Bentley Systems Announces Retirement of Founder Keith Bentley and Promotion of Julien Moutte to Chief Technology Officer
From Left to Right: Keith Bentley, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, David Hollister, Chief Investment Officer &Julien Moutte, Vice President of Technology. Image courtesy of Bentley Systems. Former CFO David Hollister Retiring as Chief Investment Officer EXTON, Pa. – Feb. 28, 2023 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY) (“Bentley Systems” or the “Company”), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced forthcoming retirements: As of April 2023...
New ASCE Publication Analyzes Recent Embankment Failure in Northern California
Reston, Va. – In January 2021, a mudslide took out part of the California Coastal Highway near Big Sur. The Embankments, Dams, and Slopes Technical Committee of the Technical Coordination Council of the Geo-Institute of ASCE mobilized a team to investigate the disaster. This latest Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP) from American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Highway 1 Rat Creek Embankment Failure: 2021 Reconnaissance and Analysis, GSP 337, provides an overview of the reconnaissance and...
Nate Bryer, Craig Baxter to Lead New WSP USA Road Usage Charging Operations Business
WSP is expanding services and adding personnel to help public transportation agencies replace traditional fuel taxation programs with more equitable and sustainable per-mile charges for motorists. COLORADO SPRINGS, February 27, 2023 — WSP USA, a leading engineering, environment and professional services consultancy, hired Nate Bryer and Craig Baxter to direct the firm’s new road usage charging (RUC) operations business, expanding on WSP’s already successful RUC strategic consulting port...
New White Paper From Danfoss: "U.S. is sitting on a gold mine of excess heat"
According to new data from multi-national engineering group, Danfoss, excess heat is the world’s largest untapped source of energy and yet little of its potential is being utilized, especially in the United States. Astrid Mozes, President, Regions, for Danfoss says the US is “sitting on a gold mine of excess heat” and that “policy makers must push for more efficient use of the vast amounts of wasted energy in the form of excess heat.” A new whitepaper details how it would give a productivity...
CareAR leads early to market with Qualcomm Technologies' SLAM-enabled chipsets for new wave of wearables leveraging 3D AR service experience applications
PLANO, Texas - CareAR™, a Xerox company and Service Experience Management (SXM) market leader, today announced its collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in joining the Snapdragon Spaces™ Pathfinder Program. Companies in the Pathfinder Program leverage Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform, an open platform and ecosystem supporting augmented reality software solution providers delivering next-generation immersive experiences for head-worn displays. This collaboration with Qualcomm Tech...
Immersal Oy launches Immersal City-Scale Visual Positioning System
The new 5G-enabled smart city Visual Positioning System offers unmatched accuracy and new business opportunities for mobile network operators and their customers (Helsinki, Finland & Barcelona, Spain) Immersal Oy, part of Hexagon, announced today at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, the launch of Immersal City-Scale, a Visual Positioning System (VPS). This innovative solution offers unmatched accuracy in outdoor location-based services for mobile network operators and their ent...
Northumbrian Water appoints Stantec as strategic technical partner for AMP8
Following a competitive tender process, Stantec, a global leader in sustainable engineering and design, has been appointed as a Strategic Technical Partner by Northumbrian Water for the AMP8 period. Stantec will provide a range of technical enabling, solution delivery and design services to support Northumbrian Water in achieving its vision to be the leading provider of sustainable water and wastewater services. The partnership will influence capital investment in both infrastructure and non-...
AVT and Rangeline Work Together to Maintain Water Supply to 7th Largest City in the US
Control point added at San Antonio Water System (Chicago: February 27, 2023) – AVT’s EZ Valve has been used to create a control point at the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) main pump station after a header was found to be leaking and required repair. The header needed to be isolated to ensure the station could continue pumping and supplying a large area of the city, which is the 7th largest in the US. AVT’s distributor and installer Rangeline Group has an ongoing relationship with SAW...
Xylem Appoints Earl Ellis to Board of Directors
WASHINGTON, DC, (February 27, 2023) – Xylem (NYSE: XYL), a global water technology leader, today announced that Earl Ellis has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective March 9, 2023. Mr. Ellis currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ABM Industries Incorporated (NYSE: ABM), a leading facility services company with approximately $8 billion in annual revenue. In addition to his role at ABM, Ellis brings 25 years of experience from across t...
130+ AISC Members Receive Safety Awards
CHICAGO – The American Institute of Steel Construction is pleased to honor more than 130 structural steel fabricators and erectors for their outstanding safety records in 2022. "The dedicated people who work in fabrication shops and on jobsites across the country are what really sets domestically fabricated structural steel apart,” said AISC Senior Director of Engineering Tom Schlafly. “AISC is proud to recognize those who truly put safety first to protect our industry's greatest asset: talen...