Bentley Systems Inc., an international purveyor of a broad suite of software for design and management of infrastructure that gets three quarters of its revenue from subscriptions, maintained the same 8% revenue growth rate, in constant currency—an accounting method that filters out exchange rate fluctuation—that it reported the previous two years.CEO Greg Bentley says the company is budgeting for 6% internal growth this year, and also expects to make acquisitions.The 2013 performance self-assessment came during an April 16 analysts’ briefing about the Exton-Pa.-based company. During the call CEO Bentley described the 2013 annual report, which has not yet been released.The
An informal, multi-state network of companies and brokers appears to be involved in fraudulently produced Chubb surety bonds discovered earlier this year and other controversial surety practices, according to interviews with small contractors that have lost premiums paid for the bonds.
The four U.S. groups representing the interests of about 40,000 structural engineers have formed a coalition to promote structural-engineer licensing—a somewhat controversial subject among professional engineers. To date, 11 states have some form of SE licensing, which the structural groups maintain is critical for public safety."It is very important for us to really speak with one unified voice on the issue," said Sam A. Rihani, the 2013 president of the American Society of Civil Engineers' Structural Engineering Institute (SEI), at the group's 2013 Structures Congress, held on May 2-4 in Pittsburgh and attended by
Materials Cement Manufacturer Agrees To Reduce Emissions at Plant Portland cement producer CEMEX Inc., Lyons, Colo., will pay a $1-million civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act in a settlement reached on April 19 between the company and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Dept. of Justice, on behalf of the EPA, filed a complaint against CEMEX alleging that between 1997 and 2000, unlawful modifications the company made at its Lyons plant resulted in significant net increases of nitrogen oxide (NOx) and particulate-matter emissions. As part of the settlement, CEMEX will install selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR)
As Kimberly Spain, assistant superintendent at the Jacksonville, Fla.-based Haskell Co., makes the rounds on the project site for a new $200-million, high-tech cancer facility being built at the University of Maryland BioPark in West Baltimore, she makes frequent stops.With equal zeal, she explains the complex work being done on-site and some of the finer points of the state-of-the-art radiation cancer treatment technology for the 122,000-sq-ft facility. On the jobsite, she gently but firmly tells a worker to don protective headgear. He grins and nods yes. A few minutes later, she’s dealing with a ventilation problem that has cropped up.
Engineers Surprised by Damage To Modern Buildings in Christchurch Quake-Damaged Building Implosion in Christchurch One for the Books Demolition experts say one of the lessons learned in the ongoing recovery efforts after the 2011 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, is that contractors should have more involvement in emergency preparedness.Meeting on March 23-26 in San Diego—in a state that potentially has much to learn from the New Zealand experience—the National Demolition Association
Darrell Wing, 62, has an easy laugh for someone who doesn't have such an easy job. During a recent break from his duties as a master carpenter on a college-dorm project in New Hampshire for contractor North Branch Construction Inc.,Wing chuckled as he discussed his intention to remain active in construction.
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Related Links: Summary of new ASCE report on infrastructure investment ENR 8/1/11: ASCE Report Warns of Crumbling Infrastructure, Job Losses [surface transportation] The investment shortfall in U.S. infrastructure could total $1.1 trillion in 2020 and may reach $4.7 trillion in 2040, according to a new report by the American Society of Civil Engineers.The report, released on Jan. 15, concludes that if shortfalls hit those levels, the economy could suffer significantly in the coming years, and have negative effects on businesses and households.The report, “Failure to Act: The Impact of Current Infrastructure Investment on America's Economic Growth,” is the fifth and
Related Links: President Obama's CHP Executive Order Link to USCHPA website Administration officials say they are making a push to incentivize the use of combined heat-and-power, or CHP, energy systems to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and increase energy efficiency in facilities ranging from Veterans Administration medical centers to industrial plants.Speaking at the U.S. Clean Heat & Power Association's annual meeting in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 3-4, officials from the White House and the Environmental Protection Agency described recent efforts to encourage greater use of CHP systems, which advocates claim are more efficient than dual-turbine systems. Currently, there are approximately 82 gigawatts
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