Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Engineering contractors and consultants involved in a recent series of “mega projects” have been subjected to a torrent of accusations in the Danish media. The issue flared up when an academic from Aalborg University, Professor Bent Flyvbjerg, defended his doctoral thesis. He provided scientific evidence to support what we already suspected; that 9 out of
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Underlining its commitment to the mounting business and energy conservation goals of its clients and communities, Oltmans Construction Co. of Whittier, CA announces the formation of the “Oltmans High Performance Building Program” and the completion of three major projects being submitted for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.
Sunday, May 10th, 2009
Delhi, an emerging global city and capital of the largest democracy, is in processing of developing state of the art transport infrastructure. The development of new urban transport infrastructure and services to urban economy and mobility, are supported by planning process, governance and management. It needs coordinated and integrated approach amongst several agencies involved with
Sunday, May 10th, 2009
The use of robotics can be of great benefit for many industries, and for various reasons. For example, robotics can be used for tasks when there are concerns over human safety, or when the task is repetitive and can be done more productively by a robot working much longer hours than humans. And then there
Monday, May 4th, 2009
Determining where potentially contaminated land is can be tricky as the source of contamination may no longer exist. Devoid of the advent of time-travel, gaining insight into the past can only really be achieved through the analysis of historical data or, of course, personal knowledge. It is well accepted that most contamination arises from past
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
The Closing date for submission of Abstracts and/or full Papers for the 2009 Symposium on the Gold Coast commencing on 1st December is 17 July, 2009.
Sunday, April 26th, 2009
Map Use: Reading and Analysis is about reading maps. The book is oriented toward helping people to understand how maps work and can be used to communicate. Where other cartographic books often describe techniques alone, this book provides explanations on how different map techniques are being used. That process ensures that readers begin to think
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
“Mobile phones are rapidly becoming all-in-one devices capable of providing a number of services and greater functionality. Beyond talking to other people and using them as navigation devices with their improving GPS capabilities, has the mobile phone extended itself in deeper and other constructive ways into sustainability issues, infrastructure, 3D cities or other areas we
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
The exponential use and improvements in computer processing is determining dramatic shifts in our approach to architecture, design and planning. Riding the crest of the latest technology available a few years ago Glasgow City Council (GCC) conceived the creation of a 3D digital model for the City Centre and River Clyde Corridor; the project was
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
COPENHAGEN POST – After several years where water prices have increased by two-three percent annually, prices have soared over the past two years, reports financial daily Børsen. At the start of 2008, consumers faced a 10 percent increase in their water usage prices followed by a 12 percent increase at the start of this year.
