Vectorworks Architect Named Architectural Design Software of the Year
Vectorworks Wins for the Fourth Consecutive Year at the 2023 Construction Computing Awards. Columbia, MD — Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. wins Architectural Design Software of the Year Award at the 2023 Construction Computing Awards. This year’s winners were determined by voter submission and a panel of judges and were announced on Nov. 10 at the Leonardo Royal Hotel London City. The Construction Computing Awards, commonly known as "The Hammers," seek to sho...
Polyethylene Pipe Grades Discussed in New technical Document
Covers Performance Requirements and Details Comparisons IRVING, TX - The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) today announced the publication of a new document that provides the technical basis for comparing PE 100-RC to PE4710 pressure pipe. Called PPI TN-68, Historical Review of the PE 100-RC Concept – How PE4710 Compares to PE 100-RC, it will provide a perspective on the Slow Crack Growth (SCG) resistance requirements for the PE 100-RC designation in comparison with the North American...
ASCE Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Passage, Inaugural National Stormwater Day
RESTON, Va. – Today, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) celebrates two commemorative events, which share a common theme: investments in infrastructure resilience are key to a safe and prosperous future for all Americans. Two years ago, President Biden signed into law the transformative $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), or Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which is the largest-ever investment in our nation’s built environment. However, today also marks the 33rd...
Swinerton Set to Build $21M State-Of-The -Art Facility for One of the largest US Energy Holding Companies
More than 75,000 square feet to house mobile operations center, substation storage. CHARLOTTE, NC – Swinerton, an industry leading commercial general contractor with offices nationwide, is set to build a new facility for one of the nation’s largest energy holding companies. The firm’s Carolinas division will serve as the design coordinator and general contractor for the $21 million multi-faceted project totaling 75,000 square feet. Two buildings housing a mobile substation storage facili...
Acrow’s Detour Solution Minimizes Traffic Disruptions During Historic Bridge Renovation in Italy
Modular steel structure enables rapid restoration of damaged crossing on critical route (Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, has announced one of its modular steel bridges has been installed as a long-term detour solution to maintaining traffic flow during a bridge renovation project in a suburb of the Italian city of Vicenza. Prior to the opening of the Acrow 700XS® bridge, motorists had been required to detour 12–15 kilometers...
AI-powered, Blood-donation Room Monitoring Project Wins the 2023 Enactus Brazil and Bentley Systems iTwin4Good Challenge
The All In team won the Enactus Brazil iTwin4Good competition. EXTON, Pa. – Nov. 16, 2023 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, and Enactus Brazil, an international nonprofit organization, today announced the winner of the 2023 iTwin4Good Challenge, a competition where students combine their software development skills and passion for social action to solve problems in their communities using digital twin technology. The team “All...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $34 Million in Grants to 10 States for Advanced Digital Construction Technologies That Save Time and Money
New Bipartisan Infrastructure Law program makes transportation projects easier to deliver WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the award of $34 million in grants to 10 projects in 10 states under the Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems (ADCMS) grant program. The grants will help promote digital construction, such as computer modeling and 3D design, and state-of-the-art practices to accelerate project deliv...
New York-based firm OLI Architecture Completes Ascentage Pharmaceutical Headquarters in Suzhou, China
The design of this new 147,000m2 campus reflects both Ascentage’s identity and its aspirations for the future. Suzhou, China — Designed by New York-based OLI Architecture, Ascentage Pharmaceutical Headquarters is a new 147,000m2 campus in Suzhou, China. The young Hong Kong-listed pharmaceutical company sought a campus that reflects the cutting-edge Biotechnology research it is performing, including developing cancer drugs to improve the lifestyles of a future generation afflicted with disease...
Ziegler Energy Solutions and Heliene, Inc. partner to provide U.S.-manufactured solar modules to Midwest industries
Ziegler President William M. Hoeft (left) and Heliene CEO Martin Pochtaruk (right) shake hands after announcing a three-year partnership to provide domestically sourced and manufactured solar panels to municipal, commercial and industrial customers across the Midwest. Photo courtesy of Ziegler Energy Solutions. Partnership leverages respective strengths of companies to support customers seeking to integrate solar power (MINNEAPOLIS) — As traditional energy costs continue to fluctuate and r...
Heatherwick Studio designs new shopping district in the historic city of Xi’an
A sensory experience to challenge the emotional and aesthetic deprivation of online shopping. Designed through a process of making to celebrate the city’s rich heritage of ceramics and ceramicists. Heatherwick Studio and CR Land are creating a new shopping district at the heart of the ancient city of Xi’an in Shaanxi, China. The design honours the city’s legacy of making and its historic connection to ceramics, creating space for visitors to explore and relax as well as shop. The d...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
