AECCafe Voice Archive for the ‘greenhouse gas emissions’ CategoryBentley Year In Infrastructure 2021 Online Aims for “Future-Proofing”Friday, December 3rd, 2021This year’s online Bentley Year In Infrastructure Conference has a somewhat different format, with the emphasis being on the awards distributed from the get-go, rather than at the end of the event. Replicating the experience of finalists’ presentations and speaking to the finalists in person were part of a tradition at YII. Not to mention an awards dinner that we all used to look forward to in person pre-pandemic, in such exotic locations as Singapore, London or Amsterdam.
NVIDIA RTX A2000 Expands the Power of Virtual and the NVIDIA OmniverseFriday, August 13th, 2021This past week NVIDIA announced the NVIDIA RTX A2000 at SIGGRAPH 2021, a redefinition of the mainstream, professional GPU, which expands access to the power of NVIDIA RTX and represents an expansion of the NVIDIA Omniverse.  Millions into the Metaverse – NVIDIA Omniverse Reimagine the Future of InfrastructureFriday, July 23rd, 2021Recently, Bentley Systems presented a webinar entitled, “Using the Power of Digital Twins to Reimagine the Future of Infrastructure” at the EFCG Tech Leadership Conference online. Presenters Steve Cockerell, Industry Marketing Director, Transportation, and Kat Flesh, Senior Director Transportation, both of Bentley Systems, spoke on their findings from working with some of Bentley’s most visionary users.  Kat Flesh, Bentley Senior Director Transportation They provided an update on what has been achieved so far, and what is being planned by owners and supply chains of assets that support nearly every aspect of our lives today. For example, roads, rail and transit, bridges, water systems, and smart cities. Cockerell and Flesh also explored the innovative ideas that are shaping the infrastructure business for a better tomorrow.  Steve Cockerell, Bentley Industry Marketing Director, Transportation “Population growth rates vary across different regions, but we’re still talking about 2 billion additional people on the planet in the next 20 to 30 years,” Cockerell said. “The United Nations predicts that the future of the world’s population is urban. Today, over 55% of the world’s population live in urban areas, but by the middle of the century that number will go up to 68%. In America, the number is already 80%, and I think this will place a huge strain on our infrastructure assets. Most of the impact will be on our roads and railways as these networks are the only way to keep our cities and countries moving.” Reducing the Carbon Footprint, One Digital Twin at a TimeFriday, March 26th, 2021According to company materials from Cityzenith, 70% of the world’s carbon emissions come from cities, and digital twin technology may hold the key to reversing this.  Lamina Tower, Saudi Arabia A recent Markets & Markets report estimated the Digital Twin market would grow from $3.1 billion in 2020 to $48.2 billion per year by 2026, at an annual CAGR of 58%. Digital Twin software is already revolutionizing industries such as Construction, Energy, Architecture, Aerospace, and Automotive & Transportation. Changing Landscape of the New Normal in AECFriday, March 12th, 2021Dr. Nelson Ogunshakin, CEO of FIDIC, hosted the first of a series of webinars arranged by FIDIC’s committees, entitled FIDIC Covid-19 Webinar Series 2021 – Working in the New Normal. The webinars focus on a wider range of topics of interest to Member Associations and companies within the consultancy.  The Nightingale hospital in Harrogate will revert to its original use as a convention centre Hovermap Offers Smarter Lidar Technology for AECThursday, September 3rd, 2020In a webinar recently presented by Emesent, the discussion was entitled “Smarter Lidar Technology for Infrastructure and AEC: better data, greater insights.” Peter Dickinson, project manager for Emesent and Business Development manager for the Americas Dave Jaunay introduced customers who were using Emesent’s Hovermap sensor system for various challenging environments. It has been used extensively in mining and underground environments and land surveying. The company Emesent is based in Brisbane, Australia with a staff of 38 but rapidly growing to meet global demands. The company aims to solve the problem of collection of data – in GPS-denied or challenging environments. The need to automate the collection of data, gave birth to the Hovermap for mine and roads, tunneling, indoor mapping and search and rescue, anywhere where maintaining a signal for GNSS solutions is problematic. Bentley Systems’ Going Digital in Rail Addresses Carbon Footprint, Remote Working and Digital TwinsFriday, June 26th, 2020Bentley Systems held the Rail Virtual Press Briefing entitled “Going Digital in Rail and Advancing BIM through Digital Twins” this week, featuring presentations from Bentley executives, Steve Cockerell, Industry Marketing Director, Rail and Transit, Eduardo Lazzarotto, Director of Project Management, and Teresa Elliott, Industry Marketing Direction, Digital Cities. AECCafe Industry Predictions 2020 – Part 2Friday, January 10th, 2020Every January AECCafe Voice publishes blogs of industry predictions from our readers. This article is the second installment of those predictions. This year we have extended the deadline to Tuesday, January 14th for entries.  SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 01: Thousands of people line the harbour around the suburb of North Sydney during New Year’s Eve celebrations on January 01, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by James D. Morgan/Getty Images) AECCafe Year In Review 2019Thursday, December 19th, 2019Each year when I look back on what was accomplished during the technology year, I’m amazed at how many of the same topics come up. The reason for this is most likely because none of the challenges put before the AEC industry are going to be solved that easily. The technology used to solve real-world problems keeps evolving and the problems themselves become morphed or more urgent. For example, climate change has been on our agenda for several years now. It’s not going to go away.
Industry, Climate Change and Six New EuropesWednesday, November 27th, 2019Keith Clarke, CBE, FREng, FICE, RIBA, Chairman, speaking on the topic, “Forum for the Future,” at the Bentley Year In Infrastructure 2019 thought leadership conference in Singapore in October, pointed out that recycling bins throughout the convention center have a sign above them stating, “the greatest threat to the planet is that we think somebody else will save it.”
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