Lori Hufford, Bentley Systems vice president of engineering collaboration, recently spoke about the metaverse and its potential uses for infrastructure design at NVIDIA’s GTC developer conference March 23, offering some insights on where its potential lies.

Many trade contractors were forced by the COVID-19 pandemic to take a hard look at their supply chains.

KBR confirmed energy firm Equinor letter of intent for design of giant floating structure, along with Canada-based Hatch, with final investment decision possible in late 2024.

Technology uses the power of water inside pipes to generate a renewable source of energy, with EPA estimates that the country's 50,000 water utilities collectively consume 4% of its energy to convey and treat water. 

Texas DOT and the Flatiron/Dragados joint venture announced that they have settled last concerns over the proposed design of jointed pier segments that stalled the nearly $1-billion project last July. 

One goal of the research is to identify optimum design patterns from native materials that can be used for 3D-printed horizontal construction at remote sites.

The Port of Seattle and Clark Construction have filed suit against each other over issues related to the $1-billion Seattle-Tacoma International Airport International Arrivals Facility (IAF) project.

A loss of 13,900 jobs reported by specialty trade contractors outweighed job gains in residential and heavy and civil engineering categories.

Burns & McDonnell leads design-build team for planned 900,000-sq-ft add to facility in Pueblo that is set to double its production for CS Wind, which makes onshore and offshore wind energy tower components