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Manchester, New Hampshire and Montreal, Canada  – Newforma and Technology BIM One Inc. today jointly announced they have reached an agreement under which Newforma, a portfolio company of Battery Ventures, will acquire BIM One. With 122,000 users worldwide, Newforma is the pioneer in Project Information Management (PIM) for the design and construction industry. Newforma joins forces with Québec-based BIM One ( BIM One  Consulting and its  BIM Track  SaaS coordination, collaboration, workflows and analytics product). “I am extremely pleased to welcome the employees and clients of BIM One Consulting and BIM Track to the Newforma Holdings family,” said Brock Philp, CEO of Newforma, “the Global AECO ecosystem is increasingly embracing BIM technology. Acquiring BIM One brings unparalleled BIM expertise and the industry-leading BIM Track software product to the Newforma family.” BIM One will continue to function as a standalone business with co-founder and CEO Jimmy Plant...

Market-leading provider of vehicle safety systems Brigade Electronics has launched its  fully managed 4G cloud service for vehicle CCTV, BRIDGE, to the US market . Vehicle CCTV (or Mobile Digital Recorders) has proved valuable for fleet operators with many choosing to equip their vehicles with the technology to improve safety, support driver training and prevent fraudulent claims. Having access to recorded footage from vehicles and machinery offers numerous benefits to companies. These include protection from ‘crash for cash’ claims, helping to deter vandalism, offering peace of mind to passengers, encouraging driver best practice and providing irrefutable evidence in the event of accidents and legal proceedings. Brigade’s MDR range of four and eight-channel DVR recorders includes models with Wi-Fi and/or 4G connectivity, allowing data to be accessed from the recorder without having to physically enter the vehicle. Brigade’s new  BRIDGE Cloud Service  takes f...

Riga, Latvia- SPH Engineering announced that the Velos UAV helicopter has passed field tests to become the first single rotor helicopter supported by the UgCS software.  UgCS  now  enables Velos  helicopter professionals to use Velos for photogrammetry and LiDAR drone surveying missions. UgCS is now able to support the twin engine telemetry providing input for a UAV. The newly created Telemetry Viewer can handle extensive telemetry from such complex drones. This allows for optimal flying of the Velos helicopter, the safest UAV in its class, with a fully redundant twin-motor design and double key components. UgCS makes piloting easier and safer, allowing for the control and monitoring of one or multiple Velos helicopters on a single mission in both single and multi-operator modes. The field tests were initiated and conducted by Irish  GeoInspect, the first company to use UgCS with its Velos helicopter. The new solution al...

Lower Crystal Springs Dam Bridge Replacement among top national Grand Award winners; WSP provided project management and final design for the seismically unsafe bridge.   NEW YORK  — The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) recognized nine WSP USA projects for Engineering Excellence Awards, including its top honor, the Grand Award, which was presented to the Lower Crystal Springs Dam Bridge replacement. WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, provided project management and final design services to replace the seismically unsafe Lower Crystal Springs Dam Bridge , located in San Mateo, California, south of San Francisco. The project required a complete reconfiguration of a 1920s-era bridge, including raising the structure’s fortification wall by about seven feet, along with its approaches, and the adjacent vista point overlook. The seven-span post-tensioned concrete box girder is eight feet higher to allow for improvements to the dam...

IRVING, Texas –  – According to the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI), the 2020 revision to the AWWA C901 standard provides specifiers and end-users with the best grade of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe for water service pipes.  PPI is the major trade association representing the plastic pipe industry. Under this updated standard, HDPE pressure pipes and tubes from ¾ inch through three inches, produced under C901-20 must be manufactured from PE4710 compound and be SDR9 (PC 250).  It also raises the cell classification for oxidative resistance to CC3 (for potable water piping systems), the highest and only acceptable level of chlorine and chloramine resistance in potable water systems.  PPI members, along with representatives from utilities, professors, and users led the initiative and participated in the process for the updating. “The seventh and latest edition of this standard requires the use of CTS or IPS-sized HDPE pipe, and removes the option for spec...

Vertiports to provide green, high-speed, affordable transportation services to connect Florida’s major cities Miami – AECOM, the world’s premier infrastructure consulting firm, and Ferrovial, a global leading infrastructure operator, have partnered to design a network of vertiports connecting strategic locations in major Florida cities. Vertiports are a key component in enabling innovation in electric aircraft that take off and land vertically (eVTOL) by providing the necessary infrastructure for landing, recharging, and departure. “We are excited to work with Ferrovial on the design of this vertiport network that exemplifies the future of air mobility. It is important for us that the design of the vertiport infrastructure reflects the innovative nature of the eVTOL crafts while creating a warm, welcoming environment,” said Elisabeth Bernitt, Senior Vice President and Managing Principal with AECOM’s Buildings + Places business. “By incorporating flexible and modular ele...

Registration is now open for a first-ever drone competition for middle, high school, and college students from across the area to be held at the Pitsco Idea Shop in Block22, downtown Pittsburg.   The competition is a partnership between Pitsco Education and Pittsburg State University. Enrollment will be capped at 32 teams of two to three students each; registration will close on March 17.   How it will work   Using drones on loan from Pitsco and $200 in complimentary supplies given to each team, the students will work in the weeks leading up to competition to create a drone mission and field elements, or obstacles, in a 10-foot by 20-foot netted drone arena. Practice space may be reserved beginning March 2.   Teams also will pilot drones in missions developed by other teams. They’ll each be judged by Pitsco Idea Shop staff on their drone mission and field elements, as well as their demonstrated flying skills as they complete other teams’ drone missions....