the world, innovation in building design and construction...
Assemble Systems Announces $12 Million in Series A Financing - Boston-Based BIM in Construction Leader Chosen by AEC Powerhouse Autodesk for Forge Fund Investment
Assemble Systems, Inc. announced a $12 million Series A round of new financing led by the Autodesk Forge Fund, with participation by existing investors Satterfield Vintage Investments and Assemble Investments. This new funding will help the company to further establish itself as a leading innovator in the BIM and construction data management space. The announcement was made at Autodesk’s annual user conference, Autodesk University, in Las Vegas. With this Series A funding, Assemble Systems esta...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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