Bentley Systems Wins Downstream Award for Digitalization
Software Provider Helps Dow Chemical Company Implement AWP Best Practices Across the Organization HOUSTON – Downstream Awards – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twin cloud services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, and Digital Construction Works (DCW), a Bentley Systems and Topcon Positioning Group joint venture providing digital automation, integration, and “twinning” services, arou...
Global Spending in Construction to Reach $17.5 Trillion by 2030, Finds Frost & Sullivan
Santa Clara, Calif. – December 9, 2019 – The construction industry is in the middle of a transition toward new business models that are technology- and data-driven, better collaboration between stakeholders, and higher productivity. The increasingly aging workforce and digitization are prompting greater investments in workforce management and digital solutions. By 2030, global spending in construction is expected to touch $17.5 trillion, with China, the US, and India leading the way and accounti...
Rice University Launches Bold Climate Change Initiative with Shell
Rice University has launched Carbon Hub, a climate change research initiative to fundamentally change how the world uses hydrocarbons. Carbon Hub's goal is a zero-emissions future in which hydrocarbons are not burned. Instead, they are split to make clean hydrogen energy and valuable carbon materials. (Photo by Tommy LaVergne/Rice University) HOUSTON – (Dec. 9, 2019) – Rice University has launched Carbon Hub, a major research initiative to create a zero-emissions future in which oil and na...
Clark Regional Wastewater District and FLO Analytics Leverage Flowfinity to Achieve GIS-Centric Digital Transformation Project
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Flowfinity Wireless Inc. today published a case study outlining how Clark Regional Wastewater District integrated Flowfinity field data collection apps and Esri ArcGIS mapping software to achieve a digital transformation project with a forecasted ROI of 160%. Clark Regional Wastewater District (the District), one of the largest sewer service providers in Washington state, collaborated with consultants from FLO Analy...
Dewberry Selected to Collect GIS Data for Loudoun Water
Firm will produce record drawings and capture GIS data in Loudoun County, Virginia. Loudoun Water in Loudoun County, Virginia, selected Dewberry to produce record drawings and capture geographic information systems (GIS) data for its potable water, reclaimed water, and wastewater systems. Dewberry was one of three firms to receive an award under this contract. The firm is providing survey-grade positional measurements for the infrastructure and will use those measurements to produce the...
Russelectric, A Siemens Business, Announces DVL Group Named Manufacturer’s Representative for Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Idaho
Hingham, MA – Russelectric, A Siemens Business, a leading manufacturer of power control systems and automatic transfer switches, announces that the DVL Group has been named Russelectric manufacturer’s representative for the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Idaho. DVL Group has a mission of powering critical environments with the experience, innovation, and passion that the company has built over the past three decades on a foundation of professional culture and commitment to personne...
Qnect and BuildingPoint Canada Making Steel Smarter Together
Qnect LLC expands its reseller network in Canada with BuildingPoint Canada HADLEY, Mass - Qnect LLC expands its reseller network in Canada by entering a partnership with BuildingPoint Canada. Qnect, a connection design and engineering SaaS application for the structural steel community,...
Canadian Scientists Invent Game-Changing Granular Cement which Contributes to Reduced Greenhouse Gases
INKAS® scientists have invented the first-of-its-kind granular cement – a major advancement in addressing the deficiencies of one of the world’s most widely used building materials. Until now, cement has only been manufactured in its conventional powdered form, despite industry-wide awareness of its shortcomings. Cement granulation is not a new concept, and has been regarded as an ambitious objective in materials science. Although various processes have been patented after physically achieving...
Vectorworks, Inc. Wins the Construction Computing Awards’ Editor’s Choice Award
Columbia, MD (December 5, 2019 —The Construction Computing Awards results are in and global design and BIM software provider, Vectorworks, Inc. is the winner of the 2019 Editor’s Choice Award selected by Construction Computing Magazine Editor David Chadwick. Additionally, Vectorworks Architect 2020 was a runner-up in the Architectural Design Product of the Year category. The fourteenth annual Construction Computing Awards, also known as “The Hammers,” took place on November 14 at The Grand C...
Polyglass Redesigns Polystick® MU-X High Temperature Underlayment
Polyglass U.S.A. Inc., a leading manufacturer of roofing and waterproofing solutions for low- and steep-slope applications, announces that Polystick® MU-X self-adhered, high temperature underlayment has been redesigned. A secondary water barrier for roof coverings, Polystick MU-X features an enhanced black polypropylene film, improving membrane walkability and reducing bleed through. Polystick MU-X is designed especially for high temperature environments. It is rated as temperature resistant...
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