Vectorworks Launches New AI Assistant (Preview) Built for Designers
Built-In AI Guide Created to Accelerate Learning, Enhance Productivity, and Support Smarter Design Workflows. Columbia, MD (June 5, 2025)—Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc., part of the Nemetschek Group, has announced the availability of its AI Assistant (Preview), an innovative new tool designed to give users instant and accurate answers to their Vectorworks-related questions. As a preview feature in the release of Vectorworks 2025 Update 5, the AI Assistant (Preview)...
Leapfrog Updates for Civil and Environmental: Faster and Smarter Ground Modeling
Seequent, The Bentley Subsurface Company, has unveiled a notable release of Leapfrog—its industry-leading 3D geological modelling tool—packed with extensive enhancements and faster workflows to improve productivity and decision-making. Leapfrog 2025.1 delivers value to civil and environmental customers with advancements to Leapfrog Works’ structural workflows, saving users time creating and understanding structural trends—to help improve decision-making on projects from site characterisation...
The Forma Industry Cloud Takes Shape with New Connections to Esri and Autodesk Construction Cloud
This week at the AIA25 Conference on Architecture & Design in Boston, Autodesk is showcasing new updates across Autodesk Forma that empower designers and makers to plan faster, design smarter, and collaborate better across the AECO (architecture, engineering, construction, and operations) lifecycle. These updates are available today and enable connected design processes and foster a more integrated project experience for Forma users. Elevate designs in Forma with essential spatial context fr...
Graphisoft to unveil Design Intelligence Strategy at AIA25 in Boston
Architects will enjoy enhanced creativity and productivity, thanks to a customer-centric framework that integrates AI, data-driven insights, and advanced workflows BUDAPEST—Graphisoft, the leading developer of Building Information Modeling (BIM) software solutions for architecture and multidisciplinary design, will unveil its Design Intelligence Strategy — a customer-centric framework that guides the firm's design and development of software solutions — at AIA25 in Boston, June 4-7. The strat...
Kemira Advances KemConnect™ DEX in the United States with EPA-Registered Core Ingredient
The foundational ingredient in Kemira’s water treatment solution used in preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic swimming events in the Seine River has now been approved by the EPA in the U.S. Combining chemistry and technology, Kemira’s innovative water solution concept offers an automated, data-driven process to dispense the right amount of chlorine-free antimicrobial treatment that is beneficial for the environment. Kemira KemConnect DEX will become commercially available...
Denso Highlights Densoband: A High-Performance Solution for Joint Sealing in Road and Pavement Construction
Durable, flexible, and easy-to-install sealing technology designed to extend the lifespan of infrastructure projects Denso, Inc., a global leader in corrosion prevention and sealing technologies, is proud to highlight Densoband, a hot asphalt bituminous sealing strip designed for sealing joints. Densoband is specifically designed to provide a durable and effective solution for sealing surfaces between asphalt, concrete and steel. Engineered for high performance and reliability, Densoband...
Digital Twin Consortium Announces Digital Twin Testbed Program
Member-driven testbeds showcase next-generation digital twins and enabling technologies BOSTON, MA – Today, the Digital Twin Consortium® (DTC) announced the first testbeds as part of its Digital Twin Testbed Program. This collaborative member-driven program accelerates development, validation, and implementation, demonstrating digital twin evolution with agentic AI and enabling technologies. By providing unprecedented access to early-stage testbed development, members can model, simulate, inte...
Carollo Engineers Launches “The ABCs of Water Reuse” to Support Public Understanding of Recycled Water Concepts
A-to-Z visual resource designed to help utilities build community support for sustainable water solutions WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – Carollo Engineers, a leading North American water engineering and consulting firm, today announced the launch of “The ABCs of Water Reuse,” an educational resource specifically designed to demystify water reuse concepts for non-technical audiences. The book addresses the growing need for clear communication about water reuse as communities across North Amer...
Wolong Electric America Highlights the EMR-Bulldozer for High-Efficiency Industrial Motion Control in Water and Wastewater Facilities
Robust Motor Delivers Compact Power, Extended Lifespan, and IE5 Performance Wolong Electric America, a global leader in industrial motor and drive technology, is proud to highlight the EMR-Bulldozer Series, a ferrite-assisted synchronous reluctance integrated drive motor engineered for ultra-high efficiency, robust performance, and long-term reliability in harsh water and wastewater facility conditions. With efficiency equivalent to IE5, the highest currently recognized international st...
Trimble Introduces Trimble Materials to Enable Construction Material Procurement and Management
Expands Trimble Construction One Software Suite to Provide an End-to-End Purchasing, Inventory and Accounts Payable Software Solution WESTMINSTER, Colo., May 20, 2025 — Trimble® (Nasdaq: TRMB) announced today the launch of Trimble Materials, an end-to-end purchasing, inventory and accounts payable software solution. It is designed to help contractors gain control over material costs with enhanced budget and inventory tracking. Through its office and mobile applications, the solution connects...
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