Enscape for Mac Now Available for Vectorworks
Now, All Vectorworks Users Can Harness the Power of the Cutting-Edge Rapid Visualization Plugin. Columbia, MD — Chaos, the world’s largest 3D visualization company and a member of the Vectorworks Partner Network, has extended Enscape for Mac, directly connecting its intuitive real-time visualization tools to the Vectorworks platform on Mac OS. With full integration into Vectorworks, architects and designers can explore high-quality 3D walkthroughs at every stage of the design process, y...
Global Juice Company Squeezed by Erosion Beneath Factory
Picks U.S. Geotechnical Polyurethane to Save the Day HOUSTON, TX—A global provider of juice concentrates, fruit blends, and purees was getting squeezed. A broken concrete drainage line beneath Prodalim USA’s Ocoee, Florida facility caused erosion under the factory that endangered the line. Prodalim USA talked to a concrete company who referred Slab Fix, an Orlando-based company specializing in concrete repair and rehabilitation.“The acid in the juice runoff and heavy equipment above...
River-Cooled Kauno Dokas and Nearly-Zero-Energy VERDE Buildings Set New Standards of Sustainability in Baltic Real Estate
Kaunas Dock in Kaunas, Lithuania River-cooled and solar energy-powered “Kauno Dokas” in Lithuania, and nearly zero energy (nZEB), cutting-edge design “VERDE” in Latvia represent contemporary examples of how sustainable engineering solutions can redefine modern workspaces. Both projects were developed by “Capitalica Asset Management,” which is now eyeing expansion beyond Lithuania and Latvia. October, 2023. Global climate change, disruptive technologies, big data, and shifting human b...
HDR Selected to Provide Final Design for Portland’s Burnside Bridge
Multnomah County has chosen HDR as the prime consultant to perform final design services for the Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge project. Located in the heart of downtown Portland, Oregon, the $895 million project will replace a nearly century-old structure with a new and seismically resilient bridge designed to have a 100-year service life and high functionality for users. The current bridge crosses the Willamette River and serves about 45,000 vehicles a day, plus thousands more pedestrians...
EnergIIZE Unveils Drayage Public Set-Aside; Announces Opening Date to Apply for Funding
Medium- and Heavy-Duty Electric and Hydrogen Vehicle Drayage Infrastructure Incentives for Public and Shared Use will be Available Beginning in Mid-October. PASADENA, CA – The EnergIIZE (Energy Infrastructure Incentives for Zero-Emission) Commercial Vehicles Project is thrilled to announce the launch of the Drayage Public Set-Aside lane which will begin accepting applications on a rolling basis at 9 a.m. Pacific Time on October 19, 2023. Administered by CALSTART and funded by the Califo...
SimActive Accelerates Point Cloud Generation with Version 10.1
Montreal, Canada, October 17th, 2023 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, announces the release of Correlator3D Version 10.1. Point clouds and digital surface models (DSMs) are now generated at twice the speed compared to previous versions. The new version reduces processing times by half, which represents a significant technological advance. As an example, a point cloud can be produced from 300 drone images in less than 8 minutes on a single standard PC....
FK Architecture Continues Growth; Welcomes Project Coordinator Jessica Wyatt
FK Architecture, a Fugleberg Koch Company, is proud to welcome Jessica Wyatt to the firm as its newest project coordinator. In her new role, Wyatt manages and produces project schedules and project documentation. Wyatt reports to Sabrina Marano, who serves as project architect at the firm. “We are excited to welcome Jessica to the firm, who has already implemented new efficiencies in her short time here,” said Marano. “Jessica is detail-oriented, creative, and a collaborative team member....
Stantec selected to lead preliminary design for estimated $100 million urban highway removal project in Rochester, New York
Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, was selected by the City of Rochester, New York, to lead preliminary design for the Inner Loop North Transformation Project. The estimated US$100 million project is one of many underway across the country aimed at reconnecting communities divided by the construction of highways in the mid-twentieth century. “For more than six decades, we have partnered with the City of Rochester on an array of projects instrumental in building a...
Profile® Products Promotes Deem to Technical Services Manager
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (October 16, 2023) — Profile® Products is pleased to announce the promotion of Lauren Deem, CPESC, CESSWI, to technical services manager. In this role, Deem will manage personnel of the Environmental Solutions (ES) technical services team, as well as drive innovation of unique solutions, practices and processes as the team grows. “Lauren had an immediate positive impact when she joined the team in 2021,” said Matt Welch, director of technical development at Profile. “She’s...
Trimble Donates $100,000 to World Food Program USA’s Erase Children’s Hunger Campaign
Donation in observance of World Food Day will provide school meals to thousands of children across the globe WESTMINSTER, Colo. —Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced a donation of $100,000 to World Food Program USA’s corporate partner program, ERASE HUNGER, raising funds in support of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)’s school meals program around the world. In observance of World Food Day, Trimble's donation will go toward supporting World Food Program USA’s campaign focused on su...