Analyst Briefings, News From Around the Network & Verified Member Contributor Posts
With news making headlines every day in the built world, Analyst Briefings, News From Network Members, and Expert Contributor Posts help keep member connected and up to date.
In addition to our own Analyst Briefings, our Verified Contributor Program empowers members to submit analysis in their fields of expertise, while our News from Around the Network pulls updates posted by member companies from their company pages to help keep the network connected.
Bechtel charged with managing Saudi Arabia’s infrastructure
It isn’t just glittering high-rises. In addition to Bechtel, other
US-based, multinational firms are flocking to the Middle East to work on
projects such as canals, oil fields, airports, and mega tourist
attractions.
Pericept brings BIM closer to the job site
President and CEO Tony Ragucci and Vice President of Product Development
Victor Palmer talk about creating a tool, BIMtrace, that could
revolutionize project workflow by allowing workers on job sites to link
photos of the sites to BIM models to make direct comparisons and note
issues.
Avery Bang: A bridge-builder in every sense
Bang’s big theory. At 32, she has already won more accolades than most of
us will compile in a lifetime. But as one of the stars of the new IMAX film
Dream Big, the Bridges to Prosperity CEO also knows this is her best chance
to inspire others to make ‘heroic’ career choices.
New engineering considerations as prefab/modular work grows
A new report from FMI indicates that prefabrication and modularization work
is increasing. Aine Brazil, vice chairman of Thornton Tomasetti, explains
how the trend might impact the work of structural engineers, using her
firm’s work on Stavros Niarchos Foundation–David Rockefeller River Campus
at Rockefeller University as a case study.
Universities engineer real-world system and product solutions
From sustainable stormwater management and the mapping of urban
infrastructure to “Smart Trees” and net-zero tiny homes, institutions such
as Northwestern University, Stanford University, the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, and the University of Illinois–Champaign-Urbana
are seeking to bringing innovative design solutions to market
Inspiring future engineers, Hollywood-style
Ready for their closeup! Backed by Bechtel and ASCE, a spectacular new IMAX
feature, Dream BIG, has opened in 50 cities for National Engineers Week.
BuiltWorlds previewed the inspiring ode to next-gen problem-solvers. Click
here to see multiple clips.
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