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...
Video: Science to Reveal How Long Highway Construction Should Actually Take
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) tasked a team of Purdue University engineers with collecting data on concrete maturity through select highway patching and paving projects. The team will use the data to provide a new evidence-based recommendation on the optimal time to open up traffic following a construction project, which would save time and reduce traffic slowdowns. Purdue engineering researchers are collecting data through piezoelectric sensors designed to track concrete s...
New Construction Report Reveals the “Data Ownership Battle” Between Project Owners and Contractors
Both Owners and Contractors Recognize the Advantages of a Connected Platform that Integrates Data for Construction New York – September 25, 2019 – A ground-breaking new study by Dodge Data & Analytics in collaboration with construction technology provider e-Builder, a Trimble Company, reveals the unintended consequences of increased adoption of project management software by project owners and the impact it has when contractors use their own, disconnected software workflows. The stud...
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...
Pype Secures Second Patent and Multiple ENR Enterprise Partnerships Following Rapid Growth
WASHINGTON - Pype, a leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider for the construction industry has experienced tremendous growth this year following multiple enterprise partnerships with top ENR companies while also securing its second patent, #10417178. The company has more than doubled its staff following two years of rapid revenue growth, further accelerated by new investments from Pritzker Group and Blackhorn Ventures. Reflective of this accomplishment, the software company has moved it...
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
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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