The Wild Acquires Prospect by IrisVR, Expanding Opportunities for Team Collaboration in VR/AR
PORTLAND, Ore. and NEW YORK - Today, VR/AR collaboration platform The Wild announced its official acquisition of Prospect by IrisVR. IrisVR was the first VR software on the market for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals (2014). The Wild (2017) innovated upon this momentum by providing a robust suite of VR and AR collaboration tools for teams. IrisVR's powerful VR design review and coordination product, Prospect, aligns with The Wild's vision to shape immersive...
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group announces Bredel heavy-duty hose pumps
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) announces Bredel heavy-duty hose pumps, a reliable and easy-to-maintain solution for handling the viscous slurries and grit-filled sludge in wastewater treatment plants. Unlike diaphragm, rotary lobe, and PC pumps, the peristaltic design of Bredel hose pumps contains no moving parts that come into contact with the product, and no seals, ball-checks, diaphragms, glands, immersed rotors, stators or pistons to leak, clog, corrode or replace. Bredel ho...
HOK Launches HOK Tapestry, An Online Portal for Assembling Diverse Project Teams
HOK Tapestry will expand HOK’s list of qualified partners, enabling the global design leader to curate better project teams and foster greater equity within the AEC industry. CHICAGO — HOK is furthering its leadership role in the architecture, engineering and construction industry with the creation of HOK Tapestry. The online portal (hoktapestry.com) allows firms seeking to collaborate with HOK to upload their profile and qualifications into the database HOK uses to assemble project teams....
Simpson Strong-Tie Introduces New HWDC Head-of-Wall Drift Clip for Adding Strength to Window and Doorjamb Assemblies
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, today announced the launch of its HWDC head-of-wall drift clip connector designed to provide engineers, builders, and framing contractors with a stiffer and stronger cold-formed steel connection while allowing for horizontal and vertical movement during high-wind and seismic events. The HWDC is used to secure the head of a wall to the bottom of a slab or beam and is the first soluti...
DuPont Performance Building Solutions Addresses Climate Change Through Innovation
Delivering reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and lower embodied carbon profiles for two long-time, market leading brands: DuPont™ Styrofoam™ Brand Extruded Polystyrene (XPS) Foam Insulation and Froth-Pak™ Spray Foam. WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 23, 2021 — DuPont™ Performance Building Solutions (PBS) is committed to a more sustainable future, which includes intentional action on climate change. Recent product innovation is delivering reduced GHG emissions and lower embodied carbon profi...
Autodesk Tandem Digital Twin Platform Launches for AEC
Autodesk strives to help the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry break down silos between their respective disciplines and along the entire project lifecycle. Through the digitization of design and construction, we see our customers addressing inefficient processes, lack of coordination, and wasted time and money. Today, with the availability of the public beta of Autodesk Tandem™, a digital twin solution, we’re excited to help AEC professionals and their customers – the o...
Carlson Software Uses AutoCAD OEM to Build an Innovative Product that Eliminates Rework for Site Contractors
Takeoff OEM creates more seamless transfer of information from design phase to construction, while leveraging the trusted and proven functionality of the industry standard for CAD BEND, Ore. - Tech Soft 3D, the leading provider of engineering software development toolkits, today announces that Carlson Software is using AutoCAD OEM to power Takeoff OEM, the company's flagship product designed to eliminate inefficiencies in the exchange of information between designers and contractors. Take...
InEight Unifies Cost and Schedule Risk in the Most Intelligent Multi-Dimensional Planning Solution for Capital Projects
InEight changes the game for construction project risk with the most comprehensive and complete risk analytics toolbox in the marketplace for total cost schedule risk assessment SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – InEight Inc., a global leader in construction project management software, today announced enhancements to its planning, scheduling and risk offering to deliver the most intelligent and multi-dimensional planning solution for capital projects. With increased infrastructure spending widely...
CompassCom announces the immediate availability of version 7.7 of CompassTrac®
DENVER, CO – February 18, 2021 – CompassCom, a leading provider of real-time high-value asset tracking is pleased to announce the immediate availability of version 7.7 of CompassTrac®. The release incorporates several new features and enhancements for Department of Transportation (DOT) and Public Works operations. The features within the 7.7. release empower snow fighting and sweeping workflows with real-time and after-action analytics. CompassCom’s mobile IoT software monitors weather, traf...
Simpson Strong-Tie Releases 2021 Concrete Catalog with Updated Engineering and Design Tables, Code Listings, and a Quick Guide to Choosing Anchoring Products for Corrosive Environments
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered building solutions, announced today the release of its 2021 Anchoring, Fastening, Restoration and Strengthening Systems for Concrete and Masonry product catalog, a comprehensive yet streamlined reference guide designed to help customers quickly identify the right products across the company’s extensive line of concrete construction solutions. Designed for engineers, the Concrete products catalog is often used as a training and...
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