Tag: engineering
Is Asia Now the Center of Gravity for Infrastructure?
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Several members of the Bentley Systems team at the 2017 Year In Infrastructure event held Oct. 10-12, 2017, in Singapore, discuss whether Asia now is the center of gravity for infrastructure.
Willis Tower: Windy City Challenge
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Wind blowing off Lake Michigan is a common challenge to architects and engineers building in Chicago. Here's how Fazlur Kahn, structural engineer of Willis (Sears) Tower, developed a system capable of distributing the load of the building's 110 stories in the face of even the strongest gusts.
Safety Test of World’s Longest Glass Bridge
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The world's highest and longest glass bridge, Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge, opened to the public on Aug. 20, 2016. It offers a way to enjoy a panoramic view of the stunning Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon — if you dare to walk on it!
Greg Bentley Interview Part 2: Lifecycle Management, Productizing Services and Tech Uptake in Construction
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Informed Infrastructure interviewed Greg Bentley, the CEO of Bentley Systems, at the Year In Infrastructure Event held Nov. 1-3, 2017, at the Hilton London Metropole. In Part 2 of this interview, he discusses the importance of lifecycle management and the "productizing" of services as well as his thoughts on the slow uptake of technology in construction and how it can be overcome.
Greg Bentley Talks Reality Modeling and the Future of 3D Tech
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The V1 Video team interviewed Greg Bentley, CEO of Bentley Systems, at the 2016 SPAR 3D Expo and Conference, held April 11-14 in The Woodlands, Texas. In Part I, he provides his insight into reality modeling, the differences between a reality mesh and a point cloud, new tools for improved engineering and the future of 3D technology.
Greg Bentley Interview Part 3: Selecting Business Partners and Moving YII to Singapore
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Informed Infrastructure interviewed Greg Bentley, the CEO of Bentley Systems, at the Year In Infrastructure Event held Nov. 1-3, 2017, at the Hilton London Metropole. In Part 3 of this interview, he discusses some of the criteria Bentley uses to select its business partners as well as the reasoning for moving the Year In Infrastructure 2017 event to Singapore and what might be different at that event.
AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust Presents Wolf Point West
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The AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust (BIT), which re-invests union retirement plans and pensions in real estate projects, poured $34 million into the $160 million Wolf Point West tower that opened earlier this year. BIT produced a new video highlighting their involvement in the Hines Interests and Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises joint venture.
Greg Bentley Interview Part 1: Favorite Projects and BIM Advancements
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Informed Infrastructure interviewed Greg Bentley, the CEO of Bentley Systems, at the Year In Infrastructure Event held Nov. 1-3, 2017, at the Hilton London Metropole. In Part 1 of this interview, he discusses some of his favorite finalists and winners from the event as well as the latest advances in BIM that create a connected data environment.
David Huie and David Burdick: Reality Capture and Modeling, LumenRT, and Visualization for Communication
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Informed Infrastructure interviewed Bentley Systems' David Huie, Product Marketing, Reality Modeling, and David Burdick, Market Development, Visualization, at the Year In Infrastructure Event held Nov. 1-3, 2017, at the Hilton London Metropole. They take turns discussing Bentley's latest advances in reality capture and modeling, including its LumenRT product, as well as how to best use visualization for communication with the expanding amount of "non-technical" stakeholders.
Trimble SX10 Scanning Total Station Brings “Both Worlds” to Surveyors
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Informed Infrastructure and V1 Media interviewed Todd Steiner, Product Marketing Director, Trimble Geospatial, Imaging & Optical Division, at the corporate launch of the company's new SX10 scanning total station. He discussed how combining a laser scanner with a total station is expected to be a "game changer" for surveyors who will no longer need to decide on one or the other technology before heading to the field.
