PERI Releases PD 5 Shoring System
“10K Shoring” has been a generic term in the US concrete industry for decades for simple frame towers, used for tall shoring applications. The 10K stands for 10,000 lbs. capacity. And while formwork manufacturers have since come up with many other sophisticated, time and labor saving shoring options, 10K continues to have its place in any contractors shoring portfolio. With PD-5, PERI is now bringing the smart features of some of the higher-tier products to traditional 10K shoring frames. Thi...
Updated LORD Corporation Sensing Software Offers Inertial Product Support for Optimal User Experience
CARY, N.C. — LORD Corporation — a global leader in sensing systems, has released the latest version of its SensorConnect™ sensing software, featuring significant updates that support sensor management and data collection and visualization for MicroStrain inertial products. This update is designed to fully replace the inertial data collection and visualization capabilities in MIP Monitor™. MIP Monitor will continue to be available on the website but will no longer be updated to support new produc...
Descartes Launches Advanced Analytics Solution Using Microsoft Power BI for Logistics and Supply Chain Operations
WATERLOO, Ontario - Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq: DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced the availability of Descartes Analytics™, an advanced analysis and reporting solution that is designed to help enable customers to leverage the wealth of data that is contained within Descartes’ solutions. Descartes Analytics uses Microsoft Power BI with Descartes standard integration, data models, dashboards and reporting templates. The solu...
New Centralized Training Platform Available through Vectorworks University
Columbia, MD — Initially previewed at the 2018 Vectorworks Design Summit, global design and BIM software provider, Vectorworks, Inc., has launched a centralized e-learning platform, Vectorworks University. As the main repository of training resources, Vectorworks University is a new platform for designers, educators and users across the architecture, landscape architecture and entertainment industries. “Vectorworks University is a tremendous new learning platform that demonstrates our commitm...
BQE Software Offers Free Automatic Mileage Tracking to Core Users
How would you like an extra $2,800 tax deduction at the end of the year? For 2018 (filing your taxes in 2019), the IRS lets you deduct 54.5 cents per mile for business purposes. So, if you drive 100 miles a week for business, that’s a potential mileage deduction of more than $2,800! However, to get that sweet tax deduction, you’ve got to keep proper records. According to the IRS, your mileage log must include, at a minimum, for every trip: The time and date of travel Your...
Project Frog Unveils KitConnect, An Integrated Web Application for Industrialized Construction
San Francisco, CA – Project Frog, a leader in developing scalable Industrialized Construction (IC) solutions with an integrated building system product and technology approach, today announced KitConnect, an end-to-end data flow solution built on Autodesk’sÒ ForgeÔ platform. KitConnect is an integrated Building Information Modeling (BIM) to Web solution that manages data flow for flexible, configurable Kit-of-Parts content from building design, to manufacture and construction. Combining a Kit-o...
Autodesk Releases InfraWorks 2020.1
Autodesk first introduced the integration of BIM and Esri’s GIS data through InfraWorks, enabling the opportunity of better infrastructure design by establishing a richer, real-world context model of the project. InfraWorks design software supports BIM processes. Civil Engineering professionals can conceptualize, optimize, and visualize infrastructure projects—all in the context of the built and natural environment. As the connection between BIM and GIS deepens, InfraWorks continues to evolve...
HxGN Content Program Now Offers High-definition Aerial Data in the United States
HxGN Content Program now offers high-definition aerial data in the United States WASHINTON, D.C., USA (24 September 2019) — Hexagon’s Geosystems division announced today the HxGN Content Program, the largest library of on-demand aerial imagery after five years of continuous aerial data collection across the United States, offers a new high-definition orthophoto layer of 15-centimetre- wide area and 5-cm urban area coverage. The program moves from 30 cm to 15 cm resolution across the c...
Ground Penetrating Radar: The Unlikely New Hero of Autonomous Vehicles
GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, announces TerraVision™, the first-to-market localizing ground penetrating radar (LGPR) technology that improves navigation for autonomous vehicles (AVs). The LGPR technology was originally developed at MIT Lincoln Laboratory for military applications and is designed to help navigate even in the worst driving conditions on the planet. It works by sending radio waves into the ground, creating a digital fingerpri...
Skanska USA Conceives Solution for Calculating Embodied Carbon in Construction Materials, Announces Transition to Open-Source Tool
New York - Skanska USA, alongside the Carbon Leadership Forum and partners in industry, today announced the creation of the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (“EC3”) tool, a ground-breaking solution for calculating and evaluating the carbon emissions embodied within a wide array of building materials. The EC3 tool, which was initially conceived by Skanska and developed with C Change Labs, was jointly seed-funded by Skanska and Microsoft—who determined that a collaborative, open-source s...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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