Simpson Strong-Tie Adds Hanger Selector App to Suite of Software and Web Applications for Architects, Engineers and Contractors
The new Hanger Selector app from Simpson Strong-Tie will allow even faster and easier access to help users quickly zero in on the appropriate hanger for any project. Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, introduced today the HS Hanger Selector web app, which uses 3D visualization along with calculations based on specific user input to help designers and builders find the most cost-effective joist, truss, and...
Yunex Traffic Releases the First Connected Vehicle Roadside Unit Proven to Talk to Automakers’ 2023 Models - The RSU2X
Yunex Traffic today announced the release of its RSU2X, the only CAV roadside unit (RSU) available in the U.S. tested to communicate with automakers’ 2023 model vehicle On Board Units (OBUs). The RSU2X uses either DSRC or C-V2X signals to transmit speed limits, red light notices and wrong-way warnings, and captures the car’s speed, direction, and location for use by connected safety systems. The powerful edge-computing unit can handle high traffic volumes, capable of handling 4,000...
FARO® Enables AEC Professionals to Harness Power of Data at Oracle Industry Lab
New Chicago facility provides testing ground to explore and innovate breakthrough solutions— Lake Mary, Fl – FARO® Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO), a global leader in 4D digital reality solutions, today announced it has joined forces with Oracle to help architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) professionals create opportunities to solve their toughest challenges at the new Oracle Industry Lab. Officially opened this week, the 30,000-square-foot facility brings customers, te...
SPH Engineering announces the 3rd generation of the UgCS SkyHub hardware
Riga, Latvia - April 26, 2022 - SPH Engineering announces the 3rd generation of the UgCS SkyHub hardware and releases the largest update of the UgCS SkyHub software ever. The development accumulates the 5 year knowledge of supporting diverse ‘drone and sensor’ integrations for geophysical and hydrographic purposes. The UgCS SkyHub hardware is a unique UAV onboard computer to support the collection of data from diverse sensors. The 1st generation version of UgCS SkyHub was developed in 2017 to...
Autodesk Introduces the Next Generation of Tools for a New Era of Infrastructure
Autodesk is uniquely positioned to strategically partner with our AEC customers in the public and private sectors, enabling them to drive a new era of infrastructure. The breadth of our industry expertise makes Autodesk one of the very few companies that can bring architecture, manufacturing, and construction to bear for the infrastructure of the future – facilitating more interconnected vertical and horizontal infrastructure design processes, more efficient civil structures workflows, and...
New Light Shed on Boston City Hall: America’s Leading Example Of Brutalist Architecture
Ahead of its planned restoration works, Boston City Hall has been digitally re-imagined in 3D by GeoSLAM, enabling architects to plan improvements for the iconic government building. Completed in 1968, the construction of Boston’s government building sought to boost the city’s economy, modernising the urban centre while reinvigorating and refreshing the neighbourhood of Scollay Square. Although considered a leading example of ‘brutalist’ architecture in America, the City Hall caused grea...
Clirio Launches World’s First End-to-End Holographic Scan and Review Apps for Field Inspections and Digital Twinning
The new Clirio app builds on their acclaimed Ada visualization software to add the features clients need to capture, organize, and share field observations in real-time 3D. VANCOUVER, BC / April 25, 2022 – Clirio, Inc. today announces a revolutionary software solution for field data capture that builds on the company’s previous success in geospatial data visualization. The new application, branded simply as ‘Clirio’, uniquely combines mobile LiDAR 3D scanning with smart remote collaborat...
Podcast: Bentley Virtuosity for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)
A previous podcast discussed how small businesses could utilize Virtuosity, a Bentley Company, to grow your business, qualify for DOT subcontracts, or improve workflows for your current workload. This follow-up podcast, also featuring Bentley’s Senior Industry Strategy Manager David Settlemyer, focuses on Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and how they can take advantage of the massive funding in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Listen now at the audio player at the top of th...
Urban Control and Nordic Semiconductor Develop World’s First Plug-and-Play IoT LED Streetlight Controller to Make Any City Instantly Smart
Set for initial deployment in April 2022, the Urban Node 324 Cellular is simple to deploy and can scale cost-effectively from one streetlight to millions London, UK & Oslo, NOR - Urban Control, the leading smart city solutions provider, today announced that working together with Nordic Semiconductor it has developed a plug-and-play IoT LED streetlight luminaire controller that is quick to install and can scale-up to millions of lights. The Urban Node 324 Cellular city streetlight LED...
Digital Twins: Bringing the Future to Water Management
April 20, 2022. The current scenario of uncertainty has accelerated the adoption of digital twins in the water sector. Their application in drinking water distribution, sanitation and sewerage systems is picking up speed across the globe. In 2022, and over the next few years, digital twins are set to be one of the most widely used tools to tackle new challenges. Yet, digital twins are no longer just a good idea for the future. In fact, many of the most innovative international utilities have...