Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
We are happy to announce the availability of the 2012 version of the award-winning Vectorworks line of design software, including: Vectorworks Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Fundamentals, and Renderworks.
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, today announced that the call for nominations for its 2012 Student Design Competition is now open. University, college, high school, and technical school students are invited to submit projects designed using Bentley software, along with a short essay describing their
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Solar photovoltaic panels are becoming ubiquitous across the UK. Cast your eyes skywards and you’ll see the predominantly deep, blue-and-silver-veined panels winking back at you (assuming the sun’s shining) from an ever-increasing number of residential and commercial buildings’ rooftops. The government’s feed-in-tariff has largely driven the uptake. Such has been the level of interest in the tariffs that
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
The new addressing products from GeoPlace LLP, a joint venture between Ordnance Survey and the Local Government Group, will be showcased for the first time at the annual conference. Delegates will be able to view demonstrations of the new products and find out about the many new features and benefits.
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Today at the IAA (Internationale Automobil Ausstellung), Nokia announced Nokia Car Mode, a standalone application optimized for the in-car use of Nokia smartphones. Nokia Car Mode features an optimized user interface simplifying the access and use of Nokia Drive (voice-guided car navigation with Nokia Maps), traffic updates, music and voice calls while driving. Nokia Car
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Environmental legislative constraints increasingly require architects to turn to environmentally conscious and sustainable designs for buildings. BIM and 3D digital technologies have recently been presented as unrivalled tools that now offer proven productivity gains. To what extent does this technological progress help to make building designs more environmentally conscious? Can 3D help us to reduce
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
In an increasingly globalized and populated world, sustainable management of natural resources has never been more challenging—or more critically important. For those individuals who work every day to manage and conserve wildlife and wild lands, these changes means that international collaboration is hardly optional. That’s why the IV International Wildlife Management Congress (IWMC), to be
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Tekla and GRAPHISOFT’s long-term cooperation continues, as the Tekla BIMsight software application for building information model-based construction project collaboration becomes available on GRAPHISOFT’s MyArchiCAD.com.
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Global Mapper Software LLC is excited to announce the release of GlobalMapper v13.00. Just downloadthat file and run it to install v13.00. It will install alongside any existing Global Mapper version, so you don’t have to worry about losing what you’re currently working on. Among the numerous significant changes in this release are the following:
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
Personal interviews with Alaska Natives in the Yukon River Basin provide unique insights on climate change and its impacts, helping develop adaptation strategies for these local communities. The USGS coordinated interviews with Yup’ik hunters and elders in the villages of St. Mary’s and Pitka’s Point, Alaska, to document their observations of climate change. They expressed
